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Partners & Sister Companies

Scan it. Detail it.
Fabricate with confidence.

Detailing Group works hand-in-hand with SiteScan3D, our sister 3D laser scanning company — so the model you fabricate from matches the steel you'll actually be welding to.

01 · The Relationship

The two companies share more than a last name. Detailing Group and SiteScan3D were built on the same engineering discipline — and run by family. We staff across both shops, share workflows, and treat your job as one continuous process, not a handoff.

For fabricators, this is rare. Most detailers wait for as-builts and shrug when field conditions don't match the drawings. We don't. When there's a question about an embed, an anchor bolt pattern, or an existing column, SiteScan3D goes on-site, captures it at sub-quarter-inch accuracy, and the data lands directly in our Tekla model — usually within days.

The result: fewer RFIs, fewer field fixes, and steel that arrives ready to bolt up.

02 · SiteScan3D

Reality capture
for the steel industry.

SiteScan3D is a high-precision 3D laser scanning company purpose-built around the needs of steel fabricators, concrete contractors, MEP trades, and general contractors. Their deliverables plug straight into the platforms detailers and fabricators already use.

01 Embed & anchor bolt locating
02 Existing steel verification
03 Tekla · SDS2 · Revit · SketchUp
04 As-built drawings & point clouds
Visit SiteScan3D →
03 · How It Works

One continuous workflow,
two specialists.

Field reality flows into the model. The model flows to the shop floor. Nothing gets lost in the gap between trades — because there is no gap.

01

Site Scan

SiteScan3D mobilizes a Leica or FARO scanner on-site — typically a one- or two-day capture window. Embeds, anchor bolts, existing steel, foundation conditions, MEP routing — all logged at sub-quarter-inch accuracy.

02

Registration & Cleanup

Raw scans are registered into a unified point cloud, decimated to a usable density, and exported in the format your detailing software accepts — .RCP, .E57, .PTS, or a Tekla-ready Reference Model.

03

Detail to Reality

Our detailers pull the point cloud directly into the Tekla model and build connections, splices, and field-fit pieces against actual conditions. What looks tight on paper either fits or gets flagged — before steel is cut.

04

Shop-Ready Output

Fabrication drawings, CNC files, BOM and weld maps land in your shop with a level of field confidence most fabricators rarely get. RFI count drops. Field fixes drop. Crew time at install drops.

04 · Technical Integration

Software your shop
already speaks.

We don't ask you to change platforms. The combined Detailing Group + SiteScan3D output drops into the tools you've already standardized on.

/01

Tekla Structures

Native Reference Models with georeferenced point clouds. Full BIM integration for detailing teams running v2021+.

/02

SDS2

Point cloud overlay support for verification and connection design. Direct import of scan-derived reference geometry.

/03

Autodesk Revit

For GC and architect coordination — .RCP point cloud files attach as linked geometry without bloating the central model.

/04

SketchUp

Lightweight reference exports for early-design verification, RFI markups, and field communication with non-BIM trades.

/05

PowerFab & StruMis

Detailing Group exports CNC, BOM, and production data downstream to the fabrication management platforms most shops run.

/06

Universal Point Cloud

.E57, .PTS, .LAS, .XYZ — open formats for anyone working outside the Tekla/Revit ecosystem.

05 · Who Benefits

The partnership matters most
when the job is tight.

01

Steel Fabricators

Tie-in to existing structures, retrofit work, tenant improvement steel, and projects where the building drawings are 30 years old and questionable. Scan it, model to it, fabricate once.

02

Concrete Contractors

Embed and anchor bolt verification before steel arrives. Catch out-of-tolerance placements while there's still time to grout, shim, or adjust — instead of in the field with a crane on standby.

03

General Contractors

Documentation for stakeholders, scope clarity between trades, and as-built deliverables that hold up at closeout. Faster RFI resolution because everyone is looking at the same field reality.

04

MEP Coordination

Existing pipe, duct, and conduit captured precisely — so the steel team and the MEP team aren't fighting over the same six inches above the ceiling grid.

SISTER COMPANY · DIRECT CONTACT

SiteScan3D —
3D Laser Scanning.

Need scanning on a job that isn't going through Detailing Group? SiteScan3D works independently with fabricators, concrete, MEP, and GC clients across North America. Reach out directly.

Visit sitescan3d.com →
PHONE

844.461.7226

OFFICE

6227 209th Street North
Forest Lake, MN 55025

06 · Beyond the Shop

Proud sponsor of
GT Champions.

Detailing Group's partnership list extends beyond the construction industry — we're a long-running sponsor of GT Champions, a competitive sim racing tournament series.

OFFICIAL SPONSOR

GT Champions — Sim Racing Series

Precision, discipline, and a community of people who care about doing things the right way — we recognize it on the grid the same way we recognize it in the shop. Detailing Group is proud to back the series.

Visit gtchampions.com →
GT Champions

Got a job that needs
scan + detail together?

Start the conversation with either side — we'll loop the other in. One point of contact, one workflow, one accountable team.

Start a Conversation → SiteScan3D ↗