Introduction
Use this guide when a project spans indoor and outdoor areas that must be in one dataset. You'll need planned indoor–outdoor transition points at key doorways and building corners. By the end, you'll have a single continuous scan with clean loop closures across the entire scan area.
Indoor to Outdoor in One Continuous Dataset
Start indoors, move outdoors to complete a perimeter loop, then return indoors to close the global loop in the starting area.
Start in a feature-rich indoor zone (such as a lobby or junction).
Perform a slow 360° rotation, capture floor, walls, and ceiling with the laser scanners.
Walk the main indoor corridors at a steady speed.
Slow down at doors and intersections. Rotate to capture the corridor and the first meters into side rooms for overlap.
Do not open doors while the sensors are exposed to the moving door.
Make sure you scan the approach around the indoor–outdoor transition (such as a vestibule or covered entry).
Capture the doorway area from the inside.
Approach the indoor–outdoor transition. Capture the doorway from inside, step through to capture from outside, then briefly re‑enter to reinforce the overlap.
Perform loop closures.
Return to the entry area and complete the outdoor loop at or near the same threshold.
Finish the scan in the original indoor lobby or junction to close the global loop.
Post-Processing Quality Assurance Check
Check dataset quality after processing to ensure accuracy.
View the Quality Report. See: Quality Report.
Confirm global loop closures. Check that the indoor start and end zones align without visible shifts.
Inspect long corridors and outdoor spans for bends, twists, or warping.
Check that doorways align on both sides of walls and facades are flat.
Confirm that stairs connect correctly and that floors align vertically at landings.
Check there are no double lines in the X-Ray view of the Quality Report.