Scan to CAD Brisbane

Scan to CAD Brisbane โ€“ Turning Real Site Conditions into Buildable Engineering

Brisbane has become one of Australiaโ€™s leading centres for digital engineering delivery. While many mining, industrial, and infrastructure assets are located across Queensland and remote regions of Australia, the engineering that supports them is increasingly completed in Brisbane using accurate digital site data.

At the centre of this shift is Scan to CAD Brisbaneโ€”a workflow that converts real-world site conditions into reliable 3D CAD models that engineers can design, analyse, and document from with confidence.

Hamilton By Design specialises in engineer-led scan to CAD workflows in Brisbane, combining on-site 3D laser scanning with Brisbane-based mechanical and structural engineering, 3D CAD modelling, FEA, and fabrication-ready drafting. This approach allows projects to progress without repeated site attendance, reducing risk and improving constructability.


Brisbane as a Scan to CAD engineering hub

Brisbane engineering teams support a wide range of assets, including:

  • Remote mining operations and CHPPs
  • Bulk materials handling systems
  • Ports and energy infrastructure
  • Brownfield industrial facilities

What makes Brisbane unique is its ability to process site data digitally and convert it into buildable engineering outcomes. Rather than relying on assumptions or legacy drawings, engineers work from accurate 3D models generated through scan to CAD processes.

By capturing site conditions once and completing engineering in Brisbane, projects benefit from:

  • Reduced travel and site exposure
  • Improved design coordination
  • Lower risk during fabrication and installation

Scan to CAD Brisbane: starting with accurate point clouds

Every successful scan to CAD project starts with high-quality point cloud data. 3D laser scanning captures millions of spatial measurements, creating a detailed digital representation of existing assets.

The importance of this data is explained in
3D Point Clouds Are a Game-Changer for Your Projects, where expert modelling from point clouds is shown to significantly improve accuracy, coordination, and constructability.

For Brisbane-based engineers, point clouds enable:

  • Design based on real geometry
  • Reduced reliance on outdated drawings
  • Early clash detection and fit-up verification
  • Fewer site changes and rework

This is the foundation of effective scan to CAD in Brisbane.


3D laser scanning feeding Scan to CAD Brisbane workflows

Hamilton By Design delivers high-accuracy 3D Scanning across mining and industrial sites throughout Queensland and Australia. Scanning is typically completed during short, controlled site visits, minimising disruption to operations.

3D laser scanning is particularly valuable for scan to CAD projects involving:

  • Remote or FIFO-based mining sites
  • Brownfield industrial environments
  • Assets with incomplete or outdated documentation
  • Tight shutdown and installation windows

Once scanning is complete, all data is transferred back to Brisbane for processing and modelling.


Engineer-led Scan to CAD Brisbane, not just drafting

A key difference in scan to CAD outcomes is whether the process is engineering-led or treated as a drafting exercise. Hamilton By Design integrates scanning, modelling, and engineering as a single workflow.

This approach is detailed in
Your Experts in 3D Laser Scanning & Mechanical Design, where scan data is used to directly inform mechanical and structural design decisions.

By combining scan to CAD with engineering expertise, Brisbane-based engineers can:

  • Design directly from real site geometry
  • Understand existing load paths and constraints
  • Optimise layouts for constructability and access

This is especially important for mining and heavy industry projects where accuracy and fit-for-purpose design are critical.


3D CAD modelling built from real site conditions

Scan data is converted into detailed 3D CAD Modelling using SolidWorks and related platforms. These models reflect what actually exists on site, forming a reliable digital baseline for future work.

Scan to CAD Brisbane workflows support:

  • Mechanical upgrades and plant modifications
  • Structural additions such as platforms and walkways
  • Integration of new equipment into existing facilities
  • Long-term asset documentation and reuse

Working from accurate models significantly reduces uncertainty and downstream design changes.


Reducing site attendance through Scan to CAD Brisbane

With reliable scan-derived CAD models available, most engineering work can be completed remotely from Brisbane. This allows:

  • Mechanical and structural design without repeated site visits
  • Digital design reviews with stakeholders
  • Reduced FIFO travel and project costs
  • Improved safety by limiting on-site exposure

For asset owners, scan to CAD Brisbane workflows deliver faster, more predictable project outcomes.


Coordinated engineering and verification from CAD models

Working within a single digital environment allows Brisbane engineers to coordinate mechanical and structural design efficiently. This reduces clashes, improves constructability, and limits late-stage design changesโ€”particularly in congested brownfield environments.

Scan-derived CAD models also support engineering verification, including load checks, fatigue assessment, and compliance review, ensuring designs perform as intended.


Fabrication-ready outputs from Scan to CAD Brisbane

Final designs are issued as fabrication-ready drawings developed directly from coordinated 3D CAD models. This improves clarity for workshops and installation teams and reduces errors during fabrication and installation.

Because everything is based on verified site geometry, components are far more likely to fit first time.


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Scan to CAD Brisbane supporting projects across Queensland

As digital engineering becomes standard practice, Brisbaneโ€™s role as a scan to CAD delivery hub continues to grow. Hamilton By Design uses scan to CAD Brisbane workflows to support mining and industrial projects across Queensland and Australiaโ€”capturing site reality once and engineering with confidence.

By integrating 3D scanning, point clouds, CAD modelling, and engineering verification, scan to CAD Brisbane delivers practical, buildable outcomes that work in the real world.

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3D Scanning Engineering in Traralgon

3D Scanning Engineering in Traralgon

Traralgon sits at the centre of the Latrobe Valley โ€” one of Australiaโ€™s most significant energy and industrial regions. For decades, the area supported large-scale power generation and heavy infrastructure. Today, Traralgon is at the frontline of energy transition, where legacy assets, decommissioning works, rehabilitation, and new infrastructure all coexist.

Engineering in this environment is rarely simple. Projects often involve ageing plant, undocumented modifications, strict safety requirements, and high public scrutiny. Getting the data right up front is critical.

Hamilton By Design supports Traralgon projects with engineering-led 3D LiDAR laser scanning, mechanical and structural engineering, 3D modelling, FEA, and easy-to-build fabrication drawings with engineering approval, helping asset owners and contractors reduce risk and move confidently from concept to construction.


Engineering in Traralgon: Legacy Assets and Future Infrastructure

Most engineering work in Traralgon is brownfield by default. Typical projects include:

  • Power station and energy-related infrastructure
  • Decommissioning and staged demolition works
  • Industrial plant upgrades and repurposing
  • Transmission, substations, and supporting structures

Many assets were designed to older standards and modified repeatedly over decades. Accurate as-built information, conservative engineering judgement, and clear documentation are essential to safely manage change.


3D Laser Scanning for Traralgon Sites

High-accuracy 3D LiDAR laser scanning provides the foundation for safe and efficient engineering in Traralgon.

Hamilton By Design captures precise as-built data for:

  • Large industrial plant and energy infrastructure
  • Structural steel, conveyors, platforms, and access ways
  • Decommissioning and rehabilitation sites
  • Assets with limited, outdated, or unreliable drawings

3D scanning records the true as-built condition โ€” including deformation, misalignment, corrosion loss, and undocumented changes โ€” without disrupting live operations.

This enables:

  • Reduced assumptions in high-risk environments
  • Better planning for shutdowns and staged works
  • Safer decommissioning and modification strategies
  • Lower fabrication and installation risk

Learn more about our scanning services here:
3D Laser Scanning


3D Modelling from Real As-Built Data

From the point cloud, Hamilton By Design develops accurate 3D CAD models that reflect what actually exists on site โ€” not what legacy drawings suggest.

Our 3D modelling services support:

  • Brownfield upgrades and plant modifications
  • Decommissioning and dismantling planning
  • Clash detection between new and existing systems
  • Modular design and construction sequencing
  • Digital asset records for future redevelopment

In Traralgonโ€™s complex industrial environment, modelling from real data significantly reduces safety, cost, and schedule risk.

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3D CAD Modelling


FEA for Verification of Existing and Modified Assets

Traralgon engineering frequently involves verifying old assets under new conditions. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) plays a critical role in understanding real structural behaviour.

Hamilton By Design applies FEA to:

  • Assess structural capacity and load paths
  • Check deflection, fatigue, and buckling
  • Verify temporary and permanent works
  • Support strengthening, reuse, or staged demolition decisions

By analysing as-built geometry, FEA provides more reliable insight โ€” essential when working with large, safety-critical infrastructure.

Learn more about our analysis services:
FEA Capabilities


Easy-to-Build Fabrication Drawings with Engineering Approval

Clear, practical documentation is vital for Traralgon projects, where fabrication, installation, and demolition often occur in high-risk environments.

Hamilton By Design delivers easy-to-build fabrication and installation drawings, including:

  • General arrangement drawings
  • Fabrication and workshop details
  • Installation, lifting, and staging layouts
  • As-built documentation

Drawings are produced directly from scanned data and validated 3D models and can be issued with engineering approval, giving contractors confidence that what is built or modified will fit, function, and comply.

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Drafting Services


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Why Hamilton By Design in Traralgon?

Hamilton By Design provides a single, engineering-led digital workflow โ€” from site capture through to modelling, analysis, and construction documentation.

For Traralgon clients, this means:

  • Reduced risk on complex brownfield and transition sites
  • Better decision-making before shutdowns or demolition works
  • Designs grounded in real site conditions
  • Fabrication-ready drawings backed by engineering sign-off

Whether youโ€™re modifying legacy energy infrastructure, planning decommissioning works, or developing the next generation of industrial assets, Hamilton By Design delivers accurate, practical, and build-ready engineering solutions tailored to Traralgonโ€™s unique challenges.

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3D Scanning Engineering in Bendigo

3D Scanning Engineering in Bendigo

Bendigo is one of Victoriaโ€™s most complex and rewarding engineering environments. Built on deep historic mining ground and filled with active heritage buildings, civic infrastructure, and growing regional development, engineering in Bendigo is rarely straightforward. Almost every project involves existing assets, unknown conditions, and modern performance expectations layered onto historic foundations.

In this environment, assumptions create risk. Accurate as-built information, practical engineering judgement, and buildable documentation are essential.

Hamilton By Design supports Bendigo projects with engineering-led 3D LiDAR laser scanning, mechanical and structural engineering, 3D modelling, FEA, and easy-to-build fabrication drawings with engineering approval โ€” delivering confidence from site capture through to construction.


Engineering in Bendigo: Built on History, Designed for the Future

Most engineering work in Bendigo is brownfield by default. Projects commonly involve:

  • Heritage and civic buildings still in daily use
  • Industrial and institutional facilities built over decades
  • Ground influenced by historic underground mining
  • Ageing infrastructure under increasing demand

At the same time, Bendigo faces future pressures around population growth, infrastructure renewal, climate resilience, and energy performance โ€” all without compromising heritage value.

This makes accurate site data and conservative, well-verified engineering more important than ever.


3D Laser Scanning for Bendigo Projects

High-accuracy 3D LiDAR laser scanning is the foundation of successful engineering in Bendigo.

Hamilton By Design captures precise as-built data for:

  • Heritage buildings and complex structures
  • Industrial and institutional facilities
  • Plant rooms, services corridors, and structural frames
  • Sites with limited, inaccurate, or missing drawings

3D scanning records the true geometry of what exists โ€” including settlement, deflection, misalignment, and undocumented modifications โ€” without disturbing sensitive heritage fabric.

This allows:

  • Better early-stage decisions
  • Reduced design assumptions
  • Safer upgrades to existing assets
  • Fewer surprises during construction

Learn more about our scanning capability here:
3D Laser Scanning


3D Modelling from Real As-Built Conditions

From the point cloud, Hamilton By Design develops accurate 3D CAD models that reflect what is actually on site.

Our 3D modelling services support:

  • Brownfield refurbishments and upgrades
  • Integration of new services into old buildings
  • Clash detection in heritage-constrained environments
  • Constructability and staging reviews
  • Digital asset records for long-term planning

In Bendigo, modelling from real as-built data significantly reduces risk when working within heritage and subsurface constraints.

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3D CAD Modelling


FEA for Existing and Heritage Assets

Many Bendigo projects involve extending the life of structures designed to older standards or subject to unknown historical modifications. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is used to verify performance and support safe, defensible decisions.

Hamilton By Design applies FEA to:

  • Assess structural capacity and load paths
  • Check deflection, fatigue, and buckling
  • Verify strengthening and modification strategies
  • Support compliance upgrades without unnecessary replacement

By analysing as-built geometry, FEA results are more representative of real behaviour โ€” critical when dealing with historic structures and mined ground.

Learn more about our analysis capability:
FEA Capabilities


Easy-to-Build Fabrication Drawings with Engineering Approval

Clear, practical documentation is essential for Bendigo projects, where construction often occurs within tight sites, around live assets, or under heritage constraints.

Hamilton By Design delivers easy-to-build fabrication and installation drawings, including:

  • General arrangement drawings
  • Fabrication and workshop details
  • Installation and staging layouts
  • As-built documentation

Drawings are produced directly from scanned data and validated 3D models and can be issued with engineering approval, giving builders and fabricators confidence that what is built will fit, function, and comply.

View our drafting services here:
Drafting Services


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Why Hamilton By Design in Bendigo?

Hamilton By Design offers a single-source, engineering-led digital workflow โ€” from site capture through to modelling, analysis, and construction documentation.

For Bendigo clients, this means:

  • Reduced risk on heritage and brownfield sites
  • Fewer assumptions and fewer site surprises
  • Designs grounded in real site conditions
  • Fabrication-ready drawings backed by engineering sign-off

Whether you are upgrading heritage buildings, modifying institutional facilities, or planning future-ready infrastructure, Hamilton By Design delivers accurate, practical, and build-ready engineering solutions tailored to Bendigoโ€™s unique challenges.

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3D Scanning Engineering in Geelong

3D Scanning Engineering in Geelong

Geelong is one of Australiaโ€™s most capable regional engineering centres. With a strong manufacturing heritage, a strategic working port, and a growing role in energy transition and advanced manufacturing, engineering in Geelong is defined by brownfield complexity, industrial scale, and practical delivery.

Many assets across Geelong were built decades ago and have been modified, upgraded, or repurposed multiple times. Accurate information is often incomplete โ€” which is why engineering-led 3D LiDAR scanning and digital workflows are critical to getting projects right the first time.

Hamilton By Design supports Geelong projects with 3D laser scanning, mechanical and structural engineering, 3D modelling, FEA, and easy-to-build fabrication drawings with engineering approval, providing a clear path from site capture to construction.


Engineering in Geelong: Built on Transition, Not Greenfield

Engineering work in Geelong is rarely clean-sheet design. It typically involves:

  • Existing manufacturing and industrial facilities
  • Port and bulk-handling infrastructure
  • Energy, fuel, and utility assets
  • Repurposed or redeveloped brownfield sites

Successful outcomes depend on understanding what is really there, designing for constructability, and producing documentation that fabricators and installers can trust.

Hamilton By Design brings these elements together in a single, integrated workflow.


3D Laser Scanning for Geelong Industrial Sites

High-accuracy 3D LiDAR laser scanning is the foundation of our work in Geelong.

We scan:

  • Industrial plants and legacy manufacturing facilities
  • Port infrastructure, wharves, and materials-handling systems
  • Energy and utility assets
  • Buildings, structures, and plant with limited or outdated drawings

3D scanning captures true as-built geometry, including deflection, misalignment, corrosion loss, and undocumented changes โ€” common issues across Geelongโ€™s industrial landscape.

This allows:

  • Confident design decisions
  • Reduced rework and clashes
  • Better shutdown and construction planning
  • Fewer assumptions when upgrading legacy assets

Learn more about our scanning services:
3D Laser Scanning


3D Modelling from Real As-Built Conditions

From the point cloud, Hamilton By Design develops accurate 3D CAD models that reflect what actually exists on site.

Our 3D modelling services support:

  • Brownfield upgrades and asset repurposing
  • Structural and mechanical modifications
  • Clash detection and constructability reviews
  • Fabrication planning and installation sequencing
  • Digital asset records and handover documentation

In Geelong, where new systems are often integrated into old infrastructure, modelling from real data significantly reduces risk and improves build confidence.

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3D CAD Modelling


FEA for Confidence in Existing and Modified Assets

Geelong engineering frequently involves existing structures and equipment being pushed into new service conditions. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is used to verify performance and support safe decision-making.

Hamilton By Design applies FEA to:

  • Assess structural capacity and load paths
  • Check fatigue, stress concentrations, and deflection
  • Verify modifications to existing steelwork
  • Support strengthening, life-extension, or compliance upgrades

Because analysis is based on as-built geometry, results are more representative of real behaviour โ€” critical when dealing with ageing or repurposed assets.

Learn more about our analysis services:
FEA Capabilities


Easy-to-Build Fabrication Drawings with Engineering Approval

Clear, practical documentation is essential for Geelong projects, where fabrication and construction often occur under tight timeframes and around live operations.

Hamilton By Design delivers easy-to-build fabrication and installation drawings, including:

  • General arrangement drawings
  • Fabrication and workshop details
  • Installation and lifting layouts
  • As-built documentation

All drawings are developed from scanned data and validated 3D models, and can be provided with engineering approval, giving fabricators and asset owners confidence that what is built will fit, function, and comply.

View our drafting services:
Drafting Services


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Why Hamilton By Design in Geelong?

Hamilton By Design offers a single-source, engineering-led digital workflow โ€” from site capture through to modelling, analysis, and construction documentation.

For Geelong clients, this means:

  • Fewer assumptions on brownfield sites
  • Reduced construction and shutdown risk
  • Designs that reflect real site conditions
  • Fabrication-ready drawings backed by engineering sign-off

Whether you are upgrading legacy manufacturing assets, modifying port infrastructure, or delivering new systems within existing facilities, Hamilton By Design provides accurate, practical, and build-ready engineering solutions tailored to Geelongโ€™s unique industrial environment.

If youโ€™re planning a project in Geelong, weโ€™re ready to help โ€” starting with accurate data and carrying it through to approved, buildable outcomes.

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3D Scanning Engineering in Port Augusta

3D Scanning in Port Augusta

Port Augusta is one of South Australiaโ€™s most strategically important engineering centres. Sitting at the crossroads of national road and rail networks, and at the gateway to the outback, it supports projects that stretch far beyond the city itself โ€” from energy infrastructure and utilities to mining, transport, and heavy industry.

Engineering in Port Augusta is shaped by distance, scale, and reliability. Projects often serve remote locations, operate in harsh environments, and leave little room for rework once construction begins. That makes accurate site data, practical engineering, and buildable documentation essential.

Hamilton By Design supports Port Augusta projects with 3D LiDAR laser scanning, mechanical and structural engineering, 3D modelling, FEA, and fabrication-ready drafting, providing a clear digital pathway from site capture to construction.


Engineering in Port Augusta: Built for Distance and Infrastructure

Unlike plant-centric industrial cities, Port Augusta engineering is infrastructure-led. Work here often involves:

  • Power generation, transmission, and energy transition assets
  • Rail, road, and logistics infrastructure
  • Water, pipeline, and utility systems
  • Facilities that support remote and regional projects

These environments demand engineering solutions that are robust, conservative, and well verified, particularly when access is limited and installation conditions are challenging.

Hamilton By Designโ€™s workflow is designed to reduce uncertainty before fabrication and construction begin.


3D Laser Scanning for Port Augusta Projects

Accurate 3D LiDAR laser scanning is the foundation of successful engineering in Port Augusta.

We capture high-resolution, engineering-grade scans of:

  • Existing infrastructure and industrial facilities
  • Power and utility assets
  • Rail-adjacent structures and corridors
  • Buildings, platforms, and access systems

3D scanning records the true as-built condition of assets โ€” including misalignment, deflection, settlement, and undocumented modifications. This is critical in Port Augusta, where legacy infrastructure often predates modern digital records.

Our scan data helps to:

  • Reduce site visits to remote locations
  • Eliminate fit-up surprises during installation
  • Improve safety and shutdown planning
  • Support confident design decisions

Learn more about our scanning services here:
3D Laser Scanning


3D Modelling from Real As-Built Conditions

Once scanning is complete, Hamilton By Design converts point cloud data into accurate 3D CAD models that reflect site reality.

Our 3D modelling services support:

  • Infrastructure upgrades and extensions
  • Brownfield modifications
  • Clash detection and constructability reviews
  • Modular and transportable designs
  • Digital asset records

For Port Augusta projects โ€” where components may be fabricated offsite and installed remotely โ€” accurate modelling significantly reduces risk and improves build confidence.

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3D CAD Modelling


FEA to Verify Performance and Extend Asset Life

Many Port Augusta projects involve existing assets that must continue operating under new loads, standards, or operating conditions. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) allows these decisions to be made with confidence.

Hamilton By Design applies FEA to:

  • Verify structural capacity
  • Assess fatigue and stress concentrations
  • Check deflection, buckling, and thermal effects
  • Support strengthening or life-extension strategies

By basing analysis on as-built geometry, FEA results are more representative of real behaviour โ€” especially important for infrastructure exposed to heat, dust, and long service lives.

Learn more about our analysis services:
FEA Capabilities


Easy-to-Build Fabrication and Installation Drawings

Clear, practical documentation is critical for Port Augusta projects, particularly where fabrication and installation teams may be working remotely or under tight schedules.

Hamilton By Design produces easy-to-build fabrication drawings, including:

  • General arrangement drawings
  • Fabrication and workshop details
  • Installation and lifting layouts
  • As-built documentation

Because drawings are developed directly from scanned data and validated 3D models, they are aligned with site conditions and fabrication realities โ€” reducing ambiguity and minimising construction delays.

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Drafting Services


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Why Hamilton By Design for Port Augusta Engineering?

Hamilton By Design offers a single, integrated workflow โ€” from site capture through to engineering, analysis, and construction documentation.

For Port Augusta clients, this means:

  • Better decisions earlier in the project
  • Fewer assumptions and fewer site surprises
  • Designs that suit remote and infrastructure-driven environments
  • Fabrication-ready outputs that support efficient construction

Whether you are upgrading existing infrastructure, supporting energy transition projects, or delivering assets for remote locations, Hamilton By Design provides engineering-led 3D scanning and digital engineering solutions tailored to Port Augustaโ€™s unique demands.

If youโ€™re planning a project in or around Port Augusta, weโ€™re ready to help โ€” starting with accurate data and carrying it through to buildable outcomes.

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3D Scanning Engineering in Geraldton

3D Scanning Engineering in Geraldton

Delivering Accuracy, Efficiency & Engineering Certainty for WAโ€™s Mid-West Industries

Geraldton is one of Western Australiaโ€™s most strategically important regional centres โ€” a city where port operations, grain and mineral export infrastructure, heavy-industry fabrication, fishing, renewables, and large-scale construction all intersect. With its combination of coastal exposure, industrial logistics and expanding regional infrastructure, Geraldton demands a high level of engineering precision.

Hamilton By Design supports Geraldton businesses and project teams with an integrated workflow of 3D LiDAR laser scanning, 3D CAD modelling, mechanical & structural engineering, and fabrication-ready drafting. For brownfield upgrades, shutdowns, port expansions, industrial maintenance or new plant installations, our engineer-led scanning and modelling process removes guesswork and delivers millimetre-accurate confidence.


Why Geraldton Is Unique โ€” and Why Precision Matters Here

Geraldtonโ€™s industrial environment brings a mix of coastal, agricultural, mining-supply and port-driven challenges:

  • A major deep-water port exporting grain, mineral sands, iron ore and project cargo.
  • Salt, wind and marine exposure, creating elevated corrosion risk and structural degradation over time.
  • Rapid industrial expansion, including renewables, hydrogen developments and logistics infrastructure.
  • Heavy agricultural processing and storage facilities requiring accurate as-built documentation.
  • Fabrication workshops and marine-repair industries that depend on precise measurements for fit-ups and installations.

This combination makes high-accuracy digital engineering essential for safe planning, fabrication, installation and long-term maintenance.


3D LiDAR Laser Scanning โ€” The Foundation of Reliable Engineering in Geraldton

Hamilton By Design uses engineering-grade LiDAR scanning to capture highly accurate as-built conditions for industrial assets, port infrastructure, conveyor systems, structural steel, storage facilities, platforms, marine installations and complex brownfield environments.

Our scans deliver:

  • Millimetre-accurate digital geometry
  • Complete capture of steelwork, conveyors, chutes, tanks, pipework and machinery layouts
  • Safer data collection with minimal site intrusion
  • Faster planning for shutdowns, retrofits and upgrades
  • Confidence that fabrication will fit the first time

Learn more about our scanning services here:
3D Laser Scanning

For Geraldtonโ€™s industrial clients, accurate scanning reduces rework, speeds up fabrication, and provides a digital asset model that supports efficient maintenance.


3D CAD Modelling โ€” Turning Reality Into Reliable Engineering Data

Once scanned, your site is modelled into intelligent, workable 3D CAD assemblies. This provides a digital foundation for engineering, fabrication and installation.

Our modelling services include:

  • Mechanical & structural 3D assemblies
  • Conveyor, chute, tank, pump, and pipeline models
  • General arrangement (GA) drawings
  • Fabrication drawings, isometrics and BOMs
  • Clash detection & layout optimisation
  • Brownfield upgrade planning

Geraldton industries โ€” from port operations to fabrication yards โ€” benefit significantly from models that depict true as-built conditions, not assumptions.

Explore our modelling capabilities here:
3D CAD Modelling


Engineering & FEA โ€” Built for Coastal, Industrial & High-Load Environments

Geraldtonโ€™s industrial landscape involves high wind loads, marine influence, heavy equipment and load-bearing structures. Hamilton By Design provides engineering services tailored to these realities.

Our engineering support includes:

  • Mechanical design & optimisation
  • Structural assessments & remediation design
  • Conveyor, chute & materials-handling engineering
  • Equipment layout & access improvements
  • Pressure vessel & tank evaluations
  • FEA stress, fatigue, modal & thermal assessments

See our FEA capabilities here:
FEA Capabilities


Drafting Services โ€” Clear, Build-Ready Documentation

Fabrication-ready documentation ensures your project can move from design to manufacture seamlessly.

Our drafting services include:

  • Detailed workshop drawings
  • Isometric piping & mechanical drawings
  • Structural detailing
  • Marked-up modification drawings
  • As-built drawing creation and revision

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Drafting Services

With Geraldtonโ€™s strong fabrication and engineering-support sector, having accurate, clean and consistent drawings is critical for productivity and installation success.


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How Geraldton Projects Benefit From Hamilton By Design

Whether youโ€™re upgrading port conveyors, modifying grain-handling infrastructure, refurbishing marine-exposed structures, or installing new process equipment, our end-to-end workflow provides:

  • One source of truth from scan โ†’ model โ†’ engineering โ†’ drafting
  • Reduced shutdown time
  • Minimal rework due to clash-free, accurate designs
  • Improved safety with less manual measurement in hazardous areas
  • Faster fabrication through precise digital inputs

From Beresford to Narngulu to the Geraldton Port precinct, our engineering team supports projects of all scales with industry-leading accuracy and speed.

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