Mobile 3D Scanning Services | Onsite LiDAR for Regional Australia
When a project is outside the major cities, access to accurate engineering data can be the difference between a smooth upgrade and an expensive mistake. Mobile 3D scanning services bring high-accuracy LiDAR and reality capture directly to your site—whether that’s a regional workshop, a mine in the outback, a water treatment plant, or a small manufacturing facility in a local town.
At Hamilton By Design, our approach is simple:
we come to you, capture the site as it really exists, and convert that data into build-ready CAD and point clouds that engineers, fabricators, and asset owners can rely on.
What Are Mobile 3D Scanning Services?
Mobile 3D scanning means deploying professional laser scanners and engineering workflows on location, not in a lab or office. Instead of measuring with tape, sketches, and guesswork, we capture millions of precise points that represent:
- Structural steel and concrete
- Pipework and mechanical equipment
- Conveyor systems and bulk handling plant
- Buildings, workshops, and brownfield sites
- Vehicles, tanks, and custom machinery
The result is a digital twin of your asset that can be used for design, fabrication, clash detection, and maintenance planning—without repeated site visits.
Perfect for Smaller Towns and Regional Projects
Regional businesses often face the same challenges:
- Limited access to specialist surveyors
- Old drawings that don’t match reality
- Upgrades carried out over decades
- Shutdown windows that are tight and costly
Our mobile service is designed for these exact conditions. We regularly travel to local towns, industrial hubs, and remote facilities to provide the same level of engineering capture normally reserved for major city projects.
Whether you’re in the Central Coast, Mount Isa, Broken Hill, Bathurst, Rockhampton, or anywhere in between, we can mobilise quickly and deliver professional data without the need for you to bring contractors from multiple companies.
How the Process Works
1. One Day Onsite – Minimal Disruption
Most projects can be captured in a single day. We position the scanner, record high-resolution point clouds, and focus extra detail around critical tie-in points.
2. Registered Point Cloud
Back in the office we register and clean the data into a single accurate model referenced to real-world coordinates.
3. Engineering Deliverables
From that scan we can provide:
- Registered point cloud files
- PDF site layouts
- AutoCAD / SOLIDWORKS models
- Fabrication drawings
- Clash and tolerance checks
Because we are engineers first—not just surveyors—the outputs are created with practical fabrication and construction in mind.
Why Mobile Scanning Beats Traditional Measuring
- ✔ No more hand sketches that don’t fit
- ✔ Reduce rework during shutdowns
- ✔ Design directly to existing conditions
- ✔ Accurate tie-ins for conveyors, elevators, pipework
- ✔ Evidence for compliance and asset records
- ✔ Faster quoting for fabricators
For small towns where every hour counts and access is limited, this approach removes uncertainty before a single piece of steel is cut.
Industries We Support
Our mobile 3D scanning services are commonly used for:
- CHPP and mining upgrades
- Local manufacturing plants
- Food and beverage facilities
- Water and wastewater sites
- Sawmills and timber processing
- Vehicle and van fit-outs
- Heritage and retrofit projects
- Conveyor and bucket elevator installations
No site is too small—if it needs to fit first time, scanning makes sense.
Book Early – Our Calendar Fills Fast
Regional shutdowns and plant upgrades often happen at the same time of year. Booking early ensures:
- Availability when your site is ready
- Data delivered before design deadlines
- Your project stays on track
We typically work on a 50% deposit with purchase order and balance on delivery of the registered point cloud and agreed outputs.
Let’s Capture Your Site – Wherever It Is
If you’re planning an upgrade in a smaller town or regional facility, talk to a team that understands both engineering and scanning.
Call Hamilton By Design
www.hamiltonbydesign.com.au
📍 Servicing Sydney, Central Coast, Bathurst, Broken Hill, Perth, Mount Isa and regional Australia
Mobile 3D scanning services—bringing city-level engineering to every local town.