FIMIT Blog
Floor plans, 3D capture & measurement — explained.
Practical guides on capturing accurate floor plans with an iPhone, and getting the most out of 3D models for real estate and facility management.
Real estate
Floor plans and 3D tours that earn buyers' trust.
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Buying Property Abroad: Read the Floor Plan First
Buying abroad means fewer visits and higher stakes. Why the floor plan and the real m² — not the photos — tell you if a property actually fits before you fly.
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Selling Costa del Sol Property to Scandinavian Buyers
Nordic buyers are a significant part of Costa del Sol demand, and much of their search happens remotely. What they expect from a listing, and how to meet it.
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Floor Plans That Sell to Overseas Buyers
Overseas buyers can't pop round for a second look. A floor plan, a 3D tour and honest m² help them commit with confidence and cut wasted viewing trips.
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How to Measure a Spanish Property with an iPhone
Built vs usable area trips up Spanish listings. How one iPhone LiDAR scan captures a property's interior, so the measured m² you need is there later.
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Floor Plans for Costa del Sol Property Listings
Many Costa del Sol buyers start their search from abroad, so a clear floor plan and accurate m² build the trust that turns online interest into real viewings.
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What Makes a Great Real Estate Floor Plan
The seven things that separate a floor plan buyers trust from one they ignore — accuracy, labelling, scale and more — and how to hit them every time.
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Property Floor Plans: DIY on an iPhone vs Hiring a Photographer
Should you make property floor plans yourself or hire a floor-plan photographer? A practical cost, speed and quality comparison for estate agents.
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Floor Plans vs Photos: What Home Buyers Actually Want
Photos sell the feeling; floor plans answer whether a home will actually work. Why buyers want both on a listing, and how to make them from one iPhone scan.
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Do 3D Virtual Tours Actually Help Sell Property?
Do 3D virtual tours help sell homes, or are they a gimmick? What tours realistically change, when they pay off, and how to make one from an iPhone.
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How to Measure Floor Area for a Property Listing (Accurately)
Floor area is a number buyers act on. How to measure it accurately and consistently, which standards matter, and how to capture it from an iPhone.
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Floor Plans for Real Estate Listings: Why Serious Buyers Expect Them
A floor plan answers the questions photos cannot, so viewings are better qualified. What makes a great one, and how to make it from an iPhone.
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Facility management
Keep every building documented, measurable and current.
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Space Management Software: What to Look For
Space management rests on accurate floor areas you can trust. The capabilities that actually matter when choosing software, and the data beneath them.
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Cut Site Visits with iPhone LiDAR Scanning
Every avoidable site visit costs a facility team hours. How capturing spaces once with iPhone LiDAR lets you measure remotely and quote without going back.
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How Often Should You Re-Survey a Building?
Re-survey by trigger, not by calendar. The events that make building floor plans go stale, and how cheap re-capture changes the maths for facility teams.
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How to Build a Digital Twin of Your Building on a Budget
You do not need a six-figure survey to start a building digital twin. What a practical twin really is, where to start, and how to capture it with an iPhone.
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As-Built vs As-Designed Drawings, Explained
As-designed shows the intent; as-built shows reality. Why the gap between them costs facility teams money, and how to keep as-built records current.
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As-Built Floor Plans for Facility Management: Keep Building Data Current
Why as-built floor plans matter in facility management, how to keep them current without re-surveying, and how to capture them with an iPhone.
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Guides
How to capture accurate floor plans from an iPhone.
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How to Share a 3D Scan or Floor Plan With a Client
Every FIMIT scan can get a public share link: a branded, no-login page with the 3D model and floor plan, view counts, and one-click revoke.
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How Accurate Is an iPhone LiDAR Floor Plan? (And How to Trust It)
iPhone LiDAR floor plans are usually accurate to a few centimetres, but it varies. What drives accuracy, and how calibration makes it a number you can trust.
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How to Create a Floor Plan with Your iPhone
Walk any room with an iPhone and get an accurate, to-scale 2D floor plan and 3D model in minutes — no tape measure. Here is how iPhone LiDAR floor plans work.
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