Strategy to Delivery
01 Discovery
Engineering discovery engagement to lock requirements and mitigate project risk.
02 Method
Gathering technical data based on what your specific site environment needs.
03 Transformation
Changing messy site data into clear, useful engineering 3D models and reports.
04 Outcome
Outcome-based deliverables that are engineer-ready for immediate execution.
GDS acts as your dedicated advocate for industrial Digital Transformation. We consult on the optimal technical approach to modernize infrastructure and achieve high-fidelity Digital Twin outcomes.
“Incorporating industry-leading laser scanning technology, Global Design Solutions (GDS) delivered transformative solutions for the $4.9-billion Automated People Mover Project at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). GDS saved Aragon hundreds of thousands by accelerating schedule and decreasing inefficiencies on-site for field fixes across three separate site phases by aligning precision as-built conditions with advanced laser scanning technology. The guided fabrication process from laser-scanned as-built models proactively mitigated thousands of concerns, yielding significant time and cost savings. This collaborative success establishes confidence in GDS. For those seeking quality first-time builds, cost savings, and profit maximization, we wholeheartedly endorse consulting with GDS for their exceptional expertise, consistent outstanding results, and seamless efficiency”
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SEBASTIAN DANGOND
Project Manager
“New to the use of 3D laser scanning data we came across GDS to help with our efforts. Not being located close to the construction site we required a solution that would bring the facility to our desktop, thus cutting back on costs from traveling to and from. GDS walked us through the process, provided turn-key drawing solutions, and delivered on-time as promised. If you are new to using 3D laser scanning or just looking for CAD data solutions I recommend GDS as your one stop shop for 3D laser scanning services. “
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KRYSTIAN WIATR
Senior Automation Engineer
“GDS has proved to be extremely helpful for our project. They met our requirements and delivered on time with perfect service.”
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GUILLAUME BOYER
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Before investing in 3D laser scanning, 3D modeling, reverse engineering, photogrammetry, or digital twin planning, leadership teams need clarity on scope, accuracy, deliverables, risk, security, and long-term usability. These answers explain how GDS helps organizations move from
fragmented physical information to structured digital assets built for execution
⎯ Execution clarity
GDS helps organizations close the gap between physical assets and usable digital information. Many facilities, machines, components, and infrastructure systems are managed with outdated drawings, incomplete records, overloaded internal teams, or assumptions about existing conditions.
GDS supports teams that need accurate 3D modeling of existing assets, whether the goal is engineering documentation, reverse engineering, facility modernization, fabrication planning, BIM development, or digital twin readiness. When internal resources are already committed to active projects, GDS can act as an extension of your team, helping reduce workload, accelerate deliverables, and provide the technical support needed to keep projects moving.
We capture real-world conditions and convert them into structured digital data that can support engineering, planning, fabrication, asset management, and long-term digital transformation initiatives.
⎯ Accuracy by outcome
Turning the physical into the digital means taking real-world people, places, objects, facilities, equipment, tooling, art, campuses, infrastructure, city blocks, and industrial assets and converting them into accurate digital form.
This can support many different downstream uses, including engineering analysis, reverse engineering, 3D modeling, BIM development, fabrication planning, virtual training, visualization, digital twin development, asset documentation, preservation, simulation, inspection, and future modification.
Whether the need is to analyze something physical, reproduce an existing component, document a facility, modernize legacy equipment, create a digital asset, or build a foundation for long-term digital transformation, GDS helps convert physical reality into usable digital information.
⎯ Physical to digital
GDS should be involved when decisions depend on accurate existing conditions.
This may include capital projects, facility upgrades, plant expansions, equipment retrofits, legacy machinery modernization, prefabrication planning, robotic deployment environments, reverse engineering projects, or digital twin programs.
Early engagement helps define the correct scope, accuracy requirements, deliverables, software formats, and project workflow before incorrect assumptions create downstream risk.
⎯ Physical to digital
GDS is not limited to collecting point clouds. We help define what the data needs to accomplish before capture begins, then align scanning, modeling, reverse engineering, consulting, and digital twin planning around the intended outcome.
A scanning-only workflow may provide raw data without fully considering how that data will be used by engineering, fabrication, operations, or asset management teams. GDS focuses on structured deliverables that support real decisions.
The result is not just data collection. It is a technical workflow designed to move physical conditions into usable digital form.
⎯ Program scale
GDS helps reduce project risk by replacing assumptions with verified existing conditions.
Accurate as-built capture and structured modeling can help teams identify outdated drawings, spatial conflicts, access limitations, tie-in constraints, equipment interferences, missing information, and fabrication risks earlier in the project lifecycle.
This allows project teams to make better decisions before field issues become more expensive, disruptive, or schedule-sensitive.
⎯ Early risk control
GDS deliverables are based on what the project needs to accomplish. Depending on scope, this may include registered point clouds, photogrammetry data, CAD models, Revit and BIM models, Navisworks-ready files, reverse-engineered components, STEP files, IGES files, SolidWorks part files, mesh models, as-built drawings, isometrics, P&IDs, fabrication support packages, clash detection support, and digital twin foundations.
For facility, infrastructure, and industrial projects, deliverables may support engineering coordination, retrofit planning, asset documentation, construction verification, or digital twin development.
For reverse engineering and product-related projects, deliverables may support part reproduction, replacement components, assembly understanding, tooling documentation, fit checks, or manufacturing planning.
The focus is always the same: provide usable technical information that fits the client’s process and downstream requirements.
⎯ Workflow fit
GDS starts by understanding what the data needs to support.
A planning model, BIM coordination model, retrofit model, fabrication verification workflow, reverse-engineered part, or metrology-grade component may each require a different level of precision.
Defining accuracy requirements upfront helps avoid two common problems: under-capturing critical information or over-scoping a project with unnecessary precision. GDS helps align the capture method, modeling approach, and deliverables with the real technical requirement.
⎯ Beyond raw capture
Yes. GDS can support organizations that need repeatable scanning, modeling, reverse engineering, and digital twin workflows across assets, departments, facilities, or multiple locations.
For larger programs, GDS can help establish consistent file structures, accuracy requirements, modeling standards, capture procedures, quality checks, data organization, and digital transformation roadmaps.
This helps organizations move from one-off project data to a more governed and scalable physical-to-digital workflow.
⎯ Controlled data
Yes. GDS structures deliverables around the client’s existing technical environment, software stack, and downstream use case. Depending on the project, data can be prepared for platforms such as AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, SolidWorks, Smart Plant, E3D, PDMS, and other CAD, BIM, plant design, and asset management workflows.
For reverse engineering projects, GDS can also support deliverables such as .STP, .IGES, .SLDPRT, mesh files, and segmented model data where assemblies, legacy equipment, machinery, tooling, or replacement components require organized geometry.
When needed, models can be structured with assembly hierarchies, part separation, reference frames, and logical data organization so the output can support engineering review, fabrication planning, fit checks, documentation, or future modification.
The goal is to provide information your teams can actually use, not just files they have to reinterpret.
⎯ Verified conditions
GDS recognizes that 3D facility data, reverse-engineered components, infrastructure models, equipment layouts, and digital twin assets can contain sensitive operational, engineering, and intellectual property information.
GDS supports secure project workflows through controlled data handling, limited-access practices, secure file transfer methods, Fortinet firewall protection, and ITAR-aware workflows when required.
For sensitive projects, GDS can also align with client-specific requirements around NDAs, controlled deliverables, restricted distribution, export-control considerations, and internal approval processes.
Regulatory compliance remains the responsibility of the data owner, but GDS can structure its support around the client’s security, confidentiality, and data governance requirements.
⎯ Right-sized support
No. GDS supports both focused technical projects and larger enterprise programs.
Some clients need a specific service, such as scanning a facility, reverse engineering a legacy component, modeling an existing asset, creating CAD files for a replacement part, or supporting an overloaded internal design team.
Other clients need broader support across multiple sites, departments, assets, or digital transformation initiatives.
GDS scales the workflow to the requirement. Whether the project involves a single component, one facility, a critical retrofit, or a multi-site digital twin program, the objective is the same: capture the right information, structure it correctly, and deliver data that supports confident technical decisions.
⎯ Start here
The best starting point is a short discovery consultation with GDS.
You can schedule a consultation here:
Or call GDS directly at:
1-800-839-3342
During the initial conversation, GDS will help determine what you need, where you are in the process, what information is already available, and what technical requirements need to be clarified before taking a deeper dive.
