FARO As-Built for Autodesk Revit 2025.0

Description

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🏗️ FARO As-Built for Autodesk Revit 2025.0 — Scan-to-BIM Without Leaving Revit

FARO As-Built for Autodesk Revit 2025.0 is the current official Revit plugin for turning 3D laser scan point clouds into native BIM. Architects, BIM coordinators, MEP engineers and contractors use it to fit walls, slabs, roofs, structure and services to real scan data — then prove the model against the site with clash detection and surface analysis.

Released 27 June 2025, this build is the one that unlocks Autodesk Revit 2026. It also supports Revit 2023, 2024 and 2025. There is no separate “As-Built 2026” plugin: 2025.0 is the latest production version on FARO’s current software list.

Output is not a mesh dump. You get editable Revit architecture, structure and MEP objects that stay in the project for design, coordination, quantities and as-built documentation. The plugin sits on the familiar Revit ribbon, so teams that already know Revit spend less time learning a second modeller.

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✨ What’s New in Version 2025.0

FARO positioned 2025.0 as a compatibility-and-reliability release for the newest Revit year, plus fixes from customer tickets.

• 🆕 Revit 2026 support — 64-bit Revit 2026 is officially supported, together with Revit 2023–2025.
• 🧩 All Revit products in those years — Architecture, Structure, MEP and the full Revit application from the Autodesk AEC Collection.
• ☁️ ReCap point clouds — Autodesk ReCap RCS and RCP remain the working formats inside Revit.
• 🛠️ Stability work — SendToRevit no longer freezes on the first command; Clash Detection “Show Clash List” no longer throws the Revit 2023 exception listed in the notes.
• 🔄 Same proven toolset — wall / slab / roof / structure / pipe / duct fitting, Family Editor scan regions, ortho images and surface analysis stay in the Revit UI.

💡 Search tip: people looking for “As-Built Revit 2026” or “FARO Revit 2026 plugin” want this SKU. The product name is still 2025.0; Revit 2026 is the host application it now supports.

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🎯 Why Teams Buy As-Built for Revit :

Manual tracing of a point cloud in stock Revit is slow and easy to get wrong. As-Built adds guided fitting commands that snap BIM objects to the scan, then lets you measure how far the finished object sits from the real surface.

• ✅ Fewer return visits to site — the cloud is the site record
• ✅ Native Revit objects for downstream design and COBie-style documentation
• ✅ Clash and deviation checks before fabrication or strip-out
• ✅ One interface: no “model elsewhere, import, lose intelligence” loop
• ✅ Works on large ReCap projects that already live in the BIM workflow

Typical jobs: renovation BIM, hospital and lab refurbishment, plant rooms, heritage façades, tenant fit-out, steel verification, and routing new MEP through an occupied building.

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🧱 Architecture Tools — Fit the Building to the Scan :

Use the Architecture commands to reconstruct the existing envelope and interiors as Revit elements:

• 🧱 Walls — fit wall segments to the cloud, then align, extend and clean the network so storeys stay consistent
• 🚪 Doors, windows and openings — place hosted families against openings visible in the scan
• 🟫 Floors and slabs — including deformed floor slabs when the existing slab is not a perfect plane
• 🏠 Roofs and ground / toposurface — capture irregular roofs and site surfaces instead of forcing a flat sketch
• 📐 Sections, slices and ortho images — cut the cloud for floor plans, elevations and façade sheets; generate orthophotos for conservation or cladding packages

The goal is a watertight-enough architectural model that still respects what was scanned, not an idealised new-build box.

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🔩 Structure Tools — Beams, Columns and Frames :

Structural fitting commands help you place steel, concrete or timber members on the cloud:

• 🔩 Fit columns, beams and pillars to scanned members
• 📏 Compare the placed family with the point cloud before you lock the grid
• 🔍 Catch camber, rotation or a member that does not match the archive drawing

Useful when the steel model in the archive is incomplete, or when you are connecting new structure to an existing frame.

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🔧 Systems Tools — Pipes, Ducts and Fittings :

MEP is where many Revit users feel the plugin. Instead of guessing a diameter from a fuzzy slice, you pick geometry on the cloud and let As-Built suggest a size.

• 🔵 Fit Pipe / Fit Duct — two-point fitting with best-fit or catalogue size
• 🔌 Place Pipe Fitting / Place Duct Fitting — preview the fitting, then connect the run
• 📐 Angular tolerance and last-used sizes so repeated plant-room work stays consistent
• 👁️ Slice-visibility slider so you can thin the cloud while you compare the family to the scan

Round and rectangular duct tools are part of the current toolset. After the As-Built command places the element, you can still stretch and connect with normal Revit MEP tools.

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👨‍🎨 Family Editor + Point Cloud Region :

A less obvious strength: you do not have to model every odd object in the project environment.

1. Isolate the component with a section box
2. Use Export PC Region
3. Insert that cloud snippet into the Revit Family Editor
4. Align / rotate to the family origin
5. Build a reusable family against the real shape

That workflow is built for heritage ironmongery, non-catalogue plant, custom window profiles and one-off equipment that would fight a standard library family.

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🔍 Analysis — Prove the Model Against Reality :

• 💥 Clash detection — overlay design vs as-built cloud; open the clash list inside the Revit session
• 📊 Surface analysis — colour or report deviation between a modelled face and the scan
• 📏 Distances, areas, clearances and tie-in points from the cloud
• 📤 Results can feed drawings, databases or a redesign discussion instead of another site visit

This is the difference between “we modelled something that looks like the room” and “we can show where the model leaves the scan.”

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🔄 SendToRevit and Suite Workflow :

As-Built for Revit extends As-Built Modeler. Teams that evaluate clouds outside Revit can push selected geometry into the Revit project with SendToRevit. Version 2025.0 specifically fixed a freeze on the first SendToRevit command (S2BIM-583).

The commercial product is usually the FARO As-Built Software Suite:

• 🧊 As-Built Modeler 2023.0 — standalone evaluation / extraction
• ✏️ As-Built for AutoCAD 2025.0.20 — AutoCAD plugin (patched more often)
• 🏛️ As-Built for Autodesk Revit 2025.0 — this plugin

One subscription / digital licence bundle is how FARO currently sells the set. If both CAD plugins run on the same workstation, keep FARO License Manager updated through FARO InTouch.

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💻 System Requirements — As-Built for Revit 2025.0 :

Install Revit first, then the As-Built setup. Turn off antivirus during install if FARO’s installer asks you to; turn it back on afterwards. You need administrator rights.

Item	Specification
📦 Product	FARO As-Built for Autodesk Revit 2025.0
📅 Release	27 June 2025
🖥️ OS	Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit (Win 10 version 1903+ recommended)
🏗️ Host software	Revit 2023 / 2024 / 2025 / 2026, 64-bit
🧩 Revit editions	Architecture, Structure, MEP, or full AEC Collection Revit
☁️ Scan formats	Autodesk ReCap RCS and RCP (registered scans)
⚡ CPU	Min. 2.5 GHz; 3–4 GHz, 4–8 cores recommended
🧠 RAM	Min. 8 GB; 32 GB+ recommended for large clouds
💾 Disk	SSD for project and ReCap cache
🎮 GPU	Follow Autodesk’s GPU list for your Revit year
🔑 Licence	FARO digital / subscription licence; internet for activation
🧰 Utility	FARO InTouch + current License Manager

⚠️ Hardware is usually limited by Revit + the size of the ReCap project, not by the plugin installer. If Revit already crawls on a 40 GB cloud, adding As-Built will not make the machine faster — use an SSD, enough RAM, and ReCap projects that are indexed cleanly.

Older Revit years (2022 and below) need an earlier As-Built for Revit build from FARO, not 2025.0.

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🐛 Bug Fixes in 2025.0 :

From FARO’s official release notes:

• ✅ S2BIM-583 — SendToRevit freezing at the first command
• ✅ S2BIM-592 — Clash Detection “Show Clash List” raised an exception in Revit 2023

FARO also states that 2025.0 includes further enhancements and quality fixes beyond those two public tickets.

⚠️ Known issues listed at launch

• 🧩 Deform Shape — an exception could appear; FARO said a patch would follow once the cause was fixed. Check Knowledge Base / InTouch before you rely on that command in production.
• 📘 Manuals — English user manual is current (June 2025 edition). Other languages were marked for a language-quality patch.
• 🔑 Dual-plugin licensing — running As-Built for Revit and As-Built for AutoCAD together, or using the full Suite on one PC, can block one product while the other has a file open. Update License Manager via InTouch.

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🧠 Interesting Facts :

• 🏷️ The product used to be called PointSense for Revit. Same job: scan-to-BIM inside Revit.
• 📅 Naming does not match Autodesk’s year. As-Built 2025.0 + Revit 2026 is the current pairing.
• 🧩 Sister products move at different speeds: AutoCAD plugin 2025.0.20 (10 September 2026), Modeler still 2023.0.
• 🧱 Results are native Revit objects — walls stay walls, pipes stay pipes.
• ☁️ The Revit plugin expects ReCap, not a raw scanner dump. Register and index first.
• 🏛️ Industries FARO lists: architecture, civil/survey, construction, FM, historic preservation, MEP and plant.
• 📘 The June 2025 user manual is a full command + tutorial guide (hundreds of pages), not a one-sheet PDF.

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❓ FAQ :

Is there FARO As-Built for Revit 2026?
No product named 2026.0. Use As-Built for Revit 2025.0 — it supports Revit 2026.

Does it replace Revit?
No. It is an add-in. Revit must already be installed.

What file types?
Autodesk ReCap .rcs / .rcp inside Revit.

Can I use it for MEP only?
Yes. Pipe and duct fitting are first-class commands, and MEP Revit is a supported host.

Is Modeler required?
The Revit plugin is the in-Revit modeller. Modeler is the standalone suite app for evaluation and SendToRevit-style hand-off. Many shops run the full suite.

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📦 What You Should Put on the Quote

• Product: FARO As-Built for Autodesk Revit 2025.0
• Host: Autodesk Revit 2023–2026 (state the year you run)
• Data: registered ReCap RCS/RCP
• OS: Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
• Licence: FARO subscription / digital licence (Suite if you also need AutoCAD + Modeler)

📥 Download, checksum and install steps belong on FARO’s Knowledge Base page Software Download, Release Notes, and Installation Instructions for As-Built for Autodesk Revit. Always take the installer from FARO, not a random mirror, so License Manager matches the build.

🚀 FARO As-Built for Autodesk Revit 2025.0 is the scan-to-BIM plugin to specify when the brief says: point cloud in Revit, native BIM out, Revit 2026 allowed, architecture + structure + MEP on the same ribbon.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BIM coordinator, existing-building projects

“We run ReCap clouds in Revit every week. As-Built 2025.0 is the first plugin that made Revit 2026 usable for us without a workaround. Fit Wall and Fit Pipe are faster than tracing slices, and surface analysis shows the client where the model leaves the scan. Still a Revit add-in — you need a proper workstation and a clean RCP — but it replaced a lot of manual guesswork. Licence Manager via InTouch once, then it stays out of the way.”