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Plan your laser scanning job before you leave the office.
SCAN.TIME estimates field time, raw data size, and workstation requirements for any Leica terrestrial scanner — BLK360, RTC360, RTC360 LT, RTC300, RTC500, RTC700, ScanStation P30. Pick a scanner, set the number of setups at each resolution, toggle imagery and leveling — get a realistic estimate in seconds.
Built by a working laser scanning specialist for surveyors, BIM coordinators, heritage documentation teams, and reality capture providers.
What is this tool?
A free online calculator for terrestrial laser scanning projects. It estimates three things before you arrive on site: how long the scanning will take, how much raw data you'll produce, and what workstation you need to process the data afterwards.
Who is this for?
Land surveyors planning multi-day scanning campaigns
BIM and Scan-to-BIM specialists estimating project scope
Heritage documentation teams budgeting time for detailed captures
Reality capture service providers quoting jobs accurately
Construction engineers running progress monitoring scans
Anyone learning Leica Cyclone, Register 360, or Cyclone FIELD 360
Supported scanners
Real-world scan times and file sizes for the full current Leica lineup:
Leica BLK360 and BLK360 SE — compact, auto-levelling scanners
Leica RTC360 and RTC360 LT — professional terrestrial scanners with VIS auto-registration
Leica RTC300, RTC500, RTC700 — new RTC series with extended range, resolutions down to 1.6mm @ 10m
Leica ScanStation P30 — survey-grade scanner with multiple range modes
A Custom Scanner option lets you enter your own times for any scanner model
What makes this different
Times are based on Leica published specifications. They reflect ideal conditions — real field time includes walking between setups, leveling, weather, and site-specific delays. Adding 15–25% buffer covers most commercial projects.
How accurate is the estimate?
Three modes — Manual (full control per resolution), Auto (estimate from floor area), Compare (two scanners side-by-side). Theoretical coverage area. Disk footprint vs scanner SSD capacity. Hardware tier recommendations based on the Leica HDS Computer Recommendations Guideline, with Nvidia RTX suggestions for both standard processing and point cloud classification.
How accurate is the estimate?
Three modes — Manual (full control per resolution), Auto (estimate from floor area), Compare (two scanners side-by-side). Theoretical coverage area. Disk footprint vs scanner SSD capacity. Hardware tier recommendations based on the Leica HDS Computer Recommendations Guideline, with Nvidia RTX suggestions for both standard processing and point cloud classification.
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