If I order Matterport's CAD or BIM add-on, what are its limits?
Category: deliverables
Matterport's CAD/BIM is a paid add-on ordered from your own Matterport account (CAD files start at $100, BIM files at $245), priced by interior square footage. Know the limits before ordering: the DWG is a 2D top-down drawing with no elevations; the CAD reflected ceiling plan is only included if you add the Electrical option; building exteriors and facades are not in scope (even when exterior scans are included); BIM files are LOD 200 — an approximate starting point, not a finished model; and the files are not code-compliant or permit-ready, because Matterport are not licensed architects or engineers and do not stamp drawings. A licensed professional finalizes designs and permits. Note: this add-on is Matterport's own offering, ordered through your own Matterport account — THE FUTURE 3D makes no promise that Matterport provides it and is not responsible if Matterport changes, reprices, or discontinues it after our scan. Please don't engage us expecting a CAD/BIM conversion; our role is limited to performing the scan and delivering the point-cloud and tour deliverables.
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