Configurable Point Cloud Processing Pipeline for Efficient Scan-to-BIM Conversion - Focusing on Terrain,  Building,  and Tree Object Segmentation -

Taewook Kang

doi:10.13161/kibim.2025.15.4.045

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Configurable Point Cloud Processing Pipeline for Efficient Scan-to-BIM Conversion - Focusing on Terrain, Building, and Tree Object Segmentation - Scan-to-BIM 효율화를 위한 구성 가능한 점군 처리 파이프라인 연구 - 지형, 건물, 수목 객체 분할을 중심으로 -

31 December 2025. pp. 45-55

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Abstract

As digital twin and smart city technologies advance, the importance of 3D spatial information is increasing, and Scan-to-BIM technology plays a key role in converting the real world into a digital model. However, the process of segmenting and identifying objects required for BIM modeling from large-scale point cloud data still requires a lot of manual work, which is the main cause of lowering conversion efficiency. To solve this problem, this study proposes a configurable point cloud processing pipeline that allows users to flexibly combine processing steps and adjust parameters. The proposed pipeline sequentially segments terrain, buildings, and tree objects from point cloud data, and the algorithms and parameters of each processing step are controlled through an external configuration file. This paper analyzes the architecture, core algorithms, and configurability of this pipeline on the efficiency of Scan-to-BIM conversion. The analysis results show that rapid object segmentation is possible without repetitive coding work in response to various scan environments and object characteristics by simply adjusting parameters. This means that the reusability and automation level of the Scan-to-BIM preprocessing process can be increased, and the efficiency of the entire process can be improved by minimizing the intervention of workers.

Keywords

Scan-to-BIM

Point Cloud

Object Segmentation

Configurable Pipeline

Terrain Segmentation

Building Segmentation

키워드

점군

파이프라인

자동화

설정가능성

3차원 스캔

라이다

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Publisher :Journal of KIBIM
Publisher(Ko) :한국BIM학회
Journal Title :Journal of KIBIM
Journal Title(Ko) :한국BIM학회논문집
Volume : 15
No :4
Pages :45-55
Received Date : 2025-10-14; 2025-11-20
Accepted Date : 2025-12-12
DOI :https://doi.org/10.13161/kibim.2025.15.4.045

Journal of KIBIM ISSN:2288-1697(Print) 2288-1697(Online) 한국BIM학회논문집

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