Pricing to scan large spaces 50,000+ sf (matterport)21275
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| What do you think the current going rates are for scanning spaces over 50,000 sf? Should the price vary based on the closeness of scan points? For example, a single path through a large space is less time consuming than scanning a grid with scan points spaced every 8 feet. The close grid scanning might be needed for construction/design vs a simple walkthrough. What do you think about charging hourly vs by the square footage and how much would be a reasonable hourly charge considering the equipment and experience demands of scanning larger spaces? |
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| When a client asks the cost of scanning 50,000 sf, for example, I first need to know whether this is a huge open space like a warehouse / unbuilt office, or if it's a built-out office with dozens of offices, cubicles, nooks and crannies as they say. A fully outfitted office of that size can take 4-5 times as long to scan as a single open area, and your time is what you're selling. The expertise is assumed. So I do not publish any prices. Every job is researched and priced according to my best estimate of the actual hours it will take to complete the job with perfection. I've never understood those who charge based only on square footage. |
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| This is what you do. Go on matterport's website where you order a job, put in that job address and put in the square footage and see what they charge. There's your starting point. It's the best way to go about it. And then you have an argument of what they charge if they went straight to them and what you charge. And generally, you're going to be very pleased with what you can get for this job compared to what matterport charges people that go directly to them. | ||
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| 100% agree with @Home3D and @Pixleray. Let your client understand the nuances and variables that exist in professionally scanning a space. With AEC oriented scans for example. I’ll slow down the scanning speed to capture a denser point cloud. For home tours. Only the visuals are important and standard scan speeds are used. This is how we word it on our website. Keep it simple. Clients appreciate what you offer. Which is professionalism. When working with Digital Replica 3D our Matterport models are captured using Matterport’s Pro3 camera exclusively. We look to achieve a combination of the most immersive, visually stunning and accurate representation of a space available. For rates and pricing please complete the questionnaire below. Various industries will have different needs. The size of the property, time required to complete the scan, add-ons etc. We find it best to consult with you to determine the ideal strategy to meet or exceed your expectations. Best, Charlie |
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| @vrephoto These WGAN Forum tags may also be helpful: => Large => Pricing => Large Pricing (both tags) Please let us know what strategy that you used for pricing. Hi All, Other thoughts? Best, Dan |
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| I did it last week on a two day job and this area took me about 6.5 hours to do with a Pro3. That should be very close to 5000 sqm as only internal spaces measured is 2800 sm. This was done on a contract for a daily negotiated rate. If it was my own client I would charge 50% more. The math is simple: decide how much you want to be paid per hour with some minimum charge. Then figure out how long it will take to do and charge for it. Also listen to advice from @Home3D as whether space is empty or furnished and whether it is empty of people or they are walking around can play a big role in how long it will take. Yes, you will get less if it is done on a contract but everything is organized for you and you are just let known when/where to go and what needs to be done. And I usually only trim before processing a job and clean after a 3D tour is done(trimming and removing technical scans) and then pass the tour to a company that hires me to do all tags and other dress up things. Plus since it was a two day job(second day I was doing mostly 360 views for a 3D tour) the client of my client let me stay in one of their rooms(it is a resort) and provided meals. And they paid for me driving there(150km away from me) And this type of clients usually need much more to be done so there is two extra stages coming soon.  I did another convention centre in Brisbane during Covid. As far as I can remember it was also about 5000 sqm. This was done with a Pro2 and took about 12 hours with no people around at all but spaces set for events. Some walls misaligned so we had to ask Matterport to step in and help. It was back then what they would still help to fix problems. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by DanSmigrod Thanks for the info! This job was actually closer to 100,000 sf and I priced it at my normal rate (a flat amount up to 2000 sf and an additional amount per 1000 sf. I've done a lot of past work for this client but when they saw my estimated time to complete the scanning along with the square footage pricing I've always done they asked for an hourly rate instead. However, I felt that my experience allows me to avoid potential problems and my investment in the latest equipment (pro3, tripod dolly, new ipad and a pro2 for backup) would allow me to complete the job quicker than someone with less experience and slower equipment...so why should I get paid less? I also gave them an option to reduce the square footage price if the distance between scan points could be increased but they opted for the tighter spacing because it's for construction and design and wanted to be sure everything could be seen. Funny thing is, due to the hours the property is available for scanning the job is going to take 4-5 days, and daily rate would not have been much different than the square footage price I gave them. |
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