01Design surface
The 3D model of the finished level (TIN): the surface your machine guides the bucket or blade on.
3D models for machine control From plan to machine.
We turn your 2D plans into accurate 3D design models that your GPS-guided excavator, grader or dozer loads straight away — in your machine's format and in the right coordinate system, anywhere in Europe.
- Delivered in your machine's format
- The right coordinate system per country
- Checked before delivery
Studio VM · 3D Topographer · Anzegem (West Flanders), Belgium
For all common machine control systems
and any system that reads LandXML or DXF
What you get
A model your machine understands
Not loose lines, but a complete design: the surface the bucket is guided on, linework for the operator and a check on every slope.
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02Linework and breaklines
Edges, centrelines, kerbs and slope lines as a reference on the screen in the cab.
03Contour lines
To check the model at a glance, and for setting out on site.
04Slope check
Every embankment and drainage fall checked before a single cubic metre is moved.
Who it's for
For everyone who prepares the site
Whether you run the machine, draw the design or set out the site: you get a model that works straight away.
- ContractorsYour drawings as a model for your excavator, grader or dozer. For every system, even last-minute.Request a quote
- Engineers and architectsYour design as a 3D model for the contractor's machine, with a check of the design before the works start.Request a quote
- SurveyorsSubcontracting when work piles up: we build the model, you deliver it under your own name.Request a quote
How it works
From plan to machine in four steps
You send the plans, we deliver a model that is ready to load. No software to learn, no licences to buy.
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Send your plans
PDF, DWG, DXF or LandXML — with the site address and the brand of your machine control.
- 02
Tailored quote
You get a clear price and delivery date, based on your plans.
See the rates - 03
Modelling and checks
We build the 3D model and check levels, slopes and tie-ins.
- 04
Ready for the machine
Delivered in your machine's format, in the site's coordinate system.
Applications
From excavation to road alignment
Any project where a GPS-guided machine has to dig, grade or lay to the right level, including sewers, trenches and sports fields.
Earthworks and platforms
Industrial sites, housing plots and foundation platforms.
Roads and alignments
Roads, cycle paths and driveways with their profiles.
Excavations
Pits with embankments and formation levels.
Junctions and paving
Roundabouts, junctions and car parks, with crossfall and drainage to the centimetre.
Anywhere in Europe
The right system, from the site address
A model in the wrong coordinate system ends up next to the site. That is why we ask for the site address with every request: it immediately tells us the country's coordinate system and height datum.
More about coordinate systems- BelgiumEPSG:31370Belgian Lambert 72 · TAW / DNG (Oostende)
- NetherlandsEPSG:28992Amersfoort / RD New · NAP
- LuxembourgEPSG:2169LUREF / Luxembourg TM · NG95
- FranceEPSG:2154RGF93 / Lambert-93 · NGF-IGN69
- GermanyEPSG:25832ETRS89 / UTM zone 32N · DHHN2016
- AustriaEPSG:31255MGI / Austria GK M31 · GHA (Triest)
- SwitzerlandEPSG:2056CH1903+ / LV95 · LN02 / LHN95
- United KingdomEPSG:27700OSGB36 / British National Grid · ODN (Newlyn)
- IrelandEPSG:2157IRENET95 / Irish Transverse Mercator · Malin Head
- SpainEPSG:25830ETRS89 / UTM zone 30N · REDNAP (Alicante)
- PortugalEPSG:3763ETRS89 / Portugal TM06 · Cascais
- ItalyEPSG:6707RDN2008 / UTM zone 32N · Genova (IGM)
- PolandEPSG:2180ETRF2000-PL / CS92 · PL-EVRF2007-NH
- DenmarkEPSG:25832ETRS89 / UTM zone 32N · DVR90
- SwedenEPSG:3006SWEREF99 TM · RH 2000
- NorwayEPSG:25832ETRS89 / UTM zone 32N · NN2000
32 European countries supported — every request proposes the coordinate system of the site.
Ready to start?
Send your plans, get a tailored quote
Upload your plans, give the site address and your machine control brand. You get a clear price and delivery date.
Contact
A project in the pipeline or just a question?
Send us a message, or call or email us directly. We usually reply the same day. Already have plans? Request a quote straight away so we can take a look.
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