3D laser scanners have been around for a while in the commercial sector, creating 3D diagrams for surveyors, but new designs are making them more accessible and easy to use than ever.

It can be converted into easy-to-understand presentations with Visio. You can even brainstorm solutions to problems with Visio’s fishbone diagrams and solution mapping tools.

This would take sometimes hours to complete a basic hand-drawn diagram." The scanner, called the Leica RTC360, provides a digital 3D diagram of a scene, showing measurements and dimensions.