Diagnosis / audit
For diagnostic and audit: Survey / Measurement, Quantity takeoff and heat-loss surfaces
Get all your areas and linear measurements in just a few minutes — floors, heat-loss walls, skirting boards — without measuring by hand.
📱 This article covers the features available on the Essentiel plan, as well as some more advanced features of the Intégral plan.
The Scan
With an iPhone Pro (12 or later) or an iPad Pro (2020 or later), carry out an accurate Survey / Measurement to 98% in minutes.
Open Visuary and tap New scan
Move your device around the space following the on-screen instructions, scan up to 40 m² before moving to the next Zone.
Tap the Camera icon to photograph constraints (asbestos, lead, damp...) — the photo will be automatically placed on the floor plan
Press and hold to leave an audio comment on the key points to note
Finalize your Scan to access the dimensions and quantity takeoff for the Survey / Measurement
Example comment used: "West wall insulated with 6 cm rock wool" and "double-glazed window"
Retrieve surfaces
Once the Scan is complete, find your project on Visuary (visuary.app) from your computer or tablet — the plan is automatically synced.
Once your scan is completed, rename your project to find it more easily by clicking the 3 dots at the top right in the app or on the project name directly in the browser.
Once the project is open:
Open the Scan tab to view the areas and dimensions of each wall and opening
On the Existing floor plan, click on the floor of a room to rename it as needed. "West-facing living room", or "P1"
Open Existing floor plan → Quantity takeoff to find by room and overall:
Floor, wall and ceiling areas in m²
Ceiling height and volume in m³
Click on a wall to enter its type and thickness — the quantity takeoff is updated automatically
Modify the wall type after drawing the plan or the Scan:
Click a wall to select it
In "wall types", click thedown arrow icon to open the drop-down menu, then select the desired wall type
In "Templates" click on "Replace with" to find the desired material
Close the menu by clicking the arrow at the top left
💡 The Quantity takeoff updates automatically every time the plan changes.
Export the Thermal envelope
With the Intégral subscription, you can export the Thermal envelope: From the plan, review your comments to fill in the characteristics of the walls and openings.
Click on each opening: enter the glazing type, the material and the performance
Click on each Load-bearing wall — select the type and enter the thickness and Insulation in the side panel
Orient the plan with the compass rose — Tools > Settings > compass rose to orient
Export via the three dots → Exports → heat-loss surface export (CSV)
Example of heat-loss surface export: ⚠️ To generate this export, you must have filled in the orientation of the plan and the characteristics of your walls.
💡 The CSV contains for each wall: type, orientation, area, Dimensions and opening characteristics — ready to copy into your professional software. To learn how to open it, click here: Open a CSV Export of heat-loss surfaces
Create a reference plan
From the 2D plan, review your comment markers and transfer the key points to note into text annotations so they are readable directly on the plan.
Review your comments from the Location pins on the plan
Add a text annotation for each affected zone — "Asbestos zone", "Load-bearing wall"
Use colours to differentiate the types of information — red for anomalies, green for observations
You can also add Dimensions visible from the Annotation tool — they will appear in the PDF report if the Measurement lines layer is enabled.
Export the plan via the PDF report
The PDF report also includes a comments page with the plan and details of each Location pin.
Share the project with the PDF report
Requires an Essentiel or Intégral subscription
Via PDF report — a complete downloadable package:
With the subscription Essentiel :
Dimensioned 2D plan
Full quantity takeoff
Plan with comment Location pins and photos
With the subscription Intégral, access additional pages:
3D plan and first-person view
HD renderings
Elevation view
Cost estimate page
Area page
Ability to add, delete and reorder pages
Share the project by link or email
Sharing is available without a subscription
Through sharing (via link or email invitation with permissions)
Plan view in 2D, 3D and first-person view
Access to comments and geolocated photos
Access to the full quantity takeoff
Visit this link to see what access the person receives to the project:
Visuary plan - Martins R3 project
Go further with Intégral
HD renders to present finish choices to the client
Automatic cost estimate generated from your quantity takeoff
Access to the advanced finishes library
Complete PDF report with Render, 3D views, customizable pages, surfaces, etc.
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