Here's an alternative with a more interactive work flow: <a href="http://magic-plan.com/" rel="nofollow">http://magic-plan.com/</a> .
Quite disappointed - was hoping this was done through computer vision. Aren't there are apps that do this? By the time I've 'scanned' a room the way it's shown in the article, and if that method doesn't even give me heights, doors, windows and outlets, <i>and</i> is only accurate to within half a foot - by that time I've measured it with my laser tape measure 3 times over.
This seems to be in the neighborhood of Johnny Lee's thinking in Project Tango: <a href="https://www.google.com/atap/projecttango/" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/atap/projecttango/</a> ... a lot of the information collected by the increasingly precise sensors is going to allow for next level of... something... I think Project Tango is an example of not knowing what the future is in sensing and looking for network effects to fill in the gap.
Tried this app out a few days ago. The measurements in it are surprisingly good. I was finding it about ~10% out at most.<p>All in all, it is a very good (FREE!) app that can be used to get a decent idea of what might be needed in home renovation.
I hoped that either they got their hands on Project Tango device or worked with this team in Zurich - <a href="http://www.i-programmer.info/news/192-photography-a-imaging/6688-any-mobile-camera-can-be-a-3d-scanner.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.i-programmer.info/news/192-photography-a-imaging/...</a><p>Edit:<p>Btw, anyone who applied for Project Tango got back from them in any way? I didn't.
Google's Project Tango (<a href="https://www.google.com/atap/projecttango/" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/atap/projecttango/</a>) and Structure.io seem to be the most promising in this area.<p>I have difficulty seeing any professionals adopting RoomScan as it still seems more difficult than just using a laser measure.
I got a lot more excited when I read about this a while ago (2012) [1]. It also states to be slightly more accurate. It also seems less cumbersome.<p>[1] <a href="http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/126843-think-gps-is-cool-ips-will-blow-your-mind" rel="nofollow">http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/126843-think-gps-is-cool-...</a><p>I haven't tried anything, but it seems there are already lots of solutions and this is just another approach.
AppStore link: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/roomscan-app-that-draws-floor/id571436618?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" rel="nofollow">https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/roomscan-app-that-draws-floo...</a><p>Couldn't find it on my brief scan of the article.
I've tried this a while ago. Did not work very well at all on an iPhone 4S, it would either tell me to re-try or come up with a plan that was completely off.