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What device should I use with Twindo?

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To be able to use Twindo’s Scan to CAD feature, you’ll need an iOS device with built-in LiDAR. You’ll find it in these models:

What about the iPhone Duo?

The iPhone Duo does not have a LiDAR sensor, which makes it incompatible with Twindo’s scanning technology.

iPhone or iPad?

It’s really a matter of personal choice, as there’s no discernible differences between the scans from these devices. The iPhones are good choices for those who don’t want to carry an additional device. The iPad is a good choice if you want a bigger screen or more than one person will be scanning. Depending on your phone plan, and if you’re due for an upgrade, the iPhone may or may not be less expensive than the iPad.

WiFi vs. Cell

You do not need to be connected to the internet to scan; you only need to connect when you’re ready to upload scans/place orders. So, WiFi vs. cell is completely up to you and your workflow!

Storage

Storage refers to the amount of data your device can hold at one time. When using Twindo, it affects the number of scans or homes you can hold on the device at one time.

The base storage capacity for most of these devices is 128GB which is more than enough storage for Twindo, but a higher capacity may be necessary depending on what else you store on the device. Generally speaking, this is very rarely a practical concern for our customers, unless you use the device to store a lot of videos or audio files in addition to scans.

While the total storage footprint for a home can range given the size of the home, in our experience, the average typically ranges from 500MB to 1GB, with exceptionally large homes and projects taking up to 5 GB of space. On a 128GB device with ~60GB free, someone could still hold many homes before needing to free up space. On a 256GB or larger device, storage should effectively stop being a practical consideration. If you regularly capture large multi-floor or commercial properties, uploading scans as you go rather than accumulating them on-device is the simplest way to keep space free.

What about non-LiDAR iPhones or Android?

Twindo is currently only compatible with iOS devices, and specifically the LiDAR-enabled devices listed above. If you would like to be notified if support for other devices becomes available, please sign up for our newsletter.

Some of our customers who don’t already have a compatible device, will buy one just to use Twindo for measuring and digitizing a space. Using Twindo as a business tool usually pays for the device in one or two jobs. The resulting CAD files from our service can be imported into your design programs which can be running on Windows.

Find Your Model

To identify which iPad or iPhone you have:

  1. Open “Settings”
  2. Tap “General”
  3. Then tap “About”
  4. Find the “Model Name”

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