Measurement system comprising • a measuring device, in particular total station, theodolite or laser tracker, comprising □ a base, □ a construction arranged on the base and pivotable about a pivoting axis, □ a targeting unit, in particular telescopic sight, wherein the targeting unit has at least ▪ an emission unit for emitting a first laser beam, said emission unit defining an optical target axis, and • a first distance measuring functionality for measuring a distance to an object, and □ a first angle measuring functionality for highly precisely acquiring at least one pivoting angle defined by a relative pivoting position of the construction with respect to the base, • a control and processing unit for data processing and for control of the measurement system, characterized in that • the measurement system has a scanning module comprising □ fixing means for fixing the scanning module to a receptacle corresponding to the fixing means, □ 3a beam deflection element (11, 11a) for deflecting a scanning laser beam, said beam deflection element being rotatable about a rotation axis in a motorized fashion, wherein the rotation axis in a received state is at a defined angle relative to the pivoting axis, in particular perpendicular, and □ a second angle measuring functionality for determining a rotation angle from an angular position of the beam deflection element (11, 11a), • the measuring device has a receptacle embodied in such a way that the scanning module can be fixed in a modular manner in a defined positioning on the measuring device as a result of an interaction of the receptacle with the fixing means, • the control and processing unit is embodied in such a way that □ the respective rotation angle, the respective pivoting angle and the respective distance for a point on the object are combined, such that a respective point position is defined by the combination, and □ a point cloud having a number of the point positions can be generated. • a measuring device, in particular total station, theodolite or laser tracker, comprising □ a base, □ a construction arranged on the base and pivotable about a pivoting axis, □ a targeting unit, in particular telescopic sight, wherein the targeting unit has at least ▪ an emission unit for emitting a first laser beam, said emission unit defining an optical target axis, and • a first distance measuring functionality for measuring a distance to an object, and □ a first angle measuring functionality for highly precisely acquiring at least one pivoting angle defined by a relative pivoting position of the construction with respect to the base, □ a base, □ a construction arranged on the base and pivotable about a pivoting axis, □ a targeting unit, in particular telescopic sight, wherein the targeting unit has at least ▪ an emission unit for emitting a first laser beam, said emission unit defining an optical target axis, and • a first distance measuring functionality for measuring a distance to an object, and ▪ an emission unit for emitting a first laser beam, said emission unit defining an optical target axis, and • a first distance measuring functionality for measuring a distance to an object, and □ a first angle measuring functionality for highly precisely acquiring at least one pivoting angle defined by a relative pivoting position of the construction with respect to the base, • a control and processing unit for data processing and for control of the measurement system, • the measurement system has a scanning module comprising □ fixing means for fixing the scanning module to a receptacle corresponding to the fixing means, □ 3a beam deflection element (11, 11a) for deflecting a scanning laser beam, said beam deflection element being rotatable about a rotation axis in a motorized fashion, wherein the rotation axis in a received state is at a defined angle relative to the pivoting axis, in particular perpendicular, and □ a second angle measuring functionality for determining a rotation angle from an angular position of the beam deflection element (11, 11a), □ fixing means for fixing the scanning module to a receptacle corresponding to the fixing means, □ 3a beam deflection element (11, 11a) for deflecting a scanning laser beam, said beam deflection element being rotatable about a rotation axis in a motorized fashion, wherein the rotation axis in a received state is at a defined angle relative to the pivoting axis, in particular perpendicular, and □ a second angle measuring functionality for determining a rotation angle from an angular position of the beam deflection element (11, 11a), • the measuring device has a receptacle embodied in such a way that the scanning module can be fixed in a modular manner in a defined positioning on the measuring device as a result of an interaction of the receptacle with the fixing means, • the control and processing unit is embodied in such a way that □ the respective rotation angle, the respective pivoting angle and the respective distance for a point on the object are combined, such that a respective point position is defined by the combination, and □ a point cloud having a number of the point positions can be generated. □ the respective rotation angle, the respective pivoting angle and the respective distance for a point on the object are combined, such that a respective point position is defined by the combination, and □ a point cloud having a number of the point positions can be generated.