BIM Services for Engineers

 

During any given project it can bedifficult to keep up with the changes of a model and modify the systems in tandem. CADworks is here to help with the creation, management, and changes to these engineering models. CADworks’ engineers and designers will aid in the development in the most data-rich BIMs that, once complete, can be passed onto the general contractor for coordination and detailing.

Some advantages of using BIM for engineering:

  • 4D visualization (where time is the fourth dimension) by including the time schedules of activities in the BIM.
  • Construction planning and management by combination of design and construction.
  • Ease in producing high qualityand precise construction documents.
  • Conflict detection between various dissciplines before the construction phase begins.
  • Risk mitigation by timely conflict detection.
  • Saving time and money, as most all of the problems are detected and corrected in advance of construction.
  • Acts as a digital database, in which change in one view is automatically reflected throughout other drawings in the project.

 

BIM Services for Contractors

 

The need for contractors to create their own BIMs on projects that were originally designed in 2D is very common. Most contractors find they can gain significant value from BIM models even if all the other construction team members aren’t following suit. BIM’s greatest benefit comes when all critical team members are on board.

For contractors, the “low hanging fruit” for return on investment is:

  • Improving construction costs by identifying and correcting clashes before the construction team is onsite.
  • Increasing the chances of winning a project bid by showing thoughtful design approaches using the visualization techniques inherent in BIM-based renderings.
  • Reducing the number of change orders, which in turn reduces administrative expense and processing time during construction.
  • Allowing more fabrication to happen off-site. This can greatly improve yard management activities.

 

BIM Services for Building Owners

 

Today’s building owners are driving the demand for the use of intelligent 3D BIMs for their properties. Financially, they have the most to gain. There are significant benefits whether the property is new or renovated (or simply modeling an existing structure).

Such benefits include:

  • Facilitate value engineering scenarios with ease. This allows selecting the best combination of up-front costs and future economies.
  • Improved communication throughout the construction process.
  • Fewer design changes and costly conflicts as construction progresses.
  • Less waste and fewer delays.
  • More efficient scheduling, which in turn results in shorter construction durations.
  • Accurate and intelligent Record documents (as-built drawings) for facility management throughout a building's life cycle. This provides cost saving benefits related to building maintenance and future expansion or renovation.

Even if the building was not designed by the architect and engineering consultants as 3D BIM, CADworks can convert the completed 2D construction documents into intelligent 3D BIMs using Autodesk Revit, or a variety of other softwares.

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