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Why Generic File Formats (Like STEP and IFC) Holding Back Water Infrastructure Design

The digital transformation across the industries has enforced the demography to adopt serious changes that impact the overall workflow, leading to improved processes. Water infrastructure like wastewater industries, drinking water networks, and huge pump stations come under such industries that are slowly transforming in digital aspects, that includes creating designs and exchanging them across software applications. Being an industry of enormous design and associated data, water demography demands …

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Say Goodbye to Data Loss: Streamlining the Move from Plant 3D to Revit in Wastewater Projects

Software adoption in industries has transformed the way the respective domains work, changing the paradigm. So is the wastewater management industry. Reliable software can ease the project workflow, covering the sequences from initiation to lifecycle management. That said, for the wastewater industry, AutoCAD Plant 3D and Revit play a predominant role. Plant 3D’s role is inextricably linked to the industry, as the software creates designs for pipes, pipe fittings, …

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BIM Interoperability Challenges in Plant Engineering Projects and How to Overcome Them

Plant engineering is one of the most complex workflows around, integrating piping, mechanical, electrical, structural, and plumbing into one cohesive set of drawings. Unlike a standard building or traditional mechanical project, a plant project requires razor-sharp accuracy due to dense piping systems, hazardous equipment, and safety-critical systems. Designers may use specialized programs like AutoCAD Plant 3D, Tekla …

CAD

How AI automates CAD-to-BIM Data Cleaning, Mapping, and Model translation

The essence of Artificial Intelligence has penetrated every niche and gained a prominent part in automating serious aspects that were tedious and human–centric. CAD to BIM model conversion has embraced the revolution and started to adopt AI in various aspects, particularly in automating distinctive parts that were hard and time–consuming. Therefore, in this blog, we envision the impact of AI automation and how it does CAD to BIM data cleaning, …

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Managing Hybrid Workflow – Cloud based and On-Premises Interoperability

Interoperability in CAD/BIM model conversion exchange is the ability to transfer the model or design and make use of the exchanged information. When it comes to creating and converting CAD and BIM designs or models, professionals follow on-premises design and cloud-based model management practices. While there are certain limitations in both perspectives, in this blog we shall intervene and …

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BXF vs IFC vs STEP: Comparing Data Exchange Formats for Better Collaboration

An Engineering project demands extensive collaboration for better project flow and outcomes. Vital software solutions have become integral to various engineering projects, aiding in the design of architectural, construction, and manufacturing models. On the other hand, BIM software aids in visualizing the design models with information and sets a better stage of project management in the long run. When the requirements arise to connect the data from different software solutions, a compatible exchange file format is …

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How to maintain/organize metadata during CAD Interoperability

When it comes to converting the constructional, architectural, and other designs or models from one software to another, it becomes essential to bring comprehensive model metadata together. The reason behind this requirement is simple: just structures or 3D model won’t help in subsequent stages, wherein the components with the inherited information will support the project in diverse stages and allow the project manager and the associates to drive …

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SolidWorks to Revit Conversion – Avoiding Common Pitfalls in File Conversion

Recent trends in the construction and architectural sectors have paved the way for new ideas and innovations that improve project quality and enhance team coordination. One such innovative approach to fueling the process is to connect the workflows of two different project genres: Mechanical and Architectural. SolidWorks, as outstanding mechanical design software, can link with architectural workflows of Revit and improve the scope of …

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Tailoring BIM Workflows with Custom BIM Work Group Manager

What is essential for an industry, especially an industry like AEC? While we say there are various important aspects that sustain the industry, one prominent factor is a collaborative approach and the respective process. Since the AEC industries are moving forward with Building Information Modelling (BIM) alliance, preserving credibility and tailoring the BIM workflows is inevitable and offers more …

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How to Choose the Right BIM Interoperability Plugin for Your Workflow

How would you test a car? On a test track, or on real roads? Many BIM managers make mistakes with interoperability plugins. They test them only in controlled environments. Choosing a plugin because it “supports Revit and Tekla” on paper. The demo looks flawless. Export works. Import works. Then you try to use it in a real workflow. Three weeks into a …