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How Graitec and Autodesk Software Helped Increase Control over 3D Objects and Rebar

How Graitec and Autodesk Software Helped Increase Control over 3D Objects and Rebar

Customer challenge

DBA Group is an independent holding company specialized in the provision of Consulting, Architecture, Engineering, Project Management and IT & C solutions focused on lifecycle management for buildings and mission-critical infrastructure. The Group operates through 14 offices in Italy and ten abroad, employing over 650 people and helping more than 400 clients. Founded 29 years ago, they have always been keen on how technology can make them more competitive to expand into new markets.

Project goals

Autodesk Revit and GRAITEC’s Advance PowerPack Premium Concrete Package constantly grew over the past couple of years. So did their clients’ demands for faster project deliveries and swifter responses to design changes. Which made it clear to DBA that the migration from CAD to Revit was the apparent shift to make. They were efficient with CAD and so wanted to make sure their use of Revit delivered better productivity while bringing the benefits of BIM.

Solution

The solution was identified in GRAITEC’s Advance PowerPack for Revit, with specific commands that “allow us to manage the modelling of all the reinforcing bars of complex projects and to optimize the layout of structural sheets for the construction phase, even in the cases of project changes or variations, with automatic update of both schedules and drawing sheets.”, as Simone di Biase, BIM Manager mentions.

Business outcome

According to Simone di Biase, “The internal team coordination uses the modelled rebar, exported in RVT or IFC formats, in Navisworks, where we can make all the needed checks. The most important benefit is that, in case of project variations, we can update rebar detailing, sheets and quantity take-offs more efficiently than in traditional projects. Our customer is very interested in this type of solution because it allows him to test multiple project solutions to find the most suitable one, both technically and economically.”

Conclusion

The main benefits of using Revit are increased control over 3D objects and rebar. 30-35% less time is needed to produce the reinforcement sheets, especially in the case of project variations, compared to the CAD workflow, and increased output quality, both in terms of graphics and the sheer amount of information that can be extracted directly from the BIM models. The main benefits of using Revit are increased control over 3D objects and rebar. 30-35% less time is needed to produce the reinforcement sheets, especially in the case of project variations, compared to the CAD workflow, and increased output quality, both in terms of graphics and the sheer amount of information that can be extracted directly from the BIM models.

Project summary

    Duration & delivery

  • 4
  • 2021-02-01

    Autodesk solutions

  • Revit

    Services provided

  • System Implementation
  • Configuration & Deployment
  • Technical Support
  • Product Training

    Customer industry

  • Construction
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