Success Story
Stellar believes in the power of repeat business. Whether you are a Fortune 100 company or a new startup, they promise to provide the best possible service so that you will return to them again in the future.
“To build long-lasting relationships with customers, everyone regularly takes stock of the technology we use, the processes we follow, and our workflows to ensure we work as efficiently as possible,” said David Mueller, Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Manager, Stellar.
One area that emerged as a potential place for improvement was in the transfer of data between the 100 Autodesk Revit software users and the 50 AutoCAD users at Stellar as well as outside consultants. The existing process involved the architects and engineers utilizing Autodesk Revit to export their CAD backgrounds consistently and forward them to the AutoCAD users, to ensure that they always had access to the most up-to-date information. As business increased and the Autodesk Revit users got increasingly busier, this process became more challenging to maintain, and it was time to investigate ways to automate the process.
During an introductory conversation between an IMAGINiT account manager and the Stellar VDC manager, the IMAGINiT representative discussed how many other multidisciplinary firms like Stellar are currently benefitting from utilizing IMAGINiT Clarity software, which automates Autodesk Revit processes and would help address their challenges. “It was clear that the account manager listened, understood our business, and knew how to help,” said Anthony Harwood, VDC Developer, Stellar. “That was the beginning of a successful partnership with IMAGINiT.”
Recognizing that IMAGINiT Clarity would solve the problem of getting CAD backgrounds to AutoCAD users automatically and so much more, they worked with IMAGINiT to:
“Our teams, who had been following the same processes for years, have embraced IMAGINiT Clarity because of the clear benefits,” said Anthony. “After a demonstration, they knew that the software would save them a tremendous amount of time, make their jobs easier, and improve collaboration.”
Stellar uses IMAGINiT Clarity to automatically:
“With IMAGINiT Clarity, our once-manual process of exporting/printing information is now automated, saving us 10,710 hours since we started using it in November of 2019; 915 in the last month alone,” said David. “The benefits go far beyond the time savings. With IMAGINiT Clarity, we ensure all our teams have the right information at the right time. This keeps projects moving, keeps employees happy, and helps us deliver an outstanding customer experience.”
Consistent with their goal of ensuring that they are not missing any efficiencies, Stellar recently had IMAGINiT come out and conduct a review on their usage of Clarity. “We learned of a few new features, but most importantly, we validated that we were going down the right path,” said Anthony. Stellar also requires their design staff to complete Knowledge Assessments of their Autodesk software skills within the first few months of every year and then complete all recommended training by the end of the year. “This policy ensures that everyone keeps current on software updates and maintains the skills they need,” said David.
Stellar is continuously looking into new ways to leverage IMAGINiT Clarity to streamline processes. “One thing we are looking at now is taking data from all our projects and process groups, and gathering project queries in Clarity to create a Power BI graph that mirrors the utility matrix,” said Anthony.
“We are looking forward to continuing our partnership with IMAGINiT,” said David. “Their software is outstanding, the support they provide has far exceeded prior software providers, and they have demonstrated over and over that they are here to help us succeed.”
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C2AE Trusts IMAGINiT with BIM Management Services
For several years, the Building division within C2AE successfully followed a BIM-management-by-committee approach to making decisions on procedures, standards, and best practices. The company’s designers and engineers would meet in person or online, discuss the options, and determine next steps. As the company’s team grew in size and experience level, coming to a consensus became more difficult. C2AE recognized the need to select one person to be the point person responsible for gathering and evaluating all the opinions and deciding which to select and implement.
Swinterton Delivers Value and Achieves ROI with Leica RTC360 Scanner
When renovating buildings, Swinerton starts with as-built measurements provided by clients. Because those drawings rarely include updates, Swinerton relied on their architects to manually measure spaces, put those measurements into Autodesk Revit, and provide PDFs of the information to the designers, who used them as the starting point for renovations. Swinerton started getting laser scans of structures at the beginning of renovation projects using external companies to perform the scanning. “The laser scanners led to great improvements,” said Matt Zwetzig, VD&C Manager, Swinerton. “Measurements were gathered in a fraction of the time, teams knew they were working with accurate information, plans were created faster, correct parts were ordered the first time, and the parts fit as expected.” With business growing and timelines shortening, Matt determined it was time to compare costs for hiring external providers versus purchasing a scanner and completing the work in house.
Massilly North America Automates Processes with Fusion 360 Manage
In 2015, Massilly North America reached out to Autodesk for support on their product lifecycle management (PLM) software, Fusion 360 Manage (previously known as Autodesk PLM 360), which is critical to the company’s day-to-day operations. Autodesk connected Massilly North America with IMAGINiT, and the IMAGINiT PLM team answered questions on specific issues, consulted on workflow improvements, and shared best practices.
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