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Stugalux Construction: How to handle hundreds of projects with Autodesk BIM 360 Build

Stugalux Construction: How to handle hundreds of projects with Autodesk BIM 360 Build

Customer challenge

Within Stugalux, in the overall process of a project, 3 platforms were used: Microsoft Dynamics NAV (ERP), ELO (Document management) and a file server (File management). Exchanging plans between the different departments was done using PDF files. These were created from Autodesk Revit, saved on the file server and then put in the document management system ‘ELO’ via the ERP system ‘Microsoft Dynamics NAV’. This procedure was repeated for each new version of the Autodesk Revit project. At the end of a project, a multitude of PDF files for the different versions of the same project could be found in different environments. This could lead to communication errors during the project process and the use of the wrong versions of the plans by the technicians of the various departments.

Project goals

In every phase of the construction process, users need information about the components from both data sources, meaning that they have to work with two different environments which is time-consuming and leads to errors. To reduce these risks, it was necessary to create a seamless user experience with an immediate access to all the information at once. Users also need down-to-earth pragmatic information about the components. This information is crucial to better support the ordering-, construction- and maintenance phases and must be available to all team members regardless of the data source they’re using. This information should be visible when working in the ERP system, when looking at the models and plans in Autodesk BIM 360 and also in the As-Built Autodesk Revit BIM model.

Solution

To overcome these problems, we wanted to implement a ‘one source of truth’ system for document versions: for each team member it had to be easy to find the latest version of the plans in just one place. Autodesk BIM 360 Build was a perfect solution to achieve this! In addition, the standard Autodesk BIM 360 communication tools (like mark-ups and document issues) as well as the Autodesk BIM 360 Build functionality for field management improved the general project process and the flow between the different departments.

Business outcome

Today, the energy and effort is enormous to create fully detailed Autodesk BIM models of quantities, types, qualities, sizes, in every domain for a single family home construction. So, by combining the best of both worlds it became possible to help and share more and better information across the whole organization without the tremendous effort of detailed Autodesk BIM models.

Conclusion

Stugalux Construction S.A. has barely scratched the surface of the bulk of possibilities that BIM has created. Over the next months / years, a lot of processes will be streamlined and optimized. The managers for each craft department get, via Autodesk BIM360 Build, colored plans that give them updates from their colleagues. The project managers see on the plans the different advancements and controls/checks are so much easier. And finally, facility management has better, more informed, interactions with the customer which at the bottom line is the most important: best possible customer experience.

Project summary

    Duration & delivery

  • 36
  • 2021-06-29

    Autodesk solutions

  • BIM 360 Build
  • Revit
  • Navisworks Manage
  • BIM 360 Docs

    Services provided

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

    Customer industry

  • Construction
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