BIM

BIM modelling and shop drawings

We turn engineers' designs into complete shop drawings and production documentation: a 3D model of the building, elevations, details and material schedules — panels, flashings, trims and accessories.

For designers, main contractors and installation companies

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Scope

3D model of the building

Massing and structure in a single model that every drawing is generated from.

Shop drawings

Drawings ready for issue to the factory and to site.

Elevations and sections

A complete set of views generated from the model — no inconsistencies between sheets.

Details

Junctions, corners and penetrations at a scale the site team can work from.

Panel schedule

Panel schedule with dimensions, thicknesses and position marks.

Flashing schedules

Trims, cover strips, flashings and accessories — with lengths and quantities.

/ Documentation

From model to documentation and visualisation

The model, drawings, schedules and visualisations all come from a single data source, which keeps the documentation consistent at every stage of the project.

Elevation drawings of the building — front, rear and side views

Shop drawings

Elevations showing the layout, dimensions and marking of sandwich panels and flashings.

3D model of the load-bearing structure in a transparent view

Coordinated 3D model

A model of the structure and cladding, built from approved engineering documentation.

3D model view of the building with the panel layout

Cladding model

Wall and roof panel layout, geometry checks and data prepared for production and installation.

Visualisation of the finished building in its final colour scheme

Project visualisation

The building shown in its final materials and colours — for sign-off before work starts.

/ Example

Fix it in the model, not on site

A 3D model lets us check connections, geometry and the position of components before installation starts. Clashes are resolved in the documentation, not on site.

Clash found before installation

While modelling, we found a clash between the steel structure and a wall with a door opening. We raised it with the design engineer responsible, and the beam was repositioned before production and installation started.

Detection
Coordination
Correction

No rework on site. No delays. No last-minute fixes during installation.

3D detail — clash of the steel beam with the wall and the door head — 01Clash found

3D detail after coordination — the steel beam moved clear of the wall and door head — 02Resolved after coordination

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What we do not do

Better to say this now than at the third meeting.

We are not an engineering consultancy and we do not carry out structural calculations.
We do not take on design responsibility for the structural solutions chosen.
We work from the information and design assumptions supplied by engineers and designers.
We do not design or draw steel structures — our scope is panel cladding.

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Process

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Inputs
We receive the design, the assumptions and the technical solutions from the engineer.
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Model
We build the 3D model at an agreed level of detail.
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Drawings
We generate shop drawings, elevations and details.
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Schedules
We issue panel, flashing and accessory schedules.