BIM Workflows For Structural Engineering

EngPlan Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading consulting engineering company based in Nairobi, Kenya. Their services cover the project life cycle from conception, feasibility studies, design, tender, construction, commissioning maintenance and rehabilitation. Engplan Consulting Engineers is also one of the major players in the Structural Engineering space. With that, most of their work which includes design, modeling, and analysis, it was impossible for them to run their analysis on 2D drawings. This necessitated the use of 3D and possibly higher dimension workflows.

There are few main concerns and pain points that they wished to make the outlined improvements to their workflows and one of it is having transition entirely into 3D design and only output 2D drawings from the models. In addition to that, being able to integrate the other professional consultants (Architects and Service Engineer) and consume their output data natively without any conversions. Lastly, to have parametric designs that would auto-update and reflect changes through all views and layouts.

After careful consideration of their objectives and business needs, we recommend a total solution of both 3D modeling and analysis tools as well as some 2D applications for the production of their construction drawings. CITECH provided the necessary training for the utilization of the tools in the Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction collection with the main ones being Autodesk Revit and Robot Structural Analysis Professional (RSAP).

After migrating their whole team to the Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction collection, they have continued to consume Architectural data natively into Autodesk Revit. This has eliminated the need for them to have to create their own models thus saving that valuable time that can be used to perfect their designs. This has significantly reduced their project turn-around timelines thus reducing their project costs. Their deliverables are also much more advanced giving their clients detailed documentation of their projects. This has given them a competitive edge over their competition.

The adoption of the Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction collection and Autodesk BIM collaborate Pro has seen Engplan realized and exceeded their expectations as they continue to scale higher grounds in the Engineering Industry. Handholding them through the learning curve and continuous support has made their workflows a lot more streamlined and efficient.