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2. 'OUR AIM IS TO HELP SHED MANUFACTURERS
REDEFINE WHAT THEY THINK IS POSSIBLE. WE BELIEVE
THAT MOST WASTED TIME AND
RESOURCES DURING CONSTRUCTION IS
AVOIDABLE BEFORE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS.’
Luke Hunter
Founder & Director of Insight BIM
PREPARE FOR FUTURE GROWTH
Imagine removing the glass ceiling from your organisation. Imagine
having the ability to train virtually anyone to quote and generate
deliverables for a project. Imagine no longer competing on cost but on
results you can deliver. Imagine your perfect scenario of ultimate team
productivity.
None of this is achievable without optimised systems and workflows. Our
5-Step BIM Automation Roadmap will provide you with the systems and
automation you need to scale your manufacturing company, maximise
profit and productivity, while creating a clear point of difference from the
competition.
Designed to help our clients achieve real, tangible outcomes, this
roadmap reveals how we do it and why the companies we work with
continue to see such dramatic increases in profit and productivity
on every project.
5-STEP BIM
AUTOMATION
ROADMAP
3. 3 STAGES OF
AUTOMATION
STAGE 1
BIM MODELLING & DETAILING AUTOMATION
This 5-Step BIM Automation Roadmap is the first stage of Automation. It
is during this foundational stage that we develop and customise your
existing BIM platform to automate your pre-construction systems and
processes required to scale your company.
STAGE 2
SEAMLESS INTEGRATION
With an emphasis on integration, Stage 2 focuses on structural design
analysis, quoting, costing and MRP automation. We develop links
between multiple platforms which allow for streamlined automation and
integration throughout the project lifecycle saving weeks and, in some
cases, months on every project.
STAGE 3
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IMPLEMENTATION
Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, we use machine learning
to study and analyse the datasets collected in Stages 1 and 2. Intelligent
automation is achieved with the ability to recognise patterns, make
predictions & recommendations on more efficient methods and
outcomes.
4. MAXIMISE YOUR
POTENTIAL TO GROW
AUTOMATE PRE-CONSTRUCTION
SYSTEMS & PROCESSES
We understand that time is your most valuable resource. Using our 5-
Step BIM Automation Roadmap will ensure your return on investment
exceeds expectations with the ability to customise and automate your
existing Tekla platform, giving you back the valuable time it currently
takes to manually produce project models, costings and deliverables.
Use the below Tekla Automation Pyramid to determine which stage of
pre-construction automation you and your company are currently at and
your potential to achieve elite Tekla automation.
5. 5-STEP BIM
AUTOMATION ROADMAP
Skyrocket team productivity & increase
production capabilities
E L I T E M O D E L L I N G
A U T O M A T I O N
P R E C I S I O N C O S T
A U T O M A T IO N
Establish accurate, clearly categorised
project costs within seconds
Consistent & reliable standardised
modelling, reporting and drawing
production
A G I L E F O U N D A T I O N
B U I L D I N G
Manage design changes & customisation
with ease
D Y N A M I C C O M P O N E N T
C R E A T I O N
1
.
2.
3.
B U S I N E S S G R O W T H
5. P R O C E D U R E S
Simple implementation and training
with minimal disruption
4.
Streamline and automate your pre-construction processes
with Insight BIM
6. AGILE
FOUNDATION
BUILDING
1.
CREATE COMPANY STANDARD LIBRARIES,
CODES & TEMPLATES
OBJECTIVES
Essential first step that sets up the success of the entire process
Eliminate confusion with suppliers and fabricators with clear and
consistent company identification
Company specific set-up for streamlined, standardised and automated
production of project deliverables
Reduce errors and inconsistencies with project modelling and costing
Build a library of standard parts and profile settings and automatically
apply to all future projects
7. AGILE
FOUNDATION
BUILDING
1.
VIDEO TUTORIAL
Drawing Settings
Create drawing settings and filters
Create part mark settings
How to automatically apply to all future projects
VIDEO TUTORIAL
Model Settings
Create a company settings model
How and where to correctly save the settings
How to automatically apply to all future projects
8. AGILE
1.
VIDEO EXAMPLE
Concrete drawing production
Automatically show only part/s required in drawings reducing or eliminating
manual work
Easily manage project changes and amendments
Dramatically reduce time spent in drawing production
FOUNDATION
BUILDING
VIDEO EXAMPLE
Report Automation
9. AGILE
FOUNDATION
BUILDING
1.
VIDEO EXAMPLE
Create Supplier Specific Reports
Eliminate confusion with suppliers and fabricators
Easily manage project changes and amendments
Fast and accurate quality control verifying processes
VIDEO EXAMPLE
Steel drawing production
10. DYNAMIC
COMPONENT
CREATION
2 .
BUILD A LIBRARY OF INTELLIGENT
PARAMETRIC CONNECTIONS
OBJECTIVES
Increase productivity creating customised solutions to clients
Integrate with complete modelling automation tools you can train
virtually anyone to use
Easily amend and manage project models and costing as per
design variations and requests
Build a library of intelligent connections and tools that handle
design changes very fast
Take the time consuming manual work out of creating customised
solutions
11. DYNAMIC
2 .COMPONENT
CREATION
VIDEO EXAMPLE
Manual VS automated modelling with
intelligent connections
Supercharge productivity
Easily manage project changes and amendments
Simplified training and modelling processes
VIDEO TUTORIAL
Create an intelligent connection
12. MODELLING
AUTOMATION
3 .
OBJECTIVES
Ability to generate fully detailed parametric models based on
custom setup and connections created in Stages 1 & 2
Easily and quickly produce fully detailed models for new project
proposals and initial prospect meetings
Become less reliant on specialist detailers
Reduce material dispatch time schedules while increasing
production capabilities
Easily and quickly generate actual project cost of materials and
labour
Ability to easily train new and existing staff members to produce
company-specific detailed project models
Automatically generate fully detailed company specific structures
to any design specifications. Integrate all relevant settings, profiles
and custom connections that w ere created in Stages 1& 2 .
13. MODELLING
AUTOMATION
3 .
VIDEO EXAMPLE
Automate, standardise and customise
company standard virtual BIM models ready
for project costing & processing
Produce fully detailed company specific standard models within seconds
Easily manage project changes and amendments
Train virtually anyone to do it
14. PRECISION
COST
GENERATION
4 .
OBJECTIVES
Produce automated accurate cost of entire projects within seconds
Eliminate manual and time consuming material takeoff production
prone to human error
Per L/M, Sq/M and per item labour installation cost options
Update itemised supplier costing databases with ease
Compare cost of materials from multiple suppliers to ensure you are
producing the best cost you can for each project
Ability to easily train relative team members to produce a cost
directly from a data-rich detailed model
We work with you to produce a company specific
quoting system
Produce a detailed project model
Generate a clearly categorised and itemised cost of materials and
labour for an entire structure
This is only possible due to the foundations established in
Stages 1, 2 & 3
1
2
15. PRECISION
COST
GENERATION
4 .
VIDEO EXAMPLE
An automated costing tool developed with
company specific requirements
Effortlessly generate actual project cost of all materials and labour
Include anything common to projects like material delivery etc.
Train virtually anyone to do it
16. BUSINESS
GROWTH
PROCEDURES
5 .
Modelling production for all developed custom API tools and
connections
Modelling structures using the developed modelling
automation tools
Drawing production for all templates developed
Report production for all templates developed
Generate itemised project costs
Use screen recording application to create video step-by-step
procedures for the following that will systemise your pre-
construction processes:
OBJECTIVES
Eliminate manual and time consuming training processes
Ability to easily train new team members to produce all
company standard project models
Ability to easily train new team members to produce all
company standard reports and drawings
Ability to easily train new team members to generate an actual
cost of project materials, fabrication and assembly.
1
2
3
4
5
17. BUSINESS
GROWTH
PROCEDURES
5 .
VIDEO EXAMPLE
Instruction on how to produce & customise a
company standard, detailed model
Easily follow step-by-step instruction to generate a fully detailed model and
customise it
Train virtually anyone to do it
VIDEO EXAMPLE
Instruction on how to produce welded member
assembly drawings
Easily follow step-by-step instruction to create all details for fabrication
Train virtually anyone to do it
18. www.superiorgarages.com
CLIENT CASE
STUDY
SUPERIOR GARAGES & INDUSTRIALS
'Our business is unrecognisable today with the re-creation of our
workflows and systems customising Tekla to suit our specific needs.
We were struggling to keep up and compete with our competition using
complex, manual, time-consuming systems. Since working with Insight BIM
and implementing their '5 Step Automation Strategy', our team
productivity has skyrocketed and material waste is at an all time
low. This has been a game changer for our business. Insight BIM
continue to deliver outstanding results for us with a professional and dynamic
team that strive to exceed all our expectations. All projects, both standard
and complex are now quoted and completed with confidence.'
Jeremy, Structural Engineer & Founder
Superior Garages & Industrials
19. SUMMARY
PREPARE FOR GROWTH
Tekla structures offers almost limitless possibilities for customisation and
development
Tekla is very accomodating but is built to be systemised and automated
to suit your unique environment
Automation maximises team productivity, minimises variability and
increases production capabilities
Systemising workflows allows you to:
Predict project schedules
Mitigate risk with staff turnover
Maximise team effectiveness
Minimise human error
