BIM CAD Automation and Generative design
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What is generative design?
Generative design is a modern design method that uses technologies to automate the creation of objects, products and plans. Thanks to the software and self-learning algorithms, designers can only model using typed commands and parameters.
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We are technical partner of the Hypar platform
Hypar is a cloud-based platform for design automation in the AEC industry. It enables faster and more efficient creation of complex building models. Users can use ready-made components and algorithms, as well as create their own scripts, which allows you to customize the design process to individual needs.
What can we do for you?
See how generative design would help you create and manage your product offerings
You don't make money from the creation of offers — the implementation of projects counts. The faster and more accurately you prepare an offer, the greater the chance of winning a customer and the lower the cost of servicing sales. Generative design allows you to simplify and speed up this process, eliminating errors and increasing sales efficiency.
Your bidding process takes too long and that is why leads choose the competition?
Automation of the bidding process
— generative design eliminates manual analysis, calculations and product selection, automating the entire process from the inquiry to the finished offer. Lead can get a quote faster, and you save time and avoid mistakes that could cost you a contract.
How to increase the chances of winning and provide the client with the best solution?
Generation of variant offers and cost optimization
— customers do not always choose the cheapest option, the key is the value of the offer. Generative design allows you to quickly prepare several variants: a lower cost optimized version, a premium option and a package with additional products, such as an HVAC system with intelligent control and air quality sensors. In addition, the system selects the best solution in terms of material and labor savings, adapting the offer to the conditions of implementation of the investment.
Each of your consultants prepares an offer in their own way, and the client expects consistency?
Standardization of offers
— the same project can have several different valuations depending on the person who prepares it. Design automation eliminates this difference by providing a uniform standard of quotations and full consistency of offers. The client receives a refined document, regardless of who prepared it, which increases the credibility of your enterprise.
Your product data and technical knowledge about them are not written anywhere?
Encoding knowledge in an algorithm
— instead of relying on the experience of your employees, BIM/CAD automation stores product selection rules in algorithms. Thanks to this, new employees can immediately generate correct offers, and the company becomes independent of staff turnover and develops the team faster.
Is your quoting department unable to handle all queries?
Increase the efficiency of the offer team
— if manual bid preparation limits the number of customers served, you lose real sales opportunities. Generative design allows you to create several times more offers without additional resources, so that each inquiry receives a professional quote on time.
Do you want to quickly acquire customers from competitors?
Automatic conversion of competitors' projects
— potential customers can download a finished building design based on competitor products or other generic inputs. Design automation will analyze this model and automatically transform it into a variant based on your product system. The customer will get a ready-made alternative without the need to manually adjust the design, which greatly facilitates the change of supplier.
Customers increasingly expect 3D BIM models?
Generating BIM models
— for investors and designers, ready-made BIM models are necessary for integration into the project, and manual preparation is time-consuming. Generative design using BIM technology will automatically generate precise models that will be ready for use, which will increase the attractiveness of your offer and speed up the customer's decision.
You notice different problems when planning your projects?
Contact us and book a free consultation with our specialist, who will show you how to automate design in your company!
Automation of bidding for the service industry and more!
Are you interested in automating the bidding process itself without using generative design? See how we can speed up lead processing, including sending a quote and pricing document.
Case Study
Akasison AutoPlanner
How has Aliaxis reduced response time to customer inquiries by automating the design, calculation and bidding process for vacuum roof drainage systems?
Aliaxis is a global leader in the production of modern hydraulic and power systems. In the era of developing technologies and increasing competition, the manufacturer faced the challenge of effectively offering its customers.
Basic problems, which Aliaxis was facing:
Long time to prepare offers
For both Aliaxis and competing companies, the process of preparing the offer took 5-6 weeks, so the key goal was to gain an advantage over the competition.
Lack of standardization and guarantee of the quality of the offer
It could vary depending on which of the technical advisors was preparing it.
Limitations in the available tools
The existing solutions on the market could not choose the right products, and the technical advisor had to do this - the automation not only selects the constituent elements, but also does it in a sustainable way.
No support for required file formats
Customers required Aliaxis to provide bids with drainage system designs in BIM format (RVT files), and the tools used by Aliaxis did not support such formats.
Insufficient level of accuracy
The designs developed were often characterized by insufficient precision, which led to the addition of a margin of error for materials and an increase in the amount of construction waste.
Costly process of deploying new technical advisors
The knowledge of how to design vacuum systems based on Aliaxis products is complex, making the onboarding process of specialists time consuming.
Together with Aliaxis we implemented automation operating on the Hypar platform, which made it possible to:
Automatic selection of suitable Aliaxis products (e.g. pipe diameters) taking into account the optimization of material consumption.
Generation and analysis of projects based on information and technical drawings received from customers.
Automatic verification of the correctness of the proposed roof drainage systems and the possibility of quick recalculation in case of need to make changes.
Generation of output files in BIM formats (RVT) at the appropriate level of accuracy, including the generation of highly accurate BIM files, which cannot be prepared manually.
Save the knowledge of Aliaxis technical advisors in the form of code stored securely in the cloud environment.
Generate accurate bills of materials rather than estimates with a large margin of error.
The solution was awarded at the Robotics and Automation Awards 2024 in London, in the category The Best Use of Robotics or Automation in Construction.
As a result thanks to automation Aliaxis:
Reduced engineering work
from 8 hours to 1 minute
Reduced the margin of error for construction waste
from 10% to 3%
Shortened the preparation time of the offer
from 6 weeks to 3 days
Minimized material consumption
or 6-8%
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Design automation in bidding - for who?
This technology can be applied in any AEC industry where fast, precise and cost-optimized bidding matters. If your business requires the preparation of cost estimates and specifications, then generative design can significantly increase your efficiency and effectiveness in promotion and sales.
Prefabrication companies
quick generation of prefabricated element configurations
HVAC System Manufacturers & Suppliers
automatic cost calculations and optimization of material consumption.
Installation companies (electricity, water, gas)
quick generation of optimized offers for installation systems.
Modular manufacturing and steel structures
generating variant design proposals.
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