Structure
Concept framing to as-built, with the analysis loop closed.
For Structural engineers, structural technicians, and BIM modellers
Structural modelling is highly repetitive and highly rule-bound, which makes it unusually well suited to automation. These tools generate the grid and framing, design members and reinforcement, drive the analysis and code-checking loop against the model rather than a parallel spreadsheet, produce the drawing package, and carry the result through fabrication into a verified as-built record.
- Tools
- 34
Revit
18 tools
CAD to Revit Automation
Automatically convert structural CAD drawings into Revit models, reducing manual modelling time.
PDF & DWG Exporter
Export up to 300 sheets to PDF and DWG in just five minutes, directly from Revit.
NWF, NWD, NWC & IFC Exporter
Automatically export NWF, NWD, NWC, IFC, and other coordination files for seamless project coordination.
Scan-to-BIM Automation
Automatically convert point-cloud scans into accurate, structured Revit models.
Grid Automation
Automatically generate structural grids and levels based on project requirements.
Slab Design Automation
Automatically generate slab layouts, slab types, levels, openings, and structural information.
Staircase Automation
Automatically generate staircases with appropriate levels, dimensions, supports, and structural elements.
Ramp Automation
Automatically generate ramps based on levels, slopes, dimensions, and project requirements.
Detailed Design Automation
Automate repetitive detailing for doors, windows, curtain walls, kitchens, toilets, joinery, and finishes.
Auto Dimensioning & Tagging
Automatically add dimensions between walls, interior elements, and lighting fixtures while intelligently positioning tags.
Shop Drawing Automation
Automatically create shop drawings including plans, sections, details, concrete dimensions, and associated documentation.
Foundation Shop Drawing Automation
Automatically create foundation shop drawings including footing layouts, concrete dimensions, levels, and associated documentation.
Wall Shop Drawing Automation
Automatically create wall shop drawings including openings, concrete dimensions, sections, and associated documentation.
Builders Work Automation
Automatically place sleeves, openings, and cutouts in structural elements based on coordinated MEP requirements.
Coordination & Clash Detection Automation
Automatically create a 3D clash view inside Revit, with each clash marked by a flag that can be clicked to view its details.
Schedule Automation
Automatically create and update Revit schedules from model information.
As-Built Drawing Automation
Automatically generate accurate as-built drawings from the final BIM model.
Automatic View & Sheet Generation
Automatically generate views and sheets, and place the views on the sheets in an organized layout.
AutoCAD
16 tools
Auto Dimensioning & Tagging
Grid, column and beam dims and tags, the same on every drawing.
Elevation & Section Update Automation
Structural elevations and sections updated when plans change.
Area & Quantity Extraction
Member counts, sizes and concrete quantities from many drawings.
Schedule Extraction Automation
Column, beam, slab, foundation and rebar data pulled into Excel.
Structural Detail Automation
Repetitive connection, section, foundation and standard details.
Bar Bending Schedule Generation
BBS generated and updated from your reinforcement drawings.
Structure questions
Compatibility, standards, and how these fit your existing template.
Yes. Grid lines, column positions, and beam layouts are read from the DWG and mapped to Revit families you nominate. You review the mapping before anything is placed.
The loading, optimisation, and code-check tools exchange with the common structural analysis packages through their published formats, so the model and the analysis stay in step rather than diverging after the first revision.
Extraction is rule-based and the rules are yours to define, so the output can be aligned to whichever measurement standard your contract uses.
Talk about structure automation
Message on WhatsApp or send an email describing your workflow, and we will tell you which of these tools fits — or whether it needs a custom build.
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