Construction
Digital Continuity for Buildings and Infrastructure
The design and engineering processes for construction requires close collaboration among multiple participants across all project phases. Additionally, increasingly complex construction projects require that all teams rely on 3D as a common language to facilitate collaboration and reduce rework between phases.
3DEXPERIENCE CATIA allows architects and engineers to build beyond the limits of traditional project delivery methods by delivering a range of 3D modeling solutions that span all design and engineering phases. This allows for complete digital continuity for diverse project teams on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
BENEFITS
- Robust, industry-specific roles and applications to design and engineer buildings and infrastructure
- Create high level of detail models fully compliant with industry standards (IFC)
- Design for fabrication by developing models that conform to prefabrication or industrialized construction methods
- Geolocate the model and manage the construction project in the context of the city or territory
- Generate associative 2D documents from the 3D model
- Extract complete Bill of Materials from the construction model
- Collaborate with external partners and consultants by importing various file types to integrate into the master model
- Capitalize on accumulated knowledge by reusing templates and best practices across all projects
Roles
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- on premise
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3D MEP Designer
Design and engineer detailed systems for construction in the three traditional building systems: Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP)Discover the roleclose3D MEP Designer
on premiseDesign and engineer detailed systems for construction in the three traditional building systems: Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP)
- Geolocate a building or infrastructure project and model the surrounding terrain to a high level of detail
- Create and manage routed systems discipline including piping & HVAC, electrical raceway and tubing systems using an intuitive and interactive user interface
- Integrated dynamic design rules during routing and part placement
- Manage and visualize complete building assemblies along with building information model attribute completeness
- Automation function to generate Spools, detailing design and customizable report definition and drawings
3D Pattern Shape Creator
Browser-based, on-the-cloud, generative modelling, that uniquely combines graphical visual scripting and interactive 3D-modelling, with the ability to use one or the other interchangeably at any time.Discover the roleclose3D Pattern Shape Creator
on cloudBrowser-based, on-the-cloud, generative modelling, that uniquely combines graphical visual scripting and interactive 3D-modelling, with the ability to use one or the other interchangeably at any time.
- Intuitive, smart approach.
- Creative people can quickly design, explore and validate variations of complex, repetitive and non-regular shapes and patterns.
- All geometry created is available for use in detailed design and manufacture.
Architectural Detail Designer
Deliver a truly collaborative design environment where architects, engineers, planners, consultants and building owners can work together.Discover the rolecloseArchitectural Detail Designer
on premiseDeliver a truly collaborative design environment where architects, engineers, planners, consultants and building owners can work together.
- Deliver a truly collaborative design environment where architects, engineers, planners, consultants and building owners can work together to realize a building project.
- All stakeholders of a building project can manage and execute all phases of a project from design to fabrication within a single platform.
- Enhance collaboration across different building trades, developed specifically to create detailed Building Information Models (BIM).
- Design custom and standard parametric building components compliant with the industry standards (IFC) and virtually construct the building in its entirety before it is built.
- Geolocate a building project and work with extensive scalability for projects of all sizes and levels of complexity.
- Skip tedious workflows by fabricating building components directly from the 3D design model.
- Avoid design ambiguity by modeling the entire building with custom or generic templates.
Building Design Engineer
Design and model detailed building components plus automate the creation of the entire building.Discover the rolecloseBuilding Design Engineer
on cloudDesign and model detailed building components plus automate the creation of the entire building.
- Model detailed building components for manufacturing and fabrication.
- Extensive scalability for projects of all sizes and levels of complexity.
- Achieve design clarity and avoid ambiguity by modeling the entire building with custom or generic templates.
- Maximize knowledge capture and reuse and harness the full power of CATIA with automation.
Building Designer
Create preliminary building designs during conceptual design that evolve into the detailed design.Discover the rolecloseBuilding Designer
on cloudCreate preliminary building designs during conceptual design that evolve into the detailed design.
- Unleash your creativity to design buildings of any shape, size or level of complexity.
- Quickly design, modify and validate building projects based on planning specifications and requirements.
- Simulate daylighting and shadow duration analysis.
- Rapidly create complete conceptual structural models with an out-of-the-box set of standardized sections.
Building Structures Designer
Design detailed building structures for construction where architects, engineers, planners, consultants and building owners can collaborate.Discover the rolecloseBuilding Structures Designer
on premiseDesign detailed building structures for construction where architects, engineers, planners, consultants and building owners can collaborate.
- Geolocate a building project and model the surrounding terrain
- Create low Level of Detail structural models with building structures
- Perform quantity take-off, volumetric studies and clash analysis of all structural members
- Design detailed rebar layers from existing bars or with a catalog of more than 60 predefined shapes
- Create associative construction documents from the 3D model
Building Structures Engineer
A comprehensive set of applications to design detailed building structures for construction.Discover the rolecloseBuilding Structures Engineer
on cloudA comprehensive set of applications to design detailed building structures for construction.
- Create Level of Development (LOD) 450 Building Information Models (BIM), fully compliant with industry standards (IFC).
- Extensive scalability for projects of all sizes and levels of complexity.
- Skip tedious workflows by fabricating building components directly from the 3D design model.
- Achieve design clarity and avoid ambiguity by modeling the entire building with custom or generic template.s
- Author building information models with the world’s most robust Product Lifecycle Management platform: the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
Building and Civil 3D Electrical Engineer
3D electrical development, enabling the physical design of wire harnesses and cabling in context.Discover the rolecloseBuilding and Civil 3D Electrical Engineer
on cloud3D electrical development, enabling the physical design of wire harnesses and cabling in context.
- Synchronize electrical schematic to 3D design to improve electrical systems quality and consistency.
- Design and optimize electrical 3D harness bundles and cableways accurately in the context of the full product and obtain exact bundle diameters and wire/cable lengths.
- Analysis tools to check design quality.
- Automate the creation and update of the 3D electrical harness design from Logical Design.
- 3D Design from 2D schematics.
Building and Civil 3D Fluid Engineer
3D fluid systems development environment for the physical design of tubing, piping and HVAC systems.Discover the rolecloseBuilding and Civil 3D Fluid Engineer
on cloud3D fluid systems development environment for the physical design of tubing, piping and HVAC systems.
- Design and optimize the physical system of both rigid and flexible pipes/tubes and HVAC
- Highly interactive and intuitive user interface.
- Integrate business rules.
- Automatically decompose 3D systems to individual piping and tubing objects, attributes, and relationships
- Full systems traceability delivered with integrated RFLP approach.
- Propagate and streamline data from the functional diagram to the 3D detailed design.
Building and Civil 3D MEP Designer
A comprehensive set of applications to design and engineer detailed MEP systems for construction.Discover the rolecloseBuilding and Civil 3D MEP Designer
on cloudA comprehensive set of applications to design and engineer detailed MEP systems for construction.
- Create Level of Development- 450 Building Information Models, fully compliant with industry standards.
- Extensive scalability for projects of all sizes and levels of complexity.
- Skip tedious workflows by fabricating building components directly from 3D.
- Achieve design clarity and avoid ambiguity by modeling the entire building with custom or generic templates.
- Author building information models with the most robust Product Lifecycle Management platform.
Building and Civil Coordinator
Review and collaborate around a construction project to coordinate all phases from design to fabrication and manage Building Information Models (BIM)Discover the rolecloseBuilding and Civil Coordinator
on premiseReview and collaborate around a construction project to coordinate all phases from design to fabrication and manage Building Information Models (BIM)
- Import and assemble building information models from various industry standard file formats
- Geolocate the construction and infrastructure project
- Manage, view and interact with building component attributes
- Zoom and analyze different parts of the project
- Perform clash detection between different model submissions
- Mange design review sessions and coordinate various trades and subcontractors
Building and Civil Model Coordinator
Coordinate 3D construction models from architects, consultants, contractors and Subcontractors.Discover the rolecloseBuilding and Civil Model Coordinator
on cloudCoordinate 3D construction models from architects, consultants, contractors and Subcontractors.
- Import 3d models from industry standard file formats .
- Geolocate the construction and infrastructure project.
- Perform design review and check for geometric clashes between models.
- Manage design review sessions and coordinate various trades and subcontractors.
- Model simple shapes to coordinate tasks among building trades.
- Achieve design clarity and avoid ambiguity by viewing the entire building with the design and construction team.
Building and Civil Presenter
Life-like renderings and Virtual Reality Experiences of building and infrastructure projects.Discover the rolecloseBuilding and Civil Presenter
on cloudLife-like renderings and Virtual Reality Experiences of building and infrastructure projects.
- Realistic, decision-ready design model with precise & measured material appearances for review.
- Produce photorealistic renderings and movies to take; capture & share design decisions.
- Prepare & perform single user (HMD) or team (Powerwall & CAVE) Virtual Reality decision reviews using state-of-the-art projection, tracking and interaction technologies as well as collaborative scale decision reviews for local and global team members.
Building and Civil Systems Schematic Engineer
Create discipline-specific intelligent schematics for wiring, cabling, piping/tubing and HVAC systems.Discover the rolecloseBuilding and Civil Systems Schematic Engineer
on cloudCreate discipline-specific intelligent schematics for wiring, cabling, piping/tubing and HVAC systems.
- Capture attributes and technology automatically within the schematic.
- Model electrical and fluidic systems interfaces within the context of CATIA Systems.
- Define and connect electrical and fluid systems schematics.
- Comprehensive view of the 2D logical specifications.
- Quickly validate objects, using company specific rules without having to develop specific code. This also enables the detection of errors early in the design process.
Civil Designer for Energy & Materials
Create 3DEXPERIENCE twins for energy plants across cities and territories.Discover the rolecloseCivil Designer for Energy & Materials
on cloudCreate 3DEXPERIENCE twins for energy plants across cities and territories.
- Accurately create and Geolocate realistic 3D terrain representations.
- Model the entire project with custom or generic templates.
- Create detailed Building Information Models, fully compliant with industry standards.
- Extensive scalability for projects of all sizes and levels of complexity.
- Fabricate building components directly from the 3D design model.
- Author building information models with the world’s most robust PLM platform.
Civil Designer
Create linear infrastructure 3DEXPERlENCE twins for road and rail construction projects.Discover the rolecloseCivil Designer
on cloudCreate linear infrastructure 3DEXPERlENCE twins for road and rail construction projects.
- Create linear infrastructure 3DEXPERlENCE twins for road and rail construction projects.
- Achieve design clarity and avoid ambiguity by modeling the entire infrastructure project with custom or generic components.
- Extensive scalability for projects of all sizes and levels of complexity.
- Design within the project context by modeling the surrounding terrain.
- Maximize knowledge capture and reuse and harness the full power of CATIA with automation.
Civil Engineer
Enable all stakeholders of a civil infrastructure project to manage and execute all phases of a project from design to fabrication within a single platform.Discover the rolecloseCivil Engineer
on premiseEnable all stakeholders of a civil infrastructure project to manage and execute all phases of a project from design to fabrication within a single platform.
- Accurately create and geolocate realistic 3D terrain representations.
- Avoid design ambiguity by modeling the entire building with custom or generic templates.
- Create detailed Building Information Models (BIM), fully compliant with industry standards (IFC).
- Extensive scalability for projects of all sizes and levels of complexity.
- Skip tedious workflows by fabricating building components directly from the 3D design model.
Civil Engineer
Enable all stakeholders of a civil infrastructure project to manage and execute all phases of a project from design to fabrication within a single platform.Discover the rolecloseCivil Engineer
on cloudEnable all stakeholders of a civil infrastructure project to manage and execute all phases of a project from design to fabrication within a single platform.
- Accurately create and geolocate realistic 3D terrain representations.
- Avoid design ambiguity by modeling the entire building with custom or generic templates.
- Create detailed Building Information Models (BIM), fully compliant with industry standards (IFC).
- Extensive scalability for projects of all sizes and levels of complexity.
- Skip tedious workflows by fabricating building components directly from the 3D design model.
Computational Designer for Construction
Model complex shapes and patterns anywhere, any time on any device with no software to installDiscover the rolecloseComputational Designer for Construction
on cloudModel complex shapes and patterns anywhere, any time on any device with no software to install
- Generative, Algorithmic and Computational Modeling for All
- Create any kind of shape regardless of complexity, including advanced wireframe & surface design with high automation.
- Hybrid modeling interface with interactive and graphical scripting.
- Easy & scalable geometric and scripting design patterns that are easy to reuse.
- Contains xShape Design as well as the converters, AEC data model and Geolocation plus much more.
Concept Building Designer
Quickly develop conceptual building information models and evaluate design decisions for a project of any size, scale or level of complexity.Discover the rolecloseConcept Building Designer
on premiseQuickly develop conceptual building information models and evaluate design decisions for a project of any size, scale or level of complexity.
- Create low and mid-Level of Detail (LOD 300) Building Information Models (BIM), fully compliant with industry standards.
- Quickly model all building elements with an out-of-the-box standard set of generic building components.
- Create associative 2D design documents from the 3D model
- Achieve design clarity and avoid ambiguity by modeling the entire building with custom or generic templates.
Converters for Construction
Import multiple Construction file formats into 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA with one role.Discover the rolecloseConverters for Construction
on premiseImport multiple Construction file formats into 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA with one role.
- Delivers a bundle of converters for Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Civil Engineering: Autodesk Revit Models, McNeal Rhinoceros 3D Models, Autodesk FBX Models, OBJ Models and Collada Models.
- Instead of buying individual converter roles, get all the converters for a construction project in a single role.
Template Designer
Create a defined engineering template capturing knowledge behavior parameters for reuse.Discover the rolecloseTemplate Designer
on premiseCreate a defined engineering template capturing knowledge behavior parameters for reuse.
- Create features, parts and assembly templates interactively that encapsulate geometry specifications, associated parameters and relations for associative reuse.
- Define engineering template capture.
- Re-use design from all applications.
- Easily and interactively capture engineering know-how and methodology for highly efficient reuse.
- Enrich templates with formulas, equations, knowledge patterns, reactions and equation resolution.