Measured survey state of the art:
As the industry has evolved, so have the tools. With more and more Architect companies using 3D design at the start of a project, they employ a surveyor on behalf of the client to produce 2D Measured survey drawings. With these measured survey drawings then they use their own internal resources to produce a 3D model of the building so then they can start the design process.
Traditional vs 3D Modeling workflows:
The construction industry is a competitive market, where the cost of services are constantly rising. This means that architects and engineers must constantly look for ways to reduce their costs and improve efficiency. Here we compare traditional workflow with BES workflow in a time and cost example for a residential property.
Cost example:
- Traditional Worflow
Survey for production of 2D drawings for a residential property £1300, leading time for survey drawings from site visit 2/3 weeks
Converting 2D drawings into 3D model 1 week. Architect to bear the cost from internal resources.
Design process can start approximately 3/4 weeks after survey
- BES Worflow
Survey for production of 3D model for a small property £1500, leading time for survey drawings 2/3 weeks
No additional costs for the architect firm, internal resources can be used only for design purposes once the model is received after 2/3 weeks.
Advantage of using BES:
BES can directly produce 3D models and from these designers can start their design work or extract 2D drawings if needed. To contain the costs of the work 2D measured survey drawings can be extracted from the model.
Architect firms can save up to a week for a small project and avoiding using a fully trained resource to work on building a model from 2D drawings rather than design.
This improved workflow reduces the overall cost to the final client by eliminating the need for rework and cutting the time needed to work on a project.
