Moving from CAD to BIM: a planning checklist for engineering offices
BIM changes how a whole office works, not just the software it uses. This six-step checklist helps design firms move from 2D CAD to BIM without disrupting live projects.
Read guideBIM implementation and information management
Connect your people, processes and project information.
We help teams adopt BIM and establish practical workflows for sharing models, managing documents and coordinating reviews, supported by common data environment setup and role-based training.
What it covers
BIM that works in day-to-day project delivery.
Every engagement is scoped with your team before work starts, around your projects, disciplines and IT environment.
BIM adoption
Move from 2D drafting to model-based delivery in stages, starting with a pilot project and the standards your teams will work to.
Model sharing and reviews
Establish practical workflows for sharing models between disciplines and coordinating reviews, including clash detection.
Document and information management
Agree how project information is named, stored, checked and exchanged, supported by common data environment setup.
Role-based training
Training built around the tasks each role performs, for architects, engineers, BIM coordinators and project managers.
Tools
Built on software your teams already know.
CDSS is an authorised partner for the design and coordination tools most BIM workflows rely on, and supports them locally.
RevitNavisworksAutoCADCivil 3DMicroStationOpenPlantOpenRoads
Design & Engineering
Autodesk
Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D and Navisworks for model-based design and coordination.
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Bentley Systems
MicroStation, OpenPlant and OpenRoads for plant and infrastructure projects.
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CAD-to-BIM programme
Role-based training delivered in person in Lagos or online via Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
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Ongoing support
Help with application and deployment issues once your teams are working in BIM.
View support optionsRelated reading
All publicationsPlanning the move to BIM.
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