BIMCompass

AUTOMATION

Improve the way your business works.

We improve design, engineering and business workflows through automation, connected data and focused digital tools — from Revit and BIM automation to technical product selection, quoting, configurators and system integration.

Tell us what could work better

START WITH THE PROBLEM

Technology is not the starting point. The way you work is.

A process takes too long. Engineers repeat the same tasks. Product selection depends on specialist knowledge. Quotations require too much manual work. The same information is entered into several systems.

These are the problems we look for first. Technology comes afterwards.

We start by understanding how the work actually happens — the people, engineering rules, data, systems and decisions behind the process. Then we identify what should be simplified, connected or automated.

WHERE COULD WORK IMPROVE?

Look for the friction.

  1. 01

    Repetitive design work

    Engineers and designers spend time repeating predictable modelling, calculations, data entry or documentation tasks.

  2. 02

    Complex engineering calculations

    Important design logic lives in spreadsheets, manuals or in the knowledge of individual experts.

  3. 03

    Technical product selection

    Selecting the right products or configuring complete systems requires multiple calculations, compatibility checks and specialist knowledge.

  4. 04

    Slow specification, estimating & quoting

    Turning project requirements into specifications, quantities, take-offs, BOMs, estimates and commercial quotations requires too many manual steps.

  5. 05

    Disconnected product and project data

    BIM, PIM, ERP, CRM, spreadsheets and other systems contain related information that does not flow between them.

  6. 06

    Processes that no longer scale

    A workflow built around Excel, email or individual expertise becomes increasingly difficult to manage as the business grows.

WHAT WE CAN CREATE

Turn complex work into practical digital workflows.

01

BIM & Engineering Software

Build dedicated engineering solutions — from plugins for BIM and CAD environments to standalone applications — around the way your teams design, calculate and deliver projects.

02

Engineering Calculation & Design

Automate calculations, sizing and engineering rules to speed up technical design and system verification.

03

Product Selection & Configurators

Turn product and engineering rules into guided selection and configuration tools that help users arrive at the right solution.

04

Specification, Quoting & Estimation

Connect specifications, quantities, BOMs, take-offs, estimating, pricing and quotation workflows to reduce manual work between technical information, commercial processes and project delivery.

05

Product Data Management

Structure and connect product and design information so it can be reused across BIM content, engineering tools, configurators and other digital workflows.

06

Connected Systems & Process Automation

Connect engineering, product, sales and business systems to remove repetitive handovers and keep information moving between processes.

Automation can work inside your organisation or directly in the hands of your customers.

INSIDE YOUR ORGANISATION

Internal tools reduce repetitive engineering and sales work.

IN THE HANDS OF YOUR CUSTOMERS

Customer-facing tools can make selection, configuration and design easier without requiring specialist support at every step.

FROM INFORMATION TO DESIGN

Design starts with the right information.

Before design work begins, teams often need to review project documentation, survey information and client requirements, identify the information that matters, and check whether it is complete and consistent. When the volume of documentation and data grows, this becomes time-consuming and easier to overlook important details.

Much of this work can be structured, accelerated and partially automated.

  1. DOCUMENTATION
  2. ANALYSIS
  3. REQUIREMENTS
  4. VERIFICATION
  5. DESIGN

Automation can support document review, information analysis and classification, requirement identification, comparison of information and the preparation of structured inputs for downstream design work. Where appropriate, AI can assist selected steps, with review and verification remaining part of the workflow.

FROM DESIGN TO SALES

From design to quotation, procurement and delivery.

Before a project can move into quotation, procurement or delivery, teams often need to analyse technical information, perform calculations, determine quantities, select solutions and prepare the information required for the next stages.

Much of that work can be structured and automated.

  1. DESIGN
  2. CALCULATE
  3. SELECT
  4. SPECIFY
  5. QUANTIFY
  6. QUOTE

In technical-sales and specification workflows, that may support a designer specifying a system, a manufacturer helping customers select the right solution, or a distributor preparing technically correct offers faster and more consistently.

The same approach can support contractor and project-delivery workflows — from reviewing drawings and BIM models to quantity take-off, estimating and preparing information for procurement and delivery.

Where project information is incomplete or spread across multiple sources, automation can help structure the inputs, compare information and reduce repetitive manual work before procurement or construction begins.

EXPERIENCE IN PRACTICE

Solutions our experts have delivered.

The experience behind BIM Compass includes solutions delivered across engineering, BIM and technical-sales workflows.

01

Engineering & Quotation Automation

  1. REQUIREMENTS
  2. CALCULATION
  3. SELECTION
  4. QUANTITIES
  5. PRICING
  6. QUOTE

CHALLENGE

A technical sales process required project or customer requirements to be translated through engineering logic and calculations into suitable product selection, quantities or BOM, pricing and a commercial quotation.

SOLUTION

Engineering rules, product selection, quantity calculation and pricing were brought into one workflow that could generate the information needed to prepare a quotation.

RESULT

Less manual calculation and data transfer shortened quotation work and increased the number of enquiries the team could handle while keeping the process more consistent.

02

Revit-based Design Automation

  1. DESIGN
  2. CONFIGURATION
  3. SELECTION
  4. MODELLING
  5. DOCUMENTATION

CHALLENGE

Designing a technical system in Revit involved repetitive modelling, product configuration and preparation of material information.

SOLUTION

A dedicated Revit solution embedded product and engineering rules directly into the design environment, supporting configuration, product selection, quantities and documentation.

RESULT

Automating repetitive design steps reduced manual work and accelerated the workflow, allowing engineers to spend more time on engineering decisions and handle more project work.

03

Product Configurator

  1. REQUIREMENTS
  2. CONFIGURATION
  3. VERIFICATION
  4. CALCULATION
  5. SPECIFICATION

CHALLENGE

A complex product portfolio required specialist knowledge to determine valid component combinations and configure an appropriate technical solution.

SOLUTION

Product and engineering rules were built into a configurator that guides the user through the configuration, verifies compatibility and generates the required technical information.

RESULT

Users could complete more of the product selection and configuration process themselves, reducing routine support work for technical and sales teams while lowering the risk of configuration errors.

04

Product Data to Digital Design Content

  1. DATA
  2. RULES
  3. CONFIGURATION
  4. MODELLING
  5. PUBLISHING

CHALLENGE

Maintaining digital product content across many variants required repeated manual work and made it difficult to keep information consistent.

SOLUTION

Structured product information and defined rules were used to automatically generate and maintain digital design content across a large number of product variants.

RESULT

Automation replaced a level of repetitive modelling and maintenance that would be impractical to manage manually at this scale, while keeping product information and digital content aligned.

OUR APPROACH

Turn the opportunity into a working solution.

A useful solution needs to work for the people using it, the engineering and business logic behind it, and the conditions in which it will be delivered.

  1. 01

    Understand

    Confirm the workflow, users, information, engineering and business rules that the solution must support.

  2. 02

    Find the opportunity

    Define the opportunity and the outcome it needs to improve before deciding how the solution should work.

  3. 03

    Shape the solution

    Turn the opportunity into a focused solution, bringing together the appropriate engineering, BIM, data and software expertise.

  4. 04

    Build & improve

    Implement, test and refine with real users and workflows, keeping the engineering and business logic intact through delivery.

FIND THE OPPORTUNITY

Have a process that could work better?

You don't need to know what technology you need.

Tell us where the friction is — a repetitive engineering task, a difficult product selection process, a slow quotation workflow, disconnected data or something else entirely.

We'll help find the right way forward.

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