212 steel members modeled
Columns, beams and bracing measured directly from the point cloud
Industrial · Stuttgart, Germany
Checking a fifty year old steel frame before a new production line
An automotive manufacturer needed to confirm whether an existing steel frame could support a new production line and overhead crane system, but the original structural drawings had been lost decades earlier.
Project facts
Scope, software and timeline at a glanceLocationStuttgart, Germany
SectorIndustrial and manufacturing
ScopeStructural scan to BIM, clearance study
Level of developmentLOD 350
SoftwareRevit Structure, IFC
Steel members modeled212
Columns flagged for inspection3
Delivery time5 weeks
Project overview
Checking a frame with no surviving structural drawings
An automotive manufacturer needed to confirm whether an existing steel frame could support a new production line and overhead crane system, but the original structural drawings had been lost decades earlier.
We modeled the full steel frame from scan data with true measured section sizes, mapped slab level deviation across the whole hall and flagged three columns showing signs of historic overload for the client structural engineer to inspect.
The survey and model covered the full assembly hall footprint, giving the client one verified data set to run their load assessment against.
This project was delivered through our structural scan to BIM service. See more industrial and manufacturing work on our industry page.
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Inputs and deliverables
What we received and what we handed back
A clear record of the data that came in and the files that went out.
Project inputs
- Full steel frame scan, no original structural drawings available
- New production line and crane load specification
- Client structural engineer inspection requirements
- Revit Structure template and section family library
Deliverables
- LOD 350 structural steel model with measured section sizes
- Slab level deviation map across the whole hall
- 3 flagged columns with inspection notes
- Analytical model export for structural analysis software
- Connection detail record where visible from the scan
Key outcomes
Three columns flagged before the line was approved
3 columns flagged
For engineer inspection before the new line was approved
5 weeks delivery
From scan data to a signed off analytical model
Business impact
A potential mid installation stoppage avoided
Identifying the three overloaded columns before the new line was approved avoided a costly mid installation stoppage, and gave the client engineers the measured data needed to sign off the frame with confidence rather than assumption.
A potential mid installation stoppage avoided
Structural sign off achieved without a full re survey
New production line and crane system approved on schedule
“Their slab deviation map told us more about the real condition of that hall than any drawing we had.”
HBH. BrandtEngineering Manager, Automotive Manufacturer
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