ENG is one of the local leading VDC services providers for Trade Contractors. We started our business delivering services on MEP BIM Modeling, Trade Spatial Coordination and BIM for Prefabrication.
Our teams of Engineers and Field Detailers have a long standing experience and expertise in all trades: Mechanical [Sheet Metal & Piping], Plumbing, Electrical and Fire Protection. We count with solid experience modeling LOD 350 and fabricable LOD 400 models.
We represent a Trade or Lead the Weekly BIM coordination meetings, where we work with the other trades solving clashes between the MEP’s, architectural and Structural as well as constructability issues (including clearances for installation and maintenance).
We leverage Autodesk REVIT utilizing Fab-parts as well as Sysque®, we also use Autodesk Fabrication CADMEP, Trimble PD3D and DD3D, and Bentley AECOSim.
We are proud of the fabrication database that we have created over the last 17 years. However, on several occasions we utilize our client specific database.
Preparing a building component or assembly for fabrication is a time-consuming process that depends on numerous complex factors. BIM facilitates a variety of related design/construction activities, including digital fabrication and Shop drawings of building components. BIM enables digital design-to-fabrication workflows for all building disciplines.
As outputs for field installation we produce Install & Shop Drawings, as well as setting up Points in the models for layout with Robotic Stations.
For Pre-Fabrication at the Shop, we produce accurate Spool Drawings, MAJs for CNC, and direct outputs for automatic pipe cutting machines such as Tigerstop™
We either take the full scope and ownership of Model-Coordination process on behalf of one or more of the Trade Contractors, or we act as an extension of the Contractors in-house team to enhance its capacity during pics of work. On several occasions, Architectural or Structural Models are missing. ENG can provide you with the solutions you need. Our Architectural and Structural teams can model efficiently for BIM coordination purpose.
All our services can be performed at our own office, communicating via web-based collaboration tools, video calls and traditional phone calls.
However, we also believe that for certain endeavors a personal presence is required in order to increase communication, thereby maximizing efficiency. ENG designed a unique On-Site support business model, where we can provide on-site support by sending our BIM professionals to work at your office or in the field for a period of time (from a few weeks, months or even years at larger projects); while the rest of the team at ENG supports you from our offices.
We also offer different types of contracts to suit your needs, such as Time and Material, Lump Sum and Full-time engagements. Please contact us to discuss your next BIM project.
MEP modeling refers to the creation of detailed 3D models for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems within a building using Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology. These models digitally represent how HVAC systems, electrical layouts, piping, fire protection, and other infrastructure components will be installed and interact within a project’s architectural and structural framework.
AutoCAD MEP is not a full BIM (Building Information Modeling) platform, but it can be to some extent. Especially when fulfilling a “BIM Spatial Coordination” requirement, you must deliver a 3D model of your specific trade/discipline for only clash detection and resolution purposes. In this case, if you can deliver accurate geometry, you may get away without delivering a true parametric BIM model. Fabrication CADmep, however, has been the industry standard for more than 15 years.
Structural BIM is a 3-dimensional intelligent virtual model representing a building’s structural components, including foundations, columns, beams, slabs, braces, and load-bearing elements. Unlike traditional 2D drafting, structural BIM integrates geometry, spatial relationships, material properties, and design intent into a single coordinated digital environment.
BIM coordination is the collaborative process of spatially aligning all disciplines involved in a construction project—such as architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing—by merging their 3D models into a single, federated BIM model. This integrated model allows project teams to detect and resolve clashes or conflicts before construction begins.
Using coordination software like Navisworks, BIM 360 Glue, or Autodesk Construction Cloud, teams generate clash detection reports, review issues, and prioritize resolutions. These are typically addressed in regular coordination meetings, where stakeholders analyze clashes, propose solutions, and align design decisions until reaching a sign-off-ready model suitable for construction.
Autodesk Revit is probably the most widely used BIM authoring software platform. It may not necessarily be the best, but it’s the one with more real manufacturer content available and where you may find more potential qualified users to perform the work. Revit is much more powerful as a collaborative tool, and the amount and quality of information that can be embedded in the model, compared to AutoCAD, is immensely higher.
AutoCAD MEP is a non-collaborative CAD-based software suitable for systems design but limited when it comes to modeling for fabrication or a BIM coordination process. Revit MEP is the current industry standard for BIM coordination, along with Fabrication CADmep, but it can produce a more intelligent model with much higher collaboration capabilities. Revit is a full BIM software; AutoCAD MEP is limited.
There is no such thing as “structural MEP”—it’s a common misnomer. Structural modeling focuses on a building’s load-bearing elements like beams, columns, and foundations. MEP modeling covers the Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing systems, such as HVAC, wiring, and piping.
While both are coordinated in a BIM model to detect clashes and improve constructability, they are separate disciplines with distinct purposes.
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