Software for steel fabricators
Margin on a steel package is decided in detailing and estimating, long before anything is cut. VIRTUELE automates the connection work against your own shop standards, so a bid can be priced and a model can be released without adding senior headcount.
The objection worth answering
Automation that does not understand your shop is worse than no automation. That is why shop standards are configured first, before a single connection is generated.
Where to start
Steel connection automation against your own shop standards
Connection detailing is where the hours go. VIRTUELE applies your shop's own standards to every joint in the model, so what comes out is what your fabrication floor already builds — not a generic library you then correct.
Steel estimating and takeoff from the model you already have
An estimate is only as good as the model behind it. VIRTUELE prices the same connected, checked model the project is being built from, so takeoff and pricing come from one dataset instead of a re-measured copy.
BIM model checking for fabrication and erection
Issues found during fabrication or erection are the expensive ones. VIRTUELE checks the model for constructability problems while they are still a change in the model rather than a change on site.