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At Ing. Josef Geyder Metalltechnik GmbH, hardly any two orders are the same. Projects for private customers, industrial companies and energy providers differ significantly, and so do the requirements for planning, design, and documentation.
Many structures have to be built into existing plants or buildings. This means that existing pipes, beams, stairs or other components must already be taken into account during planning. Errors that only become visible during installation can cause additional work steps and delay project workflows.
In addition, the structures not only have to be planned and installed, but also documented in a way that is suitable for fabrication. Workshop, structural engineer, installation team and customer all need different information, ideally based on a single model.
With TENADO METAL 3D, Ing. Josef Geyder Metalltechnik GmbH combines on-site 3D surveying with end-to-end digital planning. Point clouds from laser scans are integrated directly into the design process. This allows projects to be designed close to real conditions and potential collisions to be identified as early as the planning stage.
At the same time, saved standards, parametric components and stair and railing generators accelerate recurring work steps. Designs can be adapted more easily and reused for new projects. In this way, TENADO METAL 3D supports both technical planning and the fabrication and documentation processes that follow.
This approach is particularly helpful when working in existing industrial plants, where numerous installations, pipes and structural conditions have to be considered. Potential conflicts become visible during the design phase.
This creates planning reliability and helps make adjustments before fabrication begins. In one project, for example, a collision with an existing pipe was identified during the design process and corrected before the workshop work started. Implementing such a change only on the construction site would have been significantly more complex and expensive.
An important part of the design process is the railing and stair generators integrated into the software. Because many customers work with fixed standards, frequently used configurations can be saved and used across projects.
Ing. Josef Geyder Metalltechnik GmbH also creates its own parametric components and libraries. This makes it easier to adapt dimensions and variants to new requirements without having to rebuild designs from scratch. Especially in larger projects, this reduces recurring manual work steps.
Three-dimensional planning not only improves the design itself, but also supports all subsequent processes. Workshop drawings, structural documents, foundation plans, and installation documentation are generated from the model. Everyone involved works on the basis of the same planning data.
The 3D views provide additional value, especially in the workshop. Designs are easier to understand and complex components can be interpreted more clearly. This makes the transition from planning to fabrication more transparent and reliable.
This creates an end-to-end process from surveying and design through to fabrication, installation and documentation. Different plans can be derived from the 3D model and prepared for the workshop, structural engineering, or construction site as needed.
The colleagues who produce the [component] at least have a 3D plan and know what the whole thing is supposed to look like. They don’t have to think their way into it again themselves.
More than 50% time savings
For railing designs through the use of the generator compared with manual design.
Early collision detection
Planning based on real data
Reusable components
Consistent data basis
Flexible plan derivation
TENADO METAL 3D supports Ing. Josef Geyder Metalltechnik GmbH in planning custom steel and metal construction projects by combining 3D point cloud functionality, parametric design and practical generators. The software helps design complex projects based on real as-built data, implement recurring work steps more efficiently, and make collisions visible as early as the planning phase.
Metal construction companies that plan custom structures, need to meet a wide range of customer requirements, and want to work flexibly with digital fabrication documents are therefore well advised to use TENADO METAL 3D.
Yes, I would recommend it, quite honestly. Also because AutoCAD runs behind it and because it is a company that has been around for a long time and has no problems. That is a major advantage.
Andreas Roidl, Technical Drafter at Ing. Josef Geyder GmbH