Business Need

A-BET provides comprehensive design and documentation services for building projects, with a focus on metal stud framing, including prefabricated walls and ceilings. It also helps its customers get all the many benefits of BIM.

Due to the limits in Autodesk^® Revit^®, which the company uses, it was looking for ways to get added functionality and better efficiency, according to Awan Mikael, the proprietor.

"I needed tools to help me frame and panel more quickly, create BIM models at a higher level of detail, and easily make production drawings for prefabricated items. Most important was putting an end to manual and repetitive tasks," he notes.

A search of the market brought A-BET to AGACAD, which made a very good first impression in terms of service and competitive pricing. Looking closer, AGACAD’s Metal Framing Wall+ and Floor+ solutions, along with its T4R Suite of productivity tools for Revit, seemed to be just what the firm needed.

The software, which had a very user-friendly interface, could generate all types of framing and panels using customizable saveable configurations. It could frame complex openings, add structural materials, and generate pre-configured shop drawings. Making changes was easy, with auto-updates of panels and shop drawings and quick adjustment of panel numbers for sequencing. Creation and customization of schedules was also simple.

Mr Mikael liked that AGACAD had a big selection of software for all kinds of BIM needs with Revit (wood framing, MEP and fire safety work, precast concrete and more), and was “clearly dedicated to constantly developing its tools to meet evolving industry requirements.”