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Excitech was asked by Capita P&I to provide a bespoke training course based in Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D and BIM workflows for their civil engineers, engaged on the River Ness Bridge Project.

Inverness is an area of national heritage and beauty which meant that the River Ness Bridge and Inverness West Link project had to be sensitive to its environment. The Highland Council, who commissioned the project, required a 3D model to reap the benefits of Building Information Modelling (BIM) workflows and to make intelligent use of its stored information; reusing it where possible for areas such as environmental impact assessment, construction documentation, design and visualisations.

THE SOLUTION
Capita P&I needed to produce a 3D model so Revit Structure was adopted as one of the project’s primary tools, using AutoCAD only for detailing. Revit Structure allowed both 3D modelling and the drawing documentation to be completed on one platform.

Civil 3D was used to create the horizontal alignments, vertical alignments and deck assembly, which were then output using “corridor solids”. Revit Structure was used for the remaining structures such as the bridge piers, abutments and foundations, as well as secondary steel requirements such as torsional bracing.

The benefits of adopting a 3D model and BIM workflows over a 2D based approach enabled a better understanding of the project from client, designer, planning and public perspectives.

Excitech delivered a bespoke three day training course tailored to bridge engineering and relevant to the project’s requirements. In addition, Excitech provided training on 3DS Max for the visualisation aspects of the project. Due to the tight deadlines, an Excitech consultant also provided project support.

As part of this support Excitech created the various elements of the bridge model using Revit Structure, Civil View and AutoCAD Civil 3D. Furthermore, they produced a set of instructional videos showcasing the workflows used to achieve the 3D model.

THE RESULT
Excitech’s training and project support enabled Capita P&I to build on the project experience and better position themselves for future work in this particular type of Civil Engineering 3D workflow.
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