The structure of projects in the unified ProjectWise environment was quite complex and consisted of many folders and files, each of which required a large number of parameters to be configured. This tedious work created additional stress and required a high level of attention.
Adaptation of designers
The transition from a 2D environment to 3D modeling caused resistance, including among other specialists, as it was difficult for them to master new tools and methods.
Despite all these problems, Tatyana Motorina managed to establish the process of exchanging tasks, make it effective, and also develop the correct templates, thanks to which the coordination and adjustment of elements was carried out directly in the model.
Due to the factors described earlier and high domestic requirements for the design of drawings, the Gipronickel Institute telegram in philippines decided to switch to the Russian nanoCAD BIM VK software .
Among the advantages of the solution, Tatyana Motorina highlighted:
Simple and clear interface
The familiar language and workflow made this software more accessible to specialists, which significantly accelerated its implementation.
Low entry threshold
After working in a 2D environment for a long time, designers adapted to nanoCAD BIM VK more quickly due to the similarity of the working methods with the familiar AutoCAD.
GOST compliance
The program allows you to produce drawings that comply with Russian standards, which is especially important when passing an examination.
However, the transition to Russian software was not smooth: one of the main difficulties was the reduction of BIM functionality. In order to comply with government requirements and simplify work with drawings, it was necessary to sacrifice some “BIM ideals” and work with limited automation tools.
The specialist also explained how importing ready-made 3D objects from other programs was accompanied by errors, which increased the design time and, on the contrary, decreased the quality. In addition, the process of maintaining the relevance of models of related sections became more complicated, since nanoCAD BIM VK does not provide full seamless interaction.