"From design to schedule, BOM and construction simulation in minutes instead of days"

1. ANALYZE.   3D CAD systems inherently provide the size and location property values required for quantities take-off and initial scheduling.   Google SketchUp has been chosen as the host for SUperPlan automated construction planning.

2. CLASSIFY.   With no mandatory additional prerequisites such as layering conventions or a specific hierarchy of data, it is possible to determine the type (column, slab, wall, etc.) of many modelled objects according to a user defined classification system (i.e. Activity Codes), e.g. SMM7 (the RICS Standard Method of Measurement for building elements).

3. RESOURCE.   The corresponding materials, cost, man-days and other resources required for these classified objects are then calculated automatically from the object properties (volume, area, weight, etc.)   A costed BOM is then available as an Excel spreadsheet.

4. SCHEDULE.   Spatial relationships and available resources determine the basic construction sequence, via which time related costs (such as Earned Value Analysis) and construction simulation interactive review and a video record in AVI format can be generated.

See  www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5Z6mTJYaE4  for an overview.

For all enquiries please contact  mark@superplan.info

Development Progress (May 2009 - January 2012)...

• Determination of Component geometric properties and/or type
    
• Creation of sample SMM7 classification data and associated rates
    
• Definition of customisable automatic classification algorithms
     
• National language support, and 36 character product code support
      
• Generation of a costed BOM (or EVA report) in Excel format
   
• Definition of automatic task sequencing algorithms
   
• Construction simulation - interactive review and AVI video generation.
  See  www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tg963RGfWY  for sample video output
   
• Clash detection
    
• Integration with other planning systems (export to MS Project XML)
  See  MS-Project-Plan  for generated Gantt chart sample
    
• Re-import of exported MS Project XML to reflect plan modification
      
• IFC data import
    
• Cutout selected Door/Window component from Wall component
    
• Multiple Resources and Resource level profiles specification
    
• Innovative 'Rooms' functionality to create/manage 3D traps/sections
   
• Automatic evaluation of multiple scheduling strategies
          
• OmniClass and UniClass classification formats supported
    
• XML data export also by model data hierarchical structure
  and with all tasks or task summary by class options
   
• Export to IFC, including classification, material and scheduling start/stop data
     
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