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BIM and Manufacturing Combine for True to Life Representations of their Structural Fasteners

BIM and Manufacturing Combine for True to Life Representations of their Structural Fasteners

Customer challenge

FastenMaster is an American-based manufacturer of structural wood screws, composite deck screws, hidden deck and trim fasteners, hidden deck clips and more! Their ultimate goal is to help the PRO contractor strengthen his or her business. The challenges that the team at FastenMaster faced was with creating Autodesk REVIT families and 3D models of their structural fastener lineup. REVIT itself cannot produce scaled detailed families within the program itself. Another Autodesk program, Inventor, as well as an MicroCAD Inventor Applications Specialist, were required to produce the complex and accurate representation of the screws. The incoming product specifications content from the client was in CAD/dwg format, so a third program, AutoCAD was used. This required new collaborative workflows and showcased the powerful interoperability between several of Autodesk’s design software lineup.

Project goals

The main goals we sought to achieve were to provide the client, FastenMaster, with true to life representations of their structural fasteners for use in building models and construction documents. Engineers and designers needed to be able to download from the FastenMaster website directly and each Fastener 3D model/family had to contain all the relevant data and specifications needed for BIM projects.

Solution

As part of the solution, Autodesk Solution Provider MicroCAD worked directly with the marketing and product specialist team at FastenMaster to create true to life representations of their structural fasteners for use in building models and construction documents. Autodesk products used included Inventor, AutoCAD, and REVIT. There will be ongoing support, and training for the client for 3D modeling in REVIT. Because of the scale and detail, several new workflows were necessary. MicroCAD's Inventor Applications Specialist produced the complex and accurate representation of the screws. The incoming product specifications content from the client was in CAD/dwg format, so a third program, AutoCAD was used. This required new collaborative workflows and showcased the powerful interoperability between several of Autodesk’s design software lineup.

Business outcome

As a result of our work together, FastenMaster has a portion of their construction industry fasteners available as REVIT model families “to make specification of our products easier for the engineering and design communities." This work made the specification of the FastenMaster products easier for the engineers and designers. Each fastener became a REVIT family that engineers and designers will be able to download from the FastenMaster website directly and will contain all the relevant data and specifications needed for their BIM projects.

Conclusion

This project with MicroCAD was unique and gave FastenMaster an impactful offering to its Partners. Mark Dicaire, Director of Technical Services, states: "The ultimate goal is to help the PRO contractor strengthen their business. We believe that delivering on this promise creates lasting value for our customers while also strengthening the FastenMaster brand. From developing new products to innovating new practices, the voice of the PRO contractor remains our guiding force. We strive to continuously deepen our understanding of the PRO's business processes and product needs. This understanding enables us to offer products that reduce installed cost, increase structural integrity and reflect the pride in craftsmanship shared by FastenMaster PROs everywhere. We remain committed to our partnerships with leading building materials distributors and dealers nationwide. These partnerships are a key part of achieving our goals."

Project summary

    Duration & delivery

  • 45
  • 2021-12-11

    Autodesk solutions

  • Inventor
  • Revit
  • AutoCAD

    Services provided

  • Product Training
  • Technical Support
  • Business Process Assessment & Documentation
  • Design Visualization
  • Rendering & Animation
  • Business Transformation Consulting
  • Solution Optimization Services

    Customer industry

  • Design & Manufacturing
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