General Contractor / Subcontractor

Scaffold Planning Automation

70%Reduction in design hours
Any team memberCan operate the system
ProblemChallenge

Producing scaffold drawings and takeoffs for labor-bureau submissions used to take dozens of hours per project. Drawing quality also varied by individual, making the work tribal-knowledge-heavy and the output inconsistent.

ApproachWhat we built

End-to-end automation via an Archicad plugin

We built a custom Archicad plugin that reads the building BIM model, references a database of scaffold types (single-pole, frame, etc.) and takeoff rules, and auto-generates the scaffold model. Drawing and takeoff happen in a single pipeline.

Scaffold automation flow: Building BIM model → Scaffold parts DB → Auto placement and takeoff
Read the building BIM model from Archicad. Register scaffold types and takeoff rules into the database via a custom plugin. Auto-generate the scaffold model from the database — drawing to takeoff in a single pipeline.
OutcomeResult
70%Reduction in scaffold design hours

End-to-end efficiency

Scaffold drawing and takeoff time dropped roughly 70% per project. Submission quality became consistent across the team, including for less experienced staff.

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