What drives the cost

Footprint — how far apart equipment sits, and how much pipe it takes to connect it
Wasted volume — plot you buy because nothing was stacked
Pipe length — material, supports, and the labor to install it
Weight distribution — how the heavy units is placed

We measure these. You apply your own rates.
Core Capabilities:
Reads your Navisworks model — or builds a block model from a plot plan and an equipment list


Lays out pipe runs and the rack, so quantities exist before detailed design starts
Measures the same five numbers for two versions of the same unit of plant


Hands the geometry back as DXF, and the figures as a report
What you get

Space use
How much of the plot area and of the volume
the equipment actually occupies, in percent.
Height fill
Equipment height as a share of the available
height, against a threshold you set.
Access
Clearances against the rule you set. Between
two units it is the total gap that counts,
not a margin on each side.
Mass and center of gravity
Equipment mass from your own file, and a map
of where the weight sits.
Connections
Length and mass per connection, plus
inch-feet for your estimate. The main pipe
rack is reported separately.
Version comparison
The delta on every metric between two
versions, in units and percent.
How it works

1. Inside Navisworks — it runs as a plugin, with nothing else to install.
2. Your model, or no model yet — it reads the 3D model you have, or builds a block model
from an equipment list with dimensions and a plot plan.
3. Mass from your own file — equipment masses come from a CSV and are matched by tag.
4. The baseline is fixed — the first layout becomes the reference and does not move.
5. You build version 2 — unlock a unit, move it, set its connections, lock it again. The
engine recomputes everything that depends on it.
6. Metrics and report — deltas, six heatmaps, and the equipment table as CSV.
7. DXF out — the version you choose is exported as DXF and goes into your design tool.
Start with one unit

A fixed-fee pilot on a single unit, run by us, finished in six weeks.

You give us a Navisworks model — or, with no model yet, an equipment list and a plot plan.

We measure the baseline, then the iterations you want compared. Three are included.

You get back the deltas, the heatmaps, the equipment table as CSV, and a tool license.

The pilot is a service, bought on a purchase order. The license comes with it.

Everything runs on a snapshot. The original 3D model is never touched or altered.

What the software does not do: detailed routing, design calculations, and drawing packages.
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