CadMakers

CadMakers builds digital versions of construction projects before anything goes on site, as a construction technology company. Its work is carried out by digital-only teams of builders and fabricators, who produce integrated models that link design intent, fabrication and construction methods. Alongside that work, the company sells planning and production tracking software of its own.

Digital construction twins before the build

The firm builds fully integrated digital twins that connect design intent with fabrication and with the means and methods a contractor will use. The company says a virtual build of every element of a project helps teams find and reduce risk ahead of time, and that it reduces change orders late in a job. Its clients include owners and developers as well as general contractors and construction managers. The company says it has worked on projects around the world within the portfolio of Lendlease.

Fabrication outputs generated from the model

Digital fabrication twins take the same model into the factory. Automated workflows generate fabrication outputs directly from the model, and design for manufacturing and assembly input is used to refine production. The company says this shortens the route from design files to fabrication, which suits fabricators and the teams that work with them.

Digital manufacturing in DELMIA and CATIA

A separate digital manufacturing service covers process planning in DELMIA, including a single source for the manufacturing bill of materials, the process plan and the resources needed. Virtual validation of robotic workcells, with clash and reach studies, is part of the same service. Parametric models are built in CATIA on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The company names process planners, roboticists and mechanical designers among the people it works with on this side of the business.

cmBuilder for planning site logistics

cmBuilder is the firm's visual construction planning software. Teams use it to build dynamic 3D site logistics models and 4D simulations, which the company says helps a contractor win the job and keep to the plan. The company runs open online demonstrations of the software for people who want to see how it would fit their organisation.

Production tracking across the supply chain

The last product is a collaborative web platform for production tracking. It reports production status in close to real time and links the supply chain, fabrication, logistics and installation in one place. The company presents it as a shared delivery tool, so that everyone involved in a project can see the state of each stage.