SAB BIM 3D

BIM objects for SAB products

BIM objects for SAB products can be easily downloaded via:

  • the website 3Dfindit, a leading 3D CAD modeling platform from Cadenas.
  • Bouwconnect Online Library (Dutch) with the most common SAB products in various 3D formats
  • or, if a 3D block in a REVIT family is sufficient, via the BIM portal of BIMobject
  • For Tekla users, all models of sandwich panels, liner trays, facade profile sheets, deep deck profile sheets and cold roof profile sheets are available in the Tekla Warehouse.

Until recently, you could also use the BIM 3D – Tata Steel DNA Profiler to download SAB 3D BIM objects and/or product data, but this no longer contains the latest SAB products and is no longer actively maintained.

The 3Dfindit website is a groundbreaking tool with BIM 3D models that support architects, structural engineers, installation companies, and facility managers. The BIM objects are available in all relevant BIM software formats, including Autodesk Revit, ARCHICAD, Allplan, and Trimble SketchUp. The BIM objects can also be downloaded and edited in various levels of detail. To use the BIM models and product data, you must register once.

Another source of SAB BIM objects is the BIMobject BIM portal. Here, the 3D BIM objects are not visible in detail, but only as a 3D block within a REVIT family. You can access this BIM content through BIMobject.

In the Netherlands you also have the Bouwconnect Online Library, which contains almost all SAB products in various 3D formats and is quickly downloadable.

We continue to work with our IT specialists and partners to develop new ways to incorporate our objects and (selected) data into our websites and platforms.

Do you have a question about our BIM models or BIM data, or would you like information about our future BIM developments? Please contact us at info@sabprofiel.nl.

What is BIM?

BIM is an acronym for Building Information Modelling. It describes the process of designing a building collaboratively using one coherent system of computer (3D) models rather than as separate sets of drawings. But BIM is beyond just drawings. The models include the ability to add data for each and every product (object) within the building or facility.

Initially, the data provided by construction product companies will include aspects such as manufacturer’s contact details, mechanical properties, performance characteristics, maintenance requirements and guarantee periods. In the future it will be expanded to include lead times, pricing and much, much more.

It offers enormous gains by saving in cost and time, much greater accuracy in estimation, and the avoidance of error, alterations and rework due to information loss. But adopting BIM involves much more than simply changing the software that is used. To achieve all the benefits it offers, everyone in the architecture, engineering, construction and manufacturing industries will have to learn to work in fundamentally new ways.

Many National Governments and construction clients are developing strategies and standards to implement BIM over the next few years. In the UK, the Government has already made it mandatory for Level 2 BIM to be provided on all its procurement contracts.

At SAB-profiel and Tata Steel we recognise this move towards a connected, digital world and are developing our systems and processes to suit. The need to provide more information in multiple formats through interconnected channels forms a key part of our long-term construction strategy.