Discover the advantage of Estimating directly on 3D models
CostOS BIM Estimating makes full use of all the benefits you can get by using the 3D model of your project (building, civil, oil & gas, energy, aerospace, shipyard etc). Its embedded 3D viewer allows you to navigate easily through it and autoselect entities.
The quantity takeoff of your project (Architectural, Structural, Mechanical, HVAC, Electrical etc) can be massively accelerated and the accuracy you can achieve is unprecedented.
Create your Bill of Quantities directly on your 3D model and see how it is built up while your estimate progresses. Use both your local/server cost database and the online commercial databases (Means, Richardson, Spon’s, NODOC) to find cost data that match the selected entities and directly assign this data to your model.
The Cost Data is not just line items or percentages. The Data you assign includes all the resources (material, equipment, labor, subcontractor and consumables), resource rates and productivities required. Eventually you can amend all these to fit your own way of working and you can create and synchronize your resource loaded schedule with your estimate.
CostOS works with open standards and thus it supports all major designing systems. You do not have to buy any of these systems, unless you want to make the designer’s work, as CostOS will provide you with the visualization of the model.
See how time consuming detailed estimates of complicated projects can be completed within minutes with very high accuracy. CostOS’s system recognition allows you to work on mechanical models with unbeatable accuracy and speed. More importantly while working directly on the 3D model you can identify omissions or mistakes of the design and amend your estimate accordingly.
HVAC Material Autoselect
Oil & Gas Estimating
Structural Auto-Takeoff
The 3D cost viewer provides you a visual representation of your cost. Click on an entity of the 3D model and see instantly the resources and the cost that it is requires. Apply different layouts and provide the project owner with a visual view of what he will get for his budget. Designers, Contractors and Project Owners can interact in this way and deliver the most cost effective or best value for money solutions. This is why CostOS can be used to deliver true value engineering!
Working with CostOS and its embedded 3D technology will definitely change the way you deliver your estimates. You do not have to be an expert in estimating to work with it. The “what you see is what you estimate” method simplifies and makes the estimating process a lot quicker, more accurate and fun.
Of course, due to the fact that CostOS is mainly an Estimating Package, even if you do not have a 3D model for a project you can use its powerful platform and functionality to perform your estimates in the traditional way.
