The fastest way to review steel shop drawings

Save significant time performing steel drawing review.
Use Visicon's powerful comparison algorithms to quickly compare Tekla or SDS2 steel fabrication models with your Revit or ETABS structural models.

Merge and Compare Models
- Easily merge fabrication and design intent models
- Immediately identify objects from disparate models that represent the same structural member using Visicon’s proprietary Component Matching operation
- Set up testing rules to automatically identify discrepancies between models
See Missing Components
- Identify missing columns and beams
- Locate elements in the fabrication model that may not be included in the structural design model (connecting plates, bolts, façade bracing, etc.)


Confirm Member Sizes
- Validate member assignments between the fabrication and design models
- Rapidly confirm matching sizes so reviewer can focus valuable time on unique conditions
Identify Out-of-Tolerance Configurations
- Set up tolerance criteria for areas, alignment, or any other component property
- Color-code matching objects that fall outside of specified tolerances for visual confirmation


Track Changes
- Identify every difference between two different versions of a fabrication model
- Display precise geometric changes in the model
- Run variance reports to quantify differences in tonnage or other properties
Generate Issue Reports
- Create issue reports for all model discrepancies

See how our customers save valuable time streamlining steel shop drawing review:
- Peter Townsend, WSP BIM Model Manager