Description
Model-based takeoff for linear civil projects sounds great, until Civil 3D-to-IFC exports leave out the quantities and metadata needed to actually price the work. In this session, Kyle Field and Josh Boardman from ISL Engineering will show how they used Civil 3D, Dynamo, and Autodesk Forma Takeoff software to bridge that gap. You will see how custom Civil 3D property sets can turn 3D solids into takeoff-ready bid items by embedding missing length and area data, carrying standardized bid item information, and making model objects easier to isolate and quantify. The result is a more scalable workflow with less retracing, stronger QA/QC, and cleaner estimating outputs for linear civil projects.
Key Learnings
- Learn how to map bid items, units, and classifications in Forma Takeoff to standardize linear civil takeoff workflows.
- Learn why Civil 3D-to-IFC exports fall short for model-based quantity takeoff in linear projects.
- Learn how to build a Dynamo approach to calculate missing quantities and write takeoff-ready property data to 3D objects.
- Learn how to structure 3D takeoff outputs for cleaner QA/QC, reduced retracing, and downstream estimating workflows.