Material Take-Off and Shop Drawings, Automation
Creating sustainable solutions for effective Engineering
Creating sustainable solutions for effective Engineering
Founded in 2010 by Christian CARDAHI, CARDAHI Material-Off and Shop Drawings has rapidly grown into a leader in the field of civil engineering and construction. Christian CARDAHI is a highly skilled civil engineer with a double master's degree, bringing years of expertise and innovation to the industry. Since its inception, the company has been involved in numerous medium-scale projects, primarily in Lebanon, with select projects completed in Dubai.
Our company’s growth strategy was driven by the desire to streamline and enhance the work process. We focus on automating the preparation of shop drawings and material take-offs using sophisticated coding techniques in AutoCAD and MS Excel. This automation enables us to complete tasks efficiently, with reduced overhead costs, and with unparalleled quality and accuracy, making us more competitive in a rapidly changing market.
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The primary objective is to streamline the drafting process, improve accuracy, reduce errors, save time, and ensure consistency. Automation ensures precise detailing, efficient revisions, and faster turnaround times.
Automation enhances quality by:
- Reducing human errors in repetitive tasks.
- Standardizing annotations, dimensions, and symbols.
- Enabling rule-based design checks and validation.
- Producing detailed, legible, and accurate drawings.
Automation ensures timely delivery of accurate, clear, and coordinated shop drawings, reducing delays in construction and material procurement. Owners benefit from improved project predictability, cost control, and higher-quality deliverables.
Indexing entities (e.g., columns, beams, slabs) creates a systematic reference system, facilitating quick identification and cross-referencing in the project. This improves coordination, material tracking, and revision management.
Tagging each component with unique IDs and linking them to specifications, schedules, and material take-offs ensures traceability. This system simplifies updates, error tracking, and collaboration among teams.
Auto-extracting schedules (e.g., material, reinforcement, or equipment lists) saves time and ensures consistency by dynamically updating quantities and specifications whenever the design changes.
It provides a standardized set of symbols, notes, and tags, ensuring clarity and consistency across drawings. Users can quickly select and apply predefined annotations, reducing errors and enhancing readability.
Automation links specifications directly to drawing elements, ensuring any updates in specifications automatically reflect in the drawings. This reduces mismatches and improves coordination.
Automation acts as the initial creator of shop drawings based on predefined rules and standards. This allows for faster revisions, as changes propagate automatically across linked entities, ensuring consistency.
Add an answer to this item.Numbering creates a unique reference for each drawing, facilitating quick identification, tracking of revisions, and communication among teams.
Automate sheet creation by scripting standard templates, dynamic title blocks, and auto-populated metadata fields (e.g., project name, date, revision).
Automation ensures dimensions are precise, consistent, and dynamically updated, reducing errors and enhancing clarity.
Tags reduce redundancy by linking drawing elements to schedules and specifications, ensuring updates are reflected globally.
Component ID, Dimensions and material specifications, Reference to related schedules or drawings.
- Annotate each element with unique tags.
- Index entities by type and location.
- Link tags to material take-off schedules.
- Centralized repository for version control.
- Indexing and metadata tagging.
- Automated revision tracking and notifications.
Generate a register by extracting tagged entities into a table or schedule, linking them to their attributes.
Automation enforces design standards, validates geometry, and minimizes manual input, reducing errors.
- Room tags.
- Material specifications.
- Surface areas, Perimeter and Room Dimensions.
- Number, Tags, Dimensions of Doors and Window.
- Ceiling Dimensions and information.
Yes, preliminary shop drawings help estimate reinforcement quantities, providing valuable insights for budgeting and procurement.
At CARDAHI Material-Off and Shop Drawings, we are proud of our reputation for delivering superior services with unparalleled quality, accuracy, and efficiency.
Our Expertise
At CARDAHI Material-Off and Shop Drawings, we have developed a strong track record of success by working on a diverse array of projects. Our team leverages the latest technologies and industry-leading practices to ensure each project is completed with the highest level of professionalism and precision. We specialize in providing automated solutions for the following:
Each of these services is performed with the highest standards, ensuring that the results are not only accurate but also cost-effective.
What sets CARDAHI Material-Off and Shop Drawings apart is our commitment to automation. The majority of our work is automated, which means that we can create detailed drawings, 3D models, and schedules with zero errors. The automation also allows for highly adjustable solutions that can be customized easily and quickly. This ensures that our clients receive exactly what they need with minimal manual intervention.
Additionally, our ability to meet tight deadlines without compromising on quality is one of our most valued strengths. Whether a project is under a time crunch or requires last-minute changes, we have the tools and expertise to deliver on time, every time.
At CARDAHI, we take pride in delivering exceptional results. We stand behind every project and guarantee the quality of our work. If our clients are not satisfied with the results, we will provide the services free of charge. This commitment to excellence ensures that we consistently exceed client expectations and enhance overall satisfaction.
Our services are designed to help owners and contractors achieve greater efficiency, precision, and cost savings in every aspect of their projects.
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