Key project challenges
∙ Deliver accurate door specifications directly to building project models in Revit and other design software
∙ Minimize errors in the delivery of doors and components during build stage, which can be expensive
∙ Ensure multiple project stakeholders can see and use the final design model with up-to-date specifications
Solution
ASSA ABLOY’s Openings Studio software connects architectural design software with databases which hold specification data for door solutions — and can deliver detailed specifications directly to popular packages such as Revit® and ARCHICAD. In addition, across multiple projects in Denmark, it has become a key point of collaboration between ASSA ABLOY, Swedoor, locksmiths, building contractors and architects. “Our cooperation consists of a total review of the entire door project, door by door, so that our mutual customer feels safe and secure that the doors and the entire package fit together,” explains Per Løvstad at Swedoor. Openings Studio has become the tool which underpins the door meeting, ensuring efficient decision-making and component delivery. “We go through all the doors in the project, one door at a time,” adds Ole Madsen at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Denmark. “We determine colour, size, door thickness, and how the sill should be. Eventually hardware specification in Opening Studio is aligned with the function of the doors. We show 3D visualization of the building in the Openings Studio on a large screen and go through the hardware schedule.” The result is a streamlined flow of accurate project information: “The contractor and the hardware store can see the same as the rest of us, even without having Revit on their PC,” he adds.
