SDS2 By ALLPLAN

THE COMPLETE BIM SOLUTION
FOR STEEL DETAILING & FABRICATION

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WHAT IS SDS2 BY ALLPLAN?

SDS2 by ALLPLAN is the market’s only all-in-one steel detailing and connection design solution, enabling advanced steel modeling with automatic, clash-free connections. Our solution helps you deliver more accurate and buildable designs from shop to field.  

  • Intelligent connections are designed as you model.
  • Customized design automation built around fabrication preferences.
  • Fully interoperable with the industry’s top BIM and fabrication management solutions.

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DO YOU CONSTANTLY STRUGGLE WITH THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES?

Increasing pressure to deliver projects faster and cheaper.

Profits are eaten up by inaccurate estimates, time delays, and spiraling project costs.

Generic connections leave you with extra labor, costs, and time-consuming RFIs.

HOW SDS2 BY ALLPLAN BENEFITS YOUR BUSINESS

of users report completing projects at least 25% faster with SDS2 by ALLPLAN.

Source: SDS2 ROI Survey conducted in 2021 among SDS2 customers. Participant experience with other steel detailing software solutions varied.

of users say SDS2 by ALLPLAN helps increase fabrication efficiency.

Source: SDS2 ROI Survey conducted in 2021 among SDS2 customers. Participant experience with other steel detailing software solutions varied.

of users saw productivity gains within one year of adoption

Source: SDS2 ROI Survey conducted in 2021 among SDS2 customers. Participant experience with other steel detailing software solutions varied.

Deliver fully validated connections as you model, saving you time and reducing errors and RFIs.

Easily adapt your model to the strengths and preferences of the fabricator and erector.

Work with other users in the same model at the same time with no data errors.

Easily communicate design intent with interactive reports and simple model review workflows.

Integrate with the industry’s top automated equipment solutions to streamline fabrication.

Utilize data across the BIM cycle from design to construction.

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CUSTOMER PROJECTS DESIGNED AND BUILT WITH SDS2 by ALLPLAN

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Steel Detailing & Fabrication

DELOITTE SUMMIT TOWER

Vancouver, Canada

At 24 stories and 301 feet tall, the Deloitte Summit office tower at 410 West Georgia Street may not be the tallest building on the Vancouver skyline, but it is certainly among the most unique.

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Steel Detailing & Fabrication

DOW GARDENS CANOPY WALK

Midlands, Michigan, US

At 1,400 feet long, the elevated and handicap accessible walkway through the Whiting Forest of Dow Gardens is the longest canopy walk in the US.

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Steel Detailing & Fabrication

WINTER OLYMPIC SPORTS FACILITIES

Lake Placid, New York, US

State-of-the-art facilities, including an indoor push-start track and an Olympic ski-jumping complex, are revitalizing the home of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics.

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WHAT OUR
CLIENTS SAY:

“SDS2 is an all-encompassing program. We use it for everything we do—estimating, detailing, BIM, fabrication, connection design, feeding our automated shop equipment.”

PVS Structures

“The erectors love our product because of the timely, accurate results we are able to deliver. SDS2, unlike some of the competitors, can really think for you.”

Selvaggio Steel, Inc.

“The smartest move I made for my business was going with SDS2. It allowed me to compete for larger projects, and having the ability to produce CNC data and be part of BIM projects was extremely helpful.”

Darko Detailing Services, LLC

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