Bridging the gap between design and manufacturing with hsbcad

hsbDesign: Powering Timber Construction within Revit^® and AutoCAD^®

hsbDesign is the platform that brings advanced detailing power directly into Autodesk Revit^® and AutoCAD^®, no extra onboarding needed. Unlike other solutions, hsbcad keeps everything in one software environment, so you can work seamlessly in Revit^® and AutoCAD^® without switching applications or learning an entirely new platform.

hsbDesign is widely recognised for outperforming other market solutions in modelling speed, 2D drawing production, and manufacturing efficiency, significantly boosting productivity. And with the intuitive IFC Import Manager, categorising and converting items is simple, making imports from any software platform smooth and seamless.

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What users love most about hsbDesign:

Effortless detailing – For example, design complex closed-panel kits with ease.
Smarter workflows – Automate repetitive tasks so designers can focus on what matters.
Flexibility without compromise – Remove traditional design constraints and adapt freely.
Fewer errors – Establish a single source of truth to reduce rework.
Accurate manufacturing – Prevent data loss to CNC machines for precise assembly.

hsbView: Your Gateway to Paperless Shop Drawings

In the evolving world of timber manufacturing, efficiency and digital transformation are essential. hsbView, our latest out-of-the-box solution, offers small and medium-sized offsite timber producers a seamless transition to an entirely paperless production process.

With its intuitive interface and easy installation, hsbView ensures that your shop floor operates with the most current shop drawing data, minimising errors and enhancing productivity.

What percentage of your total design time is spent creating fabrication drawings?

Less than 5%
5-15%
More than 20%

Why users benefit from the implementation of hsbView:

Save designers’ time by automating the creation of manufacturing drawings.

Provides real-time access to the latest shop drawings, avoiding mistakes caused by outdated information.

Improves collaboration between teams with centralised data.

Here is how hsbcad customer MAKAR, manufacturer of sustainable and affordable timber frame homes in the Scottish Highlands, has revolutionised their workshop with hsbView:

Cutting down on our 2D manufacturing drawing time by implementing hsbView is saving us 1 week out of a typical 4-week project.

This means we are able to take on 3 extra projects per year for one designer.

hsbMake: Transform your factory into a paperless, automated, and efficient environment

A proven platform merging Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) and Manufacturing Execution System (MES) functionalities, delivering the right data, at the right time, in the right format, to the right workstation. It helps bridge the gap between digital design and physical production, enabling users to plan and monitor the entire production process from start to finish.

With hsbMake, you gain valuable insights into your factory's performance and identify workflow limitations. Once a project is completed in the design office hsbMake enables you to generate all necessary data for production, including those for manual and automated workstations, with a click of a button. If there's an issue with a project's drawings or views, you can easily report it through hsbMake. The design team can then make the necessary adjustments and send updated files.

Top benefits of hsbMake include:

Automates the factory, eliminating paper and its associated costs.
Reduces design effort with automatic creation and distribution of fabrication drawings - saving customers up to 20% in design time.
Adapts to your workflows, integrating seamlessly with existing tools and machines.
Works with leading ERP systems, including SAP, Pronto, Sage X3, and MS Dynamics.
Links to leading CNC machines like Weinmann, Hundegger, Randek, and more.

Hear from Alexanders Timber Design, UK leader in timber frame kits and roof trusses, on how they’ve transformed their design-to-manufacturing process with hsbMake:

Which platform would suit your manufacturing workflow better?

hsbView
hsbMake

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