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QVINTOS Design

MEP design in the model you already have.

Design building services in the IFC model, discipline by discipline, with calculations and a drawing set from the same run. Sprinkler is in use today; the other disciplines can be tried in a pilot.

Available
Sprinkler
Pilot
Model preparation, Ventilation, Plumbing, Heating, Electrical, Fire alarm
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The architect’s IFC model of our demo project in an X-ray 3D view, before any design by QVINTOS.
BeforeThe architect’s IFC model
The same model, same view, with the sprinkler system designed in by QVINTOS Design: risers, mains and branch pipes through every storey.
AfterThe same model with the sprinkler system designed in

Sprinkler shown, on our demo model. Every discipline designs into the same model.

The problem

Layout, calculations and drawings are often produced in separate steps.

  1. One discipline, one file

    Building services are often modelled in separate files, and conflicts between them surface late.

  2. Calculations beside the model

    Sizing is often done in a separate tool and copied back, so the drawing and the calculation can drift apart.

  3. Figures that are hard to trace

    A value on a sheet can be hard to trace back to the rule and the model element behind it.

QVINTOS Design works in the IFC model itself. Placement, calculation and the drawing set come from the same run, and each placed object carries its source.

The workflow

Eight steps, one question at a time.

Each step in the studio asks one question, with the plan and the 3D view side by side. Every discipline uses the same steps; its own steps sit between the rulebook and the checks.

QVINTOS Design, sprinkler, the Heads step: a floor plan with sprinkler heads and branch pipes in every room, beside an X-ray 3D view of the same storey.
Sprinkler · Heads · available
Electrical design: luminaires and outlets in an X-ray 3D view of one storey.
Electrical · Points · pilot

  1. 1Model

    Your IFC model, or the model prepared in Model preparation.

  2. 2Rulebook

    The QVINTOS OS rules the design follows, each with its rule id.

  3. 3Hazard class

    Set per area. It decides the design density.

    Sprinkler steps

  4. 4Heads

    Placed room by room, on the plan and in 3D.

    Sprinkler steps

  5. 5Network

    Pipes routed and sized, with the hydraulic calculation.

    Sprinkler steps

  6. 6Checks

    Warnings to show, explain and sign off.

  7. 7New model

    The design written into a new revision of the IFC model.

  8. 8Documents

    Drawing sheets and calculations, exported as PDF, DXF, IFC and BCF.

Shown: the sprinkler steps. Electrical, for example, has Boards, Points and Circuits in their place.

Capabilities

Seven modules, one model.

Model preparation makes the model ready; each discipline then designs into the same IFC model and hands it on.

QVINTOS Design: the discipline tabs Sprinkler, Ventilation, Plumbing, Heating, Electrical and Fire alarm above a floor plan with sprinkler heads and pipes.
The discipline tabs in the studio. Sprinkler is available; the others are in pilot.
  1. D-01

    Model preparation

    Pilot

    Classifies and corrects the model before design, and shows how well it supports each discipline.

    • Readiness per discipline: where the model supports design and where accuracy is lost
    • Corrections, classification and enrichment of objects before design
    • Saved as a prepared IFC model for every discipline
    What it covers
    • Readiness per discipline: where the model supports design and where accuracy is lost
    • Corrections, classification and enrichment of objects before design
    • Saved as a prepared IFC model for every discipline

    DeliversPrepared IFC

  2. D-02

    Sprinkler

    Available

    Heads, pipe network, hydraulic calculation and the drawing set.

    • Hazard class sets the design density
    • Heads placed room by room
    • Branch, distribution and riser pipe, sized per section
    • Hydraulic calculation to the design point
    • Plans per storey, hydraulic calculation and riser diagram
    What it covers
    • Hazard class sets the design density
    • Heads placed room by room
    • Branch, distribution and riser pipe, sized per section
    • Hydraulic calculation to the design point
    • Plans per storey, hydraulic calculation and riser diagram

    DeliversPDF · DXF · IFC · BCF

  3. D-03

    Ventilation

    Pilot

    Air terminals, ducts and airflows in the same model.

    • Supply and extract terminals per room, sized from the room type
    • Ducts routed to the shaft and sized per section
    • Supply and extract balanced per storey
    • Airflow tables and duct plans per storey
    What it covers
    • Supply and extract terminals per room, sized from the room type
    • Ducts routed to the shaft and sized per section
    • Supply and extract balanced per storey
    • Airflow tables and duct plans per storey

    DeliversPDF · DXF · IFC · BCF

  4. D-04

    Plumbing

    Pilot

    Water supply, waste stacks and circulation.

    • Hot and cold water with circulation
    • Waste stacks in shafts, sized from the summed discharge units
    • Stack schematic and plans per storey
    What it covers
    • Hot and cold water with circulation
    • Waste stacks in shafts, sized from the summed discharge units
    • Stack schematic and plans per storey

    DeliversPDF · DXF · IFC · BCF

  5. D-05

    Heating

    Pilot

    Room-by-room heat load and radiator placement.

    • Design heat load room by room, from the model geometry and envelope
    • Radiators sized and placed under the windows
    • Heat load tables and radiator plans per storey
    What it covers
    • Design heat load room by room, from the model geometry and envelope
    • Radiators sized and placed under the windows
    • Heat load tables and radiator plans per storey

    DeliversPDF · DXF · IFC · BCF

  6. D-06

    Electrical

    Pilot

    Outlets, lighting, distribution boards and circuits.

    • Outlets and lighting per room
    • Distribution boards and circuits
    • Single-line diagram of the main distribution
    What it covers
    • Outlets and lighting per room
    • Distribution boards and circuits
    • Single-line diagram of the main distribution

    DeliversPDF · DXF · IFC · BCF

  7. D-07

    Fire alarm

    Pilot

    Detectors, zones and loops.

    • Detectors per room, to the coverage rules
    • Zones aligned to the fire compartments in the model
    • Loop routing, loop diagram and battery calculation
    What it covers
    • Detectors per room, to the coverage rules
    • Zones aligned to the fire compartments in the model
    • Loop routing, loop diagram and battery calculation

    DeliversPDF · DXF · IFC · BCF

Deliverables

Drawing sheets you can hand over for review.

Plans per storey with title block and legend, calculation appendices and schematics, written from the same run as the model.

  • Produced in SwedishThe sheets follow the Swedish review process, whatever language you use the platform in.
  • A proposal until reviewedEvery sheet is marked as a proposal until a qualified engineer has reviewed it.
  • Open formatsPDF for review, DXF for CAD, the IFC model with the design in it, and BCF issues.
Drawing area of sprinkler plan sheet S-RIT-105: sprinkler heads and branch pipes in every room, and the riser.
Title block of the same sheet, marked as a proposal until reviewed by the responsible engineer.
Sheet S-RIT-105, sprinkler plan: drawing area and title block. Produced in Swedish.

Traceability

How you can check the result.

Design results are proposals for a qualified engineer to review. These are the mechanisms that make that review possible.

  1. 01

    The engine calculates

    Every value comes from the calculation engine. The AI explains and sorts the results; it is never the source of a dimension.

  2. 02

    Source on every object

    Each object QVINTOS places carries its source and status in the IFC model, so it can be traced in your own tools.

  3. 03

    Same input, same result

    Reference tests that block a release check that the same input gives the same calculated result.

  4. 04

    Flagged, not smoothed

    A result that rests on a rule with low certainty is marked to be checked by a qualified engineer. Sheets stay proposals until reviewed.

Integrations and outputs

What goes in, what comes out.

In

  • IFCThe building model, up to 120 MB. MEP design requires IFC4.
  • RevitRevit models come in through IFC export.

Out

  • PDFDrawing sheets and calculations, in Swedish
  • DXFDrawings for CAD
  • IFCThe model with the design in it
  • BCFIssues for your coordination tool

QVINTOS Design reads the IFC model. It does not design from PDF or DWG drawings.

Licensing

Licensed as enterprise software.

Start with the modules you need, on one of your own projects, and add more as the results hold up. The scope and the terms are set in the agreement with you.

  • StartOne module on a live project, judged on your own work.
  • ExpandMore teams, more disciplines or another product line on the same platform.
  • DeployDeployment options, including a separate installation, are discussed per customer.

Talk to salesHow enterprise licensing works

The same platform, two more product lines.

QVINTOS Coordinate

Review models before issue and coordinate between discipline models.

Available
Model review
Pilot
Multi-model coordination & clashes, Issues / BCF

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QVINTOS Assist

Ask the model and the project documents. Every answer shows its source.

Available
Model Q&A, Document intelligence

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