Pinnacle Infotech
Constructions with BIM Assistive Technology

Sharing data and effective collaboration is essential throughout the AEC sector. Global companies are deploying BIM (building information modelling), an information-rich collection of data that can be visualised to develop a clear understanding of project plans in between different stakeholders, design teams, engineers, and owners.

Established in 1992, Pinnacle Infotech is leveraging BIM capabilities along with a wide range of advanced design and mapping tools to enhance an engineer’s decision-making skills. Pinnacle utilises its BIM capabilities to help AEC professionals and stakeholders to review, check and validate designs on 3D visualisation platform. BIM services of Pinnacle allow architectural firms to share, review and identify design errors during the early stage of construction. The generated outcome is based on a wide array of inputs which can be design contents, contract drawings, specification sheets and hand sketches. Using this information, Pinnacle’s team optimises business processes to increase collaboration, reducing errors and getting the accurate output. BIM facilitates modelling techniques, combining design, production and operations activities to ensure a detailed and precise output. The company provides error-free models and designs, RFI requisition and clash reports.

Pinnacle specialises in model creation starting from detailed 2D drawings, 3D parametric modelling, 4D BIM (construction scheduling) to 5D BIM (cost estimation) using a range of inputs including contract documents, specification sheets, design documents and equipment submittals. The firm’s modelling experts develop a wide range of intelligent BIM models and validate the plan for constructability, performance and maintenance. Autodesk 3D rendering & design visualisation software helps Pinnacle to bring BIM models to life, ensuring design vision through professional graded animation, 3D rendering, modelling and texturing by using 3Ds Max and Revit. Pinnacle’s expert team then validates the BIM models using visualisation to meet the specific business and construction requirements. The company also offers electrical, mechanical, and plumbing design validation services to verify the proposed project plan with the latest construction documents, bulletins & RFI responses. Finally, Pinnacle conducts constructability audit to resolve pertaining issues for a seamless construction and future maintenance. Pinnacle adheres to SMACNA/IPC/ UPC and local codes as applicable for projects. Also, Pinnacle’s ISO certified process documents the client’s standards and preference to ensure complete compliance.

Having pioneered in BIM space, Pinnacle has transformed the business processes of multiple brands. In an instance, Pinnacle implemented BIM for design and construction of the cargo and maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities at Salalah and Muscat International Airports. Pinnacle found out that most of the plant rooms were prepared by other vendors and documents were received only after the completion of MEPF coordination. Hence, coordination with existing services became a challenge. The company also identified and addressed many inconsistencies in the input drawings along with several instances of IFC plan not matching with the risers, schedules, sections, architecture & structural drawings. Pinnacle Infotech’s team using intelligent models were able to anticipate, plan and coordinate every aspect of the project design, detailing and construction. It helped to identify constructability issues before construction by detecting the number of clashes, thus avoiding work stoppages, rework and wastage of time, material and manpower.