For decades, engineering and construction teams have depended on traditional CAD drawings—precise, detailed, but static. Today, projects demand something far more dynamic: intelligence. Designs must be queryable, connected, constraint-driven, and simulation-ready. They must fuel automations, clash-free coordination, and digital twins.
This is where iSolve Engineering Technology is leading the transformation—turning CAD data into Smart BIM models powered by AI-driven design intelligence.
Across industries, organizations are sitting on thousands of legacy CAD files, 2D drawings, PDFs and disconnected design assets. These represent years of engineering expertise, but without structure, metadata, or interoperability, they become bottlenecks rather than accelerators.
The shift has begun:
Smart companies are now asking—
How do we convert legacy CAD into data-rich BIM without manual re-modeling?
How can AI understand drawings the way engineers do?
Can 3D models become intelligent design assets—ready for simulation, estimation, scheduling, and digital twin ecosystems?
At iSolve, the answer is yes.
And it begins with AI-powered CAD-to-BIM transformation.
Your Drawings Already Know More Than You Think — AI Makes That Intelligence Usable
Every CAD drawing carries embedded intent—line weights, dimensions, symbols, annotations, pipe routes, equipment details, elevations and constraints.
With traditional methods, converting this intent into BIM requires extensive manual work:
- Rebuilding geometry
- Reassigning parameters
- Mapping families
- Re-structuring metadata
- Manually validating every object
This is slow, expensive, and prone to human error.
iSolve’s AI-powered CAD to BIM engine changes the game by using NLP, computer vision, geometry understanding and rule-based engineering intelligence to:
- Interpret drawings like a human
- Recognize elements and relationships
- Convert 2D lines into 3D objects
- Assign BIM-ready metadata
- Structure information according to discipline-specific standards
- Produce Smart BIM models that support downstream automation
This is not simply “conversion.”
It is elevation—from drawings to intelligence
NLP for Design Interpretation: Understanding Drawings, Descriptions & Intent
At the heart of our Smart BIM technology is Natural Language Processing for engineering semantics.
Typical legacy drawings contain:
- Text notes
- Callouts
- Abbreviations
- Schedules
- Legends
- Parameter references
- Constraints
- Material specifications
- Text notes
NLP models trained with domain data interpret these annotations with high accuracy.
This allows the system to:
- Understand what each component represents
- Interpret orientation, specification and system relationships
- Map annotations to BIM parameters
- Auto-categorize components into the correct BIM families
- Preserve design intent—not just geometry
- Understand what each component represents
By combining NLP with engineering rules, we bring intelligence into the conversion process.
AI-Driven 2D → 3D Interpretation: Reconstructing Models with Precision
Imagine feeding a floor plan to an AI engine and receiving a structured BIM model with:
- Walls, windows, doors
- Levels and grids
- MEP routes
- Equipment
- Structural framing
- Annotations auto-mapped to parameters
- Systems classified and interconnected
- Walls, windows, doors
Our AI uses:
- Computer Vision for shape & symbol recognition
- Topological reasoning for relationships and constraints
- Geometry reconstruction models for precise 3D generation
- Standards-based rulesets to assign families and metadata
- BIM templates that enforce uniformity
- Computer Vision for shape & symbol recognition
This drastically speeds up project onboarding and enables teams to modernize old designs effortlessly.
Metadata Structuring: Because BIM Is Only as Smart as Its Data
True BIM value isn’t in the 3D shape—it’s in the metadata layer.
That’s why iSolve’s Smart BIM engine automatically structures metadata across:
- Parameters
- Categories
- Object relationships
- Material attributes
- Codes and compliance
- System grouping
- Schedules
- Asset templates
- Level-of-information (LOI) standards
- Parameters
Our iBIM-level management framework ensures:
- Standardized naming
- Consistent LOD/LOI mapping
- Clean, searchable data systems
- Seamless integration with digital twins, schedule builders, and design systems
- Standardized naming
This structured intelligence becomes the foundation for automation, simulation, and lifecycle management.
Turning Drawings into Smart BIM Assets
1. Automated Quantity Extraction
Accurate BOQs generated instantly.
2. Smart Scheduling
Integrates with tools like iSolve’s Smart Schedule Builder for time-aware construction planning.
3. Clash Detection & Coordination
BIM with accurate metadata enables automated conflict resolution.
4. 3D Plant & Industrial Design
Our plant engineering engine uses the generated Smart BIM models to automate:
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- Piping
- Instrumentation
- Structural layouts
- Equipment arrangement
- As-built documentation
5. Digital Twins & Operational Intelligence
Metadata-rich models integrate with sensors, IoT, SCADA, and facilities management.
6. Renovation & Retrofitting
Old CAD files become modern digital assets for redesign and optimization.
7. Governance & Compliance
AI ensures uniform templates, standards, and engineering rules—enterprise-wide.
3. Clash Detection & Coordination
BIM with accurate metadata enables automated conflict resolution.
4. 3D Plant & Industrial Design
Our plant engineering engine uses the generated Smart BIM models to automate:
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- Piping
- Instrumentation
- Structural layouts
- Equipment arrangement
- As-built documentation
5. Digital Twins & Operational Intelligence
Metadata-rich models integrate with sensors, IoT, SCADA, and facilities management.
6. Renovation & Retrofitting
Old CAD files become modern digital assets for redesign and optimization.
7. Governance & Compliance
AI ensures uniform templates, standards, and engineering rules—enterprise-wide.
-
- Piping
- Instrumentation
- Structural layouts
- Equipment arrangement
- As-built documentation
5. Digital Twins & Operational Intelligence
Metadata-rich models integrate with sensors, IoT, SCADA, and facilities management.
6. Renovation & Retrofitting
Old CAD files become modern digital assets for redesign and optimization.
7. Governance & Compliance
AI ensures uniform templates, standards, and engineering rules—enterprise-wide.
7. Governance & Compliance AI ensures uniform templates, standards, and engineering rules—enterprise-wide.
Why iSolve? Because We Engineer Intelligence into Every Model
iSolve’s Smart BIM ecosystem is built for the future of engineering:
- AI + Engineering Logic Fusion for unmatched accuracy
- End-to-end CAD → BIM → Digital Twin workflows
- Discipline-specific rule engines
- Rapid processing for enterprise-scale projects
- High compliance with global BIM standards
- Customizable templates & automation frameworks
- AI + Engineering Logic Fusion for unmatched accuracy
Whether you manage buildings, plants, utilities, infrastructure, or industrial facilities, iSolve turns your legacy design data into future-ready digital intelligence.
The Future: Design Intelligence at Enterprise Scale
The engineering world is shifting from drawing-centric workflows to intelligence-driven digital ecosystems.
Your legacy CAD data holds the blueprint of your organizational knowledge.
With iSolve’s Smart BIM solutions, you can:
- Unlock its hidden intelligence
- Convert it into actionable BIM assets
- Power AI-driven design automation
- Enable data-driven decision-making
- Accelerate digital transformation
- Unlock its hidden intelligence
Your drawings were never meant to stay 2D.
It’s time to make them intelligent.
