Development of a 3D Custom Dock Design and Estimation Platform for Marine Infrastructure

The client faces difficulties in providing rapid, accurate dock design estimates and visualizations, leading to lengthy sales cycles, higher error rates, and limited client engagement. Manual design processes are time-consuming, hinder real-time customization, and limit scalability, especially in a competitive marine infrastructure market.

A mid-sized marine construction company specializing in residential and commercial dock construction and repair, seeking to leverage technology for enhanced design efficiency and sales growth.

• Develop an interactive 3D design tool enabling real-time customization of boat docks, including various roof styles, boat slips, and lifts.
• Automate generation of detailed 2D/3D visualizations, parts lists, cost estimates, and bills of materials to streamline project planning.
• Reduce design-to-estimate time from days/weeks to minutes, enhancing customer experience and increasing sales capacity.
• Improve accuracy of designs and cost estimates to minimize errors and reduce rework.
• Enhance sales effectiveness by providing clients with immediate, visual project prototypes tailored to their location and preferences.
• Enable onsite staff to verify construction quality against digital models, reducing onsite errors and rework.

• Real-time 3D configuration interface allowing customers and staff to customize dock layouts, roof styles, boat slips, lifts, and land interface.
• Visualization of structural elements including steel pilings, metal frameworks, and support components with detailed rendering.
• Location-based land/sea mapping to visualize docks within actual client environments.
• Instant generation of 2D and 3D blueprints and technical drawings.
• Automatic calculation of materials, nuts, bolts, and other components with comprehensive parts list and BOM.
• Immediate cost estimation and quote generation based on selected configurations.
• Ability to preview designs from multiple angles and in various lighting conditions for aesthetic evaluation.

• Mapping services for land and water visualization
• Parts database or inventory management system for BOM accuracy
• Cost estimation and accounting tools for quote generation
• Customer relationship management (CRM) system for client data and project tracking

• High system availability with 99.9% uptime
• Real-time response times under 2 seconds for configuration updates
• Data security compliance, including client data and project details
• Scalability to support multiple simultaneous users and large project datasets
• User-friendly interface optimized for both experienced designers and non-technical clients

The implementation of the advanced 3D dock design and estimation platform is expected to reduce project design and estimation time from days or weeks to minutes, significantly increasing sales capacity and customer satisfaction. It will enhance design accuracy, decrease errors and rework costs, and position the company as a market leader with the ability to command premium pricing. The system's efficiency improvements and visual engagement tools aim to expand the client base and boost overall operational effectiveness.