Digital Drylayout is a new online tool that enables a design-oriented, digital layout of real existing natural stone slabs before the costly and irreversible cutting of the material. DDL allows planners and designers to maintain full control over the material selection, cutting, and installation of natural stones on floors, walls or facades.
DDL is free for architects and can be used with any natural stone. From the first design idea to the final acceptance of natural stone surfaces, the entire process is documented in a BIM-compliant manner and allows cost savings of up to 20% in planning and material costs. DDL sets new standards in sustainability when dealing with natural stone: the designer has full control over material consumption and the digital inspection significantly reduces travel expenses.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
1 Digitization of existing stone slabs through a scan or a photo
2 Transformation of digital stone slabs into the most advanced stone database
3 Upload of project plans into the DDL project tool
4 Invite team and select stone slabs from gallery
5 Blend plans, coordinate and request costs
6 BIM-compliant production release and digital monitoring until final acceptance
DONE!
THE VISION OF REALITY
DDL's project tool was developed to simplify the way of planning natural stone surfaces, increase efficiency, facilitate team collaboration and reduce costs for all project participants. DDL is accessible on any device without downloading. All data is stored cloud-based on German servers and is online available at any time. All data can be viewed by all team members. Targeted controlling of tasks and responsibilities is just as self-evident as automated documentation, precise reporting, and proof of yield of the slabs. Material utilization is displayed as soon as you start blending, enabling you to minimize waste while planning. The manufacturing companies can use any remaining areas for other projects, which lets you utilize the resource of natural stone most efficiently. The stone manufacturer receives all cutting data digitally, compatible with common CNC machine programs. The generated reports contain everything for precise cutting preparation and make drawing shop tickets unnecessary. Our inspection reports are optimized for quality management and permanent quality control, be it on-site or remote. The amount of travel that was required for inspections so far can be reduced significantly. It is no longer necessary to confirm the quality by laying out the cut stone slabs. The designer retains control over the entire process. Better utilization of materials, savings in travel costs, and optimization of the workflow for designers and manufacturers can save up to 20% of expenses for natural stonework, while at the same time reducing the carbon footprint of a project.
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