Planning
Align sales, engineering, and operations around one planning model before detailed design begins.

Turn planning into a shared model
Planning pages need to help teams align before detailed engineering starts. confBuild keeps layout assumptions, option logic, dimensions, and handoff outputs in one model that sales, engineering, and operations can all review.

A planning workflow that avoids disconnected handoffs
Every planning decision stays attached to the model that produced it, so the next team receives more than notes and screenshots.
- 01Map constraints
Capture available space, service zones, clearances, and required modules.
- 02Place configurable systems
Assemble stations, cells, or equipment layouts from editable rules.
- 03Validate together
Review fit, access, and option tradeoffs in shared 3D views.
- 04Export the package
Send dimensions, snapshots, BOM context, IFC, DXF, or PDF-style outputs forward.
Planning built on editable configuration logic
Create layout-driven planning models that remain connected to dimensions, formulas, and downstream deliverables.
Layout-Driven Planning
Place stations, service zones, envelopes, and clearance areas in 3D to validate if a concept fits the available space and operational constraints.
- Footprint validation
- Clearance planning
- Early clash awareness
Spreadsheet-Based Planning Logic
Drive sizes, rules, optional modules, and commercial assumptions from a spreadsheet model that everyone on the team can understand and update.
- Excel-compatible formulas
- Editable assumptions
- Immediate 3D updates
Review-Ready Outputs
Share dimensions, option summaries, screenshots, and planning snapshots so stakeholders can make decisions without waiting for a full CAD package.
- Dimensional summaries
- Snapshot exports
- Commercial handoff
Planning Exports and Handoffs
Prepare IFC, DXF, BOM, and PDF-style deliverables from the same planning model so downstream teams start with structured data instead of disconnected notes.
- IFC and DXF outputs
- Automatic BOM support
- Cleaner downstream coordination
Planning artifacts that downstream teams can use
The planning model becomes a coordination surface instead of a static slide deck.
Best fit
- Factory, building, and equipment layout planning
- Internal scope alignment before engineering commitment
- Review packages that combine 3D, dimensions, and option structure
Helpful next pages
Need cleaner planning handoffs?
Use one configurable model to align layout, options, and output expectations before detailed engineering takes over.