Your BIM solution for offshore steel
PRECISION FOR EXTREME DEMANDS
bocad Offshore is the specialized solution for conceptual and detailed planning, manufacturing, and construction of complex offshore steel construction projects. The outstanding feature of the software is its ability to transfer 3D models directly into overview and detailed drawings. This significantly reduces revision times and ensures that all project documents are always up to date – because drawings and 3D models are one and the same.
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The software is aimed at engineering teams, manufacturing companies, and EPC companies working in the field of drilling and production platforms, jackets, semi-submersibles, wind power infrastructure, and FPSO facilities.
With comprehensive modules for design planning, detailing, automated weld positioning, profile and pipe development, weight control, and offshore-specific workshop drawings, bocad Offshore offers a fully integrated planning and manufacturing environment – from preliminary statics to robot-assisted pipe processing.
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Technical Strengths
• Efficient Modelling of Complex Geometries – Inclined Beams and Pipe Connections
• Proven Worldwide – From Oil & Gas Projects to Offshore Wind
• Weight and Center of Gravity Reports directly from the Model
• Industry-Specific Development – Not a Generic Steel Tool
• Specialised Component Library – Padeyes, Flanges, Stiffeners, Pipe Brackets, etc.
• Seamless Integration with Structural Analysis, BIM and Design Software
• Automated Documentation – Workshop Drawings, NC Data, Part Lists, Welding Plans
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INCLUDED MODULES
Steel & jacket construction
opsides
Pipe profiling
Weld management
Concrete module
Accessories
Automation tools: BOMs, cutting plans, weight reports, GA drawing templates
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AVAILABLE ADD ONS
bocad SmartPointCloud
Add-ons can be integrated additionally. Our experts will be happy to advise and assist you with the integration.
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INCLUDED INTERFACES
IFC – for BIM processes and digital twin integration
DSTV, STEP, IGES – for manufacturing and NC data exchange
PDMS / E3D, Tekla, SCIA, RFEM – for structural analysis and plant engineering
Pipe robots & ERP systems – for production workflows and material logistics
Satisfied customers, successful projects
bocad Offshore is used globally in high-precision maritime construction – where complex geometry and tight coordination are critical.
TYPICAL USERS
Offshore designers & EPCs
Planning offices for wind power infrastructure
Structural engineers for platforms & substations
Steel constructors with fabrication and assembly responsibility
TYPICAL PROJECTS
Topsides for oil, gas, hydrogen platforms
Fixed platform jackets
Semi-submersibles and TLPs
Jack-up rigs and liftboats
Floating FPSO units
Substations and converter platforms for wind farms
Support structures for wind turbines (monopiles, tripods, jackets)
Floating wind foundations (spar buoys, semi-sub structures)
Industrial offshore facilities: pipe racks, anchor bases, walkways, maintenance decks
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TYPICAL BOCAD
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FLOATING LICENSES
Floating Licences allow multiple users within a network to use bocad software, but only a limited number at the same time. The licences “float” between different users — they are not tied to a specific machine.