Gerardo Calvo
Client Overview and Challenge
A prominent South Korean company specializing in civil and structural engineering and finite element analysis has earned its place as one of the world’s top engineering solution providers. Headquartered in South Korea and with a branch in the United States, the company develops and distributes engineering software and aims to empower professionals in the industry with cutting-edge tools and services.
The engineering solution provider faced a pressing challenge in its quest to maintain its market share and relevance in the civil and structural engineering domain, especially in the United States and South America. The company provided only offline licenses for its Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, which restricted the ability of teams to collaborate effectively. While competitors offered cloud-based solutions and collaborative environments, the engineering solution provider lagged behind, unable to efficiently store files or offer immediate access to design data on various devices, particularly for CAD drawings.
Technologies Used
- Front end: Angular
- Back end: .NET
- Cloud: Microsoft Azure
- SQL Database
Solution
The primary goal of the project was to develop a web application that would enable teams using the engineering solution provider’s CAD software to collaborate, discuss, edit, and enhance designs. Key components included file visualization, secure file storage, user management, action tracking, and collaboration features. The project was executed in multiple phases, beginning with a prototype and the Minimum Viable Product (MVP), followed by incremental development.
The project was deemed successful in terms of technology developed, and Veritas Automata successfully validated the engineering solution provider’s need for collaborative platforms, prompting them to bring the application in-house to expand its suite of solutions. Veritas Automata successfully narrowed the gap with competitors who had already integrated web applications into their offerings.
