AI-powered digitisation that turns existing 2D plans into governed BIM models — without fieldwork

WiseBIM is UrbanTech Plus's partner platform for legacy plan and asset digitisation across Australian councils, infrastructure agencies and capital program owners.

Hours

Not weeks — scanned PDFs and paper plans converted to BIM models without specialist teams

Plans2BIM · Hospital rehabilitation case

2,300

Existing plans digitised across 1,500km of railway — no fieldwork required

SNCF Réseau · France

6+

Asset types validated — rail, nuclear, hospital, public infrastructure, residential, landscape

European Commission · buildingSMART validated

What WiseBIM Improves

Infrastructure information that was locked in legacy formats — made usable for governance, capital decisions and operations.

Reduced information fragmentation

Legacy plans converted into a single structured, queryable asset register

Stronger design-to-delivery alignment

IFC-compliant models feed directly into downstream governance and delivery environments

Earlier coordination risk visibility

Structured asset data surfaces conflicts before capital commitments are made

More reliable lifecycle information

Asset records that persist from design through maintenance — not lost at project handover

Governed digital twin readiness

Creates the data foundation that makes governed platform implementation achievable

Lower digitisation cost at scale

En masse AI conversion replaces expensive piecemeal contractor capture

What This Platform Does

Structured, governed asset data from the plans you already have

Most organisations have significant asset data locked in paper plans, scanned PDFs and legacy drawings that predate digital systems. WiseBIM uses AI to extract, structure and convert that information into IFC-compliant BIM models — without laser scanning, without specialist modelling teams and without fieldwork. The result is asset data that can feed directly into a digital twin, support maintenance planning and satisfy audit requirements.

2D Plan to BIM Conversion

Converts scanned PDFs, paper plans and legacy drawings into structured 3D BIM models using AI — without manual re-modelling or specialist CAD knowledge.

IFC-Compliant Output

All generated models conform to openBIM IFC standards, making them immediately usable in downstream platforms including Revit, ArchiCAD and digital twin environments.

Revit Integration

The WiseBIM AI plugin works directly inside Autodesk Revit, allowing teams to generate BIM models from imported drawings without leaving their existing workflow.

En Masse Digitisation

Processes large volumes of legacy plans simultaneously — making portfolio-wide digitisation feasible at a cost that piecemeal contractor capture cannot match.

Multi-Asset Type Support

Validated across rail, nuclear, hospital, residential, public infrastructure and landscape projects — not limited to new builds or a single asset class.

No Fieldwork Required

Existing plans — regardless of age or format — are the only input needed. No site access, no laser scanning, no specialist survey team required to begin digitisation.

Where It Fits

Two problems WiseBIM directly addresses

WiseBIM connects to two solution areas on this site. In both cases, the platform provides the structured asset data foundation that makes the next step possible — whether that is digitising a legacy portfolio or feeding a governed digital platform.

Legacy Assets · Data Silos

Legacy Plan and Asset Digitisation

Councils and agencies holding large volumes of paper plans, scanned drawings or pre-digital asset records cannot make accurate capital decisions from that data. WiseBIM converts it into IFC-compliant BIM models at scale — creating a structured, queryable asset register where none existed before.

No fieldwork or laser scanning required
Processes legacy plans regardless of age or format
Outputs feed directly into asset management and maintenance environments

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Governed Digital Platform · Fragmented Systems

Governed Digital Platform Implementation

A governed digital platform is only as useful as the asset data it draws from. For organisations with significant legacy infrastructure, WiseBIM provides the digitisation layer that fills the gap between what exists in the field and what exists in the platform — making a governed environment achievable rather than aspirational.

Converts existing plans into IFC models compatible with twin environments
Removes the need to re-survey assets already documented in legacy plans
Creates the data foundation before the platform is deployed

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What It Does Not Do

Knowing what a platform cannot do is as important as knowing what it can

WiseBIM is a highly capable digitisation tool. It is not a substitute for the governance decisions that determine what gets digitised, in what order, and what the output is used for. Understanding these boundaries protects both the investment and the outcome.

It does not replace a data governance strategy

Converting plans into BIM models creates structured data. What that data is used for, who owns it, how it is maintained and what decisions it informs requires a governance framework that must exist before or alongside digitisation — not after.

It does not verify asset condition

WiseBIM converts what is on the plan. If the plan does not reflect what is currently in the field — due to undocumented modifications, deterioration or decommissioning — the BIM model will reflect the plan, not reality. Asset condition assessment remains a separate step.

It does not determine which assets to digitise first

Prioritising which parts of a portfolio to digitise — based on capital program exposure, maintenance risk or audit obligation — is a governance and sequencing decision. WiseBIM executes the digitisation once that prioritisation is clear.

It is not a document management system

WiseBIM generates BIM models from source documents. Storing, versioning, distributing and controlling access to those models is the role of a Common Data Environment or asset management platform — not WiseBIM itself.

What this means in practice. Organisations that get the most value from WiseBIM have already decided what they are digitising and why. If that sequencing question is still open, that is where the conversation with UrbanTech Plus begins — before any platform is engaged.

Why We Partner With It

The only platform we have found that solves the legacy data problem without requiring fieldwork

Most councils and infrastructure agencies have significant asset data sitting in formats that cannot support modern capital or maintenance decisions. The standard responses — laser scanning, contractor capture, manual re-modelling — are expensive, slow and piecemeal. WiseBIM is the only platform we have found that addresses this at scale, using AI to convert existing plans directly into governed BIM models without site access. For Australian organisations facing audit pressure on asset data quality, that distinction matters.

01

It fills the gap that LiDAR and GIS mapping leave open

Aerial and point-cloud capture works for what is visible. Plans2BIM works from what is documented. For assets that predate digital capture or sit inside existing structures, existing plans are often the only reliable source — and WiseBIM is built to work from exactly that.

02

En masse digitisation changes the economics

Piecemeal contractor capture at project handover creates fragments, not a portfolio. WiseBIM processes large volumes simultaneously, making it feasible to digitise an entire legacy asset register in a single program rather than accumulating records project by project over decades.

03

OpenBIM standards mean the output is immediately usable

IFC-compliant outputs work across platforms — Revit, ArchiCAD, Nexus Twin and other asset management environments. No proprietary lock-in and no re-formatting step before the data can be used. For councils operating across multiple systems, that interoperability is not optional.

04

Independent validation across a decade of deployment

Founded in 2017 and funded through multiple European Commission programs, WiseBIM has been tested across rail, nuclear, hospital, public infrastructure and residential asset types. The buildingSMART openBIM finalist recognition confirms the platform meets internationally accepted data standards.

Independent validation

European Commission H2020 laureate — twice, across separate funding programs
buildingSMART openBIM awards finalist 2022 — independently assessed against international standards
Autodesk authorised developer — confirmed compatibility with the world's most widely used AEC platform
UGAP listed — validated for French government procurement
Trophées de la Construction laureate 2023 and Renovation Prize laureate 2024

Proof

Tested at scale, across asset types and across decades of legacy documentation

The cases below represent two ends of the digitisation challenge -- a major national rail network with thousands of existing plans, and a single building renovation where speed and low cost mattered more than precision. Both used the same platform. Both produced usable BIM models without fieldwork.

SNCF Réseau · France

National Rail Infrastructure

France's national rail network operator needed to digitise a large volume of existing infrastructure plans spanning 1,500km of railway. The challenge was scale -- thousands of drawings, many dating to the 1950s, including signal infrastructure that had never been captured in digital format. WiseBIM's AI models converted those plans into IFC objects without any site visits or specialist survey teams. The resulting BIM models fed directly into SNCF's asset management environment.

1,500km

Of railway infrastructure digitised from existing plans

2,300+

Existing plans processed, including 1950s-era signal documentation

Zero

Site visits required to complete the digitisation program

Termoline · Romania

Hospital Building Rehabilitation

An HVAC specialist engaged to renovate an old hospital building needed a BIM model to support a near-zero-energy rehabilitation project. The team had no prior CAD experience. Using scanned PDF floor plans as the only input, they generated a working 3D BIM model using Plans2BIM. The alternative -- laser scanning by a specialist team -- was compared directly and found to be significantly more expensive and slower, with no material improvement in output quality for the renovation's purposes.

30 mins

Training required before first model was generated

Hours

To complete the BIM model from scanned PDFs, not weeks

vs Laser

Scanning: specialist team required, higher cost, longer delivery — same usable output

Asset types validated across the WiseBIM platform

Rail infrastructure

Nuclear facilities

Hospital buildings

Public infrastructure

Residential

Landscape and outdoor

Next Step

The digitisation question is usually a sequencing question first

Before any platform is engaged, the more important question is which assets to digitise, in what order, and what the output needs to support. If that conversation has not happened yet, that is where we start. If it has, we can arrange a demonstration of WiseBIM against your specific asset types and legacy plan formats.

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