Contractors can now offer all of the benefits of a complete metal building package to their customers without needing extensive metal engineering or design experience thanks to a new free 3D Building Designer from Central States Manufacturing Inc.
Fully Customizable
A new 3D Building Designer recently introduced by Central States Manufacturing enables users to quickly customize a complete metal building system featuring steel framing by easily adjusting dimensions on a display panel and selecting colors for the walls, roof, and trim. The designer can produce buildings of varying complexity with the ability to add and customize steel frames, wainscot, gutters and downspouts, roof overhangs, windows, and doors.
Additional customization options include insulation, galvanized framing, engineered foundations, and moisture barriers.
Real-World Application
The technology powering the 3D Building Designer takes into account engineering rules to enable contractors to design a building with dimensions that can be durably constructed. Measurements, product needed, and accompanying trim and accessories are all calculated on the back end of the tool while the user just interacts with the easy-to-use visual interface.
And to provide real-world context for the building design, users can place their building design into a variety of environments and add in many everyday objects to scale, including people and livestock, vehicles, farm and lawn equipment, and residential and commercial furniture and fixtures.
Online Quotes
Once users are happy with their designs, they can be saved, printed, and shared with others. Most importantly, with one click and minimal contact information, users can quickly request a free quote based on the visual design and all of the automatically generated complex specifications and calculations on the back end.
Engineering Expertise Included
The people power behind this innovative design tool is the engineering and support services from the Central States Building Works team. Building Works building systems feature unparalleled project expertise and support, from estimating and drafting through final contracting and engineering stamps. Building Works rapidly delivers a complete set of erection and engineer stamped drawings to expedite your project.
Building Works supports customers through every step of the process, using their design and engineering expertise to make metal building easy for contractors, brokers, and distributors. The complete metal building packages are delivered per the customer’s instructions and can be easily assembled thanks to markings on key building parts and construction drawing details.
About the Products Used
The 3D Building Designer is built on high-quality steel from industry leading manufacturer Central States Manufacturing. Over the last 36 years of supplying metal panels to roofing contractors, Central States has grown from one small location in Northwest Arkansas to the largest geographic metal building products manufacturer in the country with 11 plants and two more scheduled to open in 2025. Central States offers customers the benefits of a nationwide footprint with a dedicated logistics fleet paired with the extraordinary, personal customer service the company was founded on in 1988.