BIM Substation Designer
Substation Design for the BIM Era
BIM Substation Designer brings physical and protection & controls (P&C) design and engineering into a single Autodesk Revit-based BIM native environment.
Currently in closed beta with leading utilities and engineering firms, BIM Substation Designer is scheduled for commercial release in Q1 2026.
Autodesk Revit-based workflow for better accuracy and faster design
Substations are becoming more complex, projects more interdisciplinary, and timelines more demanding. While civil, structural, and architectural teams already rely on BIM, substation engineers have been left to either work in separate tools, reconciling data by hand and duplicating documentation, or fit their workflow into BIM tools not built for the demands of modern substation design.
BIM Substation Designer changes that. Built on Autodesk Revit and backed by SBS’s decades of experience in utility design, it brings physical and protection & controls (P&C) design and engineering into a single BIM-native environment. The result: greater accuracy, fewer errors, faster delivery, and a model that supports the full lifecycle of the substation.
Unified data model
One Environment for Physical and P&C Design
- BIM Substation Designer’s unified data model for both P&C and physical asset information is architected to align with IFC, IEC, IEEE, and other industry standard specifications, ensuring interoperability and consistency across electrical and physical design disciplines.
- Deliver a unified model, one set of drawings, and one source of truth for the project team.
- Coordinate substation design alongside gas insulated substation equipment, control buildings, lighting, and site elements already modeled in Revit.
Substation-specific workflows
BIM-native with Substation Intelligence
- Extend Revit with substation-specific capabilities like lightning protection, ground grids, bus and cable design, and electrical connections.
- Enable civil, structural, and electrical teams to collaborate directly within the same BIM model.
- Interoperate with Autodesk Inventor to bring detailed component designs into Revit seamlessly.
Reduce siloed, multiple-app workflows
Automated Standards and Engineering Analysis
- Apply your engineering standards automatically with a configurable rules engine.
- Reduce QA/QC review cycles by validating designs against standards in real time.
- Automate repetitive tasks such as component placement, wiring diagrams, and engineering analysis.
Substation design data in maintenance and ops
Lifecycle Value Beyond Design
- Generate construction documentation and BOMs directly from the BIM model.
- Connect to Autodesk Construction Cloud for coordinated delivery across the project lifecycle.
- Automate repetitive tasks such as component placement, wiring diagrams, and engineering analysis.
