Yepsketch

Before BIM, architect and subcontractor would estimate how many materials they needed to complete the project and how much they would cost. Whenever the architect makes design changes, someone must repeat these calculations all over again. All this work was done in silos—making room for human error. Thus, one slight miscalculation could lead to massive complications resulting in delays and an unexpected rise in costs. YepSketch offers an online library of manufacturer approved 3D models and BIM content for professionals, including architects, designers, builders, developers, manufacturers, and consumers, to address such challenges. Clients can benefit from YepSketch’s creative representations, 3D models, renderings, animation, virtual reality, product configuration, as well as consultancy on digital tools, including BIM and digital construction. YepSketch also provides training, information seminars, and meetings with clients to assist in understanding BIM and tailored solutions and strategies to suit individual needs.

YepSketch’s library—Yeplibrary—is a dual service offering digitalisation and free hosting for companies that want to distribute their products digitally across 3D and BIM models. Through Yeplibrary, the company focuses on providing high-quality 3D and BIM products in the luxury sector of design, including a wide range of objects from luxury furnishing, interior finishes, kitchens and bathroom products, building materials, and more. YepSketch is continually growing its library to meet every need. Certainty, immediacy, and availability of 3D and BIM models in several formats ensure that the models will be universally compatible with any software program.

Similarly, designers can use Yeplibrary’s easy-to-find tools and services for 3D and BIM models of existing products. Yeplibrary offers constant updates on news and technical skills to make the best use of its models for registered designers.

Unlike many of its competitors, Yeplibrary consists of only the models approved by its customer brands. This protects its customer brands and their corporate know-how as well as gives designers the certainty of having models with reliable shapes, textures, and information.

YepSketch’s creative agency, Yepstudio, offers personalised design solutions for 360-degree product views. The agency recreates realistic scenarios and bends reality to new meanings to give power to clients’ communication. Yepstudio can create the possible worlds and strategies of ‘tomorrow,’ giving life to the client’s products and projects.

As parametric and semantic software such as BIM is quickly becoming the future of designing, YepSketch is constantly developing unique software, codes, and scripts to offer innovative developments in the 3D world. The company is currently working on a system that automatically manages orders and the issuing of estimates to give quick answers to customers. Simultaneously, the company is implementing AI, machine learning, and virtual reality in the workplace, maintenance, and facility management. In the coming years, YepSketch aims to develop sustainability in design through BIM.

As a global company with clients in Australia, New Zealand, North and South America, and Asia, YepSketch is expanding its reach to share its BIM knowledge with the European markets. “We are investing heavily in the European market and are positioning new models of high-end and luxury products after significantly modernising our platform,” adds Jodene. Further, the company’s European team is equipping itself with the necessary expertise to meet all required demands in addressing BIM calls and projects. The platform has also undergone significant changes to meet the expectations of this new market.