ProtoTech Solutions

Overview

ProtoTech Solutions, founded in 2005, specialises in creating 3D engineering and construction software solutions for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) and manufacturing industries. Its stated goal is to empower innovators with disruptive solutions that reduce time to market and help meet business goals.

The company has completed over 200 projects for more than 250 clients across the globe. It operates from India with a team of over 120 skilled engineers, architects, designers and developers, and works with clients from inception through to implementation, crafting bespoke solutions intended to meet distinct requirements rather than force-fitting an existing product.

3D Application Development

ProtoTech develops 3D applications for cloud, desktop and mobile platforms using technologies including ThreeJS, HOOPS Visualize, Eyeshot, OpenGL, ARKit and ARCore.

That spread across web, native desktop and mobile rendering stacks is more significant than it first appears. Each has different constraints on model size, memory and performance, and the platform choice usually determines what is technically feasible in the finished product rather than the other way round. A team fluent across all three can advise on that trade-off before development starts.

BIM Application Development

The team specialises in BIM applications for the AEC industry, with expertise spanning:

• 3D, 4D, 5D and 6D BIM - geometry through to sequencing, cost and facility management data
• CAD to BIM conversion - migrating legacy drawing sets into intelligent models
• Scan data to BIM - converting point cloud captures into structured models
• Revit family creation - parametric content libraries
• Clash detection and resolution - interdisciplinary coordination

The progression through BIM dimensions matters commercially. 4D adds construction sequencing, 5D adds cost data, and 6D adds asset information for facility management, so each step moves the model further from a design deliverable toward an operational asset that retains value after handover.

CAD Plugin Development

ProtoTech has developed a wide range of 3D file importer and exporter plugins for popular CAD software, with more than 100 plugins published on the Autodesk App Store.

File interoperability remains one of the most persistent practical problems in both AEC and manufacturing workflows, because project teams rarely standardise on a single vendor's toolset. Geometry that moves cleanly between systems saves rework; geometry that does not becomes a manual remodelling exercise. A published catalogue of that size represents substantial accumulated experience in an unglamorous but commercially essential area.

CAD Customisation and Automation

The company streamlines CAD design workflows through automation and customisation, targeting the repetitive tasks that consume disproportionate design time. Where a firm repeats the same drawing or modelling operation across projects, automation converts hours of manual work into minutes and pays back across every subsequent job rather than only the first.

AR/VR Application Development

ProtoTech creates augmented and virtual reality applications for iOS, Android and web platforms. In an AEC context these support design review, stakeholder visualisation, client presentation and on-site comparison of proposed work against existing conditions.

CAD Design and Drafting

Alongside software development, proficient CAD designers and drafters collaborate closely with architects, engineers, contractors and design experts to deliver drafting services and production-ready 2D and 3D drawings. This gives clients the option of engaging ProtoTech as a production resource as well as a development partner.

Use Cases

• Software vendors building 3D or BIM capability into their own commercial products
• AEC firms needing custom Revit or CAD tooling beyond what off-the-shelf plugins provide
• Manufacturers requiring 3D product configurators or visualisation tools
• Teams needing file format conversion and interoperability between CAD systems
• Organisations deploying AR/VR for design review or site visualisation
• Practices outsourcing 2D and 3D drafting production during peak workload
• Firms digitising legacy drawing archives into BIM models

Who ProtoTech Works With

Clients span architecture practices, engineering consultancies, contractors, product manufacturers, and construction technology companies building their own software. The company operates in two distinct modes - as a product engineering partner for organisations developing software, and as a production drafting and modelling resource for firms delivering projects.

Why Firms Choose ProtoTech

Two decades of continuous operation in 3D engineering software, a large in-house team combining engineering domain knowledge with software development capability, and a publicly verifiable plugin portfolio give the company a track record that can be checked rather than simply asserted.

For firms weighing whether to build 3D or BIM capability internally or partner for it, the deciding factor is usually whether the partner understands the engineering problem as well as the code. A team combining architects and engineers with developers is positioned differently from a general software house taking on an AEC brief for the first time.

Sectors Served

• Architecture and building design
• Civil and structural engineering
• Construction and contracting
• Manufacturing and product design
• Construction technology and software vendors