THE FUTURE IN SCAFFOLDING CONSTRUCTION IS DIGITAL – AND IT’S NAME IS SIM
Scaffolding Information Modeling – SIM for short – is a process based on 3D models and designed by Layher to meet the specific requirements of scaffolding construction. SIM allows you to plan, assemble and manage temporary scaffolding structures more efficiently.
- Planning and scheduling certainty at every site.
- Increase in safety and in profitability for every project.
- Transparency in all work steps and cost control.
- Reducing shutdown times.
Scaffolding Information Modeling (SIM) Overview
Layher SIM (Scaffolding Information Modeling) uses advanced digital modeling and engineering tools to plan, visualize, and optimize scaffolding systems before installation begins.
By integrating 3D modeling, real-time data, and project collaboration, SIM improves accuracy, reduces risk, and ensures scaffolding systems are fully aligned with project requirements from the earliest stages.
By combining digital tools with Layher’s engineering expertise, SIM enables better decision-making, improved project coordination, and more predictable outcomes. This ensures scaffolding systems are not only efficient but also fully aligned with project timelines and safety requirements.
This approach ensures scaffolding systems are fully optimized before installation, improving safety, efficiency, and overall project performance.
How SIM Improves Scaffolding Planning
Layher SIM enables precise digital planning and coordination across all project phases.
- 3D scaffold modeling for accurate visualization
- Early detection of design conflicts and constraints
- Improved coordination across project teams
- Optimized material planning and logistics
- Integration with BIM workflows and project data
These capabilities reduce uncertainty, improve efficiency, and support safer, more controlled project execution.
See how Layher SIM (Scaffolding Information Modeling) enables digital planning, 3D visualization, and optimized scaffold system design before construction begins.
PROGRAMMED FOR EFFICIENCY
The future of scaffolding is digital, and it goes by the name of Layher SIM®: a planning process based on 3D digital modeling that Layher developed in line with the specific necessities of the scaffolding industry. SIM makes it possible to plan, erect and manage temporary structures with far greater efficiency – and also allows data exchange with BIM systems. The integrated Layher LayPLAN SUITE provides our customers with a powerful range of tools for the SIM process:
- LayPLAN CLASSIC for automated planning of standardised use cases.
- LayPLAN CAD for custom planning, including detailed planning of complex scaffolding structures that require engineering.
- LayPLAN MATERIALMANAGER for the automatic generation of material lists.
- LayPLAN VR VIEWER for virtual tours of scaffolding structures, e. g. for customer presentations/ RFQs, for coordinating activities with other project participants/safety officers, and for simulating construction project timelines.
- LayPLAN TO RSTAB for transfer of scaffolding data created in LayPLAN CAD to RSTAB software for structural strength calculations
Layher SIM makes it possible to reliably plan scaffolding structures in digital 3D. Visibility into all work tasks ensures savings while enhancing safety and cost-effectiveness.
- Realistic 3D scaffolding planning
- Visualization of the design for professional presentation
- Collision check
- Data transfer to structural analysis programs
- Material lists for logistic planning and costing
- 2D plans for assembly
- Construction sequence simulation
- VR model for virtual tour.
- Communication / data exchange with mobile devices
SIM Services That Make Scaffolding Smarter
Layher SIM combines digital modeling, engineering expertise, and real-world application to optimize scaffolding systems before construction begins.
- We create detailed 3D scaffold models
- We identify conflicts and optimize layouts early
- We improve coordination across project teams
- We support accurate planning and logistics
- We reduce risk, delays, and rework on-site
