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SAPPHIRE Structure

Score8 out of 10

1 Reviews and Ratings

What is SAPPHIRE Structure?

MiTek offers SAPPHIRE Structure, a structural modeling, editing, and estimation tool for builders.

Categories & Use Cases

Top Performing Features

  • Data exportability

    Data can be exported via a CSV or Excel file for further reporting and analysis outside of the tool.

    Category average: 8.1

  • Plan distribution & viewing

    Users can compare different versions of plans, and view live updates/revisions to plans (usually from a mobile device in the field).

    Category average: 8.4

  • Plan markups & sharing

    Users can annotate plans from the field and easily share plans/markups with other project stakeholders.

    Category average: 7.6

Areas for Improvement

  • Standard reports

    The software offers pre-built reports with metrics standard to the category.

    Category average: 7.9

  • Custom reports

    Users can create custom reports.

    Category average: 7.7

  • Mobile app

    Users can easily access the system from the field on mobile devices such as phones and tablets.

    Category average: 7.6

Great engineering software

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using sapphire to design multiple houses and commercial buildings. We need to provide accurate estimation for floor and roof structure in order to give an accurate quote to our different customers. SAPPHIRE gives us a material list and with this one, we can produce a quick quote and deliver it right away.

Pros

  • Automatically generating different elements to save time.
  • Designing and calculating elements.
  • Providing a clear material listing.

Cons

  • Not friendly user
  • Maybe providing to many options to do one thing.
  • Big Learning curve if you want to to big buildings.

Return on Investment

  • Faster turn around time
  • More precise than ever
  • Great data exportation

Other Software Used

Microsoft Excel, Adobe PhotoShop, Microsoft 365, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC