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To help engineers avoid repetitive tasks and foster creative, more efficient design of plant steel structures, Hyundai Engineering initiated a project to automate structural design processes. They wanted to develop a new physical modeling method and generate an analytical digital twin. However, with numerous design variables that can be mismatched and deliver unreliable assessment results, Hyundai realized that they needed comprehensive structural modeling and analysis technology to optimally consider constructability enhancements. Hyundai selected STAAD to apply design automation techniques to a plant steel structure on a sample project. Bentley’s application enhanced structural design efficiency, reliability, and quality, as well as optimized design while considering constructability. Based on the total steel volume in their sample project, the digital solution reduced structural analysis time by 70% and design errors by 50%, expected to save approximately KRW 330 million. The new design automation program adjusts the design variables in real time as the steel structure is modified, facilitating creative and efficient structural design, reducing material steel volumes and lowering the carbon footprint of structural frameworks.