Preliminary tools Not a design sign-off UK English Checked 2 October 2026 Disclaimer

BIM names · CDE states · first-pass numbers

Check the file name, then the number beside the model.

The Eng Hub is a UK reference for information-container naming, Common Data Environment state language, and the small preliminary calculations delivery teams actually run. It is not a structural or electrical design approval.

Digital engineering

Naming, state and information requirements. Not a common data environment, and not an appointment.

Structural

Statics and section properties. Not a utilisation and not a Eurocode check.

Civil

Quantity and average pressure. Not a ground investigation and not a mix design.

Mechanical

Power, torque and a gear mesh. Not a machine selection.

Pipework

Velocity, volume and regime. Not a network and not a pump curve.

Electrical

Power and a copper estimate. Not BS 7671 and not a cable size.

Temporary works

An upper bound on fresh-concrete pressure. Not CIRIA C766 and not a formwork design.

Infrastructure and setting out

Geometry and a peak-flow screen. Not a sewer design and not a specification check.

Weights, heat and units

Mass, heat and a unit change. Not a compliance calculation.