Primavera P6 construction schedules from 3D models.
Sensali extracts engineering data from 3D plant models (including Navisworks NWD), normalises project information, applies construction sequencing methodology and exports a Primavera P6 construction schedule ready for planning teams.
- ✓Built for asset owners
- ✓Primavera P6 XER export
- ✓Cited engineering reasoning
- ✓Visible data gaps and assumptions
Clarity for every project decision.
From data to schedule.
Asset owners need to understand what is being built, how the work is sequenced and which inputs shape the plan. Sensali connects project data with inspectable schedules and cited evidence so your team can make informed decisions.
Bring project scope, engineering data and construction logic into one traceable view that your team can inspect.
Generate a structured P6 schedule from project data, with cited reasoning to support your planning team's review.
See missing inputs and schedule differences clearly, with evidence to support project reviews and decisions.
Your independent project controls team. Without the headcount.
Bring organised project data, cited schedule reasoning and visual sequence review into one owner focused workflow. Sensali supports your project controls team with software that makes the construction plan easier to understand and inspect.
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Organised Project Data
Equipment lists, norms, line lists, 3D models and spreadsheets from disconnected project systems become one clean, structured canonical dataset. Every value carries provenance back to its exact source file. The owner can inspect where the information came from, with any assumptions disclosed.
- Input
- Project files and engineering data
- Output
- One traceable dataset with source provenance
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MDN: Minimum Data Needed
Before the schedule is built, a live checklist tells the owner exactly which data is missing or incomplete and what is needed for a confident schedule. There is no silent gap filling. Inputs, assumptions and standard values remain visible and editable, including disclosed standard norms where client rates are unavailable.
- Input
- Organised project data and scheduling requirements
- Output
- Explicit data gaps, required inputs and disclosed assumptions
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Independent Schedule Generation with Cited Reasoning
Sensali builds the construction schedule from the underlying project data, giving asset owners a traceable basis for planning and review. Each activity's sequence and duration is backed by an inspectable, cited rule: engineering logic, the client's historical data or a fact derived from model geometry. The owner gets a Primavera P6 XER schedule and the reasoning behind it.
- Input
- Project data, engineering rules, historical data and geometry
- Output
- Independent P6 schedule with cited activity reasoning
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4D Simulation of Schedule
Watch the independently generated schedule unfold over the project's real 3D model. The owner can visually check that the construction sequence is physically plausible, rather than relying only on a bar chart. The 4D simulation is in beta.
- Input
- Independent schedule and the real project model
- Output
- Time based construction playback for visual review
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Evidence PDF
Export a formal, citation backed reasoning document for one activity or the whole schedule on demand. It reads as a clean audit record, not a chat transcript. The owner holds the supporting sources and schedule reasoning for project reviews, audits and informed planning decisions.
- Input
- An activity or the whole independent schedule
- Output
- Evidence PDF with reasoning and source citations
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P6 Schedule Comparison
Upload an existing P6 schedule and compare it with Sensali's generated version. Review differences in sequencing and durations, with their planning implications explained in plain English. Give your project controls team a clear basis for schedule reviews and decisions.
- Input
- Existing P6 schedule and generated Sensali schedule
- Output
- Schedule differences and explained planning implications
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A traceable basis for owner decisions.
Understand the basis for your construction plan. Traceable data, visible assumptions and cited activity reasoning give asset owners the evidence they need for informed project reviews.
Current system output
Measured output from real facility models processed to date. These figures describe pipeline validation, not a claim that every project risk has been eliminated.
From project data to informed decisions.
01 / Upload project data
Bring your project's engineering files and 3D models into Sensali.
02 / Organise and check
Review the traceable dataset and MDN checklist. Inspect missing inputs and disclosed assumptions.
03 / Generate and simulate
Build an independent schedule with cited reasoning, then review it over the real 3D model in the 4D beta.
04 / Export and compare
Export P6 and Evidence PDFs. Compare existing schedules and review differences and their planning implications.
Designed for confidential engineering data
Plant models and project schedules are commercially sensitive. Sensali is set up to handle them on those terms.
NDA available before any model or project data is shared.
Customer project data remains confidential and is used only for that customer's work.
Enterprise deployment supported, including customer-controlled environments.
No project data is shared or reused between customers.
Asset owners. The side funding the project.
Oil and gas majors, mining companies, infrastructure owners and heavy industrial asset owners funding capital projects. Sensali supports the owner’s risk, assurance and project controls teams with visibility, traceable schedules and cited evidence.
Straight answers
The questions asset owners and their assurance teams ask first.
How do you generate a Primavera P6 schedule from a Navisworks model?
Sensali extracts the equipment hierarchy, properties and geometry from the NWD file, reconciles it with the project engineering data into one inventory, assigns every item to a process area, applies construction sequencing logic per unit and per area, then writes a P6 XER file with activities, relationships and resources.
Is the output a spreadsheet?
No. The output is a Primavera P6 XER file containing 220 generated activities and 190 predecessor and successor relationships across the models processed so far, ready to import directly into P6.
How can we review the schedule reasoning?
Each activity's sequencing and duration is backed by inspectable cited rules from engineering logic, historical project data or model geometry. Owners can review the reasoning and export an Evidence PDF for an activity or the whole schedule.
Is this 4D BIM?
Sensali generates the schedule independently and includes 4D simulation in beta. Owners can watch that schedule unfold over the real project model to visually check the construction sequence.
What happens when project data is missing?
The Minimum Data Needed checklist identifies missing or incomplete inputs before the schedule is built. Assumptions and standard values are disclosed and editable. Nothing is silently filled in to create false confidence.
Will you work under NDA?
Yes. An NDA is available before any model or project data is shared, project data is never reused between customers, and enterprise deployment inside customer-controlled environments is supported.
Become a design partner
We are working with asset owners to evaluate schedule generation and project visibility on completed projects. Bring your project data to explore traceable schedules, cited evidence and visual sequence review.
Choose a time that works for you. We will walk through independent schedule generation, cited evidence and P6 schedule comparison, and discuss an evaluation on your project data.
Based in Perth, Western Australia. Working with asset owners and their assurance teams globally.