Frequently asked questions

Common questions from asset owners and their risk, assurance and project controls teams evaluating Sensali.

Short answer

Sensali gives asset owners clear visibility into project data, construction sequencing and schedule risk. It organises project information with source provenance, identifies missing inputs through Minimum Data Needed, and generates Primavera P6 construction schedules from 3D models with cited activity reasoning. Owners can review 4D simulation in beta, export Evidence PDFs and compare P6 schedules to support informed planning decisions.

Last updated 20 August 2026 / Sensali, Perth, Western Australia

Product

What does Sensali do?

Sensali gives asset owners clear visibility into project data, construction sequencing and schedule risk. It organises project information with source provenance, identifies missing inputs through Minimum Data Needed, and generates Primavera P6 construction schedules from 3D models with cited activity reasoning. Owners can review 4D simulation in beta, export Evidence PDFs and compare P6 schedules to support informed planning decisions.

What file does it take as input?

A Navisworks NWD model, together with the project engineering spreadsheets and available cost and schedule data used to cross-validate the equipment inventory.

What does it output?

A Primavera P6 XER file containing activities, predecessor and successor relationships and resources, ready to import into P6. Details on the XER export page.

Which disciplines are covered?

Structural steel, piping, electrical and instrumentation, alongside the mechanical equipment sequenced per unit through erection and grouting.

Is this 4D BIM?

Sensali generates the schedule independently and includes 4D simulation in beta. The owner can watch that schedule unfold over the real project model to visually check construction sequencing. Traditional 4D tools visualise an existing schedule; Sensali also creates the schedule being reviewed.

Independent owner assurance

Who is Sensali built for?

Asset owners funding oil and gas, mining, infrastructure and heavy industrial capital projects. Sensali supports their risk, assurance and project controls teams with traceable data, inspectable schedules and evidence for informed decisions.

How is project data made traceable?

Raw equipment lists, norms, line lists, spreadsheets and 3D models are organised into one canonical dataset. Each value carries provenance to its source file, with assumptions disclosed.

What is Minimum Data Needed?

MDN is a live checklist showing missing or incomplete data before the schedule is built. It identifies what is needed, with no silent gap filling. Inputs, assumptions and standard values remain visible and editable.

Can we inspect the schedule reasoning?

Each activity's sequencing and duration is backed by inspectable cited rules drawn from engineering logic, client historical data or geometry derived facts.

What is an Evidence PDF?

An on demand citation backed audit record for a single activity or the whole schedule. It gives the owner independent supporting sources and reasoning for schedule reviews, disputes, delay claims or audits.

Can we compare an existing P6 schedule?

Yes. Upload an existing P6 schedule and compare it with Sensali's generated version. Differences in activity sequencing and durations, and their planning implications, are explained in plain English.

Accuracy and validation

How accurate is the process area detection?

98.8% measured accuracy on the models processed so far, using model containment and connectivity data combined with the project engineering documentation.

How much has been processed to date?

Four full facility models have been run end to end through one combined pipeline, producing 220 construction activities, 190 predecessor and successor relationships and 264,101.9 calculated engineering hours.

Where do durations and crew sizes come from?

From project engineering and staffing data, client historical data and inspectable cited rules. Standard norms can be used where client rates are unavailable, with all assumptions and standard values disclosed and editable.

Can a planner change the result?

Yes. The export is a starting network inside Primavera P6. Planners schedule, adjust calendars and resources, and baseline it like any other project.

Approach

Is this just a large language model writing a schedule?

No. Construction methodology is encoded as explicit rules applied against real geometry, hierarchy, containment and connectivity, so every dependency traces back to a physical fact about the plant. See construction sequencing automation.

Will two runs on the same model give the same schedule?

Yes. The sequencing rules are deterministic and applied identically across the whole model, unlike two planners sequencing the same scope by hand.

What happens when the model is revised?

The revised model is reprocessed through the same pipeline instead of the schedule being reworked activity by activity.

Data handling

Will you sign an NDA?

Yes. An NDA is available before any model or project data is shared.

Is project data reused between customers?

No. Customer project data stays confidential and is used only for that customer's work.

Can it run inside our environment?

Enterprise deployment is supported, including customer-controlled environments.

Working together

How do teams start?

We are working with asset owners as design partners. Start with a completed project's engineering data to evaluate schedule generation, cited evidence and visual sequence review. An existing P6 schedule can also be included for comparison.

Where is Sensali based?

Perth, Western Australia, working with asset owners and their assurance teams globally.

How do we get in touch?

Email aum@sensali.com.au, or book a 30 minute call.

Run this on one of your completed projects

We are working with asset owners to evaluate traceable schedules and cited evidence on real project data. NDA available before any model or project data is shared.

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