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    AECMAGAZINE Building Information Modelling (BEM for Architecture, Engineeringand Construction Mightier than the pen? Embracing conceptual design in the digital domain Review (taterenperttoaeld Toye device, wee saskuaage bot ot ren canbe ensructon projets ae ‘rack ropes (oe Tea sewers ‘an mel an de ‘nak ater rag eae ntredeomtelet inst an recs Tekla Structures 19 The latest release of Tekla’s structural BIM tool touches the entire building process from design to construction. by Gree CorKe cide structures started out as a steel fabrication tool, but has grown intoan expansive structural Building Information Modelling (BIN) application. Engineers, fabricators and contractors use i tomodel, detail. fabri cate and build — all the way from the air conditioned design officeto windewepteite "To support this broad spoctrum of po cesses Tekla breaks the software down into dlilleent versions There are specie config trations forstel detailing, precast concrete detailing, cast in place, engineering, eon struction management, drafter and others Some configurations also feature diferent ‘operational modes that are appropriate to the user’sresponsbility and tsk, ‘one reason for the diferent configura tions isto ensure users are not paying. for features they will never use Butitisals0to streamline what can become a pretty ‘expansive user interface. I you are focused ‘oneonstruction management, for example ‘you do not want to see te connection mae: 26 AECMMGAZNE July/August 2013 ros or detailing tools ‘While each configuration is focused on. specifi le thefact that everything is dove in asin ale environment — insomecases single model —offrs big work: Aw benefits. An engineer models the struc {une then a soe datadpraddetheeonnaction details, drawings and schedules. The engi neers able to seal cf the fabrication infor ‘mation — but isnot able oct ar ereate it Modelling “Tekla has worked hard on the modelling and editing capabilities ofthe software in the last, {ew releases and its very easy to build up models around a gril, copying. pasting or arraying objects, Hieatly and radially. ‘Version 19 has new *SketchUp'-type fee tures users can gray handles, faces, and planes and pull them around, particularly ‘useful in the formative stages of design, ‘The software can srodel pretty much any: thing: from beams, columns, slabs, and walls, chosen from an extensive library of UKand European stan dards, to parametric connections and components including cur {ain walls, staircases, trasses,and precast foors. A custom compo nent editor lets users ereate thei own para metric connections, detail, apd parts ‘Maeras can also be recorded to antomate commontasls. ‘Users can work in 2D or 3D at the same ime, in multiple views, and even start fone view and finish in another. Specific views can beset up to help navigate around Inuge models, zooming in on a specific phase or storey. ‘The software isset up to support multiple users, working an a single model accessed directly from a server or via VPN, This _makes t possible to work on different phas: es,arto support concurrent workflows, such aschange orders, RFs, modelling and drav- ing production. 1D numbers of objects are tracked to avoid conflicts, but the process www ABCmagcom stillneeds tobe managed and co-ordinated. ‘The software supports chsh checking, Which can handle any elements — steel, concrete rebar and IFC data, While toler ance cheeks can be applied toconneetions to check that bots can be place, there are no generic proximity elash tools as of yet Hovwever:tiscan he dane inthe fre model ‘based collaboration tool, Telda BIMsight Interoperability (Over the last few years Tekla has invested heavily in interoperability, working losely| ‘with Bentley, Antadesk, Graphisoft and oth rs to improve links between ‘Tekla ‘Strueturesand third party software ean read in DGN,DWG, DXF anda host ofother formats, including PDF, which has justheen introduced in this latest release. ‘Thebigemphasis,howeverison Industry Foundation Classes (IPCs), because of its ability tohold abject-basel data and geomne- lay. IRC Bles can be read in directly, but ‘Tekla has also written plug-ins for Revit and ArehiCAD enriching the IPCfile witha View to making the process Concrete ‘Tekla Structures might have started out ie asa structural sce rodelling and detailing tool, but can now hisndle most materials. When ‘conerete™ was added in the mid 2000s, the initial fees was om the precast ‘market, but this has-20w been extended fo cast in situ structures "Thereatea number of new toolsin Tella structures v19 spetteally designed for east insitu concrete. A new “auto union feature automatically merges two conerete objects into one. So, ifa pad and strip footing are placed next to each other or overlap they willautomatically combine ntoa single vl ume of continuous conerete, Both objects ‘retain their identity so if tis ater decided that the foundations wall be pre-cast this ‘canbe changed withs single click. For cast in place work conerete can be split up inte individaal pours, which is neat too for planning the construction pro- cess downstream, “Tekla Structures bas a range of tals to ‘help contractors estimate the rw quantities structured information for COBie data drops. It can also be tied into ‘Tekla Structures’ Task Manager to plan and man lage project works. ‘Task Manager is designed to help sched: lle projects and track progress adding start, dates, end dates, work duration, cte tothe ‘underlying mode! data ‘To dat, it has mostly been used by steel fabricators to help plan how toget different phases out, butis now being aimed more at contractors, particularly in relation to the new concrete pour funetionality. Here it can be used to quickly price jobs, applying {imeand cast to tasks based on model dat, ‘Or to plan the erection process, including steel, concrete and temporary works. ‘Task Manager includes bi-directional Tinks to Primavera and Microsoft Project, ‘which is useful if contractors are using a dedicated project management too, Moving further downstream, ‘Tekla Structures can also be used for setting out, ‘The Layout Manager ean prepare aceurate ‘motel data, which isthen exported toa field Tyout device. As Telda is mare seamless, IFC export is «“ ‘owned by Trimble the obvious also included . on choice is Trimble Field Link “The software includes sone ‘The biggest opportunities for Tekla running on a Trimble mobile workilow mamgementicolsio —Steuetures are undoubtedly at the tailend —

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