There is the request to architectures, engineers, detailers and managers. Please, try to compare StruCAD and TEKLA Structures. What is your opinion about the programs in real life?
How do you use capabilities of BIM by the programs?
francesca,
What is your opinion about article dated 22 Mar 10, 0:49:
"If the answer - in different programs...
If the answer - in one program..." ?
You did not say anything about it!
Here it is www.computerlinesteel.com. This company use SDS/2 for detailing.
I cannot find in internet another detailing company - www.assteeldetailers.com. They provided the detailing services by StruCAD.
Here it is www.nyacad.com That is another detailing company. You can see drawings on their site. They use SDS/2 and some autolisp programs for AutoCAD.
francesca,
I will start from the end of your statement. Yes, right you are! 3D design is not BIM. If we start to split up any rules on each words, we can get a mess. We can not go this way. We try to relay on the statements which are provided by famous company, especially in BIM and 3D modeling...
Bobber1,
Could you tell some words about your company? What is a profile of your company? And what type of specific work do you do?
francesca,
Have you ever seen friendly competitors? This is the big problem for all people. Most competitors declare that they support some standards. The...
francesca,
let me ask you. Do you have any experience in 3D modeling for structural steel detailing? Do you know anything about real detailing and real fabrication process?
Yes it is aggregate programs. It calls usually 3D Model program for engineering and detailing. These programs provide all...
francesca,
Let say something about small project for example - the steel skeleton of 5 storeys building. There was so many columns, beams and etc. The project was started on SDS/2 of version 6... and in the middle of the way one smart fellow opened 3D model on SDS/2 of version 7...
The model...
francesca,
the purpose of the BIM is providing the flow of information about some objects. If you start to use different programs you can get something instead of BIM. You confirm my words - you use some different programs. I uderstand that you can translate the dates from one to inother...
How do you use all capabilities of BIM process?
Does your company is involved in real BIM process - architectural company, engineering company, detailing, fabrication and erection?
It seems to me that the BIM is a good trick. I mean that all members of the process must have the same program...