Citation:
Chang Zhiguo, Yang Huizhu, Zhang Qilin, Man Yanlei, Wang Xuan, Zhang Minqian. BIM-based Integrated Design Software for the Steel Structure of Industrial Plant. Journal of Information Technologyin Civil Engineering and Architecture,
2013, 5(3): 8-13.
2013, 5(3): 8-13.
BIM-based Integrated Design Software for the Steel Structure of Industrial Plant
| 1. | Civil Engineering College of Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China |
| 2. | Shanghai Tonglei Civil Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200092, China |
An integrated CAD / CAM software system of steel industrial plant structures is developed based on the BIM application. The system is composed of two seamlessly integrated modules: structure calculation module and post-process module, the interface between the modules is clear. And, the complexity of the software development is effectively reduced by this design patterns. Using object oriented programming technology, a series of intelligent solid classes are abstracted to describe parts with deferent geometric information, structure properties and design requirements in real structure. Objects which are instances of these hierarchical C++ classes and logical links between them were integrated into the AutoCAD drawing database to construct a three-dimensional model. Several key functions including parametric shortcut modeling, frames analysis and member checking, three-dimensional solid construction, node design and editing, and drawing generation are implemented. IFC interface and the interface with SAP, ETABS and MIDAS are also implemented.
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