#Allplan engineering building manual
Through extensive discussion with engineers they have shared that they are often forced to recreate information or find manual workarounds which further compounds the problems as not only is time wasted, but there is also a greater risk of errors creeping into the design. Either the geometric model cannot be used directly for the structural analysis, or it loses important data when it is exported to a structural analysis program and imported back into the central model (if this is indeed possible at all). One of the main considerations in all aspects of BIM is to maintain a high integrity of data as it is accessed by the many disciplines that require it, and this is not an easy task in the world of the structural engineer because of the very specific nature of what they are looking to achieve. BIM is often spoken about in the wider context but within each area of BIM there needs to be consideration to the many detailed subsets that exist, of which structural engineering is one. The aim of BIM is to make the entire project more efficient and to produce better outcomes, from inception to construction and even operation and maintenance. Why does BIM pose a challenge for structural engineers? Nigel Rees, ALLPLAN’s Business Strategy Manager for Collaboration and Strategic Projects, discusses how introducing openBIM processes through a cloud based platform can help overcome these issues for better designed projects. There is also the additional complication of potential errors being introduced every time information is re-created, as well as the detrimental impact on productivity and quality caused by the inability to easily share files and data between multiple disciplines.
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Poor compatibility between modeling and structural analysis software results in lost information, creating additional work. Introducing Building Information Modeling (BIM) into the structural engineering process does not always go smoothly.
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An Interview with Nigel Rees, Business Strategy Manager – Collaboration & Strategic Projects at ALLPLAN