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In the context of networked building design, the FRILO BIM Connector® sets new standards because it allows structural engineers to participate efficiently and usefully in the OpenBIM process based on a single model for all people involved. With the help of the BIM Connector, specific, three-dimensional models* from any CAD software can be converted into suitable calculation models** without any loss of data or information. Numerous sophisticated functions allow the user to prepare the building data of the model optimally and intuitively for the intended structural calculations and verifications with a mouse click. There is no need for remodelling.
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The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) format is an open standard in the construction industry for the digital description of building models. Designers who create a building model can describe it in a way that is independent of specific software. Geometry, attributes and descriptions of building components as well as structural information of building components can be transmitted. After the IFC file has been transferred to the BIM Connector, it is first opened as a physical model in which the building data are reduced to structurally relevant components. The cleared-up model is then prepared in the calculation model for the structural calculations. The BIM Connector supports the following file formats:
- Import: IFC 2×3, IFC4, *.Ifc, *.IfcZip and *.Zip, IFC4 Structural Analysis View
- Export: IFC4 Structural Analysis View
SAF file standard
The Structural Analysis Format (SAF) is an Excel-based open file format developed by the Nemetschek Group that is specifically tailored to the needs of structural engineers. In contrast to the IFC file, the export file that is transferred to the BIM Connector is based on a structural analysis model that has already been created. As a result, the BIM Connector opens the calculation model directly after the import. Components are transferred in the connected state and materials are already assigned. The BIM Connector supports the following file formats:
- Import: SAF 1.0.5 – 2.0.0
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