Thanks to Building Information Modeling, common data is studied in the architectural and static structural projecting process. In the system that allows architects and engineers to work together on the same structure, the project is modeled once and "Full Integration" is achieved. Architectural plan and formwork structural plan are two separate modes of operation within the same project and exactly overlap each other.
Layer settings are automatically arranged for both architectural and static structural works in the same project file with the features of Make compatible Compatible with architecture Architecture and Make compatible Compatible with StaticStructural.
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Make Compatible With Architecture
Make compatible with architecture command automatically arranges the layers of a project made with ideCAD Reinforced Concrete or Steel program Structural according to the architectural program ideCAD Architectural. The program ideCAD automatically closes some open layers and automatically opens some layers.
After opening the project , click the Make Compatible With ArchitectureArchitectural icon in the ribbon menu .
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Except for the sketch and rigid diaphragm layers, all layers that concern the architecture architectural are opened.
The table below contains the sub layers that are closed and opened in the drawing details tab in the layer settings dialog.
Closed |
layers |
Column |
ID |
Column dimensioning |
Column head name
Column support ID |
Column |
support size |
Beam |
pattern |
Beam |
ID |
Beam dimensioning |
Curtain screening
Curtain name
Curtain size
Tie beam dimensioning
Continuous foundation name
Continuous foundation size
Singular base name
Single basic dimensioning
Pool wall name
Pool console flooring name
Pool surface name
Shearwall pattern |
Shearwall ID |
Shearwall size |
Coupling beam dimensioning |
Strip footing ID |
Strip footing size |
Single footing ID |
Single footing dimensioning |
Pool wall ID |
Pool cantilever slab ID |
Pool surface ID |
Drop down layers |
Column plaster |
The table below shows the initial state of a project saved in the static programideCAD Structural, when it was opened in the architectural programideCAD Architectural, and its state after the architecture was applied.
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Pre-Build Compatible with Architecture
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After Make Compatible With Architecture
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Before make compatible with architecture |
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After make compatible with architecture |
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Make Compatible With Structural
Make compatible with static structural command automatically arranges the layers of a project made with ideCAD Architectural program according to the static programideCAD Structural. The program ideCAD automatically closes some open layers and automatically opens some layers.
After opening the project , click the Make Static Compatible With Structural icon.
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All layers concerning statics structural are opened.
The table below contains the layers that are closed in the layer settings dialog and the sub layers that are closed and opened in the drawing details tab.
Covered layers
Closed layers |
Drop down layers
Land
Column plaster
Column name
Roof
Column dimensioning
Roof space
Column head name
Roof surface
Column head size
Wall
Beam sweep
Curtainwall
Beam name
Light / Camera
Terrain |
Roof |
Roof hole |
Roof plane |
Wall |
Shearwall |
Light/Camera |
Door/Window |
Curtain screening
Railing
Curtain name
Expensive
Curtain size
Space
Tie beam dimensioning
Neighborhood edge
Continuous foundation name
Hang profile
Continuous foundation size
jamb
Singular base name
Geometric object
Single basic dimensioning
Siding
Pool wall name
Pool console flooring name
Railing |
Zone |
Zone hole |
Zone edge |
Sweep |
Jamb |
3D geometric object |
Exterior veneer |
Closed sub-layers |
Column plaster |
Drop down layers |
Column ID |
Column dimensioning |
Column support ID |
Column support size |
Beam pattern |
Beam ID |
Beam dimensioning |
Shearwall hatch |
Shearwall ID |
Shearwall size |
Coupling beam dimensioning |
Strip footing ID |
Strip footing size |
Single footing ID |
Single footing dimensioning |
Pool wall ID |
Pool cantilever slab ID |
Pool surface ID |
In the following table, the initial state of a project saved in the architectural program ideCAD Architectural when it was opened in the static program ideCAD Structural and the state after the static make compatible structure with structural was applied.
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Static Pre-Compatible
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Static Compliant Post
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After make compatible with structural |
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