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1. GT Strudl Users Group Tom Lutz
Rakesh Patel
2. GT Strudl Users Group
3. GT Strudl Users Group Interoperability Issues
Average job involves 1600 firms
CFMA idd 35 different CAD programs in common use
Typical job is redrawn as much as 80 plus times
300-500 rfis per project
40% design time locating and validating info
4. GT Strudl Users Group Interoperability Issues
Manual re-entry of data, duplication of business functions & paper based transfer
Kathleen Liston AEC-ST current BIM reduces change orders by 45% - Building cost by 4-6%
NIST indicates time savings of 20-50% are possible
Cost of this inefficiency/NIST Study = $15.8 Billion
5. GT Strudl Users Group 1995-2000 investment of dot-com was over $2.5 billion
Two kinds of companies
Industry driven
Software driven
Differential Solutions
A third kind
Full service structural engineering
Autodesk, Microsoft
6. GT Strudl Users Group
7. GT Strudl Users Group Building Information Modeling (BIM) - intelliModel
AutoCAD Compliant
Starting with a footprint p line
3D Model intelliModel
Smart Objects - intelliRoof
Parametric Modeling
Histogram capability
8. GT Strudl Users Group Auto Generates
Shop drawings
Project estimates
Bill of materials
Material cut optimization
Communication with equipment
Analysis
9. DSI Demo
10. GT Strudl Users Group Contact:
Differential Solutions, Inc.
3500 Parkway Lane, Suite 500
Norcross, GA 30092
770-446-3334
www.difsol.com