Intelligent CAD Import

The imported CAD file is positioned and always available as a layer behind the structural elements in the model. SLABS 2009 allows users to utilize data contained in a CAD file to directly import structural elements.

 

Slab Geometry and Beams
Data that represents the slab perimeter and slab geometry can be effortlessly lifted directly from the CAD file into the model. The user has complete flexibility with assigning thickness and pressure values to the slab zones that are automatically created by the software.

 

Column Elements
Can be rectangular, circular and of any shape (complex sections). There is complete flexibility in the method used to create the columns in the imported CAD file. There are no specific ‘rules’ that need to be followed in order to import column elements. CAD files can contain all columns in a specific layer, or spread across numerous layers. The lines representing each column do not have to be originally generated as ‘closed polylines’ or other specific line types, and can be a series of individual lines elements that form a closed shape.

 

Wall Elements
SLABS has an algorithm that automatically generates wall elements directly from a CAD file using the co-ordinates and information representing the walls in the CAD file. The distance between the parallel lines is used to automatically set the thickness of the walls.

 

See example

Watch video demo (.wmv format, approx. 6 min. 40 sec.)