Intelligent CAD Import
The imported CAD file is positioned and always available as a layer behind the structural elements in the model. R/C Building 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
Column elements can be rectangular, circular or 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 line elements that form a closed shape.
Wall Elements
R/C Building 2009 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 the example
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With all so many structural building analysis software out there, R/C Building stands out as the one that has the leanest tool sets to master, yet provides the engineers with the powerful and sufficient tools to complete their design job.
Using R/C Building 2009, user can construct a model in a matter of a day or two, saving the valuable time to review the structure and modify the design based on the comprehensive results the software produces.
