The digital movement has been changing our world from independent markets into one global market for quite some time now. In the wake of this movement, companies find themselves with a need to adapt to this global market.
For builders and architects in the construction industry, building information modeling (BIM) is in many ways a universal tool. Its entire purpose is to make design easier by providing an alternative to time-consuming, hand-drawn blueprints and to provide such information in a way that lets users share details across all levels of conception and construction.
The trouble with BIM software, for the most part, is that it often picks and chooses which information it supplies for its users.
BIM software, used to design structural aspects such as steel beams and joints, is becoming more flexible with the incorporation of various international building codes.
As part of a movement to reach a global market, many of these developers are expanding BIM software to include international building codes, as well.
BIM developer Design Data’s SDS/2 Detailing software, designed to automate steel connection design processes and optimize all joints to meet building code requirements, was recently updated to include the European structural code to assist clients involved in steel manufacturing.
“For over three decades, engineers and fabricators in North and South America have benefited from our technology,” said Doug Evans, vice president of sales for Design Data.
“We are excited to bring the power of SDS/2’s automated connections and drawing production to European engineers and fabricators,” Evans continued.
Design Data claims that its SDS/2 software is unique in its ability to account automatically for the cost variances of specific connections while working on a project and to design economical connections for manufacturers to fabricate and install.
The company claims that the software simultaneously evaluates all members framing into a particular joint to ensure its viability for construction. SDS/2 is also designed to perform clash prevention as part of its process and to provide design calculations for documentation and printing.
Design Data created SDS/2 in an effort to make design and creation easier for steel manufacturers and with this recent update to include Eurocode, the software’s ability to facilitate building design has been further improved.
For more information on SDS/2, visit the Design Data website.