GT Strudl Users Group

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GT Strudl Users Group

• Tom Lutz
• Rakesh Patel

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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

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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

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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

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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

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• Auto Generates
• Shop drawings
• Project estimates
• Bill of materials
• Material cut optimization
• Communication with equipment
• Analysis

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DSI Demo
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GT Strudl Users Group

• Contact
• Differential Solutions, Inc.
• 3500 Parkway Lane, Suite 500
• Norcross, GA 30092
• 770-446-3334
• www.difsol.com