Archive

June 2018

In order to track the complex data structure requirements involved with planning large residential or single-purpose buildings through Building Information Modeling, ECLASS established a BIM taskforce focused specifically on this issue within the construction sector. Leading companies are committed to world-wide open standards and welcome the new cooperation between ECLASS and buildingSMART.

Many animals communicate by the way they look at you. Dogs, for example, can let their masters know that they are hungry with their famous "begging look". Our four-legged friends can often get what they want without words. The intelligent finding method LIVEsearch works in a similar fashion by anticipating the (component) wishes of engineers, entirely without words.

Answering the needs of today’s online engineering customers, L.J. Star has launched its all-new online configurator, giving customers instant access to 3D CAD model downloads. Built by CADENAS, the catalog of configurable 3D CAD models streamlines the process for engineers and designers to find, configure and download products on-the-fly, directly from L.J. Star.

To ensure architects and planners a comfortable workflow for their construction projects, ZinCo GmbH now provides 3D BIM CAD models of its systems and products for roof greening in a 3D BIM CAD download portal based on CADENAS technology.

It won't be long before that special day for fathers is here. For those who wish for something different this Father's Day on June 17th, instead of the same old case of beer or the cup with "World's Best Dad" written on it, we have a nifty little gift idea: How about an app for dear old dad this year?

In times of digitization, companies are faced with countless challenges. Walter Leder, authorized officer at CADENAS, takes you through the exciting journey of the industrial revolution in his commentary and explains how companies can benefit from the latest developments in digital twins, IIoT and Industry 4.0.

Tata Steel launched their pioneering BIM Tool the "DNA Profiler" and product catalog, granting engineers and architects easy access to configurable products and instant BIM CAD downloads, right from Tata Steel’s website.

ECLASS meets the needs of the growing importance of BIM and provides the AEC area the subject area 22, entitled construction technology. CADENAS is also very active as a proper ECLASS member in BIM and improves with the download platform BIMcatalogs.net the communication between the manufacturer of construction components and architects, planners and civil engineers.

CADENAS has published the latest version of the well-known 3D CAD download portal PARTcommunity. Besides millions of intelligent engineering models of renowned component manufacturers, PARTcommunity Version 8 offers engineers and purchasers many innovations and features, thus making use even easier and more intuitive.