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The Athena 3D BIM Modeling Program
3D Drawing

3D Design Program
The ability to design any type of facade is now possible and is used for the free planning of complicated geometries, such as, Curtain walls, Sloping Polygon Facades, Pyramids, Glazed roofs and Indivual Units for Unitized Construction. To achieve this, profiles or profile groups are placed over the Centerlines of an Elevation Viewl. Cut parts can be automatically computed and the components (e.g., profiles) are output with the cut parts in a parts list or in a drawing.

Parts Libraries
Dedicated Parts libraries can be created, containing the profile geometries, material properties, design rules, Part Variants and requirements from production. Based on this master data as well as spatial elements you can design flat elements, such as windows and doors. The 3D design takes into account profile groups, cut parts, processes, sheet metal, glazing and also hardware.

3D Display
Models can be displayed as a 3D view, 2D view and through any Section Cut Views. By displaying the 3D Model you can give the Designers, Project Managers, and Installers a better understanding of the Facade. For new Drafters this gives them the ability to actually see how the different parts and assemlies look as they design.

Output Data
The desired data can be output as Parts Lists, Glass Lists, Fabrication Drawings, Bill of Materials, Tag Drawings or as production drawings for submittals. An interface to PPC/ERP is available.

Some functions of the 3D module as examples
Create and edit Assembly
View dialog box The Bar Assemblies Manager facilitates the grouping of a number of profiles to form an assembly, e.g., a transom with sealing strips, insulator and cover section. Within an assembly, the components can be modified or reassigned. Also, the components can be rotated and mirrored, and the insertion points can be displaced.

Infills
View dialog box You can create infills, e.g., panels that can make up several layers. The infills are assigned to boundary objects, for instance mullions and transoms. When an infill is assigned, the insets are quickly and easily defined. The inset can be different for each edge, and also different for each layer. In this way, notched glazing can be created.

Bar diagram
View dialog box Bar Diagram Drawings-After the automatic profile joints (cuttings) routine has been run, bar diagrams can be produced. A 2D bar diagram of the profile with lengths, angles and part numbers is automatically created.

Fabrication Sheets

View dialog box Fabrication sheets can be produced showing a cut section of the part to be fabricated and a diagram of the actual length of the part with dimensions and any processes such as holes and thier placements,

Mitered Cuts if it is a mitered cut or a compound mitered cut the diagram will show the miters and in the case of compound miters it will show all 4 sides of the particular part. it will also label the part with the part name, part number, finish and the tag of where it goes in the assembled unit for easy assembly.

Create parts lists
Parts lists can be created directly from the 3D drawing from all parts used in the construction. Infill lists and bar lists, including raw and cut-lengths of the profiles, can be created. The lists are created in MS-Excel/Access format.

 

Simplified Display
The profiles can either be displayed in full detail or simplified. There are four different display levels. The simplest display (rectangles) reduces the file size to 1/15th, and the working speed increases correspondingly

 

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