Creating Stairs in Revit

In Navisworks, different parts of a model can be viewed at a time by splitting the Scene View vertically and horizontally. The options can be accessed from the View > Scene View > Split View drop-down. Figure 2 shows the model in 4 windows.

Fig 2 Building model views in four windows

Step by Step Explanation to Clash Detection

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRRv_e6-YgI

STAAD.Pro V8i

STAAD.Pro is the most popular structural analysis and design software which is used to model and design the structures virtually. It has been developed by Bentley’s Systems. This software allows you to analyze and design wide variety of structures. You can use this software to design buildings, culverts, petrochemical plants, bridges, and so on. Among the many benefits it confers are:

·         Flexible modeling environment

·         Supports 70 international and 20 US codes

·         Easy generation of loads

·         Wide application in structural engineering

·         Perform linear, delta, dynamic, and non-linear analysis

·         Generates high quality reports

Autodesk BIM 360 Glue

Autodesk BIM 360 Glue is a cloud based data management solution which provides easy access to the project models and data anywhere.

In the release of Autodesk Navisworks 2014 a bidirectional workflow between Navisworks Manage, Simulate, and Glue has been introduced. It allows the users to manage, coordinate, and publish the project models for the team members to access and work within the cloud.

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