IFC BASED DESIGN INTEGRATION BETWEEN ARCHITECTURAL AND STRUCTURAL MODELS

摘要

AT present, engineers create a structural model for a tall building based on paper drawings of an architectural CAD model and it is usually difficult to engage in design collaboration between the architects and structural engineers. The future trend in design technology is to promote the use of object-oriented CAD model in which a building is represented by 3D objects such as beams, columns, walls, floor slabs, windows, doors, stairs, etc. These objects can contain not only the geometric information, but also physical behavior and design data associated with them. As a result, one may construct a unified common design platform so that information can be shared across different disciplines in Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. With this objective in mind, we have initiated a development program for direct data integration between the architectural and structure disciplines as the first step in building design.