Hilti Launches BIM Plug-in for Mapping Out Required Firestops

摘要

The growth of BIM, with its densely built models, is driving earlier selection of building products in the construction process. Seeing a chance to get into early specifications, Hilti has introduced Hilti Button, a software plug-in that automatically maps out the fire-stops required in a building model. "It saves the time of having to do every penetration one at a time, which is the typical way of doing it," says Rafael Garcia, vice president of marketing for Hilti. The plug-in is able to detect all the penetrations in the model and assign Hilti firestop products, based on the relevant fire-rating metadata. Compatible with Revit, AutoCAD and Navisworks, it can generate a full breakdown and cost estimate for needed firestops.