SteelVis User's Guide (CIS/2 to VRML and IFC Translator)

摘要

The CIMsteel Integration Standards (CIS/2) are the product model and electronic data exchange format for structural steel project information. CIS/2 is intended to enable a seamless and integrated flow of information among all parties of the steel supply chain involved in the design, analysis, engineering, fabrication, and construction of steel framed structures. The CIS/2 standard covers everything from nuts and bolts to materials and loads to frames and assemblies. Structures can be represented as design, analysis, or detailed models. Detailed models are also known as manufacturing, physical, or fabrication models. CIS/2 has been implemented as a file import and/or export capability in many steel design, analysis, engineering, fabrication, and construction software packages. Using SteelVis as a CIS/2 file viewer provides a way to visually verify the information in a CIS/2 file and to provide feedback about many of the attributes of the structural steel model. To visualize a CIS/2 file, SteelVis generates a VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) file which can be viewed in a web browser VRML plugin, VRML viewers, or other software that can display VRML files.