Method and Apparatus for Defining a Detailed Route for an Electrical Cable in a Three-Dimensional Model of a Building

摘要

Defining a route for a wire between electrical devices in a plan for a three-dimensional (3D) building. The method comprises: receiving an architectural model (AM) of the 3D building; receiving an annotated AM with structural design information, and electrical design information; receiving structural framing data for a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) panels that comprise the 3D building based on the annotated AM, the structural framing data comprising a location for each of a plurality of electrical devices in one or more of the plurality of 2D panels; determining available areas in one or more of the plurality of 2D panels through which a wire can be routed between respective locations of two or more of the plurality of electrical devices; receiving cost-optimized wire routing information for each of the plurality of 2D panels; receiving detailed wire routing rules; defining a route for a wire between respective locations of two or more of the plurality of electrical devices in one or more of the plurality of 2D panels based on: the location for each of a plurality of electrical devices in one or more of the plurality of 2D panels; the determined available areas in one or more of the plurality of 2D panels through which the wire can be routed between respective locations of two or more of the plurality of electrical devices; the cost-optimized wire routing information for each of the plurality of 2D panels; and the detailed wire routing rules.