Autodesk BIM Glue 360 works well for 3d Coordination. It is a cloud based
software. It handles exports from other platforms.
Regards,
G. Tim Stone
G. Tim Stone Consulting, LLC
NICET Level III Engineering Technician
Fire Protection Sprinkler Design
and Consulting Services
117 Old Stage Rd. - Essex Jct., VT. 05452
CELL: (802) 373-0638 TEL: (802) 434-2968
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From: Sprinklerforum <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Matthew J Willis
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2018 9:24 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Software
It is not you. You are doing all you are able to with the platform you are
using.
It is a hard struggle using Navis to clash check.
I have been on AutoSPRINK for damn, going on 19 years.
If you cannot upgrade at this time, best advice I can give is let the BIM
coordinator tell you where the clashes are.
You can then go down the list of an nwd file and resolve. Hard part, as you
stated, is what other items are affected by your correction. Those you will
have to evaluate.
Best to you. I can relate.
R/
Matt
Matthew J. Willis
Design Manager /3-D Specialist
Rapid Fire Protection Inc. <http://rapidfireinc.com/>
1530 Samco Road
Rapid City, SD 57702
Office-605.348.2342
Direct Line-605.593.5063
Cell-605.391.2733
Fax:-605.348.0108
From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Mike Stossel
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2018 7:14 AM
To: [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: Software
I am having a tremendous amount of problems performing 3D coordination's.
It is taking me approximately 3 times longer than the old flat way of a
standard coordination overlay. I know a lot of you are using AutoSprink and
HydraCAD, but I am not. I am a SprinkCAD user and at this time cannot
switch to another platform. I use Navisworks Freedom viewer to see the
clash locations, and do the best I can to measure and move out of the way
and submit the new model to see if I guessed right. I did not switch to
SprinkCAD 3D as of yet as I have not had time to build a brand new database
that incorporates products other than what TYCO supports. In all honesty I
don't know that it would make any difference as it appears that I would be
doing the same guess work that I am doing now.
Does anyone else on the forum use SprinkCAD or have you all switched over?
If you are a SprinkCAD user did you switch to the 3D version and was it
helpful and worth all the time of constructing a new database? Does anyone
have any helpful hints on how to speed up the process or is it just me or
the software that I am using? I am OK with hearing that it is just me, that
means that I just have to work harder at it and constructive criticism is
always welcome. It just seems that something that was supposed to be
better, it is much more difficult and time consuming and that you almost
can't charge enough money to cover the time it takes. I know I have to
embrace it as this is the future, but I am really struggling with it.
Thanks and any help that anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated.
Mike Stossel SET
36 Barren Road
East Stroudsburg, PA 18302
Office: 973-670-2627
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