run about allplan?

[axel941]

Hi, I've been following this blog for a while and it's the first time I write.
in January I would like to start approaching a "bim" software (I know it is the method not the software to be bim). I have been working for 2 years as an instrumental engineer and I take care of both the calculation part and the drawing part entirely in autocad 2d. the works can be divided into 65% on reinforced concrete and 35% in metal carpenters. I have identified two types of programmes which could simplify and clarify the design work of carpenters, section, brochures, metal carpentry, steel knots and have an excellent base on the drawings of the pillars of beams and floors (to be restored in cad). My question is, for the reasons listed above, would you recommend me tekla and allplan? If one of the two would do to my case? (for the design part is an executive). ignoring the price at this moment my choice falls tekla since it seems more intuitive than allplan.

 

[Tristan]

ignoring the price at this moment my choice falls tekla since it seems more intuitive than allplan.

You can't ignore him. have 2 quite different price bands. if you have budget, undoubtedly tekla, but if you think you have to stay then everything in 2d (very questionable choice) you should spend less and go on allplan

 

[axel941]

You can't ignore him. have 2 quite different price bands. if you have budget, undoubtedly tekla, but if you think you have to stay then everything in 2d (very questionable choice) you should spend less and go on allplan

hello tristan, first of all thank you for the answer. I meant, because many people I work with only in autocad, change layers/retini and add to the maximum some notes (so little stuff).
If I may, I'd like to ask you another question. on the internet I have seen a lot to use tekla for the metal carpentry. Is it very good on the concrete side? can you model and get excellent masses in armor details boards?

 

[Tristan]

can you model and get excellent masses in armor details boards?

It's all relative. depends on what you mean by "good food." if you look for google "Rebar drawings Some examples find it

 

[x11start]

in company we are trying (!) to use tekla. our subsidiary that deals with metal carpentry has managed in a relatively short time to be productive. This is because the "nodes" between the various profiles are already all contemplated so the greater difficulty was only to learn how to use the software and put into the table according to our needs.
totally different speech for prefabrication (ns. sector): Here it is about learning how to create components based on our crates. not having time to devote to it, we opted for the longest and most winding road... but it is the only practicable by us: "to train" a boy just out of the school, teaching him the rudiments of prefabrication and then hope (!) that he is so willing and curious to learn tekla and create the components we need.
the thing that amazes me is that the tekla dealership company for Italy does not seem very interested in making us productive. as I said the thing amazes me, as this attitude could be had when the software was licensed "perpetual": I sell you something that costs like a utility and then I don't care if you use it or not. Now they should have all the interest in making you productive... otherwise at the end of the year cancel your subscription!
As for armor, I know that in the 2 online courses (very expensive!) they did, telling us that we were talking about prefabricated concrete, we were actually talking about armor.
you can do anything more with armoring irons: even choose different types of bending of the bracket terminals.... but to go down so in detail you lose a lot of time, so much that it could be worth it only if you then do tens of elements all perfectly equal; Otherwise you risk putting us 1 day to make the drawing and 2 hours to produce it.

 

[axel941]

thanks to everyone for the answers