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The PCSC Progress Report at the 2002 PCI Convention
Nashville,
Tennessee,
October 9,
2002
During a session at the 2002 PCI Convention, the
PCSC reported on its
progress to date. Tekla Inc.,
the company that has been selected to develop the Precast
platform software, demonstrated a prototype version of their
software. The PCSC and Tekla aim to release
the first commercial version of the new precast concrete
package by 2004.
- The PCSC Progress Report, by Hans
Klohn, Chair of the PCSC
- Overview of the Precast
Concrete Software Consortium Project, by Prof. Chuck Eastman,
Director, Georgia Tech
-
Can Parametric 3-D Computer-Modeling Prevent Errors in
Precast Construction? (1.4MB), by Dr. Rafael Sacks, Georgia
Tech
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3D Parametric Modeling
(3.4MB), by Georgia Tech
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Presentation (4MB),
by Tekla
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XEngineer top-down
approach, by Tekla
(Note: TSCC.exe must be
installed)
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XEngineer
Fly-through (17MB), by Tekla
(Note: TSCC.exe must be
installed.)
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XEngineer
Automatic detailing (13MB), by Tekla
(Note: TSCC.exe must be
installed.)
NOTE:
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TSCC.exe (158KB) (Note:
TSCC.exe must be installed in order to view Tekla's animation files.)
The PCSC Executive Meeting
Atlanta,
Georgia, September 18,
2002
After much debate, the PCSC
executive voted to enter into an exclusive agreement with
Tekla to develop the Precast Platform, under terms acceptable
to the PCSC. The executive also decided to contract with the
Georgia Tech advisory team to
develop the Precast Data Model and to support the development
of the Precast Platform.
The 2nd Evaluation on Tekla
Rocky Mountain Prestress, Denver,
Colorado,
July 16-17,
2002
Tekla's prototype CAD package,
XEngineer, was reviewed in depth and its potential was
discussed at this evaluation.
The Solidworks-LEAP's Hands-on Training
Concord,
Massachusetts,
June 24-27,
2002
Schedule
- Monday & Tuesday: Solidworks
Essential Training (9:00-17:00)
- Wednesday: Introduction to
Solidworks API, Solidworks Office (9:00-17:00), Dinner
- Thursday: Demonstration of
PCSC Solution (9:00-16:00)
- Friday: Business Meeting
(8:00-)
The Tekla's Hands-on Training
Atlanta,
Georgia,
June 10-14,
2002
Venue
Tekla are running training
sessions for their Xsteel product in their Atlanta offices,
and so we have moved the workshop to Georgia Tech, Room 359
in the new Architecture Building.
Monday June 10th to Thursday
June 13th, 9:00am to 5:00pm - for all participants.
(Thursday afternoon's session will focus on plug-in
development).
Friday June 14th, 9:00am to
2:00pm - Executive Review.
A detailed schedule will follow.
A group discount is available at
the Marriott Renaissance Hotel. The Georgia Tech rate is
$115 (to get this rate, please tell the hotel you are
participating in the "Georgia Tech Precast Workshop" - there
is a 10 room minimum). The hotel is very near the GT campus
(within walking distance of the meeting room). A map is
attached. The hotel address is:
Atlanta Marriott Renaissance
Hotel
590 West Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: 1-404-881-6000
Fax: 1-404-815-5010
The
7th Precast Concrete Software Consortium Meeting
Atlanta,
Georgia,
May 6-8, 2002
The five CAD developers on the short-list were re-invited to demonstrate their existing capabilities for about two hours at
the 7th PCSC meeting in Atlanta,
GA. The demonstration included:
- Benchmark
tests on the base CAD platform each developer was using,
to determine its ability to deal with large projects and
with parametric modeling,
- Demonstration
of specific capabilities that developers had noted as "existing"
in their preliminary submission,
- Developers'
response to specific shortcomings that the PCSC found in
each proposal. These included technical and business
issues.
- A
general presentation by developers with regard to their
strengths,
- A
question-and-answer session addressing developers' remaining
questions about the project, its specification, and the
goals of the PCSC.
Meeting Room: #258, College of Architecture, Georgia
Tech
The
6th Precast Concrete Software Consortium Meeting
Atlanta,
Georgia, March
4-5, 2002
12
CAD tool developers responded to the PCSC Request for Proposal.
The 12 CAD tool developers were aSa-Bentley, CADS USA-AutoDesk,
CEC-AutoDesk, DICAD, EDS PLM (Unigraphics, Parasolid), Elematic,
Leap-Solidworks, Neco, Nemetschek, PTAC-Solidworks, SmartCAD-AutoDesk,
and Tekla. The PCSC short-listed CAD platform developers to
five at
this meeting.
The
5th Precast Concrete Software Consortium Meeting
Orlando,
Florida, January
14-15, 2002
The
Request for Proposal document, including a detailed software
functionality specification, is now complete. This material
was distributed to the software vendors who have expressed
interest by December 15.
The
fifth PCSC meeting was held in Orlando, Florida from January
14 -16, 2002. This meeting was hosted by Finfrock. The agenda
included:
- Monday,
January 14: Plant tour for software vendors at
Finfrock Precast
- Tuesday,
January 15: Presentation and Question and Answer session
for software vendors
- Wednesday,
January 16: Meeting of the PCSC Technical Committee
Intermedia Communications,
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