CAD Advantages

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Advantages

Comprehensive and modular software to handle every aspect of the Timber Frame process based on a flexible system design that allows the widest possible choice of options while maintaining integration and compatibility with third party software.
The SiteStream Design suite encompasses three main areas:

CAD

Fully featured 2D and 3D Windows system that comprise of Architectural CAD and Timber Frame CAD in a fully integrated mode.
Architectural design has many productivity functions that allow the fast production of outline plans to fully rendered sales drawings.
Full working drawings, sections, perspectives and standard details are straightforward to produce.

The Timber Frame module of SiteStream completely integrates with all other modules provided by SiteStream covering the following areas: Material Purchasing/ Valuation/ Cost value reconciliation/ Sales & Marketing/ Customer Care/ e-business solutions/ Web & Internet design.

Architectural CAD

Based on simple 2D plan input with automatic 3D generation
Represents a cost effective CAD design system by virtue of its specialised house specific functions that will significantly out-perform a general purpose CAD program
Elevations, perspectives and cross sections are all generated automatically.
The powerful 3D component modelling underlying the system allows a bill of quantities and full geometry data to be generated automatically without the need for any additional work.
Outstanding presentation is possible as the system comes complete with its own rendering program allowing production of near photo realistic images and full animation.
Fully compatible with all leading CAD systems for drawing exchange by 2D/ 3D DXF or DWG import or export.

Timber Frame CAD
SiteStream Timber Frame CAD has been developed specifically for Timber Frame construction providing unrivalled productivity in the creation of designs and production information. The software is fully integrated with Architectural CAD so that architectural designs are automatically converted to timber frame construction.

The program has been written to accommodate virtually any preference for design or construction methods. All of the flexibility is contained within the CAD program itself with the ability to create customer specific libraries or functions. This means that the program can adjust to any changes in the design or production method just by changing program settings and options.

Significantly increased throughput in the drawing office, ensuring that projects are transferred and delivered to site in the shortest possible time
Ability to import floor joist and wall panel layouts that have been defined in Architectural and map core information through standard layout characteristics
Total integration from project design to timber frame detailing is assured so that customer design changes can be accommodated rapidly, 2D or 3D manufacturing information and schedules automatically updated
Totally configurable to the users own method of design and detail
Completely detailed manufacturing panel drawings are generated for production use along with erection layout drawings
Detailed cutting lists dimensioned to the method most suitable for your type of production, available by panel or by total
Common sizes grouped together, to ensure productivity of sawing and timber sorting ensuring the most efficient use of timber
Editing of joist properties is performed directly on screen with the option of predefined solutions
Generates full production information for either traditional or full/partial automated production lines
Production of comprehensive geometry file and bill of quantities, which can be imported directly into the SiteStream Estimating and Scheduling program to provide complete integration
Links directly to SiteStream Estimating and Scheduling module
Complete 3D rendering capabilities for client visualisation of projects
SiteStream CAD can read and write AutoCAD DXF and DWG files for current versions of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, and all AutoCAD compatible systems
SiteStream CAD is also compatible with most non-AutoCAD systems and thus fully supports a mixed systems environment.

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