Kuidas muudab mudelprojekteerimine teraskonstruktsioonide valmistamist ja ehitamist
The tolerance for conventional structural steel for
low-rise construction, for example, has been in the range of +/- 5 – 10mm, a standard
previously regarded as precise among building materials. But the inability of the
computer to accept approximations now means that metals, with their inherent precision,
can be fabricated and erected to much tolerances. This increased accuracy is accompanied
by changes in measuring methods, both on the shop floor and on site (LeCuyer, 2003).
The integration of CAD-CAM processes is changing the relationship between designers,
fabricators and contractors. Formerly distanced by legal and contractual protocols, they
are now collaborating more closely, with architects either supplying the geometric
rulebook to consultants and contractors who then build their own three-dimensional
models or, alternatively, architects providing the model and database directly to the team,
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