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BIM in formwork and reinforcement planning

Being a CAD software provider, it is all the more important to emphasize again and again that Building Information Modeling is not a software, but rather a working method with defined process chains. BIM provides for a better communication among those involved in a project and organizes a central storage system of all data concerning the entire life cycle of a building.

The architect creates the project traditionally considering the respective performance phases - up to the point where technical planners come in. Until then, many decisions have already been taken which may be modified, if need...

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