A New Framework to Address BIM Interoperability in the AEC Domain from Technical and Process Dimensions
Table 2
Material property setting in different software platforms.
Software
Software type
Choose material directly
Define new material
Comments
Tekla structure
Structural
√
Autodesk Revit structure
√
Besides materials, it also contains graphics, appearance, physical, and thermal properties.
ETABS
√
√
SAP 2002
√
√
Graytec advanced
√
Only cover steel, concrete, and timber materials.
SCIA
√
If the material names in an IFC file are not in accordance with code names, it is necessary to define a material conversion table in the import dialogue.
CypeCAD
√
Only cover steel, concrete, composite steel and concrete, and timber.
STAAD
√
√
PKPM
√
The menu provides the diagram and calculation results of model rich graphics, and a template and reinforced material list.
MIDAS
√
√
Cover concrete, steel, wood, and other types of material that a user defined.
ArchiCAD
Architectural
√
√
ANASYS
FEA
√
√
ABAQUS
√
√
Solid works
Engineering design
√
√
Concrete material parameters could not be defined.
