HiCAD Steel Engineering

Industry-specific special functions, state-of-the-art technologies and a high degree of automation lead you directly to success, even when dealing with very complex constructions in steel engineering and related areas such as glass, metal and facade engineering.

From planning and detailed construction to photo-realistic representation, HiCAD Steel Engineering provides you with powerful functions, automated procedures and tools which enable you to significantly reduce product development times and improve product quality - even for highly complex hybrid projects involving various industries.

The Highlights:

Permanent overview of complex structures and documents in the Information + Communication Navigator (ICN)
Fast and easy fitting of beams and connections with the help of an expert system, easy derivation of user-specific beam groups
Easy data exchange with all market-relevant CAD, statics and production systems - also international
Identical part search during itemisation and automatic creation of workshop and detail drawings
Cost control through automatic derivation of the BOMs based on the assembly structure
Time savings due to automated connections, DAST connections and construction aids as well as intelligent and convenient engineering change management
Error minimisation due to integrated collision check and analysis tools
Reduction of part diversity due to secure referencing of individual parts or assemblies
Integrated staircase construction and special functions for glass, metal and facade construction
Windows-compatible operation philosophy ensures low training costs and rapid familiarisation

Before using the HELiOS HiCAD BIM-PLM suite, it is important that you read the information given in the HELiOS > HELiOS HiCAD BIM-PDM chapter! To use this suite, activate the PDM tab, that has been especially designed to match the requirements of civil engineering. Besides BIM/PLM functions, this tab provides functions for itemisation, workshop drawing generation, BOM generation etc. Furthermore, you can automatically configure HiCAD title blocks, drawing frames, BOM templates and HELiOS masks for BIM-PLM-specific tasks.