New and predefined templates for tables and legends in Edificius BIM 3(e)

Latest updates for Edificius BIM 3(e): new tables and legends for improved 3D model objects organization

Do you need to make project schedules to define an order with your supplier? Do you want to enrich your model with legends and tables?

With the new version of Edificius, BIM 3(e), released on the 19^th of May, you can use lots of predefined tables, schedules and legends to organize all the objects you have inserted in your model (such as windows, doors, trees, beams, downspouts, etc.).

In this article I’ll show you how to produce tables and legends for your project with Edificius BIM 3(e).

HBIM project- area view with elements schedules

Download Edificius for free and try to create tables and legends for your project, using predefined templates.

Also, find out what is new with Edificius BIM 3(e).

How to get the latest Edificius update

First of all, how do you get the latest Edificius update? You can follow the steps below:

• if you already have the software, the update is completely free of charge and you can get it right away in this way:
  • access your personal area on my.accasoftware.com, or
  • use the “Check for Program updates” function, which you can find in the “?” menu or on the software homepage
• if you still haven’t installed the software
  • download the 30-day free trial version to test all the new functions.

All the new features introduced for Edificius BIM 3(e)

Here are the new features integrated in a single solution ensuring you greater speed and less errors:

• HBIM – Vault and Damage area, objects were added with new properties and the calculation algorithm for Damage|Decay area has been optimised
• MEP – extended archive of objects available in the “MEP object configurator” for Pressure Accessories, Equipment, Direct Expansion Terminals(20 new objects)
• AIrBIM pro2 – new rendering engine based on AMD’s Radeon Prorender v.2.0 technology, allowing you to produce extremely realistic renderings in just a matter of seconds (read the article)
• New object Grip – new graphics and selection handle functions that allow you to rotate, move and mirror objects in both 2D and 3D
• Drawing Models -new organisation of the drawing models in folders and subfolders with sorting function
• Tables and Legends – new templates for tables and legends..

Predefined tables and legends to enrich your project

In Edificius some predefined templates were already available to create:

• Windows Schedule
• Doors Schedule
• Trees Legend.

With the new BIM 3(e) version, Edificius is now enriched with many new templates for tables and legends.

In particular, the below new tables have been added to the list of predefined tables:

• Window Schedule
• Doors Schedule
• A.L.R.
• Envelope by type
• False ceiling
• Columns
• Columns (edl)
• Beams
• Beam (and Winkler)
• Railings
• Curtain Wall
• Sunscreens
• Beam Gridwork
• Downpipes.

Edificius – HBIM interface

New predefined legends to be used with the legend object in working drawings have also been added:

• Windows schedules
• Elevation view Window schedules
• Doors schedules
• Elevation view Door schedules
• Trees legend
• False ceiling legend
• Inspectable false ceiling Legend
• Continuous façade legend
• Sunscreen legend
• Beam Gridworks legend
• Building envelope legend
• Columns Legend
• Columns Legend (edl)
• Downpipes legend
• Railings Legend
• Beams legend
• Beams (and Winkler) (edl)

In practice, you have a large number of tables and legends examples that you can obtain automatically and that you can use to enrich your project drawings with information.

Tables and schedules are very useful because they give you a summary and organization of the different types of model objects. For example, the windows schedule shows the following columns in tabular form:

• Preview – schematic perspective view of each type of window inserted in the project
• Dimensions – width x height of windows expressed in metres
• Quantity – number of objects identified according to the grouping criterion
• Identifier – corresponds to the “Group” and “Type” fields in the object CLASSIFICATION.

The real advantage is that tables are dynamically linked to the BIM model and update automatically with every change you make to the project. So, if you change the size or number of fixtures, for example,you do not need to update the table you have already created.

Tables and legends with Edificius BIM 3(e)

How to create new legends in Edificius BIM 3(e)

To obtain new legends, these are the steps:

• go to the elements menu, “2D GRAPHICS” section
• click on the Legendcommand
• click with the cursor anywhere on the screen
• in the dialog box that pops up, tick the “LEGEND (predefined)” option
• select one of the available templates
  • Windows schedule
  • Elevation view Window schedules
  • Doors schedule
  • Elevation view Door schedules
  • Trees legend
  • False ceiling legend
  • Inspectable false ceiling Legend
  • Curtain Walls legend
  • etc.
• click on Insert
• with a mouse-click place the legend in relation to the drawing area.