Very Much Helpful for Civil Engineers

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Construction Software – Design , Analysis , Estimate & ERP
S.Sudha Velan B.E (Civil)

5. AUTOCAD
• AUTOCAD is one of the basic
software by Autodesk, which is
used for drafting, documentation
of the construction projects.
• AUTOCAD 3D version is also
available for 3D use.
• Features:-
1. Work across integrated desktop,
cloud, and mobile solutions
2. AutoCAD is available in both
Windows and Mac OS Platforms.
3. Share your work with
TrustedDWG™

6. STAAD PRO
• STAAD.Pro is the structural engineering
professional’s choice for steel, concrete,
timber, aluminum, and cold-formed steel
design of virtually any structure including
culverts, petrochemical plants, tunnels,
bridges, piles etc.
• Design Codes:-
1. AISC 360-10 Torsion design.
2. Canadian Steel S16-09 design including the
current published amendments.
3. Eurocode National.
4. New Colombian seismic loading.
5. IS:456 enhanced beam design for column
effects.
• Usage and Industry:-
• a) Design and Analysis
• b) Structural Design Consultancies and firms

8. REVIT
• Revit software is specifically built for Building Information Modeling (BIM),
empowering design and construction professionals to bring ideas from
concept to construction with a coordinated and consistent model-based
approach. It includes the functionality of all of the Revit disciplines
(architecture, MEP, and structure) in one unified interface.
• Parametric modeling:-
• Parametric components are the basis for designing building components in
Revit. Express design intent for elementary parts as well as detailed
assemblies.
• Usage and Industry:-
1. Design and Analysis
2. Structural Design Consultancies and firms, Project planning and consultants.

11. SAP 2000
• SAP2000 available for design and analysis of
structures.
• SAP2000 has a wide selection of templates for
quickly starting a new model. SAP2000 includes
parametric templates for the following types of
structures: Simple Beams, 3D Trusses, 3D Frames,
Storage Vessels, Staircases, Dam Structures, and
Pipes.
• View and manipulate analytical and physical
models with great precision. Easily define custom
views and developed elevations to view and
manipulate complex geometry with
ease.
• Automatically create joints at structural object
intersections or internal joints when meshing
structural objects. Joint coordinates and
information may be displayed on screen in the
model window or in tabular format.
• Usage and Industry:-
• Design and Analysis
• Structural Design Consultancies and firms

13. ETABS
• ETABS is the ultimate integrated
software package for the structural
analysis and design of buildings. latest
ETABS offers unmatched 3D object-
based modeling and visualization tools,
blazingly fast linear and nonlinear
analytical power, sophisticated and
comprehensive design capabilities for a
wide-range of materials, and insightful
graphic displays, reports, and schematic
drawings that allow users to quickly and
easily decipher and understand analysis
and design results.
• Usage and Industry:-
• Design and Analysis
• Structural Design Consultancies and
firms

16. PRIMAVERA
• Primavera is a construction Planning
and Scheduling software. It is opted by
almost greater than 70 percent of all
Planning and scheduling professionals.
• Features:-
• This solution is expected to help
companies optimize resources and the
supply chain, reduce costs, manage
changes, meet delivery dates, and
ultimately make better decisions, all by
using real-time data.
• Usage and Industry:-
• Structural Design Consultancies firms,
Project planning and consultants.

18. MS Project
• Microsoft Project is
a project management software product,
developed and sold by Microsoft. It is
designed to assist a project manager in
developing a schedule, assigning resources
to tasks, tracking progress, managing the
budget, and analyzing workloads.
• It provides tools that are simple for anyone
to use, flexible for any project type, powerful
for initiatives of any size, and transparent for
visibility across the organization.
• The software offers a simple and intuitive
interface where users can switch between
grids, boards, or Gantt charts to track
progress.

20. ArcGIS
• ArcGIS is a software used in
Geographical Information System
• It is helpful in creating Thematic Maps.
ArcGIS for Desktop is the key to
realizing the advantage of location
awareness.
• Collect and manage data, create
professional maps, perform traditional
and advanced spatial analysis, and
solve real problems.
• Usage and Industry:-
• Surveying, Transportation, mapping.
• Traffic studies, surveying and Mapping.

22. VISSIM
• VISSIM is a software tool which is
widely used to analyze the traffic.
• Comprehensive analysis options,
creating a powerful tool for the
evaluation and planning of urban and
extra-urban transport infrastructure.
• For example, the simulation
software may be used to create
detailed computational results or
impressive 3D animations for
different scenarios
• Usage and Industry:-
• Traffic and Transportation.
• Traffic studies and simulations.

25. CYPE
• CYPE is a firm that develops and distributes
technical software for Architecture,
Engineering and Construction professionals.
• CYPE software covers three fundamental
areas in the elaboration of the project:
• Structural design and analysis
• CYPECAD, CYPE 3D, Box culverts...
• Design and analysis of building services
• CYPECAD MEP...
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27. SAFE
• SAFE is the ultimate tool for
designing concrete floor and
foundation systems. From
framing layout all the way
through to detail drawing
production,
• SAFE provides an immensely
capable yet easy-to-use
program for structural
designers, providing the only
tool necessary for the
modeling, analysis, design,
and detailing of concrete slab
systems and foundations.

29. Tekla
• Models created with Tekla BIM software carry the accurate, reliable and detailed
information needed for successful Building Information Modeling and construction
execution. Welcome smoother workflow to your company with Tekla Structures
and constructible models.
• Tekla works with all materials and the most complex structures – Structures to
model stadiums, offshore structures, plants and factories, residential buildings,
bridges and skyscrapers.
• Key benefits :
• Collaborate and integrate thanks to open BIM approach.
• Model all materials.
• Handle even the largest, most complex structures.
• Create accurate, constructable models.
• Tekla allows structural drafters and engineers to design a building structure and its
components using 3D modeling, generate 2D drawings and access building
information.
• The software enables users to create and manage 3D structural models in
concrete or steel and guides them through the process from concept to
fabrication. The process of shop drawing creation is automated. It is available in
different configurations and localized environments

33. ANSYS
• Ansys develops and markets finite element
analysis software used to simulate engineering
problems.
• The software creates simulated computer
models of structures, electronics, or machine
components to simulate strength, toughness,
elasticity, temperature distribution,
electromagnetism, fluid flow, and other
attributes
• Ansys is used to determine how a product will
function with different specifications, without
building test products or conducting crash
tests.
• Ansys software may simulate how a bridge will
hold up after years of traffic, how to design a
slide that uses less material without sacrificing
safety.

36. COMSOL
• COMSOL is a cross-platform finite
element analysis, solver and
Multiphysics simulation software.
• It allows conventional physics-
based user interfaces and
coupled systems of partial
differential equations (PDEs).
• COMSOL provides an IDE and
unified workflow for electrical,
mechanical, fluid, and chemical
applications.

39. Estimation Software
• Easy- Pro builder Estimate

40. • Estimater 2.0

41. STACK TAKEOFF & ESTIMATING SOFTWARE

42. ESTIMATE

43. CANDY
Estimating
• Planning
• Quantity Take-off (QTO)
• Forecasting
• Cashflow
• Subcontractor Management
• Valuations
• Cost & Allowable

44. ExtrAXION

45. Road-Master
Road and Land surveying Package
• Road-Master software is useful for doing cumbersome earthwork
calculations using land survey data.
• It has two modules, namely, Land-Survey and Road-Quant.
Land-Survey module generates 3-D view from any angle, for
easy data checking and contour maps for desired contour
intervals.
• Two sets of data, one for original land profile and other for
proposed one can be given. Program works out excavation and
filling quantities, for the proposed land profiles.
• Road-Quant module takes the data at each chainage, along the
length of the road and works out the quantities of Soil Cutting,
Rock Cutting and Soil Filling.

46. Build-Quant
Buildings Quantity Estimation From CAD Drawings
• BUILD-QUANT has a new concept of
reading CAD based Architectural and RCC
Plan Drawings directly to work out the quantities.
• Dimensions of beams, slabs, walls are read from the
drawings.
• RCC Design schedules of beams, slabs, columns
and footings are read to get the sizes and rebar steel
details. Lengths of bars are calculated by program
itself.
• It generates quantities of Brickwork, Plaster,
Flooring, Door/Window, Concrete, Formwork and
Steel.

47. Formulator
Project Quantity Estimator
• Quantity Estimation involves a lot of cumbersome calculations
using various formulae.
• The use of calculators and Spreadsheets (like MS-Excel) for
Quantity Estimation is a widely accepted practice.
• These methods require a lot of back breaking tedious work
involving Linking of cells in Spreadsheet. It is now possible to
reduce all these hassles by using the FORMULATOR

48. Rate-Anly
Rate Analysis Package
• RATE-ANLY software is useful for contractors and Architects
for Rate Analysis of Construction items like concrete,
brickwork, plaster etc.
• Analysis of a item is defined in terms of materials labour
and overheads.
• For any change in material rates, program calculates the
new item rates.
• From the given quantities of a project, it also works out the
materials take off, using the same rate analysis.

49. SMART FOLLOWUP
A Customer Relation Management (CRM) Software
•
CRM is actually recording and making available all information pertaining
to your customers.
• In every business continuous interactions takes place between the
customers and clients.
• For example, a letter is received, and it is replied. A quotation is sent,
and the Order is received. The material is supplied, and an
acknowledgment received. An Invoice is submitted, and payments are
received.
• This information shall be stored in such a way that it is easily accessible
to all concerned people such as office assistants, sales executives,
managers, all the way upto the CEO. CRM centers around a knowledge
base that captures all customer information.

50. BAR BENDING SCHEDULE & QUANTITY ESTIMATES
BAR- BE-QUE Software

53. ERP –Enterprise Resource Planning

57. ELECTRICAL SOFTWARE
• AC/DC Module - used for simulating electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields in
static and low-frequency applications. This help you solve virtually all models that work
under this module.
• RF Module - used by designers of RF and microwave devices to design antennas,
waveguides, filters, circuits, cavities, dc converter and metamaterials.
• Wave Optics Module - provides dedicated tools for electromagnetic wave propagation
in linear and nonlinear optical media. The module can be used to model high-frequency
electromagnetic wave simulations in either frequency- or time-domain in optical
structures.
• Ray Optics Module - used to model electromagnetic wave propagation in systems in
which the wavelength is much smaller than the smallest geometric detail in the model.
• MEMS Module - provides predefined user interfaces with associated modeling tools,
referred to as physics interfaces, for a variety of coupled physics, including
electromagnetic-structure, thermal-structure, or fluid-structure interactions.
• Plasma Module - used to model and simulate low-temperature plasma sources and
systems. Engineers and scientists use it to gain insight into the physics of discharges and
gauge the performance of existing or potential designs.
• Semiconductor Module - allows for detailed analysis of semiconductor device operation
at the fundamental physics level. The module is based on the drift-diffusion equations,
using isothermal or nonisothermal transport models.

58. • Solid work electrical 3D AutoCAD MEP

59. Structural & Acoustics Software
• Structural Mechanics Module - dedicated to the analysis of mechanical structures that
are subject to static or dynamic loads. It can be used for a wide range of analysis types,
including stationary, transient, eigenmode/modal, parametric, quasi-static, frequency-
response, buckling, and prestressed.
• Nonlinear Structural Materials Module - an add-on to the mechanical capabilities of the
Structural Mechanics Module and the MEMS Module with nonlinear material models,
including large strain plastic deformation capabilities.
• Geomechanics Module - is used to analyze geotechnical applications, such as tunnels,
excavations, slope stability, and retaining structures.
• Fatigue Module - can be used for fatigue analysis of different structures.
• Multibody Dynamics Module - provides an advanced set of tools for designing and
optimizing multibody structural mechanics systems using finite element analysis (FEA).
The module can be used to simulate mixed systems of flexible and rigid bodies, where
each body may be subjected to large rotational or translational displacements.
• Rotordynamics Module - is used to analyze the effects of lateral and torsional vibrations
of rotating machinery in order to study rotor vibrations and contain their levels within
acceptable design limits.
• Acoustics Module - used for simulating devices that produce, measure, and utilize
acoustic waves. The application areas include speakers, microphones, hearing aids, and
sonar devices, to name a few.

61. Interfacing Software
• LiveLink for MATLAB - LiveLink for MATLAB allows for utilization of
the full power of MATLAB and its toolboxes in preprocessing,
model manipulation, and postprocessing.
• CAD Import Module - import a variety of different file formats
including the Parasolid and ACIS formats, and standard formats
like STEP and IGES.
• ECAD Import Module - import ECAD files into COMSOL and
convert the 2D layouts into 3D geometry that is suitable for
simulation.
• Live Link for Inventor - integrate with the capabilities of COMSOL
from within the Inventor modeling environment and utilize its
power for geometry design.
• Live Link for Revit - provides an integration tool and interface for
transferring geometry of elements from architectural design
projects in Autodesk Revit software to COMSOL software.

62. Interfacing Software
• LiveLink for PTC Pro/ENGINEER - integrate 3D CAD design with COMSOL
simulation.
• File Import for CATIA V5 - translates CATIA V5 part (.CATPart) or
assembly (.CATProduct) files using authentic libraries from CATIA V5.
• LiveLink for Excel - use the capabilities and structured simplicity offered
by Excel to extend COMSOL modeling capacity.
• Design Module - expands the geometric modeling functionality of
COMSOL software by providing additional tools for creating geometries
and importing a variety of CAD file formats.
• LiveLink for SolidWorks - enhanced connectivity for efficient integration
of simulation into design workflow.
• LiveLink for AutoCAD - can be used to synchronize CAD models with
COMSOL to create model geometries for simulation.
• LiveLink for PTC Creo Parametric - links 3D designs in the PTC Creo
Parametric CAD system to COMSOL model geometries for simulation.
• LiveLink for Solid Edge - is part of a robust platform that enables to
integrate multiphysics simulation into 3D product design workflow.

65. Thanks & Regards
S.Sudha Velan