Munich, October 13, 2022 - ALLPLAN, provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, launches the new version of its BIM software Allplan 2023. As a connecting platform for interdisciplinary collaboration \u200b between architects, engineers, precast plants and construction \u200b companies, Allplan 2023 enables efficient coordination and collaborative \u200b workflows. The multi-material solution covers everything from masonry, cast-in-place concrete to steel and timber construction and - for the first time - precast concrete.
The \u200b ability to coordinate different materials and construction methods in \u200b one common model enables architects to better consider the economical and sustainable use of building materials, earlier, and in accordance with environmental requirements. Engineers and construction companies can build directly on the architects' design \u200b and use it as the basis for structural analysis and detailing, MEP \u200b engineering, prefabrication and construction. Allplan 2023 supports workflows across the entire process from the initial idea to the completed project, enabling time, cost, and material savings.
"Our \u200b corporate vision is to make Allplan the most widely used central \u200b platform for the global AEC industry, enabling users to realize \u200b sustainable, functional and outstanding buildings and infrastructure," says Dr. Detlef Schneider, CEO at ALLPLAN. \u200b "With Allplan 2023, we have a comprehensive platform for efficient \u200b coordination and interdisciplinary collaboration that covers the entire \u200b design and construction process from initial design to execution \u200b planning for site and precast design. Allplan is your AEC platform to \u200b design and build together.”
Highlights for building design
When it comes to building design, productivity, quick and easy modeling is key. The properties palette has been updated \u200b to make creating and adjusting openings in walls and slabs more \u200b convenient, flexible, and swift. Simply specify the dimensions and any \u200b sub-objects – such as lintels, rabbets, or facings – in the palette, and \u200b Allplan 2023 does the rest.
Due to increasingly complex \u200b construction projects and the trend towards ever more detailed planning, \u200b data volumes are continuously rising. Terrain surveys or point clouds \u200b with many millions of points represent a particular challenge. Allplan \u200b 2023 processes such data directly on the graphics card. In this way, large volumes of data can be reliably processed without time delays or memory limits.
Designing and detailing reinforcement is also faster than before. Allplan’s automated reinforcement modeling \u200b is a stand-out feature. Now it is even more effective in Allplan 2023 \u200b with the ability to reinforce several identical walls and columns at the \u200b same time. With regard to the increasing requirements in BIM projects, \u200b the attribution of reinforcement has been extensively revised, and a new \u200b release manager supports the cycle-accurate ordering of reinforcement \u200b in lean construction projects. Massimo Stefani, architect and BIM \u200b Consultant at Harpaceas, comments: “With Allplan 2023 a series of \u200b new features are provided that make the positioning of the \u200b reinforcements in the modeled structure even easier, faster and more \u200b intuitive than was previously possible. In addition to what is enabled \u200b with the numerous PythonParts developed in previous versions, the new \u200b automatic reinforcement functions of some typical elements allow you to \u200b further speed up the workflow.”
The Allplan 2023 version is characterized by newly integrated precast design and detailing features. \u200b As a result, engineering offices and precast plants can now create even \u200b the most complex of precast components in one platform using a familiar \u200b interface. This not only simplifies project coordination, but also \u200b enables new, even more efficient workflows. Reinhard Roscher, Managing \u200b Director of CAD-Forge GmbH from Graz, is also impressed by the new \u200b possibilities: "I have already had very positive experiences with \u200b Allplan 2023 as a beta tester and I am able to create high-quality plans \u200b for my customers in precast plants."
Accurately modeling steel framework \u200b is another activity that can be time-consuming. To overcome this, \u200b Allplan 2023 now lets you customize the start and end angles of the \u200b structural framing elements, as well as specify holes and end \u200b conditions. There’s no need to manually model each feature, so more \u200b detailed frames can be created in less time and to higher precision, \u200b improving efficiency of communication while collaborating with \u200b detailers, fabricators, MEP engineers, and other BIM stakeholders.
Convincing \u200b clients of creative ideas is often best achieved with atmospheric \u200b visualizations of the project. With Allplan 2023, the powerful visualization options \u200b have been extensively enhanced. Visualization effects are now also \u200b available throughout the animation as well as with Realtime Render and \u200b CineRender. The integration of the Lumion LiveSync connection improves \u200b the visualization workflow by tracking Allplan scenes and their changes \u200b in Lumion in real time.
Highlights for infrastructure design
There is a major productivity boost for users working on terrain and road plans. \u200b Allplan 2023 improves and automates plan rendering and introduces \u200b additional components and layers. This results in a reduction of manual \u200b workflows leading to significant time savings, further supported through \u200b an IFC road-compatible building structure and attributes for smoother \u200b data exchange.
With Allplan Bridge 2023, \u200b parametric modeling along axes is extended to include free parametric \u200b modeling of basic bodies such as prisms as well as associated Boolean \u200b functions. This introduces a new era in modeling, allowing bridge \u200b components, bridge abutments but also, for example, integral bridges to \u200b be modeled with maximum efficiency. Additionally, the calculation \u200b options have also been further extended, for example for external \u200b tendons.
Highlights for construction planning
Inner-city \u200b construction and infrastructure projects often necessitate accurate \u200b excavation shoring. Allplan 2023 supports the detailed design of these \u200b requirements with new functions for planning bored pile and soldier pile walls, as well as ground anchors.
Every construction site situation is different and requires individual and careful consideration, for example, for the intelligent placement of cranes, containers, or fences. \u200b Allplan 2023 provides new objects such as the ‘tower crane’ with \u200b collision detection as well as simple capacity checking, that is \u200b particularly easy to customize and can also be linked to specific \u200b manufacturer data such as tower, foundation, and jib dimensions. With \u200b tools like these, a well-thought-out construction site setup can be \u200b planned and achieved in the shortest possible time.
Highlights for interdisciplinary collaboration
No one designs a project in isolation. Now, with a host of updated interfaces and libraries, \u200b getting that information from your model and into a format that can be \u200b used by an external party is even more efficient than previously. For \u200b example, IFC, DWG, and DGN formats all use the Open Design Alliance \u200b libraries, for the most up-to-date and widely used formats. Other \u200b available formats include SAF for structural engineering, SHP for \u200b cadastral information, IFC4precast for precast concrete, and the IFC4 \u200b Reference View export has been certified by buildingSMART.
Instead of importing and exporting BCF files, the connection of the Allplan Issue Manager with the Solibri BCF Live Connector \u200b now allows issues identified during model checking in Solibri to be \u200b transferred directly to the issue workflow in Allplan. Thus, issues can \u200b be evaluated and processed, edited, and corrected directly in Allplan.
Availability
Allplan 2023 as well as the free 30-day trial version are now available for download.