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INDUSTRY news AN ELEVATED VIEW OF TRAINING FROM IPAF The launch of a new mobile app for operators of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and mast-climbing work platforms (MCWPs) aims to bring training certification into the digital era and reduce the environmental impact involved in issuing the International Powered Access Federation's (IPAF) PAL Card and all training certification. IPAF's new ePAL app is free to use and features the first ever digital IPAF PAL Card, operator log book and operator safety guide. It also allows operators to receive the latest best practice tips and safety information, and means operators can share their qualifications with site managers quickly and easily. The ePAL app is a major step forward in IPAF's ongoing drive to boost sustainability, as it shifts away from issuing plastic, credit-card sized PAL Cards via the post to every training candidate successfully completing or renewing an IPAF operator course. www.ipaf.org BOOSTING BIM WORKFLOWS WITH 3D MODELS Design studio Buttress is using 3D building models from Bluesky to create interactive walkthroughs and VR presentations as part of its BIM workflow. Created from the most up-to-date and accurate aerial photography, the models are used to provide context, giving stakeholders the opportunity to explore a design in its real-world location using QR codes or VR headsets. Buttress has used the Bluesky models on numerous projects including a pioneering redesign of the Kings Gate at Caernarfon Castle and master planning for the Ancoats area of Manchester. "We use Bluesky models to accurately assess the impact our proposals have on key views," commented Paul Thornborough, BIM Manager at Buttress. "This may be the effect a proposal has on the view of an historic building from across a valley or how a project relates to its immediate neighbours." Buttress imports the data into its Revit BIM software where it sits alongside architectural drawings or design strategies. Following a degree of post processing, to create realistic and relatable representations, the data is then exported to Buttress's visualisation software to further enhance this realism. The resulting presentations are then shared and accessed by any interested party via mobile devices, using scannable QR codes, or immersible VR experiences. www.bluesky-world.com CONNECTED CONSTRUCTION FORUM IN JUNE Luxion, the maker of KeyShot, the first real-time ray tracing and global illumination program for 3D rendering and animation, have announced the release of KeyShot 10.2 with a group of new features and enhancements that bring more options and optimisations. The updates with KeyShot 10.2 round out the focus of KeyShot 10 in the areas of materials, geometry, and workflow. Across each of these, improvements in performance The Autodesk Connected Construction Forum will take place on June 10, 15 & 17th as a virtual event to learn about digital transformation in our industry and how the new unified offerings in Autodesk Construction Cloud are enabling the future of connected construction. The two-hour event will air three times over three geos, featuring pre-recorded welcomes, a keynote, four master classes with Autodesk experts, as well as live networking with regional hosts. The event is targeted for midlevel construction professionals across multiple roles. Attendees will learn about the benefits of digital transformation, how the new unified offerings in Autodesk Construction Cloud are making digital transformation real, and where they can start to make an immediate positive impact in their projects and company. The Europe forum takes place on June 15th. https://bit.ly/3x4o1tB NEW ENHANCEMENTS FOR KEYSHOT 10.2 and usage have remained a priority. Key new features in KeyShot 10.2 include a new caustic algorithm, a redone materials library with new material-specific thumbnails, a touch-friendly new layout style, and a mesh simplification geometry tool that allows a user to reduce the number of triangles in a mesh while keeping the overall shape, along wiith new import options and other improvements across materials, user interface, and workflow capabilities. KeyShot is the first real-time ray tracing application that uses a physically correct render engine based on scientific research in the areas of accurate material representation and global illumination. www.keyshot.com 8 May/June 2021
CASEstudy Boeing Hangar proves sky is the limit for Tekla Forming part of Boeing's strategic plans to expand its Global Fleet Care Service, the construction of a new Boeing Hangar at Gatwick was a significant project, with digital technology and BIM at the heart of its successful delivery Designed by D5 Architects and measuring 150 metres by 95 metres, approximately the same size as two football pitches, the construction of the new Boeing Hangar at Gatwick required around 3000 tonnes of structural steelwork. Designed to enable servicing of the 787 dreamliner and 737MAX, the hangar was also to provide future accommodation for the new 777-9X, set to be Boeing's largest and most efficient twin-engine jet plane, larger than Boeing's 747 jumbo jet. Appointed as the lead design consultant on the project, Mott MacDonald was contracted to deliver the structural, civil, infrastructure and MEP design, while JD Pierce, structural steelwork contractor, was tasked with detailing and fabricating the hangar's steel frame. With both of them playing key roles in the delivery of the project, they each turned to Trimble's suite of Tekla software for support. Talking about the project, Pierre-Louis Morcos, who led the Mott MacDonald team, said: "Unsurprisingly, this was a hugely exciting project from our perspective as structural engineers. Given the structure's function as an aircraft hangar, providing a large and column-free space was imperative, ensuring there is sufficient room to safely manoeuvre aircrafts within the hangar to meet the functional requirements. For us, this obviously meant that we were limited in terms of available space to position our supporting structure and had to carefully consider load paths and the overall stability of the structure in both the temporary and permanent case." Mott MacDonald carried out the main steel frame analysis in Tekla Structural Designer, with a hybrid of braced and portal frame with a notch-back profile. Pierre-Louis Morcos continued: "There were numerous challenging factors for our team to consider, in addition to the structural frame's lateral stability, buckling, thermal effects, and wind loads. Given the large uninterrupted internal space and heights associated with 5 to 10-storey buildings, we were working with some really long steel spans. As a result, it was essential that we considered buildability and transportation constraints May/June 2021 9
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