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ArchiCAD 11 - AxisVM 8 I/O
Workflow:
o The architect creates the model of the building structure in ArchiCAD

. The load-bearing
structures can be modeled using the beam, column, slab and wall tools.
o Then the model is exported via the IFC 2x2 format into AxisVM 8.
o In AxisVM

, the structural engineer makes the necessary modifications and additions on

the structural model and performs the required structural analysis on it.
o The architectural documentation is created from the original model in ArchiCAD
o The structural engineer creates the structural documentation based on the structural
model in AxisVM.
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The I/O Process:
To use exchange data, you have to do the following:
1. Download the latest version of Graphisofts IFC 2x2 from
http://www.graphisoft.com/support/ifc/downloads/public/, and uncompress it.
2. Install the add-on into your ArchiCAD 11 (Add-Ons Folder) when the ArchiCAD is not
running by double-clicking on the uncompressed icon.
3. Start your ArchiCAD and assemble the structure you would like.
4. From the ArchiCAD Floor Plan view, choose save as IFC 2x2.
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5. Do not forget to have the following configuration on the Export tab page:
6. Start your AxisVM 8, select the Import menu and open the IFC file:
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7. Select the icon on the Element tab to convert the architectural model to a structural
model. Click on the Create Model Framework button in the dialog window:
8. Use the Selection palette to select the architectural objects for conversion. The AxisVM
can convert and analyze the whole structure or a part of it (for example: the user can
select a story to analyze it as plate model.)
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9. Assign the material properties and set the parameters of objects.
The AxisVM can convert the following architectural objects:
- plates, walls, columns, beams, roofs
10. Define the support conditions and apply the loads to the structural model.
11. Run the linear static, non-linear static or dynamic analysis.