Company Overview

• Glodon Software Limited (HQ), Beijing, China

• Founded in 1998, Glodon was successfully listed in

Shenzhen SME Board in May 2010

• Focus on AEC industry, provide professional application,

Industry big data and Industrial finance for our customers
(SZ SME: 002410）

• Currently the 5th biggest AEC software provider in the world

• Glodon started the process of globalization from 2009 to

radiate the Southeast Asian, European and American
markets
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 Easy Step
Input drawing Identify / Tracing Calculate

RVT, IFC

CAD

PDF,
JPEG
TRB, TAS, TBQ
Training Arrangement

1st Day (TRB) 2nd Day (TRB) 3rd Day (TAS)

Foundation Floor Typical Floor Architectural Elements
Introduction & Interface Export TRB & Import in TAS
Basement Wall
Model Preparation Drawings Preparation
Shear Wall
Project Settings Brick Wall
Column
Import Drawings Door Opening
Pile Cap

Room finishes
Raft Foundation Beam
Railing
Tie Beams Slab
Closing
Column Single Element for Stair
TAS &TRB Test
Quantity
Training Certificate
1.0 Create Project

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Check here for operation
instructions
Shortcut Key
2.0 Project Setting

Type of Material Used

•Concrete Strength (per element per floor)
•Concrete cover
•Rebar type (deformed/plain, fy 400MPa,
500MPa)

• Development & Lap

Length
• Bend Hook Settings

Standard
Details

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 LOWER
GROUND
INSERT FLOOR

UPPER GROUND

FLOOR TO
FLOOR SETTING FLOOR HEIGHT FLOOR

FLOOR NAME Optional

 Floor Setting
1. Click Floor Settings in the ribbon
2. Click Foundation Floor and click Insert Floor for basement levels, click the ground floor and Insert Floor for
upper floors. Input the floor height and bottom elevation for reference floor.
3. Input Concrete grade and cover for each structural elements for each floors.
4. Click copy to other floors if the setting is the same with other floor.

• Mutu beton & baja

• Cover
• Element/floors
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 Calculation Rules

All structural
elements
Incl. Frame Beam
& Non-frame
beam

Export & Import

for template

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 Project Settings

Floor Settings

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3.0 Drawing Inputs

In identify, select drawing

manager.
Is the input file .dwg,
converted pdf, cadi, etc?

No
Yes
(jpeg/bitmap)

Pick Insert Pick

drawing Picture→Import

F7

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 Split Drawing

1. In the Drawing Manager,

click Split
1
2. Block CAD plan drawing,
right click 3

3. Input drawing name by

typing in the box or click
on the drawing title

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Scale drawings for Scanned PDF/jpeg drawing only

1. Identify ribbon, click drop down on Picture 2. Click Drawing

2. Pick Scale 3. Click the first point then click the other end point
4. Type the actual distance based on the drawing information

4. Input the correct distance

2. Click the drawing

3a. Click 1st 3a. Click 2nd point

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Axis
4.0 Axis

• Pick Sideline
Auto-Identify • Pick Label
• Auto Identify

• New axis
Manual • Input axis label & distance for each side
• Point the axis location

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 Type of Axis

• Type of Axis

Orthogonal Axis Grid Diagonal Axis Grid

Arc Axis Grid

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 4.0 Axis (Auto-Identify)

In the element navigation bar, pick Axis Grid. Select Identify in the function tab. Click Identify axis
grid in the ribbon. Step:
1. Click the pick sideline→click the grid line in the CAD drawing→then right click.
2. Click pick label → click grid label in the CAD drawing →right click
3. Click Auto-identify

1
2
3

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 Axis (Manual)

1
2
4
3

1. In the Axis Element List,

click New→Orthogonal Axis
Grid
2. Pick the grid side
(bottom/left/top/right)
3. Input the distance between
grid in the box
4. Click Add

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Relocate CAD drawing

2. Click on the 1. Click on the

target axis grid reference grid
intersection intersection

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Foundation
5.0 Foundation

PILE Auto Identify

CAP Or Manual Input
Input Rebar in Attribute

New Raft
RAFT
Draw Rectangular
New Raft Reinforcement
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 5.0a Foundation - Pile Cap

1
2
3

1. Click the pick sideline→click the pile cap line in the

CAD drawing→then right click.
2. Click pick label → click pile cap label in the CAD
drawing →right click
3. Click Auto-identify

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 Pile Cap – Attribute Editor

Edit pile cap

Blue – public attribute dimension

Click on the green texts to

edit the rebar info. You
can simply type “d19-150”
(no need to type “@” for
spacing
Btm/side/top cover
Black – private
attribute
(apply only to selected
element)
Select no if the slab rebars
(top/bottom)continuously
go through the pile cap

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 Manual Input Pile Cap – Example: Inequilateral Pile Cap

Click on the green texts to edit the

rebar & section info.
1. In the pile cap element list
click new → parametric pile
cap
2. Pick the shape that matches
the pile cap we want to model
3. Input the rebar & shape info in
the attribute editor

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Pile Cap – Manual Draw

1. Click Point Click rotation point and fill

the angle/input the offset
from insertion point if
required

2. Click on the place we

want to put the pile cap.
Press F4 to change
insertion point

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Foundation – Raft Foundation

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Raft Modelling

2. Click Rectangle

3. Click on 1st
corner
1. Click
Element Type

4. Click on
2ndcorner

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Raft - Reinforcements
2. In draw
function, click
Parametric
Arrangement

4. Select the rebar

3. Select arrangement type
The raft
type
5. key in
the rebars

1. Click Raft
Main Bars

6. Click
Generate

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Raft Main Bars – Draw Line to Arrange

2. Click 2nd point

of range line

3. Click 1st point 4. Click 2ndpoint

1. Click Raft
Main Bars of rebar line of rebar line

1. Click 1st point

of range line

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Column
Column – Auto Identification (same step as pile cap)

1
2
3

Here, we can
arrange, edit,
or draw rebars
in section

Input main bars and links

(sengkang) in attribute editor
Tips: Click (…) button in attribute
value to check the available input
formulas Main Bars
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Column – Identify Schedule (1)

1. Prepare
Schedule in 2. Identify
Excel column
schedule,
Import Excel

3. Set the heading

(yellow highlight)
to match excel’s
heading

4. Right click on
the excel heading
text (2nd row), click
Delete, delete row

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 Column – Identify Schedule (2)

5. Click on (…)
button at floor
cell, select the
floor for each
column, then click
OK

6. Block ALL empty

rows and delete
rows

7. Click generate in
Column Schedule

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 Column – Identify Schedule (3)

9. Check the column

info, if confirmed,
click sync to entity

Additional information:
You can input the rebars in column schedule as well.
From column schedule, make new column→ input the column info→generate element
→draw (point) the column in the model.

If the elements already modelled,

click “generate from element” so the entity info is imported to the schedule→ key in the
rebars information→ “sync to entity” 43
Beam
 5.2 Beam

If the beam are Auto Identify Generate in Merge

Sync to
simple and the identify beam beam Element &
beam entity
cad layer is beam schedule schedule Entity
perfect

If not

To ensure the
Identify Generate Draw Beam Merge
beam are Generate
beam in beam center to center Element &
arranged Element of support
schedule schedule Entity
properly

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 Beam – Auto Identify

1
2
3

1. Click pick sideline→click the beam line in the CAD

drawing→then right click.
2. Click pick label → click beam label in the CAD drawing
→right click
3. Click Auto-identify

Tips: Beam from auto identification sometimes does not read the support
correctly. Auto identification is appropriate for simple beams layout
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 Beam – Identify Schedule
1. Prepare Excel table of the beam schedule information
2. Identify Schedule
3. Pick the schedule heading from the drop down list to
match excel data. After that, right click on 2nd row
(excel heading text), and click delete row
4. Click Generate in Beam Schedule
5. Click Sync Beam Info, pick sync beam info to entity,
then click ok to close the schedule

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Beam – Generate Element

1. Prepare Excel table of the

beam schedule information
1 2. Identify Schedule
3. Pick the schedule heading
from the drop down list to
2
match excel data. After
that, right click on 2nd row
(excel heading text), and
click delete row
3a 4. Click Generate in Beam
Schedule
5. Click Generate Element
6. Draw beams with line

3b

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Beam – Generate Element

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Draw Beam

1. Click 1st point

of beam line

2. Click 2sndpoint
of beam line

Press F4 to change the

alignment

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 Beam – Merge Element & Entity

1. Block all beams

2. Right Click, select Merge Element and Entity 51
Wall
Basement Wall
3. Draw Wall

1. Make
New
Element

2. Input Wall
name,
thickness, and
rebars info
Click 1st point of
Click to see wall, (press F4 to
input change
formats alignment)→click
2nd point.
Right click to
escape

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SHEARWALLS – combination of wall column & RC wall

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Wall Column

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Wall Column

1. Click on the white & green texts to

edit the section & rebar info.

2. Input the other links

inside the wall with
other rebars or draw
link in edit section

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Wall Column – Draw (point)

Use these functions to

modify the entity

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SHEARWALLS – RC Walls

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Wall between wall columns
In project
setting→calculation
rule, arrange end of
wall with column to
match the detail

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Draw rc wall (from face to face wall column)

1. Click 2. Click 1st point

3. click 2nd point.
draw>line>pick of wall, (press F4
Right click to finish
the wall type to change
drawing
alignment)

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Copy to Other
Floors
Copy to other floor function

2. Draw>copy entity>
copy entity to other
floor>pick the target
floor, press OK
1. In the basement
floor, Identify>Batch
select>tick the
elements

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 Sync the reinforcement info in the target floor

3. After succeed copying,

move to the new
floor→go to column,
draw, column
schedule→click sync to
entity

After we copy to ground floor, we need to update the column

size and reinforcement info in floor based on information that
we already input in the column schedule 63
Slab
 Draw Slab (Auto Identify)

Auto Identification:
Pick label→pick slab opening→auto identify

Input the
thickness

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Draw Slab (Draw Rectangle)

1. Make new slab and input the thickness in attribute editor

2. Click Draw in the function tab, click rectangle, pick the slab type, then draw the slab

1
2

Click on 1st
corner

Click on 2nd
corner

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Slab Reinforcement (Parametric Arrangement)

3 Select between these 3 rebar arrangement type

2 Click on the slab 4 Fill the rebar

name so it is information
highlighted in blue

5
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Slab Opening

input trimmer
bars here (if any)

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Slab Opening (Draw)

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Slab Setdown

Set top Set variable

split
elevation section

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Slab Setdown

1. Go to element
navigation bar, click
slab.
2. Click the slab that
have set down
3. Right click, pick
split

Click on
slab

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 Slab Setdown

Click on every corners,

right click 2x to
complete

4. Draw the cutting line, according to the CAD line (trace). Click on
every corners. After make a closed area, right click to finish
drawing the line. Right click again to complete splitting.
5. Select the split slabs. In the attribute editor, click on the top
elevation text, and at the end of the text, type “-0.15”
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 Set Variable Section

1. Click on slabs that have different levels

2. In draw function, click set variable section.
3. Select the side that we want to set(all side or only certain side)
4. Input the variables, then click ok 73
Quantity
 Calculate – Per floor or entity

Click on an entity, right click, and select

quantity function-calculate-Select floors-click calculate calculate selected entity 75
Calculation Result – Edit Rebar & Rebar 3D

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 1

Click Rebar Layout, click the

entity that already calculated

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View Quantity by Category

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Set Classification

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Export & Import Model
1
2

Export
model Make New
in TRB Project in TAS

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Export & Import Model

Import
model

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 Import Model – Match Settings

Choose one:
1
• use zone from
imported project,
or
• Maintain current
project’s zone and
create new zone
✓tick this if the floor from imported
imported floor height 2 project, or
is to be used in current • not import
project 3

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Import Model – Import Scope

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Settings

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 F12 or click here to
set entity display,
✓tick all elements

Double
click to
show
building
plan

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 Prepare Drawings (Add & Split Drawings)

Add
1 drawing

2 Split
drawing
Block drawing area→ right click→
input title (by typing or click on the
drawing title

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Prepare Drawings (Relocate)

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Extend Slab Edge

2 Select Slab→right click

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Wall
Auto-identify Wall

Pick
Pick Wall Door/Window Auto-identify
Sideline Sideline

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Define & Draw Wall

Define Draw Quantity

• Name • Line
• Category • Rectangle
• Material • 3 point Arc
• Thickness • Sloping Wall
* F4 to change alignment
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 Define Walls

4
Pick wall in element navigation
bar→in element list, click on new
element (+)→input wall attribute

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Identification Settings

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Identify Wall If there is no
wall label,
skip this

1 2 3 4

Click on door line, then

Click on wall line, then right click
right click

Step 1. Pick masonry wall sideline Step 2. Pick door/window sideline

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Draw Wall

Under Function Draw, pick

line→pick the element type in the
element list→click on the 1st end
of wall→click on the other end of
wall

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 Curtain Wall

Make new curtain wall→under draw

function, pick line→ click on the 1st end of
wall→click on the other end of wall
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Railing

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Draw Separation Line (to make enclosed rooms)

click on the 1st end of separation line→

click on the other end of separation line

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Quantity of Wall

• Step 1: Function Tab Quantity, Select [Calculate] or [Calculate Selected Entity]

View
• Step 2: Click [View Expression] View Quantity
Quantity by
• Step 3: Select wall & check wall quantity(ies) Category
View
• Step 4: Click [3D deduction] to check in 3D * Applicable to all Expression

1 2 4

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Wall – View Expression

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Door &
Window
Identify Door/Window Schedule

2 Pick the table heading to match excel

3 Right click on row no.2, pick delete row

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Draw Door/ Window

Under draw function, click point→point the opening location.

Press F4 to change the insertion point

* Door & Window Quantity will be automatically deduct away from the Wall Quantity
Software will be able to consider the opening side formwork automatically 103
FINISHES
Finishes

Identify Draw Quantity

• Identify Excel • Point

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Room

3 Pick the table heading to match excel

4 Right click on row no.2, pick delete row

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Point Room

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 Change Finishing Material Texture

• Click on element of Floor Finishes / Wall Finishes →in attribute editor, Double click
Material Texture Area→Choose the material texture and select to confirm and
attached

Ceiling

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Measurement Setting

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Measurement Rules

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Column
Define Column

Type of Column

Round Column
Slanted Column

Composite Column Steel Column

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Define Column

Rectangular Column Round Column

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Define Column (cont’d)

Steel Column Composite Column

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Sloping Column

To do slanted column
• Step 1: Select [Set Sloping Column]
• Step 2: Select on 1 of the column
• Step 3: Select setting method

1
3

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Beam
Define Beam

RC Beam Steel Beam

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Staircase
Staircase

Define Draw Quantity

• Name • Line/Point
• Data • Rotation Point

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Draw Custom Staircase

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Define Parametric Staircase

Step 1: Create ‘New Parametric Staircase

Step 2: Select staircase
Step 3: Input all data in green

Staircase
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Draw Staircase

• Step 1: Tab {Draw}, Click [Point]

• Step 2: For non-right-angle stair, tick on [Rotation Point] to rotate to certain degree
• Step 3: Point to the location of the stair on drawing

45°
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Quantity of Staircase

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 Quantity of Staircase(cont’d)

Notes:
Which quantity to extract for STAIRCASE (structural)
Quantity
Quantity to extract from Glodon
you need

Concrete Volume of Volume of

(m3) Concrete Concrete of
Flight Landing Slab
Formwork Area of Area of
(m2) Formwork Formwork to
to Flight Landing Slab

Formwork Length of Length of Length of

(m) formwork to Formwork to Formwork to
Open String Riser in Edge and Break
in Stage Stages of Landing Slab

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 Quantity of Staircase(cont’d)

Notes:
Which quantity to extract for STAIRCASE (architectural)
Quantity
Quantity to extract from Glodon
you need

Flooring Projected Area -

(m2) Area of Tread
Flooring Length of Antislip Length of Straight/
(m) Strip Sloping Skirting

Ceiling Area of Finish to

(m2) soffit
Handrail Length of Handrail Length of Wall
(m) Mounted Handrail

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Report

View Quantity by Category (cont’d)

• To Regenerate report
• Step 1: Click [Set classification and Quantity]
• Step 2: Tick attribute, move up/down
1 2

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Study Drawing Items to Take Note:

Whole Layout
Drawing Sources (IFC, Plan/Elevation
CAD, PDF/JPEG) (Structural VS
Architectural)

Availability of General Note and

drawing/details Details

Categorisation of
Material used
items

Type of rebar used Special requirement

Shortcut Key

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Function Tips

Move the cursor to the function and hint will be shown after 2 seconds.

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Help Video and Help Center

Learn Modeling:
• Identify CAD
• Import BIM File
• Draw Models

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Help Video and Help Center

After Click “Learn More”, a guide video will come out and showing step by step for the
modelling

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Help Video and Help Center

Click Online Help, the TASC helping website page will come out

Top right button at start

menu

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 Global Customer Service Supervision Hotline: +62-812-5000-4131

Installation & E-Certification

Software Training Project Guidance Technical Support
Maintenance
• Software Installation in • Basic Training 3 days • Provide Four Levels cert. • On-site Project Guidance • Live Assistant Via Tools
Server or User PC • Online Inquiry System (Actual Project) • Off-site Service (Hot line,
• License Activation • Glodon Global Email, TeamViewer, etc.)
• New Version Updates & Certification • Technical Visit
Release
Compatibility - Hardware

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