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BUILD-MASTER
Building
Analysis, Design & Detailing software
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Introduction|
Highlights
| Advantages
|What's
New |
Plan
Input | Frame
Analysis |RCC
Design |
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Sample Outputs | Downloads
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Pricing
& Terms |
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| INTRODUCTION |
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| Build-Master
is the flagship software of Ensoft. It is a complete package for
RCC Building Analysis, Design, Drawing and Estimation.
Data for building is entered floor wise, in the form of graphical
sketch. Program will generate 3D frame model with
earthquake and
wind loads.It designs RCC beams & Slabs at all levels
and also the columns and footings. It generates working
drawings of floor plans, design schedules and beam details
in DXF format, which can be read by CAD packages.
It also estimates quantities of concrete, reinforcement, brickwork,
plaster etc., automatically from floor plans without entering data
in L x B x D format. |
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| BUILD-MASTER
HIGHLIGHTS |
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Single line floor plan input. Auto numbering of beams & Slabs
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Concept of defining building Building project with floors at different
levels.
- Generation
3D space frame module from plans.
- Auto
calculation of wall and slab loads on beams
- Generation
of Earthquake/Wind forces from plans
- Loading,
BMD, SFD and Deflection Diagrams
- RCC
design of beams & slabs at all levels, columns & footings
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Generates RCC Plan, Centre Line Plan, Architectural plan
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3-D building Elevation without any extra efforts
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Beam reinforcement details along with sections
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Bar bending schedule of with diameter wise break-up
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Quantities of concrete, brickwork, plaster, flooring, form work
- Checks
user entered design schedules for adequacy.
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Based on Windows 'XP/ 2000 and Windows 7/Vista
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RCC Designs as per latest IS Codes of Practice
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Data Files compatible with Microsoft Access / Office
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Plan Input Drawing compatible with CAD Software
- Design
Output files in multi-colour Internet HTML formats
- Design
Calculation Report includes Graphical Sketches
- User
specified Beam, Slab & Column Nos. (B1a,S1x, etc)
- Use
of tailor-made ActiveX controls for easier data entry
- Multiple
Windows Interface for simultaneous viewing
- Auto
Checking of Interdependency of output Windows
- Run
Log History stored for Easy Debug / Error Checking
- Individual
RCC Design programs now with data saving
- User
Selectable Data Units (or any combination of them)
Dimensions:
mm, cm, in Distances:
mm, mt, ft, yd
Loads: Tonne, KN, Kips Stresses:
N/mm2, Kg/cm2, Lb/in2
Moments: T-mt, KN-mt, Bar
Areas: mm2, cm2, in2 etc
....Many more feature
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| For
Design Engineers, Architects, Builders And Contractors |
| BUILD-MASTER
has been designed for the following audience: |
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| Design
Engineers
All the design activities are done with this software. Rigorous
analysis of buildings for earthquake/wind forces and RCC design
of all components is done only with a few keystrokes on computer.
The detail working drawings are prepared without entering
even a line command in drafting package |
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| Architects
Can get the accurate quantities of brickwork, plaster, flooring
etc. from single line plan alone. Tedious calculations of
carpet and built up areas are done. Quantities of concrete
and reinforcement are calculated by entering only the RCC
design schedules. Schematic 3D elevation of building is generated
from the same plan data at various levels. |
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| Builders
& Contractors
No need to read the dimensions from drawings and put them
in tabular from. Quantity outputs are in conventional L-B-D
formats. Measurements at site can be cross-checked easily
at the office before billing Bar Bending Schedule, generated
by BUILD-MASTER can be sent to site for action by fitters.
Preliminary tender quantities can be calculated without rigorous
RCC design. |
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| RCC
Building Design, Drawing & Estimation Package |
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have a great pleasure in releasing the redesigned and rewritten
version of our renowned software BUILD-MASTER,
with a brand new look. It will be the most advanced and powerful
RCC Building Design, Drawing and Estimation Software available
today. |
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| The
first Version of BUILD-MASTER
software was introduced way back in 1990. The software was
revised with continuous efforts and the quest for excellence
over the years, as per evolution of computer hardware and
software technology. There were five major revisions in the
software namely; Version 4.5 in 1995, Version 5.5 in 1997
and Version 2000, 2005 & Version 2009. |
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is an innovative suite of software products, for Building
Design, Drawing & Estimation. Entering the single line floor
plan is all that you do. The rest is done by BUILD-MASTER. |
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| ADVANTAGES |
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| BUILD-MASTER
is user friendly software. The complex functions of the package
are driven by simple menu commands. On-line Help is available to
guide you to use the package effectively. Easy to understand, set
of Manuals provides you the help to get the best out of the package.
In the traditional way of working, creating alternative designs
was tedious and time consuming. Now with Build-Master, alternative
designs can be generated easily. Modifications in plan are simple.
Accuracy of the work combined with speed is now the order of the
day. Let the computer do the hard work. You do the smart work! Click
here for the Picture! |
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| Unique
Features |
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| Build-Master
has a new concept of defining the building data as a Project with
floors at different levels. Height between levels can vary. Floor-plan
is graphically entered. Plan entry for identical floors need not
be repeated. Data entry is simple even for a high-rise building.
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| CRITERIA |
DESCRIPTION |
| Graphical
Plan Input |
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Non
Rectangular Slabs |
Slabs
need not be rectangular, but can be any polygon upto 15 sides.
Loads on these slabs are properly transferred on adjacent
beams. |
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Concept
of Beams and Members |
When
a beam is divided into number of parts by cross beams, then
each part is called as member. One beam can have 15 such members.
Analysis is done in terms of members, but design and drawings
are created with respect to beams. |
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Wall
loads calculated automatically |
Wall
load on beams is calculated by the program,using floor height
(after deducting the beam size), wall thickness & wall
density. |
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Distribution
of Slab Loads |
Slab
loading is exactly transferred on the adjacent beams as triangular
or trapezoidal loads, depending on slab spanning. One-way
slab loads can be transferred on two opposite beams or all
four beams as desired by the user. |
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| Drawings |
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RCC
Working Drawings |
RCC
working plan is generated with column centerline and grid
markings. Single line, as well as double line beam layout
is available. |
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Architectural
Drawings |
Architectural
drawings show Walls, Door, Window positions and clear room
dimensions. |
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Drawings
in CAD format |
All
drawings are generated in CAD format, which can be directly
read in CAD package. |
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| RCC
Design |
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Method
of Design |
Both
Limit State and Working Stress Methods are available. |
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Concrete
Age Factor |
Can
be considered for increasing allowable stresses in concrete. |
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Design
of Footings |
Footings
can be designed for biaxial moments. Overturning and sliding
is also checked for stability. Loss of contact & redistribution
of pressure can be considered if desired. |
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Design
of Columns |
Columns
can be designed for biaxial moments. Slenderness and minimum
eccentricity is checked automatically and accounted for, as
additional moments. |
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Design
of Slabs |
Continuity
conditions of slab edges, is detected from plan data. Slab
sunk data is used in Slab design/ Flanged Beam design ( T
or L ) and reinforcement steel estimation as well. |
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Choice
of Reinforcement Bar Combinations |
User
can provide a list of bar combinations for various steel areas.
Beam bottom bars / top bars and Column bars have separate lists |
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Percentage
Redistribution of support Moments. |
Redistribution
up to 30% can be considered in the design of beam support sections. |
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Output
formats |
Design
outputs are stored in calculation sheet type and Schedule form
as well. |
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Editing
of Design on Plan
Layout |
Design
Schedule Output data of sizes and reinforcement steel are plotted
on single plan layout. User can edit bar combinations of any
Beam or Slab by selecting i from the plan. |
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| Analysis |
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Structure
type |
Building
can be idealized as Space frame. 3D Frames are generated from
plan data at each level. Floating columns and split-levels
are possible. |
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Horizontal
Loads |
Earthquake
and Wind Loads are calculated automatically from plan data.
They can be applied at C.G. of floor at each level. |
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Graphical
Sketches |
Sketch
of structure is displayed graphically with applied loads.
Deflection, Moments and shear force Diagrams for 3D frames
are plotted. |
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Design
Check |
User
entered design schedules can be checked for adequacy by doing
detail analysis. |
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| Estimation |
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RCC
and Architectural Quantities |
Quantities
are calculated for concrete, brickwork, plaster, flooring,
skirting, Built-up and carpet areas, etc. Reinforcement steel
quantity is calculated with diameter wise breakup. |
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L-B-D format outputs |
Quantities
are printed in L-B-D format, which are as good as measurement
sheets. |
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| 3D
& BAR Charts |
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3D
Elevation |
Elevation
of building is created from plan data in 3D-DXF format, compatible
with CAD or 3D Studio. The elevation shows RCC elements as
well as walls, doors & windows. |
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Bar
Charts |
A
new concept of Design Bar Charts is introduced in BUILD-MASTER.
The design parameters such as beam size, reinforcement steel,
and percentage of steel are plotted graphically in the form
of bar charts for easy checking of design outputs and schedules. |
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| Other
Unique Features |
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Data
Base at Backend |
BUILD-MASTER
uses advanced ODBC (Other Data Base Connectivity) concept
for storing the RCC design data. With this the data is available
in standard data base format. Presently the data is stored
in MS Access format. |
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Flexible
Numbering |
Beams,
Slabs and Columns of a project can be assigned Numbers of
users choice, e.g. B1a, S1x, C1a etc. |
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| WHAT'S
NEW IN BUILD-MASTER ? |
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Auto
Design All Floors
After Building model is created from the plans and Frame Analysis
is done, in earlier version of Build-Master, user has to select
each floor and give the command to design Beams & Slabs
at every level. No more hassle of selecting the floor again
& again. Auto Design All Floors, a new option from TOOLS
menu will not only design Beams & Slabs at all floors
with a single command, but it will also estimate the quantities
and prepare design drawings.
Thus after entering single line plans with INPUT PLAN and
editing data with EDIT PLAN DATA option from FLOORS menu,
A Single new command Auto Design All Floors will Carry out
Grid Analysis of All Floors, Create 3D model, Carry out Space
Frame Analysis for Earthquake & Wind, Design Beams &
Slabs at all Floors, Design Columns & Footings, Estimate
Quantities & Create Design Drawings at all Floors.
User has complete control on selecting these options as shown
above. Redesign of single components with Interactive Design
option is available as earlier.
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| Set
User Skill
Many computer games give option for the user to set his Level
of skill for playing the game. On similar lines Set User Skill,
a new concept is added in Build-Master, to set user skill
level.
For the Beginners program will display Help Dialog Boxes,
before execution of every command, describing what action
will be taken by that command. It will also display and explain
how to use various options of it.
Many Commands and options of the program remains Unused by
User, due to lack of knowledge about its application. Set
User Skill concept will eliminate such situations.
Set User Skill will also save the time of a senior person
in an organization, spent on training a newly joined engineer
for software usage for first time.
Help Dialog Boxes will not be displayed for an Expert user. |
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| Display
Output File
Space Frame Analysis output files are huge files and divided
in various sections like Nodal Co-ordinates, Member Connections,
Support Reactions etc. Locating a desired section in a Text
Editor is not simple. A new utility is now added to display
the desired section easily from a menu. It will also display
the summation of Support Reactions for checking the results.
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Improved Graphical Editor
New Editing commands Trim, Extend, Fillet & Change
Point are now added in the in-built Graphical editor, Input
Plan, apart from the earlier options of Copy, Move, Mirror,
Offset, Rotate etc.
Draw Arc, Draw Circle, Show Distance, List Entities are also
added to make the Single Line Plan drawing simpler.
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| Program
Settings made Easy
Now
a Default path for creating New Projects can be set by the
user. In earlier Version it was fixed path as BMProjects.
Optional Password Facility is provided in the program. So that
a Beginner cannot change the Important Settings of Design Parameters
and Bar Combinations prepared by an Expert User.
Project Code can now be 10 characters long, instead
of the earlier limitation of 4. Project folder path
can now be 255 characters long, instead of earlier limitation
of 50.
Program will now run on Windows Vista Operating System as
well.
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| Editing
of Design on Plan layout
After
Automatic Design of Beams & Slabs are done, In ealier
version user has to edit Design Schedules in tabular form.
But now in the latest version, Design Schedule output data
of sizes and reinforcement steel are plotted on single plan
layout. User can edit bar combinations of any Beam or Slab
by selecting it from the plan. |
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| User
Selectable Fonts in DXF Drawings
Now
user can select the Text Fonts of his choice, with new Font
Button, while creating the RCC & Architectural plans as
well as Design Schedule Drawings in DXF file formats.
Drawings can be created in both Metric or British units as
desired by the user.
RCC
plan Drawings & Design Schedule Drawings will now be more
colorful, instead of only Black as in earlier version.
Scroll
Button on mouse can now be used in Build-Master to change
the size of a graphical image.
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| Frequently
Asked Questions( FAQ )
List
of Frequently Asked Questions and their Answers gets copied
on your hard disk when you install the new version.
You can access the Internet connection.
Latest FAQ from website www.ensoftindia.com as well.
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