Munich – ALLPLAN, the global provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry and part of the Nemetschek Group, announces the launch of its 2026 product releases, delivering innovative capabilities that enhance productivity, accuracy, and sustainability throughout the entire project lifecycle. Designed for architects, engineers, detailers, fabricators, and construction professionals, these new releases focus on modernization, automation, and integration, enabling end-to-end collaborative workflows from concept design to construction.

The AEC industry continues to face significant challenges, including increasing project complexity, pressure to reduce carbon footprints, tighter budgets, and the urgent need for seamless collaboration across multiple stakeholders. These demands often result in fragmented processes, inefficient data exchange, and rework—highlighting the necessity for integrated solutions that streamline workflows while maintaining accuracy and sustainability.

“With our ALLPLAN 2026 releases, we are delivering solutions that bring together automation, collaboration, and sustainability across AEC industry. This ensures that architects, engineers, and construction professionals can work more efficiently, reduce errors, and deliver projects that meet both economic and environmental requirements”, said Eduardo Lazzarotto, Chief Product & Strategy Officer at ALLPLAN.

Earlier, more sustainable, collaborative data-based decisions

ALLPLAN 2026 strengthens its commitment to sustainable design through integration with Preoptima CONCEPT. This seamless workflow enables architects and engineers to export conceptual mass models directly from ALLPLAN for early-stage carbon assessment—well before a detailed BIM model is required. In addition to embodied carbon, users can assess operational and whole life cycle carbon, evaluate and compare different design variants to make informed and holistic decisions from the very start.

With the introduction of GeoPackage DataExchange, urban planners and designers can now integrate GIS data seamlessly across all EU countries and beyond, ensuring access to accurate site context, supporting better decisions on zoning, infrastructure, and environmental impacts.

A new AI Assistant, available through the Connect platform, extends planning efficiency and improves upfront decision making by providing guidance on ALLPLAN workflows, AEC standards and best practices, while offering smart suggestions for tasks ranging from construction standards to coding support. Available 24/7 in multiple languages, the AI Assistant ensures continuous, expert-level support throughout the project lifecycle.

ALLPLAN Model Viewer, a new free tool, brings instant browser-based IFC visualization to all project stakeholders, whilst an improved XRef Manager delivers a unified overview and simplifies data management. Cloud Reference – a new IFC XRef type allows direct insertion of IFC files into ALLPLAN via BIMPLUS, enhancing information sharing within a common data environment.

ALLPLAN 2026 offers support for IDS-based attribute import, ensuring BIM models include all the necessary data for compliance, together with enhanced IFC4 import capabilities for smoother data exchange. New interfaces in BIMPLUS for collaboration include IFC4.3 import and extended export capabilities for GLB format for better visualization. An extension to the ALLPLAN Bluebeam connection enables users to easily bring documents from the Bluebeam Studio Project environment into their ALLPLAN workflows.

Building and infrastructure design

ALLPLAN 2026 introduces powerful enhancements for architects to design freeform staircases with greater efficiency. New multilayer support for slabs makes it easier to model complex assemblies such as foundation and terrain layers, with intuitive previews and precise control for faster, error-free execution planning.

At the same time, BIM-compliant room and finish detailing have been significantly improved with multilayered finishes, rule-based distribution, advanced filtering, and flexible layer management. With custom component priority-based connections, designers can now model complex shapes more accurately while automated interactions reduce manual effort and minimize errors. These features simplify the creation of precise 2D and 3D representations, reduce errors, and accelerate updates—delivering consistent, detailed results from early design through to sustainable, ready-to-build execution.

For infrastructure design, ALLPLAN 2026 introduces several advancements to accelerate workflows and improve accuracy. A new parametric tunnel modeling approach integrates alignment, cross-section definitions, and construction methodology, providing engineers and detailers with precise and efficient modeling capabilities, while significantly improving performance. Advanced 3D layer management sets new standards for efficiency and reliability in complex civil projects, and a newly unified next-generation Digital Terrain Modeler enables accurate and detailed terrain workflows. Parametric road intersection modeling is expanded to enable more realistic intersection models, with reduced manual rework.

Structural analysis and design

Importing Structural Analysis Format (SAF) files is much easier with a direct import into BIMPLUS, instantly generating a 3D analytical model for visualization and interrogation. Users can also now seamlessly transfer their 3D models to the BIM-Connector making it easier than ever to work across ALLPLAN solutions.

ALLPLAN’s latest solutions for 3D structural analysis and design include a new mobile loads functionality enabling engineers to quickly and automatically identify and analyze scenarios, whilst new footfall analysis supports evaluation of how structures respond to human-induced vibrations. Newly amalgamated modules for component-based analysis and design include an expanded unified foundations module and ensure that structural engineers can now access and benefit from simplified yet comprehensive design solutions from ALLPLAN.

Reinforcement detailing

For structural reinforcement detailing, ALLPLAN 2026 delivers enhanced automation of column reinforcement design, making it easier, faster, and more reliable to transfer reinforcement layouts from analysis and design. Automated wall reinforcement workflows are further enhanced through single-click horizontal or vertical reinforcement priorities and toggling reinforcement types on or off, for more intuitive and frustration-free automation.

There is also enhanced precision for complex circular and spiral structures through updated circular reinforcement capabilities and a new reinforcement to field workflow, empowering digital-first construction. Detailers and rebar fabricators can now place reinforcement directly in isometric views, benefit from improved attribute management, and effectively handle reinforcement collisions in a fully digital drawing-less process.

Prefabrication and Construction

By uniting design and fabrication in a common workflow, ALLPLAN 2026 enables precast fabricators to benefit from consistent outputs with reduced manual work and errors. Rule-based dimensioning automates the generation of production-ready drawings, ensuring every precast element receives the exact dimensions required according to customizable rules and standards. New automated dimensioning for local views enables accurate representation, precision, and consistency despite modifications, whilst customizable quantity takeoff enables users to export Bills of Materials with the data needed for ERP systems or clients.

For steel detailers and fabricators, ALLPLAN’s dedicated structural steel solution for 2026 includes new functionality for creating custom profiles, enabling users to handle specialty detailing and added intelligence for custom connections through constructability checks. Design and detailing possibilities are expanded with support for new material types, enabling users to take on miscellaneous metals and architectural components with confidence.

Some significant groundworks improvements in ALLPLAN 2026 simplify complex construction model management, reduce errors, speed up project delivery, and ensure reliable data handover to construction teams.

Availability

All of ALLPLAN’s 2026 solutions as well as the free 14-day trial versions are now available for download.

More information: Features ALLPLAN 2026

Munich – ALLPLAN, a leading provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, introduces a comprehensive service release with ALLPLAN 2025-1. The latest enhancements further streamline design-to-build workflows and strengthen cloud connectivity, enabling professionals across all disciplines to work faster and more precisely.

"With ALLPLAN 2025-1, we are taking digital workflows to the next level. By combining enhanced structural design capabilities and deeper cloud integration, we empower our users to accelerate projects, improve precision, and boost overall efficiency," says Eduardo Lazzarotto, Chief Product and Strategy Officer at ALLPLAN.

Key Enhancements in ALLPLAN 2025-1

Seamless structural data exchange with SAF integration

The Structural Analysis Format (SAF) improves interoperability in BIM projects by facilitating direct imports into BIMPLUS and enabling SAF file tracking and management in Excel. This ensures greater transparency in the planning process and a seamless connection between structural analysis and digital design workflows.
 

Optimized structural workflows with FRILO by ALLPLAN

The FRILO BIM-Connector is now fully integrated into BIMPLUS, streamlining structural engineering workflows. Engineers can access 3D model data directly from ALLPLAN, SDS2, and other compatible tools. IFC and SAF files can now be imported effortlessly into FRILO, allowing for detailed structural analysis and precise component drawings. These enhancements reduce coordination time and increase design accuracy.
 

Unified 2D and 3D data management with BIMPLUS and ALLPLAN Exchange

For seamless project coordination, BIMPLUS and the document management system ALLPLAN Exchange are now fully connected. This integration allows users to synchronize 2D plans, documents, and 3D models across projects. The new "Copy from Exchange" function makes it easier to select and transfer relevant files directly into BIMPLUS for further processing and collaboration.
 

Extended cloud functionality and simplified license management

The new cloud-based license management system allows users to access ALLPLAN more flexibly, regardless of device or location. Real-time license monitoring via the ALLPLAN Connect dashboard simplifies administration, making it ideal for hybrid teams.

With these latest advances and multiple minor enhancements, ALLPLAN 2025-1 delivers a significant productivity boost and enhances digital collaboration across the construction industry.

Further information: Features ALLPLAN 2025-1

Munich – ALLPLAN, a global provider of AEC software, has announced the launch of a new ALLPLAN Civil product, a comprehensive update that integrates the enhanced civil structural modeling capabilities of ALLPLAN (and the product formerly known as ALLPLAN Bridge) into a unified solution for planning, designing and detailing of all types of transportation infrastructure projects.

The newly formulated ALLPLAN Civil product offers a complete design-to-build workflow, particularly optimized to meet the requirements of the transportation infrastructure sector. With ALLPLAN 2025 this also includes an end-to-end approach for precast girder bridges with automated processes that significantly improve efficiency across design and analysis, detailing for fabrication and construction.

ALLPLAN Civil unifies three advanced parametric modeling approaches that support conventional modeling and provide effective approaches for the expanded scope of civil structures. These include axis-based modeling technology (extrusion of cross-sections along a road axis), polygonised modeling and free parametric modeling.

Users can now also benefit from better project handling and data management through improvements to navigation trees, while enhanced parametric intersections and digital terrain modeling capabilities provide superior road design results.

Increased engineering efficiency with SCIA Ultimate

To further support engineers in delivering high quality infrastructure projects, ALLPLAN Civil also includes the latest version of SCIA Ultimate.* This addition delivers powerful new engineering design and analysis tools, enabling users to make optimal decisions through connected structural engineering workflows. With the enhanced AutoConverter tool and a direct link to BIMPLUS, users will experience significant time savings and improvements in overall project quality.

"ALLPLAN Civil builds on our commitment to provide state-of-the-art solutions for the design of transportation infrastructure," said Gregor Strekelj, Product Manager Infrastructure at ALLPLAN. "By combining our advanced civil modeling technologies with analysis tools and detailing functionality, we're providing users with an integrated, powerful solution that enhances every aspect of the design process."

Key Features of ALLPLAN Civil:

• Parametric modeling approaches allowing users to effortlessly define a wide array of structures.
• Design-to-build workflow for precast girder bridges with automated processes, improving efficiency and reducing manual tasks.
• Advanced parametric intersections and improvements in digital terrain modeling for superior road design.
• Integration of SCIA Ultimate*, providing new engineering tools and improved decision-making through connected structural analysis workflows.
• By using predefined templates for common design elements, engineers can quickly create detailed models and ensure consistency across projects.
  
   

Availability

ALLPLAN 2025 including ALLPLAN Civil is now available for download.

More information: ALLPLAN 2025
 

* not available in Austria.

Munich – ALLPLAN has launched its latest version of BIM software, setting a new standard in design and construction workflows. ALLPLAN 2025 introduces advanced features that empower architects, engineers, fabricators, and construction professionals to work more efficiently and collaboratively than ever before. With powerful AI-driven visualization, automated design tools, and seamless real-time collaboration, the software offers significant productivity gains and enables teams to deliver high quality projects with superior precision. By streamlining processes and improving interdisciplinary coordination, ALLPLAN 2025 paves the way for a new era of innovation in the AEC industry.

The construction industry is facing increasing demands for faster, more efficient processes, driven by labour shortages and rising costs. In response, ALLPLAN 2025 offers automated workflows, real-time data access, and enhanced collaboration to help maintain competitiveness and deliver more successful projects. “ALLPLAN 2025 is a game changer for AEC professionals delivering innovative design-to-build workflows and real-time collaboration that significantly increase productivity. Our AI-driven and automated tools not only save time, but also enhance the quality and creativity of projects, fostering true collaboration and innovation”, said Eduardo Lazzarotto, Chief Product & Strategy Officer at ALLPLAN.

From AI-driven visualization for architects to advanced reinforcement modeling for civil engineers, ALLPLAN 2025 ensures seamless, efficient workflows across all disciplines. Here are some key features for various AEC sectors:
 

Highlights for Building Design

ALLPLAN 2025 introduces AI-powered visualisation workflows to support the idea generation process. With the AI Visualizer tool, visualizations can be created in seconds without additional costs or hardware limitations, as the images are generated in the cloud. The new tool provides inspiration in the early and later design stages and is suitable for visualising both exterior and interior architecture.

ALLPLAN 2025 also brings substantial improvements to BIM workflows. A new ceiling system tool accelerates the modeling and management of suspended ceilings, making it easier to coordinate and visualize building services such as lighting, smoke detectors, and ventilation systems. For projects with complex components, the enhanced multilayer slabs feature simplifies the design, planning, and modification of multi-layer slabs, allowing to easily meet the requirements of different project phases.

Designers are always looking for content to optimize their model and design quality according to the latest standards. To support this task, an enhanced Content Connector now offers integration of the comprehensive 3DFindit platform from Cadenas.
 

Highlights for Engineering

The latest version of ALLPLAN 2025, further enhances the software's multi-material capabilities, providing users with more efficient modeling and detailing tools.

The ability to automatically place reinforcement along any surface, eliminating the need to model each bar individually, is a significant time saver for structural engineers. The freeform reinforcement functionality works for 3D freeform geometries as well as slabs and walls. Daniel Bacon, managing director of gbc engineers, comments: “ALLPLAN 2025’s enhancements in automated reinforcement placement will further reduce design effort.”

AutoConverter is a service hosted in the ALLPLAN Cloud via BIMPLUS that can create structural models from 3D geometric models and export them to a wide range of structural analysis solutions. The enhanced version of AutoConverter now supports the handling of curved beams, both in-plane and out-of-plane. This is useful for architecturally challenging structures with multiple curved elements.

The modeling of steel connections has been further enhanced to improve the user experience and enable compliance with Eurocode 3. This provides better integration with SDS2 for connection design, detailing and fabrication.

The merger of ALLPLAN, FRILO, and SCIA has created new opportunities for structural engineers and reinforcement detailers to work closely together. As a technical preview, ALLPLAN 2025 introduces the ability to transfer reinforcement parameters, such as the number and diameter of longitudinal reinforcement and the diameter and spacing of stirrup reinforcement, from the FRILO B5+ column program to the automatic column reinforcement in ALLPLAN 2025.
 

Highlights for Infrastructure

The enhanced Allplan Bridge functionality is now included in the newly formulated ALLPLAN Civil edition, which enables the design of bridges as well as all types of civil structures.

A new parametric reinforcement modeling approach allows users to easily define multiple reinforcement shapes for civil structures, streamlining workflows and increasing productivity and accuracy. Ciprian Popa, founder of StructuralGlass.org, adds: “The parametric reinforcement modeling approach in ALLPLAN 2025 significantly streamlines workflows, increasing both productivity and accuracy. It is a decisive step towards greater automation in design and construction.”

An entirely new design to build workflow for precast girder bridges with automated processes is enabled, and better project handling and data management is achieved through improvements to navigation trees. Improved parametric intersections and digital terrain modeling enhancements support superior road design.

By using predefined templates for common design elements in the latest release, engineers can quickly create detailed models and ensure consistency across projects. This approach not only streamlines workflows, but also allows for easy updates and adjustments, increasing overall accuracy and productivity.
 

Highlights for Fabrication and Construction

ALLPLAN 2025 enables design to build workflows for superior coordination of multi-materials requirements based on different types of construction processes.

For the precast industry, precast detailers and fabricators, ALLPLAN continues to converge technology and improve workflows. The enhanced Precast Data Validator is a key tool for minimizing errors in precast design and detailing. It enables the production of high quality, error-free precast concrete elements, so users can rely on the model for correct data.

There is now improved handling of textures in views and sections for consistent output, i.e. optimal plans and layouts. For precast parts, ALLPLAN users will benefit from improved usability and time savings through unified views and sections that can be used for multiple materials.

In ALLPLAN 2025, the excavation modeler has been updated to allow users to create soil layers and individual reports for smaller excavations. In addition, the formwork planning add-on allows automatic assignment of formwork wall elements. The Peri Maximo formwork system has now also been added.
 

Platform Highlights

ALLPLAN 2025 delivers collaborative design to build workflows through ALLPLAN Cloud services, the robust solution designed for use and interaction with multiple disciplines across the AEC industry. An example is the new workflow with Bluebeam Studio, allowing users to easily bring documents from the Bluebeam Studio Project environment into their ALLPLAN workflows. This provides users with a digital delivery environment for handover at different project stages to synchronize 3D and 2D data and exchange it with project stakeholders.

Furthermore, the navigation logic has been improved, allowing for easier rotation, zooming, and orientation in both 3D and 2D modeling spaces. This update aims to enhance the navigation experience and productivity for architects and engineers.
 

Availability

ALLPLAN 2025 as well as the free 14-day trial version are now available for download.

More information: ALLPLAN 2025

Munich - ALLPLAN is launching a virtual event on June 6: the Build the Future ALLPLAN Infrastructure Digital Conference. The global provider of BIM design to build software for the AEC industry will showcase the transformative power of digital technologies in infrastructure development. International engineering firms will present their most outstanding infrastructure projects - from roads to bridges, tunnels, and other civil structures. Industry experts will demonstrate how digital processes and advanced workflows are taking infrastructure delivery to a new level.

The conference is structured to provide a comprehensive look at the future of civil infrastructure. With seven informative online sessions spanning two inspiring hours, participants will gain invaluable insight into the latest advances, learnings, and experiences that are shaping the infrastructure sector. Twelve distinguished industry speakers from around the world will share their expertise and provide a special perspective on the successful integration of technology into their projects.

"This event is a unique opportunity to see first-hand the benefits that ALLPLAN software solutions bring to a wide range of infrastructure projects. Whether it's improving feasibility studies, optimizing the design process, or ensuring seamless execution, ALLPLAN's tools have proven to be instrumental in various types and sizes of transportation infrastructure projects. Participants will obtain a deeper understanding of how digital transformation is being implemented in this rapidly developing sector", said Eduardo Lazzarotto, Chief Product & Strategy Officer at ALLPLAN.
 

A sneak peek

Each presentation is designed to showcase the power of digital tools to transform infrastructure projects. Here's a sneak peek at what to expect:
 

• Innovative projects: From Moldova's pioneering BIM-driven projects to the strategic expansion of Switzerland's transportation network in a challenging terrain, the sessions will showcase some of the most groundbreaking work being done in the sector today.
• Advanced technologies in action: Discover how ALLPLAN's software facilitates complex designs and efficient project management through demonstrations and case studies, including its impactful use in railway engineering and existing infrastructure management.
• Practical Insights from experts: Learn from professionals who will share their first-hand experiences in integrating digital processes into traditional domains to improve both performance and sustainability.
• Cross-disciplinary approaches: The conference will cover a wide range of topics, from innovations in structural engineering to the integration of Python programming into civil engineering workflows, providing a holistic view of technological advances in infrastructure.

These online sessions will not only highlight the versatility of ALLPLAN software, but also provide practical insights into how modern technologies are being used to solve real-world engineering challenges. The goal is to provide valuable knowledge that can be applied to your daily work.

More information and registration: Build the Future ALLPLAN INFRASTRUCTURE

Munich - ALLPLAN, provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, today announces the international launch of its learning platform ALLPLAN LEARN NOW. It is now available also to customers in France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and in English worldwide. The learning platform offers numerous freely accessible learning opportunities for the entire planning and construction process - from the initial concept and detailed planning through to prefabrication and construction.

"The launch of the learning platform is an important milestone in ALLPLAN's efforts to make daily work with the software easier for users", says Monika Gronbach, Vice President Technical Services. "With ALLPLAN LEARN NOW, we are creating a new, unique offering for our Allplan software that covers the entire design-to-build process and allows us to exploit the full potential of our software."

Depending on the contract, most of the learning materials developed by experienced AEC experts are available free of charge. Users can choose from a wide range of learning materials, including up-to-date expert articles, explanatory videos, interactive exercises, tips & tricks for using individual functions and features as well as training courses to expand their knowledge and skills relating to the BIM software. They have full control over their individual learning experience and can decide for themselves when and how they want to access the learning materials.

"With ALLPLAN LEARN NOW, we are setting a new standard for learning in the construction industry and providing our customers with an invaluable resource to improve their skills and workflows", adds Monika Gronbach. The learning platform has been developed to shorten the learning curve for users while ensuring effective knowledge transfer. With regular updates and new content, ALLPLAN LEARN NOW is constantly evolving to meet the demands of the modern construction industry.

Further information: https://learnnow.allplan.com

Munich – ALLPLAN, provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, has announced the latest update of Allplan 2024 which further accelerates productivity and innovates design-to-build workflows. The Allplan 2024-1 service release delivers extended tools to plan and execute construction more efficiently. New cloud-based processes and enhanced BIM functions support more sustainable design and accelerated project delivery.

"Allplan 2024 has truly revolutionized our workflow", says Riccardo Fontana, CEO of the Italian engineering office Inoving Studio Associato. "The productivity benefits are evident from the moment we started using it. Tasks that used to take hours now can be completed much faster, allowing us to meet tight deadlines with ease. The software seamlessly integrates into our design to build workflow, empowering us to deliver projects more efficiently, safely, and in an eco-conscious manner", Riccardo continues.

Eduardo Lazzarotto, Chief Product & Strategy Officer at ALLPLAN adds: "Our latest Allplan 2024-1 service release marks a significant leap forward in construction efficiency. With expanded tools, cloud-based processes, and enhanced BIM functions, we're empowering users to plan and execute projects with unparalleled efficiency. This isn't just about faster delivery - it's also about enabling sustainability and raising quality. By streamlining workflows and accelerating project timelines, we're enabling our users to invest more time and energy in what truly matters: designing outstanding architecture, engineering robust transportation infrastructure, and constructing a better, more sustainable built environment."

Improved BIM workflows for architects and engineers

Allplan 2024-1 now features seamless integration with One Click LCA (Life Cycle Assessment), enabling quick and easy analysis. This tool helps users assess the carbon footprint of buildings, evaluate materials and construction methods, and optimize BIM models for sustainability. With automatic transfer of BIM attributes to the LCA cloud, users can generate reports effortlessly. Plus, any model changes automatically update previous LCA adjustments, eliminating the need for remapping.

The creation of provision for voids can be a time-consuming process, especially for larger and more complex projects. To perform this task more quickly and smoothly the performance of this functionality has been optimized for version 2024-1, resulting in substantial time savings. What used to take minutes can now be achieved in seconds. In addition, the optimization of attribute mapping and the application of imported cylindrical geometries from IFC files for void creation have been further enhanced to make designers 'day-today work even more efficient.

Compliance with current country-specific standards is essential for the work of structural engineers and detailers. For this reason, the Shape Code Manager was integrated into Allplan 2024-1 to support customer-specific reinforcement shapes based on the new British Standard BS 8666 2020. This makes daily work noticeably easier, not only in the UK, but also in many other countries that use the British Standard or customer-specific reinforcement shapes.

Smoother collaboration through cloud-based processes

Cloud-based processes support efficient design to build workflows and underpin collaboration. Advanced combination of 2D plans and 3D models through the Overlay Manager enables easy interaction and interrogation to clarify uncertainties, identify discrepancies, and conveniently raise issues. Users can now visualize multiple drawings together with models, markups can be made and saved in issues and slideshows, conveniently extending federated models with 2D plans. Timesaving IFC file previewing through the new Allplan Cloud Viewer enables users to rapidly view and check visually before fully uploading and creating a revision. Allplan 2024 can also be seamlessly integrated with the BIMcollab issue management tool, with improved information content for issues, enhancing collaboration, reducing errors, and accelerating checking processes.

Extended tools for construction planning

Built-in construction planning tools now include a Technical Preview introducing sheet pile walls for excavation shoring, expanding options for precise planning in construction projects. These profiles, available in single, double, and triple forms, along with corner profiles, enhance flexibility and support varied terrain conditions. Parametric components are utilized for positioning easy adjustments. This addition complements existing retention elements like bored pile walls and soldier pile walls, along with ground anchors, offering comprehensive solutions for groundworks.

The BIM2 form Add-on for Allplan 2024 now incorporates Peri TRIO, expanding options for cost-effective formwork planning. Traditionally, companies either handle formwork planning manually or rely on external providers, incurring significant costs and project control challenges. With this tool, automated assignment of formwork wall components, including Peri TRIO, is facilitated, alongside existing options like MEVA Mammut 350 and MEVA MAMMUT XT. Allplan users can now efficiently plan with various formwork systems, reducing outsourcing expenses significantly.

Availability

Allplan 2024-1 is available via the Auto Update function in Allplan or on Allplan Connect. Allplan Cloud services including Bimplus Pro is included with Allplan Subscriptions.

For more information, visit: Features Allplan 2024

Munich - ALLPLAN, a global provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, SCIA based in Hasselt, Belgium, and FRILO, located in Stuttgart, Germany, are joining forces to strengthen their delivery capabilities, drive innovation and offer powerful end-to-end design to build workflows, with a strong emphasis on structural engineering. A new and combined go to market approach will accelerate the path to data-driven multi-material design and prefabrication, providing significant productivity benefits for customers. All three companies are part of the Nemetschek Group.

With this merger, ALLPLAN not only significantly extends its solution offering within the engineering sector, to include structural analysis and design, but also strengthens its market position in Europe. The merger provides a unique solution for architects and engineers from one company: ALLPLAN offers a single BIM platform for the AEC industry from first concept through detailed design and multidisciplinary planning to comprehensive prefabrication and construction deliverables. SCIA and FRILO deliver extensive software for structural analysis and design, including both the analysis and design of 3D multi-material structures as well as a component orientated calculation approach.

“Combining modeling and structural engineering competence will create a unique solution technology stack in the market from conceptual design through structural analysis and design to structural detailing and prefabrication that supports the growing demand for lean delivery processes. This will foster digitalization in the AEC industry significantly empowering engineering professionals with the end-to-end workflows they need to deliver their projects more productively, with higher quality and greater sustainability,” says Dr. Detlef Schneider, CEO of ALLPLAN.
 

OPEN BIM and cloud-based workflows

At the very heart of all Nemetschek companies is a customer focused, OPEN BIM based, approach for seamless and free collaboration of different disciplines across all project phases, regardless of the software used. With several established methods to smoothly collaborate, architects and engineers already benefit from direct interfaces, cloud-based structural to analytical model conversion, and OPEN BIM based workflows. Therefore, ALLPLAN, SCIA and FRILO products are uniquely placed to immediately offer users maximum OPEN BIM flexibility and efficiency between engineering and detailing disciplines. “This is a significant milestone for ALLPLAN, SCIA and FRILO, unifying companies that have long history. They have worked together closely and will now combine to extend and further innovate the entire design to build workflow. With the joint approach the combined mission is to help customers as trusted partners to fulfil their projects with a significant productivity gain through ongoing innovation,” comments Markus Gallenberger, Chief Marketing and Sales Enablement Officer.

>>> Watch the announcement of Dr. Detlef Schneider, CEO of ALLPLAN, and Markus Gallenberger, Chief Marketing and Sales Enablement Officer, here. <<<

About ALLPLAN

As a global provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, ALLPLAN covers the entire planning and construction process from initial design to execution planning for the construction site and precast design, in line with the motto "Design to Build". Thanks to lean workflows, users create planning documents of the highest quality and detail. In the process, ALLPLAN supports interdisciplinary collaboration on projects in building construction and infrastructure engineering with integrated cloud technology. Over 600 employees worldwide continue the company's success story with passion. ALLPLAN, headquartered in Munich, is part of the Nemetschek Group, the pioneer for digital transformation in the construction industry.

More information: www.allplan.com

About FRILO

FRILO has been offering powerful and user-friendly software solutions for structural engineers for over 40 years and has become a leading provider of innovative calculation programs on the German market. The software supports structural engineers in efficiently calculating the load-bearing capacity and stability of building structures. Our component-oriented calculation approach significantly reduces the modelling effort and enables particularly simple, fast and precise verification. With over 150 calculation programs, it is ensured that the available solutions meet the requirements of the everyday work of a structural engineer accurately. FRILO, with its headquarters in Stuttgart, has been integrated into the Nemetschek Group as an independent brand since 1999. In 2022, FRILO acquired DC-Software, a software for foundation engineering.

More information: www.frilo.eu

Press contact FRILO Software GmbH

Stuttgarter Straße 40
70469 Stuttgart

Tim Kullmann
Tel: +49 711 81002-0
tim.kullmann[at]frilo.eu

About SCIA

Founded in 1974, SCIA has become one of the world’s leading developers of structural design and analysis software that supports the Open BIM process. SCIA is a wholly owned subsidiary of the globally operating Nemetschek Group, a pioneer for digital transformation in the AEC industry. SCIA’s core purpose is to help users to create their best structural designs. To do so, the company provides powerful, cutting-edge software through a continual process of improvement, innovation and customer input.

More information: www.scia.net

Munich - ALLPLAN, a global provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, today announced that Allplan Subscription users will benefit from functionality for connected 2D and 3D workflows. Allplan Cloud is a consolidated new solution, included as standard in all new Allplan Subscriptions, that enables users to get the most out of their data by connecting Allplan desktop and cloud applications. Allplan Cloud includes a powerful cloud-based BIM collaboration platform that now includes the new Bimplus Overlay functionality.

In tandem with the release of the new Allplan Cloud Viewer last year, this is the second major functional development that ALLPLAN is making available for free via the Allplan Cloud services and to users of Bimplus Professional. Ongoing developments and new innovations will be available as part of the Allplan Cloud Services. "We are very proud of our innovative and user-centric approach to developing cloud-based workflows that support everyday processes through Allplan Cloud. With this new development, users benefit from advanced new functionality and can easily compare the reality of 2D plans and 3D models, quickly identify discrepancies and raise issues," says Nigel Rees, Product Director Cloud Services at ALLPLAN.

 

Bimplus Overlay in Allplan Cloud services

The new Bimplus Overlay functionality in Bimplus as part of Allplan Cloud Services allows users to quickly combine 2D plans or drawings in PDF, jpg and png format with a 3D model. By creating a section in the 3D model and then selecting match-points in model and overlay, 2D plans, drawings and surfaces are instantly combined with the 3D volumetric world. Users can then easily interact and interrogate, clarify uncertainties, identify discrepancies and conveniently raise issues for the 3D model using the Issue Manager. This exciting new functionality will be continuously extended.

Ulla Stäblein from STÄBLEINARCHITEKTEN adds: “With the new overlay manager we can now easily match 2D plans with the 3D spatial model to solve queries in the construction phase.”

"This advanced and practical approach to merging the two worlds of plans or drawings and models enables a rapid approach to merged and flexible visual review. The 2D deliverables required for most projects can be easily compared with the 3D model to supplement information and provide a complete overview," explains Thomas Müller, Allplan Cloud & Bimplus Product Manager.

In addition, in BIM-based projects, for example, users can now easily and quickly combine models from specialist partners and check 2D deliverable plans and drawings by simply interrogating volumes for BIM2Field clarity.

 

Allplan Cloud services with Allplan Subscriptions

Allplan Cloud services include a powerful cloud-based BIM collaboration platform, multi-user tools to work on projects in teams from any location, functionality to manage and distribute drawings/plans, and for efficient office teamworking. This plus special cloud applications to exchange with structural analysis solutions and for a limited time access to model checking services through Solibri Inside. Allplan Cloud incorporates the functionality of Bimplus by ALLPLAN, and former standalone ALLPLAN products such as Allplan Share, Allplan Exchange and Allplan Workgroup Manager.

"Our core design principles focus on improving the efficiency of design-to-build workflows, including through cloud-based processes. Our overarching goal is to provide Allplan Subscription users with a comprehensive and connected solution that enables them to work and collaborate efficiently across all their projects," adds Nigel Rees.

 

Availability

Allplan Cloud services are available with all new Allplan Subscriptions. The new Bimplus Overlay functionality is now available through Allplan Cloud services or via Bimplus Professional.

For more information: Allplan Cloud Services

Munich – ALLPLAN, a global provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, today announced Allplan Cloud, a consolidated solution that promises to elevate design-to-build workflows for optimal efficiency. From October 1, 2023, Allplan Cloud will be seamlessly integrated into all Allplan Subscriptions, offering a range of features to unlock the full potential of data. The very first release in the expanding Allplan Cloud portfolio is the Allplan Cloud Viewer, an IFC file visualization tool. This versatile tool is now available free of charge to all Allplan Subscription users and Bimplus Professional users.

Allplan Cloud bridges the gap between desktop and cloud applications, providing users with a robust cloud-based BIM collaboration platform. Subscription users will gain access to essential multi-user tools, that enable seamless project collaboration from anywhere. The platform also empowers teams to efficiently manage and distribute drawings and plans, promoting streamlined teamwork in the office. Furthermore, Allplan Cloud introduces specialized cloud applications for structural analysis solutions, ensuring a comprehensive and cohesive experience.

"We are extremely proud of our approach to cloud-based processes through Allplan Cloud services and this latest development of Allplan Cloud Viewer which also incorporates state-of-the-art technology from That Open Company. ALLPLAN is dedicated to supporting superior OPEN BIM collaboration and delivering superior design-to-build workflows for AEC professionals across building and infrastructure projects", says Nigel Rees, Product Director Cloud Services at ALLPLAN.

 

Allplan Cloud Viewer

The new technology IFC file viewer, Allplan Cloud Viewer, initially embedded in Bimplus, allows users to rapidly visualize an IFC file. Rather than uploading and waiting for large IFC files, users can now quickly preview a new file, view, and check IFC models visually before fully uploading and creating a revision in Bimplus.

"Allplan Cloud Viewer offers additional workflows for fast viewing IFC files within Bimplus. Even extremely large IFC files can now be viewed exceptionally quickly, with open to view times – depending on the content and filesize – up to 100 times faster than viewing associated with upload and processing", explains Thomas Müller, Product Manager Allplan Cloud & Bimplus. "In addition, for BIM based projects users can now easily and promptly view the original IFC file and compare it with further processed models in Bimplus. Finally, users can quickly view uploaded IFC files in the document management area of Bimplus."

Roman Christen, Head of Building Construction from the Swiss construction company Christen AG testifies: "Model-based construction with BIM is the future, and ALLPLAN’s Bimplus is the central software for collaboration. I am thrilled with Bimplus. It offers so many possibilities but is still clear and fast."

 

Allplan Cloud Services

Allplan Cloud includes the functionality of Bimplus by ALLPLAN, and former standalone ALLPLAN products such as Allplan Share, Allplan Exchange and Allplan Workgroup Manager. ALLPLAN is committed to continuously integrating its authoring tools with its collaboration offerings including integration with recently upgraded plan distribution functionality and our cloud-based model management tool. It also includes additional applications such as Autoconverter for exchange with structural analysis solutions. Additionally, a 12-month subscription to Solibri Inside for seamless model checking is available for new Allplan subscriptions purchased before December 31, 23.

"Collaboration is a crucial pillar for successful project delivery, whether within teams or spanning multiple stakeholders. Our core design principles focus on improving the efficiency of design-to-build workflows including via cloud-based processes. Our overarching goal is to provide users with a comprehensive solution that enables efficient collaboration across all their projects. This means granting appropriate individuals access to pertinent data, regardless of their location, all within a secure and high-performing workflow", stated Product Director Nigel Rees.

 

Availability

Allplan Cloud services are available with all Allplan Subscriptions. The Allplan Cloud Viewer is now available through Allplan Cloud services or via Bimplus Professional.

More information: www.bimplus.net

Munich - ALLPLAN, provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, has entered into a technology partnership with elevait, provider of enterprise software based on artificial intelligence (AI), to make it easier for the construction and real estate industry to access its own project data.

For years, the construction industry has been generating and archiving ever-increasing amounts of data. This applies to designers and contractors, but also to building owners and public organizations. 80 percent of this data is so-called dark data. This means that it is not being used to add value to the business and is also costing money. In particular, information in plan archives, data management systems and project rooms is distributed, difficult to search and often outdated and redundant.

This is where the partnership between ALLPLAN and elevait comes in. The AI start-up specializes in using AI to transform data archives into valuable sources of knowledge that create high added value for companies and public institutions. In its solution portfolio, elevait offers an intelligent search engine for proprietary documents such as plans, contracts, invoices, quotations and delivery notes. Through AI-based process management, the software reduces repetitive tasks and increases efficiency and quality within the company.

"The collaboration between ALLPLAN and elevait in the field of AI promises to be a game-changer in the construction industry. Through the efficient use of company data, construction companies can significantly increase their efficiency and productivity and gain a clear competitive advantage," says Dr. Detlef Schneider, CEO of ALLPLAN.

Dr. Günther Möckesch, Managing Director of elevait, adds: "This partnership promises to fundamentally change the way construction projects are planned, executed and managed. Innovative AI solutions will eliminate the dark figures of unused data and replace them with valuable knowledge. This will enable companies and public organizations to implement their projects more efficiently in terms of resources such as time, budget and material use."

Munich - ALLPLAN, provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, presents its BIM software for bridge engineering Allplan Bridge 2024. The latest release takes parametric bridge design to an all-new level, allowing users to accomplish tasks at unprecedented speed. Empowered by robust and automated modeling and detailing tools, expanded structural analysis capabilities, and seamless digital design workflows, Allplan Bridge 2024 provides bridge engineers with the tools needed to optimize designs, expedite project delivery, enhance client value, and construct superior bridges.

"We are thrilled to introduce the latest release of Allplan Bridge, which marks a significant milestone in our commitment to empowering bridge engineers and design professionals worldwide. This new version represents our dedication to innovation and excellence in the field of bridge design and construction. Our powerful and automated modeling and detailing tools, along with extended structural analysis capabilities, are set to streamline digital design workflows, making them more efficient and effective than ever before", says Gregor Strekelj, Product Manager Infrastructure at ALLPLAN.

Burak Kurtman, Bridge Department Manager at Yüksel Proje, a renowned Turkish engineering, design and construction company, adds: "Allplan Bridge has truly transformed the way we approach bridge design. The level of automation and the power the latest release brings to our projects are simply remarkable. We're able to complete tasks faster, optimize our designs more effectively, and ultimately deliver exceptional results for our clients."

Highlights of Allplan Bridge 2024

Streamline bridge design with terrain visualization
Allplan Bridge 2024 simplifies the complex task of positioning a bridge by integrating parametric referencing with a focus on functionality, safety, and aesthetics. Explore local topography, waterways, soil composition, and obstacles seamlessly, enhancing visualization and modeling. Plus, with parametric definitions, adjustments like girder height changes are automatically reflected in substructure elements, ensuring a smooth design process.
 

Import of super-elevation data via Allplan Cloud
Allplan Bridge 2024 simplifies the process by importing both axis geometry and cross-slope definitions, reducing data re-entry and streamlining bridge modeling.
 

Parametric Reinforcement Connection
Allplan Bridge 2024 introduces a game-changing solution for reinforcement detailing, merging the parametric modeling of Allplan Bridge and PythonParts (a further parametric technology) in Allplan. This innovative approach seamlessly connects reinforcement sets with PythonParts, transferring not only geometry but also crucial data like bar positions, quantities, and diameters. As a result, a fully parametric design-to-build workflow is possible, which results in faster and less error-prone work, and enables higher quality, productivity and profitability at the same time.
 

Free Parametric Modeling 2.0 in Allplan Bridge
The new version expands the capabilities of the existing modeling methods, allowing any element (e.g., girders, piers, decks) to be extracted into a 3D body for versatile use while remaining fully parametric. Users can employ Boolean operations, templates, and free movement within the modeling space. Additionally, the feature now supports combining multiple prism elements in one template and introduces Body Containers, a new object type, streamlining complex modeling processes for bridge design.
 

Specialized loads for cantilever construction method
Allplan Bridge's 2024 new balanced cantilever task simplifies cantilever construction for bridges. With streamlined input for form traveler geometry and construction schedules in a single, user-friendly window, the software automates critical calculations. It handles various load scenarios, including traveler movement, segment assembly, self-weight application, tendon prestressing, and accounting for creep and shrinkage, ensuring accurate structural and time-dependent behavior simulations.
 

Further national annexes to EN
The latest version of Allplan Bridge introduces a code-based design module tailored to key national standards. The focus has been on implementing three new national annexes, enhancing compatibility for Germany (DIN EN), France (NF EN), Spain (UNE EN), the UK (BS EN), Austria (ÖNORM EN), and Poland (PN EN). With this update, all limit states are comprehensively covered by annex-specific limit values and methods, ensuring accurate design compliance and referencing within reports.
 

Allplan Bridge Reporting Tool
The Allplan Bridge Reporting Tool redefines reporting, streamlining the process with powerful features. It seamlessly integrates bridge design and analysis data, including images, diagrams, and tables, into MS Word documents through drag-and-drop functionality, eliminating manual data entry and ensuring real-time updates. Changes in the project are automatically reflected in the report, guaranteeing accuracy and saving time. Additionally, a post database facilitates easy data storage, filtering, and customization for efficient access and analysis.
 

Availability
Allplan Bridge 2024 as well as the free 14-day trial version are now available for download.

To learn more about the latest release, visit: https://www.allplan.com/ap_en/products/allplan-bridge-2024-features/

Munich – Revolutionizing the landscape of design, prefabrication and construction, ALLPLAN, provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, announces its latest version of BIM software that accelerates the design to build process for buildings and transportation infrastructure projects. Allplan 2024 supercharges productivity, boosts collaboration, and facilitates superior design quality, offering a set of powerful and automated design tools, integrated cloud-based processes, and cutting-edge BIM workflows. The new version aims to provide users with more freedom to spend time on what matters most: designing great architecture, engineering effective solutions, and constructing a superior built environment.

"We are thrilled to introduce the latest iteration of Allplan, a significant leap forward that underscores our commitment to providing industry-leading design-to-build solutions to our users. With this new version, we've engineered a set of innovative features that not only accelerate the design and construction process but also elevate the overall user experience. We are confident that Allplan 2024 will not only substantially increase productivity and enhance collaboration but also inspire a new level of creativity and excellence in buildings and transportation infrastructure projects", says Eduardo Lazarotto, SVP Product & Strategy at ALLPLAN.

Klaus Teizer, Managing Director Vollack Group, adds: "Collaborative project planning is absolutely in line with the Vollack method and is sustainable. Because intelligent, competent planning creates quality, optimizes construction costs, and saves resources. For us, Allplan 2024 is an indispensable tool that supports this process - from the first draft to realization on the construction site."

Highlights for building design
In today's AEC projects, the fusion of data from Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is paramount, involving existing terrain and surrounding buildings. Architects, engineers, and construction experts must seamlessly integrate designs into their environments. Allplan 2024 introduces a cloud-powered GIS connector, powered by 3DCityLoader services, facilitating effortless extraction of essential data from various open GIS platforms. This tool empowers users to import terrain data, building contours, and street layouts directly into Allplan, enhancing contextual design precision.

Architects demand swift and intuitive tools for building envelope design and experimentation. Allplan's enhanced façade module streamlines the process, utilizing predefined window/door parametric components for quicker façade creation and adjustments. This advancement accelerates incorporation of opening elements into façade design while offering optimized performance and expanded functionality, enabling architects to conceive and adapt façades with enhanced speed, flexibility, and ease.

The new Content Connector in Allplan 2024 revolutionizes the process of importing external 3D assets and materials, saving time for architects and consultants. Allplan's web-based workflow integrates with external providers like mtextur and 3D Warehouse, accelerating content import and customization. This enhancement streamlines tasks related to content, boosting productivity for architects and multi-disciplinary consultants.

The new Twinmotion Direct Link simplifies the exchange between Allplan and Twinmotion, allowing real-time synchronization with a click. Architects benefit from Twinmotion's realistic environment display, high-quality assets, and tools for storytelling and VR experiences. This feature empowers dynamic decision-making throughout the design process, enabling architects to visualize their projects efficiently and effectively.

For the first time, Allplan 2024 integrates the robust SDS2 steel connection engine, streamlining the modeling of standardized steel connections. Integrated checks ensure that connections are fabricable and erectable during the design phase. This approach ensures compatibility with connection modeling and design solutions, enabling architects, engineers, consultants, and contractors to provide precise project tenders.

Allplan 2024 enhances fixture administration, crucial for precast designers dealing with a multitude of precast elements requiring specific fixtures. The software streamlines fixture management, simplifying planning, invoicing, and production tasks. Addressing the scarcity of skilled workers in precast production, Allplan 2024 extends automation to mesh welding systems, considering concrete cover in joint profiles for accurate, accelerated, and error-free reinforcement workflows.

In an industry where error-free designs are non-negotiable, clash detection is indispensable. Allplan 2024 introduces seamless, end-to-end clash detection within a single software environment. By categorizing and color-coding collision types – Hard Clash, Soft Clash, Workflow Clash, and No Clash – the software provides an easy-to-use overview for quick, clear, and efficient collision checking and identification.

Allplan 2024 also introduces a Technical Preview of the BIMcollab Plugin, streamlining issue management in BIM projects. Users can now seamlessly connect to their BIMcollab project from Allplan, creating and editing issues directly within the software without the need for BCF import/export. This integration enhances workflow efficiency, saving time and ensuring consistency in the BIM process.

Highlights for transportation infrastructure
In response to the construction industry's evolving demands, Allplan 2024 offers enhanced capabilities for BIM road models. The new version enables segmentation of road models into logical sections, facilitating attribute assignment to roadway elements and preparing the model for export in the OPEN BIM IFC 4.3 format. This ensures uniform model data structure and comprehensive interdisciplinary collaboration, streamlining information exchange with design partners. Furthermore, ALLPLAN's commitment to improved BIM workflows extends to infrastructure projects. The software now supports the import of IFC 4.3 files for bridges, roads, and rails from third-party software.

The latest version of Allplan introduces a new solution for the parametric modeling of road intersections, enhancing the creation of T and X intersections. This feature enables effortless adjustment of intersection point positions and turning geometries due to its parametric approach. The derived cross-section and site plan of the intersection area are seamlessly integrated, streamlining the process and offering significant time savings, improved user-friendliness, and minimized error sources during geometry changes.

Highlights for construction planning
Allplan 2024 empowers civil engineers to design the excavation and shoring elements in detail upfront to determine their feasibility. Detailed 3D models, inclusive of GPS-controlled excavator data, cater to contractors' needs, while execution plan creators can meticulously model earthwork elements. Flexibility to modify the model even in later construction phases enhances project adaptability, complemented by improvements in bored pile walls, soldier pile walls, and ground anchors.

Furthermore, the new version introduces a formwork planning tool add on BIM²form, that streamlines the assignment of formwork or cast-in-place wall components. Currently compatible with the Meva Mammut 350 formwork system from MEVA, the tool eliminates the need for outsourcing formwork planning to external providers, saving costs and enhancing project control. This feature empowers users to efficiently plan with formwork systems from various manufacturers, presenting a cost-effective solution compared to outsourcing expenses.

Allplan Cloud now included in Allplan 2024 subscriptions
Allplan Cloud, now a core component of all subscriptions starting from October 11, 2023, revolutionizes design-to-build workflows by seamlessly integrating Allplan desktop and cloud applications. This comprehensive solution offers an array of functionality, encompassing cloud-based collaboration, project and office teamwork, efficient drawing and plan distribution, as well as the utilization of project resources in the cloud. Furthermore, it incorporates supplementary tools like AutoConverter for streamlined integration with structural analysis solutions. As an added bonus, Allplan subscriptions purchased prior to December 31, 2023, will also give users a complimentary 12-month subscription to Solibri Inside, facilitating integrated model checking.

Availability
Allplan 2024 as well as the free 14-day trial version are now available for download.

More information: https://www.allplan.com/ap_en/products/allplan-2024-features/

AfB is a recognized green IT company. "Partnership-based, reliable, sustainable - the cooperation with ALLPLAN proves how the circular economy can succeed in the IT industry," says AfB Managing Director Daniel Büchle. Since 2022, AfB has been carrying out pickups at ALLPLAN, deleting data storage devices with certified software, checking devices and refueling them with the latest operating system. The hardware, which is as good as new, is sold to private individuals, associations, small and medium-sized enterprises or agreed donations to schools.

"The cooperation with AfB not only enables us to use high-quality services, but also to create added value for society," emphasizes Wolfgang Tomischek, Vice President Global IT at ALLPLAN.
 

351 decommissioned IT devices protect the environment

Thanks to a life cycle assessment study by the climate protection organization myclimate from 2021, AfB can measure the concrete values saved: Of the 351 IT devices handed over to AfB last year, more than 40 % could be re-marketed. In the case of notebooks, the reuse rate was as high as 87 %. In concrete terms, 77,039 kilowatt hours of energy, 143,468 liters of water and 19,575 kilos of CO₂ equivalents were saved. Hardware that is defective is used as a spare part or recycled for raw material recovery.

Mense-Korte ingenieure + architekten are the German pioneers of 3D printing in construction and are known for Germany's first 3D-printed house in Beckum. In Heidelberg, their expertise in additive construction is now in demand for another pioneering project: together with SSV Architekten as ARGE, the planning and construction supervision for the printing of a server hotel for Heidelberg iT is being created. This is the first time in the world that 3D printing technology has been used in industrial construction. At the same time, this is the largest printed building in Europe to date. For the architects, the project offers the opportunity to further explore the potential of the new construction method. In at least one respect, the process has already been further developed since the house in Beckum.

"For us as pioneers in 3D printing, using Allplan is a key advantage. It not only supports us in realizing unique and innovative building projects like this one, but also allows us to further maximize the potential of this new construction method," says Waldemar Korte, architect and partner at Mense-Korte.
 

170 hours printing time for the building shell

The new building is an impressive 54 meters long, 11 meters wide, and 9 meters high. Printing has been in progress since March 31, with the shell of the building to be completed by the end of July. According to the client KRAUSGRUPPE, the pure printing time is only 170 hours, while only two construction workers are needed on the building site. According to architects Waldemar Korte (Mense-Korte) and Jan van der Velden-Volkmann (SSV Architekten), this construction method requires considerably more discipline. The special attraction of the technology, on the other hand, lies in the fact that 3D printing can be used to generate free-form shapes much more cost-effectively than with other construction methods and materials.
 

Planning again in Allplan

Old acquaintances who already played an essential role in the building in Beckum are once again involved: Mense-Korte have been working with Allplan since the program was first introduced, and so the planning for the server hotel in Heidelberg was also carried out using, among other things, a 3D building model in the BIM software. In addition, PERI 3D Construction is involved with its giant COBOD BOD2 printer, which prints the vertical elements of the structure. Heidelberg Materials (formerly HeidelbergCement) is also involved again as the manufacturer of the printing medium. The latter has since been greatly improved, particularly with regards to sustainability. According to the company, the 3D printed concrete used for the first printed house in Germany was already 100 percent recyclable.

To ensure that its customers always have access to the best possible software, ALLPLAN releases a new version of its products every year with improvements and technical innovations. However, this drive for optimization not only runs through its software solutions but all areas of the company. One example of this is the allplan.com website. This was completely revised and relaunched in October 2022 by the Munich-based agency straight. The relaunch proved to be so successful that it has now been awarded the coveted German Brand Award 2023.

ALLPLAN received the award in the category "Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation" in the subcategory "Brand Communication - Web & Mobile". What particularly convinced the jury, in addition to an extremely successful representation of the ALLPLAN brand and a superbly implemented corporate identity, was, among other things, the smooth technical implementation and an appealing user experience.

"ALLPLAN is very keen that both our current and potential customers benefit from the best possible user experience not only with our software, but also with our website," says Robert Blume, SVP Marketing. "That's why we had our website www.allplan.com completely redesigned last year by the straight. agency from Munich. I'm very pleased that this important step has now been recognized with the German Brand Award."

 

Award for outstanding brand management

Every year, the German Brand Award honors companies for successful brand management in Germany. According to the initiator, the German Design Council, "unique brands and brand builders" are discovered, presented and honored. The awards are presented in two different disciplines. The first - "Excellent Brands" - is for the best product and corporate brands within an industry. "Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation," on the other hand, is dedicated to the strongest campaigns, concepts and strategies in individual disciplines.

Further information: German Brand Award | The stage for your brand (german-brand-award.com)

Munich – The Allplan 2023-1 service release offers enhancements as well as a wide range of innovations for buildings, infrastructure, and construction projects. Specific highlights for architecture include superior integrated visualization tools, accelerated design workflows and model quality management advancements, whilst engineers benefit from the time saving integration of manufacturer content. Bridge engineers value further analysis software integration capability and superior tools for verification of Eurocode compliance. Contractors, project teams, and those on site, can now also more easily work with and convey BIM2Field requirements.

“We are delighted to promote several new features within this interim release, that support more efficient design to build workflows for our clients across architecture, engineering and construction sectors”, says Eduardo Lazzarotto, SVP Product & Strategy at ALLPLAN. “Within this release, integrations with Nemetschek Group companies and industry partners are particular highlights, together with workflow developments via our Allplan Cloud services that boost users with connectivity and provide efficiencies right into the construction phase.”

 

Highlights for building design

When it comes to presenting projects to customers and project partners, visualizations, 3D panoramas and videos are the best way to fully convince stakeholders. The visualization tools available directly in Allplan offer the latest technology for this. Now with the new Redshift render engine from Maxon integrated, GPU accelerated rendering is provided as well as additional camera effects such as fisheye, spherical and stereo spherical outputs for VR applications. The speed and realistic effects will impress and increase the chance to secure projects.

In architectural offices especially, there is a growing need for accelerated 3D design and visualization workflows that support dynamic decision-making in the design process. Twinmotion is a real-time visualization tool from Epic Games, Inc. A new Technical Preview of the Twinmotion Direct Link in Allplan 2023-1 streamlines a data exchange workflow, enabling on-the-fly one-click syncing of Allplan models with Twinmotion in real time.

Increasing model quality in the early design phase can result in less errors and efficiency gains in later stages. The easy-to-use functionality of Solibri Inside allows designers to perform checks and identify errors – all in one place – from within the BIM Explorer in Allplan. The free standard package from Solibri supports model-based or information-based checks, such as door and window clearances and level of information (LOI) checks.

Another quality enhancing approach is the integration of the Schöck catalog in Allplan that offers users numerous modeling advantages such as flexible working methods, increased design accuracy as well as time and cost savings. Direct access to the latest installation parts is provided via a web service, which ensures that the latest product data is available directly in Allplan.

 

Highlights for infrastructure design

Users of Allplan Bridge 2023 are now able to synchronize analytical models over the Allplan Cloud (via Bimplus) with LUSAS finite element analysis software. In the first release of this connection, this will support concrete box girder bridges, with or without pre-stressed tendons, with more bridge types to be supported in the future. Via the Allplan Cloud, analytically relevant entities from Allplan Bridge can be transferred to various structural analysis solutions for further processing, providing users with more flexibility to utilize external analysis software of their choosing.

A new verification example enables users to fully demonstrate and verify the calculation methods used in Allplan Bridge for reinforcement design and code-checking. For this a simply supported single-span pedestrian bridge designed as a prestressed concrete girder with a single solid T-shaped section with haunches is used. This example will help users to fully understand the inputs and the results provided.

 

Highlights for construction planning

By using tablets, many tasks, such as comparing exact measurements, can be solved directly on the construction site with the help of the BIM model. To make handling simpler, Bimplus now offers a new flexible Toolhub. This allows the Project Navigator to be conveniently moved, docked, collapsed, or hidden using drag & drop – enabling users to view the entire model in full-screen mode on a tablet, for a much better overview of the project.

Further to Allplan’s comprehensive quantity take-off functionality, there is now an Allplan Cloud-based solution to conveniently generate quantity take-off information, say on-site. Now users can easily extract the quantities contained in a BIM model in Bimplus, for example, to estimate the materials needed for different construction phases. This offers substantial time savings versus manual approaches together with more accurate data, and reduced risks of errors, avoiding wasted materials and additional costs.

 

Availability

Allplan 2023-1 is available via the Auto Update function in Allplan or on Allplan Connect. Bimplus Pro is included with valid Allplan Subscription or Serviceplus contracts.

For more information, visit: Features Allplan AEC 2023

Munich - At BAU 2023, April 17-22, ALLPLAN will present its portfolio of solutions for interdisciplinary collaboration between architecture and engineering firms, precast factories and construction companies in Hall C5 at Booth 322. For the first time, the Munich-based software company will present itself with its sister companies, including Bluebeam, CREM Solutions, dRofus, FRILO, Graphisoft, Nevaris, SCIA, Solibri and Vectorworks, under the umbrella of the Nemetschek Group. With over 100 square meters of exhibition space and 13 workstations showing Allplan, Bimplus, Allplan Bridge, Allplan Precast and BIM EASY, ALLPLAN occupies the largest area at the joint stand.

The joint appearance with ten Nemetschek brands underlines the claim of the group to further optimize the collaboration between individual partners on a construction project with digital solutions in order to minimize time- and resource-intensive friction losses. “Together with all our exhibiting brands, we will show how our customers and the entire construction industry benefits from the software solutions of the Nemetschek Group today and in the future - especially looking at the major challenges that the industry is facing such as climate protection, the more careful use of resources, or the question of affordable housing," explains Yves Padrines, CEO of the Nemetschek Group.

For Michaela Heinzl, Country Manager Germany, it is all about helping customers to find digital answers to their current challenges and to exploit the potential of digitization - both within the Allplan world and through synergies with other software solutions.

ALLPLAN's trade fair presentation will focus on the issues that are currently occupying the industry: How can improved collaboration help to increase the efficiency of construction projects? How can planning processes be accelerated while maintaining high quality? What potential is there for improving the sustainability of buildings? How can the required BIM competence be built up in the company? What highlights does the current Allplan version offer?
 

These topics form the trade fair highlights of ALLPLAN at BAU 2023:
 

1. Making the right decisions with Design to Build

Design to Build with Allplan means that architects and engineers have all the tools and information they need to make the right decisions at the design stage. This includes being able to consider the construction method and manufacturing processes earlier. This makes it easier to estimate costs with accurate quantity takeoff. Powerful modeling, visualization, and cloud-based collaboration and reporting capabilities enable optimal coordination between project stakeholders.

For general contractors or developers, Design to Build means a continuous lossless data flow across all service phases. The BIM model can be used throughout the construction phase and enriched with additional information such as lean scheduling, construction site planning or additional safety aspects.
 

2. Increased design efficiency thanks to automated processes

Architects and engineers are increasingly required to achieve more with fewer resources, for example when it comes to designing load-bearing structures or implementing complex architectural concepts. One way to greatly accelerate planning processes is to continuously identify and automate recurring work steps. While this used to be technically demanding, Allplan 2023 provides new options for developing your own solutions quickly and easily: Visual Scripting, for example, allows any designer, even without programming skills, to automate workflows or create intelligent objects and thus gain a competitive advantage.

Thanks to the integration of numerous precast design functions in Allplan 2023, engineering offices and precast plants can now design precast concrete elements of any complexity directly in Allplan. Allplan automatically creates element plans for production. The merger of Planbar and Allplan not only simplifies project coordination, but also enables new, more efficient workflows.
 

3. Leveraging order gaps and building BIM expertise

Not only are the right tools decisive for the success of a project. Only the correct application of the methodology forms the key to project success. In addition, proof of BIM competence by means of a certificate is increasingly required in order to obtain planning contracts. Thanks to the multi-level BIM training concept of ALLPLAN, which is based on the Professional Certification Program of buildingSMART, offices can professionally build up the BIM competence of their employees.

The new e-learning platform ALLPLAN LEARN NOW, which was launched at the end of last year, offers online learning content on Allplan and partner products that enables self-directed learning. The Start-Now lessons have been specially designed for new Allplan users. They lead step by step through a complete project: from the user interface and project organization to the creation of the 3D model, reports and plan output.
 

4. Using point cloud technology for thermal refurbishment

The Ministry of Climate Protection's extensive renovation campaign will continue this year. The focus is on the thermal refurbishment of existing buildings. The subsidy rates will increase from a maximum of 30 to a maximum of 50 percent.

Working with point clouds is of great advantage in refurbishment projects because they provide a holistic image of the building stock, no dimension is forgotten. As a result, there are fewer errors in renovation planning and fewer risks during the construction phase. Allplan 2023 processes large point clouds with high performance directly on the graphics card.
 

5. Impress customers with perfect renderings

Nothing creates a more convincing presentation and better project understanding than a visual simulation with high-quality renderings. With Allplan 2023, the powerful visualization options have once again been comprehensively enhanced. For example, visualization effects are now also available throughout the animation as well as with Realtime Render and CineRender. In addition, the new LiveSync interface enables a real-time connection to external visualization solutions such as Lumion. A Technical Preview of Twinmotion's LiveSync integration will also be on display for the first time at BAU 2023.

Munich - ALLPLAN, global provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, has entered into a technological partnership with A+S Consult, the German pioneer for the creation of parametric professional models and the application of BIM in infrastructure construction. The aim is to develop an integrated digital workflow for parametric transportation infrastructure for roads and rail.

Both companies share the goal of modeling complex engineering structures parametrically in order to be able to make changes in minutes instead of weeks as was previously the case - a revolution in the design process: Due to the small amount of time required for changes and the creation of variants, a bridge design can be optimized in a time-saving manner.

"Integrated parametric workflows are a game-changer in transportation infrastructure - especially with regard to the growing demands on productivity of design teams as well as material efficiency and sustainability of structures. The technological partnership with A+S Consult enables meaningful synergy effects and serves the increasing demand for highly efficient solutions for infrastructure construction," says Dr. Detlef Schneider, CEO of ALLPLAN.

Two platforms, one holistic design portfolio

With the 5D platform KorFin®, A+S Consult offers a solution for the design of road, rail, powerline and cable infrastructure. Design teams benefit from a real-time environment for generating dynamic, spatial overall models for existing structures, design, construction and coordination of the specialist trades. Thanks to an automated design approach, KorFin® supports the preliminary design of engineering structures.

Allplan is the solution for parametric BIM-based design of roads and bridges. In combination with tools for interdisciplinary collaboration and variant creation as well as the precise generation of design documents for the construction site, Allplan supports the successful implementation of road and rail projects, among others at the Autobahn GmbH of the German Federal Government and Deutsche Bahn.

The integration of the two platforms creates a holistic design portfolio that covers all work processes in traffic route design from route identification to detailed design based on parametric modeling technology. Dr. Veit Appelt, CEO of A+S Consult: "Infrastructure projects such as roads and railway lines are envisaged together in a dynamic digital twin from the environment to the digital engineering structure and are technically within reach. At the end of the day, it's about moving away from conventional design to parametric real-time designs in a team of specialist planners within a common overall model. This opens the door for us to move into AI applications."

First demo presentation at congress in Radebeul near Dresden

ALLPLAN will present its range of solutions at the "BIM in Infrastructure - Transport and Energy 2023" congress from March 22 to 23 in Dresden. Together with A+S Consult, a demo of the parametric workflow for infrastructure construction will be on display.

Munich - ALLPLAN, global provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, has announced the integration of building product manufacturer Schöck's BIM libraries into the latest version of its Allplan 2023 BIM software. The special feature of the new solution is that Allplan accesses the manufacturer's daily updated product data. This eliminates the possibility of accidentally using outdated product data, which leads to increased design quality.

"We are pleased that Schöck Bauteile GmbH is the first to integrate with its BIM libraries including product data and material numbers in Allplan 2023, supporting a seamless integrated BIM workflow from design to construction - in line with our 'Design to Build' claim", says Eduardo Lazarotto, Senior Vice President Product & Strategy at ALLPLAN.

BIM is the foundation for construction projects executed in a cost-conscious manner, through optimizing workflows and saving time during the design and construction process. With the integration of the Schöck BIM libraries in Allplan 2023, digital workflow is further improved: Engineers work within the Allplan application in their familiar standard. The tedious search and conversion of fixtures are a thing of the past. Also new are the levels of detail, which can be set individually and automatically adapted to the selected scale.

Another advantage is optimized object placement - in suitable orientation - in a single work step. In addition, links to tender texts for the respective building products are stored. With the integration of the BIM libraries from Schöck, a seamlessly integrated workflow from design to construction is available, which, in addition to a flexible working method, enables increased design quality as well as time and cost savings.

More information about Allplan 2023: Features Allplan AEC 2023

Munich – ALLPLAN, the global provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, today announced that Solibri Inside will be available from within the Allplan software. The newly developed service offering from Solibri provides design model checking facilities for Allplan users. This newly enabled digital workflow solution enables quality assurance where it matters, at the source of every construction project – during the design phase, for optimum buildability.

“This development represents another important step in enabling more efficient workflows for our different user groups – pushing and raising the level of design to build quality realized through BIM. We are delighted that Allplan is connected to Solibri Inside”, says Dr. Detlef Schneider, CEO of ALLPLAN. “This new integration enables an easy quality assurance entry point for designers and compliments our unique data-based BCF real-time checking and issue management workflow with Solibri Office for BIM managers.”

Ville Kyytsönen, CEO of Solibri, stated: “Today opens the next chapter in ‘better BIM’. Solibri Inside helps Allplan users to identify and process model defects earlier. The controlled cloud-based workflow ensures quality implementation across all design stages, and a single source of truth for all project participants.”
 

Solibri Inside for Designers

Created as a solution for designers, Solibri Inside can run checks in Allplan models as and when the user wishes – using palette like functionality, from within the BIM Explorer in Allplan. No longer does the designer need to open other software to perform basic model checking. Solibri Inside ensures that every model can be checked upfront before sharing within the workflow to other team members.

The first release of Solibri Inside allows checking of door & window clearances and also checks for determining Level of Information (LOI). The service comes as a standard free package from Solibri and is available from within Allplan. By registering, more features are unlocked, and the Premium paid package allows the customization of rule checks to suit a designer’s specific project need, ensuring everyone in the team works with the same requirements.
 

Solibri Office for BIM Managers

In addition to Solibri Inside, Allplan’s powerful issue management tools now synchronize with Solibri BCF Live Connector – for a superior workflow to assist BIM Managers and Coordinators, such that issues created in the full Solibri Office version can now be transferred centrally with Allplan and Bimplus in real-time. Here the issues can be validated by the BIM Project Manager or Coordinator, and then assigned to the responsible team members, who then receive the tasks directly in the Allplan BIM authoring solution – right where they require the information. This provides an effective and efficient method for managing changes for better productivity.
 

Superior Issue Management

The issue management functionality powered by Bimplus is changing the way project quality is delivered. By developing workflows within Allplan clarity and transparency is brought to change management procedures. Issues can be created in either Allplan or Bimplus, assigned to the relevant person in the team, visualized, annotated, assigned a deadline, and signed off, as well as easily tracked throughout the entire process.
 

Cloud-based technology

ALLPLAN is fully committed to bringing the benefits of cloud technology into all ALLPLAN solutions, to deliver enhanced and integrated workflows, across both cloud and desktop tools. This approach supports the concept of data driven decision making on projects involving substantial amounts of data and multiple stakeholders whilst maintaining a single source of truth through BIM. ALLPLAN’s cloud technology further offers huge value to clients supporting collaboration and full project coordination with both model and non-model data, remote working, multi-user functionality and intelligent sharing of project documentation.

Munich, November 10, 2022 - At this year's BIM World MUNICH from November 22-23, 2022, ALLPLAN, together with the Nemetschek Group, will present the latest versions of its BIM solutions Allplan 2023 and Allplan Bridge 2023 at booth 16. The focus will be on Allplan as a platform for efficient coordination and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Since 2016, BIM World MUNICH has been an annual meeting place focusing on user-related solutions around the modeling of building information as well as new technologies for construction, real estate and urban design. The event is composed of a two-day international congress and an exhibition with open forums. More than 200 exhibitors and over 200 speakers will provide a diverse program on eight stages.

Dr. Detlef Schneider, CEO of ALLPLAN: "The trade fair is a must-attend event for all industry players involved in digitalization in the construction sector, and thus also for ALLPLAN. We are looking forward to showing visitors the possibilities of Allplan as a platform that covers the entire design and construction process from initial draft to execution planning for site and precast design."

ALLPLAN will be presenting the latest version of its BIM software at BIM World MUNICH, which was released at the beginning of October. As a platform for the entire construction industry, Allplan 2023 enables efficient coordination and collaboration between AEC professionals. Interested parties can find out about highlights of the new version at the trade fair stand, including how point clouds can be used for precise planning, how Allplan enables BIM-compliant design with attributes, the opportunities offered by collaboration between Allplan and Solibri, automated precast planning in Allplan and how bridges can be better designed with Allplan Bridge 2023. In addition, sales experts will answer questions about BIM, continuing education and certification.
 

Breakout sessions: Green BIM

As part of Breakout Session 1, Stefan Kaufmann, Product Manager BIM and New Strategy, will talk about digital solutions for a sustainable circular economy on November 22, 2022 at 2 pm. He will show how BIM-based solutions can be used to maximize effectiveness in design processes and how integrated workflows can be used to counter risks in the modernization and renovation of buildings and structures.
 

Further information and tickets (GERMAN ONLY): BIM World MUNICH 2022
 

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 between architects, engineers, precast plants and construction companies, Allplan 2023 enables efficient coordination and collaborative 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 ability to coordinate different materials and construction methods in 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 and use it as the basis for structural analysis and detailing, MEP 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 corporate vision is to make Allplan the most widely used central platform for the global AEC industry, enabling users to realize sustainable, functional and outstanding buildings and infrastructure," says Dr. Detlef Schneider, CEO at ALLPLAN. "With Allplan 2023, we have a comprehensive platform for efficient coordination and interdisciplinary collaboration that covers the entire design and construction process from initial design to execution planning for site and precast design. Allplan is your AEC platform to 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 to make creating and adjusting openings in walls and slabs more convenient, flexible, and swift. Simply specify the dimensions and any sub-objects – such as lintels, rabbets, or facings – in the palette, and Allplan 2023 does the rest.

Due to increasingly complex construction projects and the trend towards ever more detailed planning, data volumes are continuously rising. Terrain surveys or point clouds with many millions of points represent a particular challenge. Allplan 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 is a stand-out feature. Now it is even more effective in Allplan 2023 with the ability to reinforce several identical walls and columns at the same time. With regard to the increasing requirements in BIM projects, the attribution of reinforcement has been extensively revised. Massimo Stefani, architect and BIM Consultant at Harpaceas, comments: “With Allplan 2023 a series of new features are provided that make the positioning of the reinforcements in the modeled structure even easier, faster and more intuitive than was previously possible. In addition to what is enabled with the numerous PythonParts developed in previous versions, the new automatic reinforcement functions of some typical elements allow you to further speed up the workflow.”

The Allplan 2023 version is characterized by newly integrated precast design and detailing features. As a result, engineering offices and precast plants can now create even the most complex of precast components in one platform using a familiar interface. This not only simplifies project coordination, but also enables new, even more efficient workflows. Reinhard Roscher, Managing Director of CAD-Forge GmbH from Graz, is also impressed by the new possibilities: "I have already had very positive experiences with Allplan 2023 as a beta tester and I am able to create high-quality plans for my customers in precast plants."

Accurately modeling steel framework is another activity that can be time-consuming. To overcome this, Allplan 2023 now lets you customize the start and end angles of the structural framing elements, as well as specify holes and end conditions. There’s no need to manually model each feature, so more detailed frames can be created in less time and to higher precision, improving efficiency of communication while collaborating with detailers, fabricators, MEP engineers, and other BIM stakeholders.

Convincing clients of creative ideas is often best achieved with atmospheric visualizations of the project. With Allplan 2023, the powerful visualization options have been extensively enhanced. Visualization effects are now also available throughout the animation as well as with Realtime Render and CineRender. The integration of the Lumion LiveSync connection improves the visualization workflow by tracking Allplan scenes and their changes in Lumion in real time.

Highlights for infrastructure design

There is a major productivity boost for users working on terrain and road plans. Allplan 2023 improves and automates plan rendering and introduces additional components and layers. This results in a reduction of manual workflows leading to significant time savings, further supported through an IFC road-compatible building structure and attributes for smoother data exchange.

With Allplan Bridge 2023, parametric modeling along axes is extended to include free parametric modeling of basic bodies such as prisms as well as associated Boolean functions. This introduces a new era in modeling, allowing bridge components, bridge abutments but also, for example, integral bridges to be modeled with maximum efficiency. Additionally, the calculation options have also been further extended, for example for external tendons.

Highlights for construction planning

Inner-city construction and infrastructure projects often necessitate accurate excavation shoring. Allplan 2023 supports the detailed design of these 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. Allplan 2023 provides new objects such as the ‘tower crane’ with collision detection as well as simple capacity checking, that is particularly easy to customize and can also be linked to specific manufacturer data such as tower, foundation, and jib dimensions. With tools like these, a well-thought-out construction site setup can be 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, getting that information from your model and into a format that can be used by an external party is even more efficient than previously. For example, IFC, DWG, and DGN formats all use the Open Design Alliance libraries, for the most up-to-date and widely used formats. Other available formats include SAF for structural engineering, SHP for cadastral information, IFC4precast for precast concrete, and the IFC4 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 now allows issues identified during model checking in Solibri to be transferred directly to the issue workflow in Allplan. Thus, issues can 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.

Further information: https://www.allplan.com/allplan2023

Munich, October 13, 2022 - ALLPLAN, provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, presents its BIM software for bridge engineering Allplan Bridge 2023. The new version introduces a new free parametric modeling approach that enables the parametric modeling of an entire bridge or its sub elements, and other infrastructure, freely in 3D space. Further important product enhancements are the extensions of the national annexes as well as improved collaboration with Allplan Engineering, 2D diagrams, nonlinear temperature load, external tendons, fatigue check, and many more.

After only four years, Allplan Bridge is already a market leading global BIM solution with users in 40 countries and across five continents. Many leading international civil engineering and specialist bridge engineering consultancies have already adopted the software and it has been used on projects of all sizes and types – from the everyday highway bridge to complex urban metro developments or on landmark projects such as within the world’s longest suspension bridge.

Allplan Bridge is changing bridge and infrastructure design philosophy and the demand for digitalization of bridges which is underlined by ever increasing use case testimonials and numerous satisfied clients such as the Portuguese Engineering and Architecture Consulting and Design Group QUADRANTE. José Rolo Duarte, Operations Director Transports from QUADRANTE confirms: “The move to doing projects in BIM has required a mindset shift for our infrastructure team, not just in terms of the process, but also being open to change and flexibly adapting to a new way of working. However, with Allplan Bridge, we have made a significant leap forward in this area.”

The new Allplan Bridge 2023 further supports this development as Gregor Strekelj, Product Manager Infrastructure at ALLPLAN, says: “With version 2023, a new era in parametric bridge modeling is now here, the parametric modeling of an entire bridge or its sub elements freely in 3D space using volumetric primitives and Boolean operations. This is also a more generally applicable parametric modeling technique which can be used in a much wider sense for modeling various infrastructure requirements”.

What else is new in Allplan Bridge 2023?

Easily design to key national standards
Development of the latest code-based design module has been focused on the introduction of the first 3 national annexes and their specifics. The implementation of the latest valid version of national annexes is now available for Germany (DIN EN), France (NF EN), and Spain (UNE EN). All limit states are now covered by annex-specific limit values or methods and are also referenced in the reports.
 

Designing more durable bridges
Fatigue check, based on the damage accumulation method, was added to the list of code checking features for Eurocode users. This feature provides the possibility to prove the safety of the engineer´s design for fatigue to the end of the design working life. The traffic loads can be input at different times to enable the change of traffic intensity or type. On each date, the “master task” is created that can contain multiple subtasks, each representing one vehicle type acting from this time on, a corresponding combination of internal forces, and a number of cycles per annum.
 

One analytical model for static and dynamic analysis
Allplan Bridge uses the multi-mode Response Spectrum Method for evaluating the effects of seismic loading. With Allplan Bridge 2023 it is possible to reduce the torsional stiffness in the form of a user defined factor for selected bridge elements. The reduced stiffness is used only for the modal analysis enabling only one calculational model, for static and dynamic calculations.
 

Powerful templating and data exchange
The best way to improve productivity is to automate repetitive tasks. Instead of repetitively modeling similar objects, one standard object could be created and used multiple times. This should not be limited to modeling only but rather applicable to the entire design process. All of this is possible by combining templating with parametric modeling. This is because a set of variables that influence the parametric model can be linked with the template’s input for an automated workflow.
 

Improved collaboration with Allplan Engineering
When it comes to the organization of data, every user likes to organize their data in such a way that it is most sensible to them. In Allplan Bridge 2023 this is accomplished using the “Custom tree.” In Allplan this is achieved using the drawing files. For visualizations, reinforcement modeling, detailing and drawing production the model from Allplan Bridge is not only transferred but also linked. In the new version a further “link” is established between the “custom-tree” in Allplan Bridge and the “drawing files” in Allplan, empowering controlled data transfer and improving the update process.
 

Optimized performance for smoother change management
The free parametric modeling approach follows the main product philosophy, namely that all the modeling elements are connected parametrically. This is true not only for the new prism elements but also for all the Boolean operations that are possible. To allow for smooth management of changes, also for larger and more complex structures, in Allplan Bridge the complete geometry calculation now uses a new and more advanced calculation procedure – “dependency tree-based solver”. This algorithm generates a tree of dependencies between individual objects such that only the part of the model which is affected by the implemented change is recalculated.
 

Clearly communicate structural behavior
In Allplan Bridge it is possible to display the results of structural analysis, and reinforcement design in the form of tables and 3D diagrams. In the new version the results can be visualized also in form of 2D diagrams which provide an easy and concise presentation of results and clear communication of structural behavior.

Availability
Allplan Bridge 2023 as well as the free 30-day trial version are now available for download.

To learn more about the latest release and many further features, visit: https://www.allplan.com/bridge2023

In his role he will be leading and building up ALLPLAN’s design to build solutions, driving the development of its products and services, and leading and inspiring the product management teams. Additionally, he has the full responsibility for ALLPLAN’s product strategy with a special focus on go-to-market and accelerating growth.

“Eduardo is a highly respected AEC industry product manager, with vast experience driving growth and leading teams,” says Detlef Schneider, CEO of ALLPLAN GmbH. “With his background, he brings immense value to our mission of delivering building and infrastructure projects with an emphasis on equipping our customers to increase efficiency in design to build workflows. We are delighted to welcome him to ALLPLAN”, Detlef Schneider continues.

"I’m happy to join ALLPLAN and the Nemetschek Group to work with an inspiring team that continues innovating and supporting users to shape the world. An important part of my role is to help accelerate the AEC/O industry digital transformation. Also, I want to further establish our business as the world leading developer of design to build OPEN BIM applications”, emphasizes Eduardo Lazzarotto.

Eduardo has over 10 years of experience in product management and engineering applications, especially in solutions for the AEC/O industry. Before joining ALLPLAN, he was a Director, Product Management, for engineering applications. He has also worked in a business development and operations leadership capacity, with senior roles in the rail industry in the UK and Latin America’s largest railway operator.

He holds an MSC in Development Management from the London School of Economics, UK, and a BA in Business Management and International Business from Unisinos University, Brazil. Eduardo also speaks fluent English, Portuguese, Italian and Spanish.

Munich, September 29, 2022 – ALLPLAN, global provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, will present its product portfolio specifically for the precast industry at bauma 2022 in Munich. A special highlight will be the presentation of the latest versions of the software solutions Planbar and Tim.

Dr. Detlef Schneider, CEO of ALLPLAN: "We are very pleased to be exhibiting at bauma for the first time this year. As one of the largest trade fairs for construction machinery worldwide, bauma offers a unique opportunity to position ourselves as an innovative provider of platform-based BIM workflows from design to manufacturing and construction."

Planbar: more productivity with automated workflows

At bauma, the company will provide information on how Planbar enables precise design and detailing of structural precast elements with highly automated workflows. For example, Planbar automatically creates shop drawings including reinforcement, fixtures, and dimensioning. In addition, architectural models and MEP objects can be quickly imported and used for precast element design. Furthermore, Planbar offers the possibility to create elements either using parametric input or with freeform modelling tools.

Innovative solutions for precast fabricators

With the proven products Planbar Walls and Planbar Slabs, the company offers dedicated workflows for highly automated wall and slab design as well as reliable production data in addition to the range of functions in Allplan. Tim offers vivid work preparation in 3D, direct access to all relevant project information and sophisticated quality assurance. Customer Excellence Services enable users to get the most out of the software through customized training and responsive support.

At booth B1.217, interested visitors will receive comprehensive information about the portfolio of the Competence Center Allplan Precast, whose solutions are specially tailored to the requirements of the precast industry. Experts from sales and technical staff will exclusively answer questions regarding the innovations in the software solutions for precast projects.

Munich, September 14, 2022 – ALLPLAN, the global provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, today announced the availability of a seamless real-time issue management workflow between Solibri and Allplan via the OPEN BIM platform Bimplus. The workflow provides an effective method for managing changes in projects and enables a highly efficient OPEN BIM workflow for everyone involved in building and infrastructure projects worldwide.

Rather than importing and exporting BCF files, the connection of Bimplus with the Solibri BCF Live Connector now enables the direct transfer of issues identified during consolidated model checking in Solibri to the issue workflow in the Bimplus platform. Here, these issues can then be assessed and assigned for processing. This is particularly effective for Allplan users as the Bimplus Issue Manager is also used within Allplan and therefore enables direct processing and correction of these defects immediately within the Allplan BIM authoring solution.

“This development represents a huge step in data-based communication, pushing and raising the level of communication and coordination efficiencies through BIM. We are delighted that the Bimplus platform development directly connects our Allplan solution to Solibri”, Dr. Detlef Schneider, CEO of ALLPLAN, said. “This truly enables an OPEN BIM workflow, unlocking substantial design to build efficiencies for our users engaged in building and infrastructure projects worldwide.”

“We are delighted to see our customers once again benefit from greater co-operation around beneficial technology within the Nemetschek Group. Solibri has always represented two things to the market. Firstly, we deliver quality data around design, build and manage. Good data is at the heart of every successful project and that is something we always deliver. OPEN BIM is an important secondary consideration in all things that we do. Today we see yet another collaboration that is based upon customer value in how we all work together” – says Ville Kyytsönen, CEO of Solibri.
 

Cloud-based technology

This newly introduced workflow is underpinned by ALLPLAN’s cloud-based OPEN BIM collaboration platform – Bimplus. ALLPLAN is fully committed to bringing the benefits of cloud technology into all Allplan solutions, to deliver enhanced and integrated workflows, across both cloud and authoring tools. This supports the concept of data driven decision making on projects involving large sets of data and multiple stakeholders whilst maintaining a single source of truth. ALLPLAN’s cloud technology offers huge value to clients supporting collaboration and full project coordination with both model and non-model data, remote working and multi-user functionality and intelligent sharing of project documentation.
 

Superior Issue Management

By developing a workflow within Allplan – governed by Bimplus – clarity and transparency is brought to the change management procedure. The issue can be created in either Allplan or Bimplus, assigned to the relevant person in the team, visualized, annotated, assigned a deadline, and signed off, as well as easily tracked throughout the entire process.

With the Solibri BCF Live Connector, issues created in Solibri are also now transferred centrally in Bimplus, can be validated by the Project Manager or BIM Coordinator, and then assigned to the responsible team members, who receive the tasks in Allplan – right where they require the information. This provides a more effective and efficient method for managing changes, which in turn improves productivity.

Munich, June 9, 2022 – ALLPLAN, provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, supports transparent BIM workflows through standardized, open data formats, enabling project partners to participate within construction projects regardless of the software they use. This is achieved through IFC, the open standard format for exchanging construction and model data. Recent examples that facilitate OPEN BIM include the certification of Allplan 2022 for Export IFC4 Reference View Architectural, for IFC 4.3 for civil structures as well as the new IFC4Precast standard in ALLPLAN's solution for precast detailing Planbar.

IFC 4 Reference View Export Certification

To further reinforce reliable collaboration and participation in building projects, Allplan 2022 has been officially certified for Export IFC4 Reference View Architectural by buildingSMART. buildingSMART is the worldwide industry body driving the digital transformation of the built asset industry through creation and adoption of open, international data exchange standards for buildings and infrastructure. ALLPLAN recently participated in shaping a new IFC4Precast standard for the fabrication of precast components and since October last year Allplan 2022 also supports the new IFC4.3 standard for infrastructure.

“We are delighted to enable interoperability for productive and efficient design to build workflows for the buildings sector through buildingSMART’s IFC standards and recent certification for the Export IFC4 Reference View Architectural”, said Thomas Müller, Product Manager Interoperability. “We are also delighted to be one of the first software vendors to also support IFC 4.3 for civil structures and to participate in shaping the new IFC4Precast standard, displaying our commitment additionally to both infrastructure and fabrication sectors.”

High quality Workflows for Buildings

The certification by buildingSMART confirms that that Allplan 2022 meets all requirements when exporting building models in the IFC4 Reference View. Using the IFC4 Architectural Reference Exchange facilitates high quality coordination workflows within the architectural design discipline to enable for example, buildup of multidisciplinary models or clash detection. Thus, reliable collaboration workflows for customers and their project partners is provided within OPEN BIM projects between all certified systems.

Optimized Workflows for Infrastructure

Allplan 2022 together with Allplan Bridge also supports the new IFC 4.3 standard. This schema has been extended specifically for civil structures. In the domain of bridges, this allows the bridge structure to be more easily broken down and used with enhanced object types to represent respective bridge elements. Further, it includes descriptions for object type, geometry, and materials. All this improves the quality of the IFC model and results in smoother BIM coordination and collaboration in bridge projects between all involved parties.

Reliable Collaboration for Fabrication

At the end of 2021, buildingSMART officially recognized the Model View Definition (MVD) IFC4precast as the “final standard”. Experts from Competence Center Allplan Precast had actively participated in the development of the new standard. This notable milestone means that a manufacturer-independent data exchange from CAD to MES systems is now available to the precast industry. Planbar – ALLPLAN’s design and detailing solution for precast concrete – allows export of all precast elements, including all attributes as well as fixtures, reinforcement, and formwork with the new IFC interface. The object structure of the precast elements corresponds to the IFC4precast standard.

To learn more about how ALLPLAN promotes interoperability for more productive and efficient design to build workflows see: Interoperability with Allplan

Munich, May 13, 2022 – On the 4th of May, 2022, ALLPLAN hosted its second virtual Build the Future – ALLPLAN Infrastructure Digital Conference, broadcast live from Graz in Austria. Open to all Infrastructure professionals this virtual event provided valuable learning opportunities for solutions through international practical examples from bridge, tunnel and road construction. Across two sessions, covering multiple time zones, 11 expert-led presentations were delivered in twin live streams for professionals who registered and attended the event from 75 countries.

ALLPLAN’s CEO, Dr. Detlef Schneider, opened the digital event, ahead of three keynote sessions on infrastructure solutions for bridges, roads and customized design solutions for automation: “We were delighted to see such a high attendance this year, over double that of the previous year, and to share how, through our solutions, we can enable optimization of design to build workflows for a wide range of infrastructure projects.”

A focus on optimizing delivery with real-life examples

Participants were able to obtain insight into integrated digital infrastructure solutions, as well as benefit from seeing practical implementation and workflows for daily work, through 11 exciting specialist presentations from Allplan product experts and globally successful engineering firms.

International clients presented infrastructure projects of all sizes and complexity - from the largest infrastructure project in Europe, the Grand Paris Express, to a metro network in Portugal, a railway bridge in Brazil, a road construction project in Switzerland, and several impressive bridge construction projects in China, North America, Croatia, Germany and Romania.

An opportunity to learn and connect

Through six chat rooms, hosted by ALLPLAN experts, online discussion on a broad range of topics was conducted on, road, terrain and bridge modeling, bridge analysis, reinforcement detailing, BIM and interoperability.

Event presentations still available through ALLPLAN on-demand

For those that could not make the event and still want to see the presentations, access to the event platform to play all the videos is available through ALLPLAN on-demand.
 

Simply register here: ALLPLAN Infrastructure Digital Conference

Munich, April 28, 2022 - ALLPLAN, provider of BIM solutions for the AEC industry, will present a complete overview of its software portfolio for architecture and engineering firms and construction companies at digitalBAU 2022 in the Nemetschek Area in Hall 1, Booth 313 in Cologne. Visitors will be able to find out, at the booth, how Allplan AEC 2022 enables a continuous workflow from the first design to successful implementation on the construction site. Special highlights include tools for terrain models and road planning, modeling, visualization, and steel construction, as well as functions for implementation on the construction site.

In addition, ALLPLAN presents process optimization in workflows for infrastructure and bridge designers as well as about the live connection with Lumion software for fast and realistic visualizations. The recently released update of Allplan AEC 2022 further sets standards in facilitating the collaboration of all project participants across disciplines. Interested professionals will be welcomed to learn more about the innovations in Allplan at seven workstations. During the three days of the trade show, experts from ALLPLAN sales and technical departments will be on hand to provide comprehensive information.

Award of the German Construction Prize 2022

The German Construction Award 2022, which ALLPLAN supports as the main sponsor, will also be presented at the trade fair in Cologne. The competition honors ideas, concepts and products that make construction more efficient, sustainable and safe. "We are delighted to be promoting innovation in construction with the German Construction Award," says Dr. Detlef Schneider, CEO of ALLPLAN. "We are particularly excited about the entries in the categories of digitalization, innovation and sustainability, as these have a special significance for us. However, we are keeping our fingers crossed for all participants."

Presentation on Green BIM in the Smart Forum

In addition, digitalBAU will be accompanied by an extensive supporting conference program. In the future, architects, specialist consultants and building contractors will make a significant contribution to the climate neutrality of our cities. Taking into account new political framework conditions, they will design and maintain sustainable buildings. Stefan Kaufmann, Product Manager BIM Strategy and New Technologies at ALLPLAN, will talk about digital solutions for a sustainable circular economy in a presentation on "Green BIM". The talk will take place as part of the Smart Forum on Thursday, June 2 at 11:30 a.m. in Hall 1.
 

Further information and free trade fair tickets: digitalBAU 2022