Consulting Engineers, Corp.

A computer method for generating a set of assembly illustrations, comprising: accessing, a building frame, wherein the building frame is comprised of a set of sections; analyzing, the set of sections, wherein a section type is determined for each section; identifying, each member of each section of the set of sections; analyzing, an interface between each member of each section to determine if any conflicts between members is present, wherein if a conflict is identified modifying at least one of the members to correct the conflict; processing, an assembly process of each section and determining if any conflicts between members is present; generating, a set of illustrations depicting the members of the section in an assembled and disassembled position; and generating, a set of data associated with each of the members, wherein the set of data is readable by the cold rolling machine to produce each of the members.

The present invention is a method comprising receiving architectural drawings of a building; isolating a series of walls from the architectural drawings; calculating a centerline of each segment of the series of the walls; generating a drawing of the centerlines; calculating a thickness of each of the segments of the series of the walls based on the architectural drawings and the centerline drawing; creating a model of the segments of the series of the walls, wherein each segment is comprised of a set of framing members; analyzing the segments of the series of the walls wherein wall panels are formed; manipulating the segments of the series of the walls based on the analyzed wall panels; and generating a model of the each of the wall panels and a model of the building assembly.

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The invention relates to a foundation wall system comprising: a foundation wall of a known height, thickness, and length and wherein a first end of the foundation wall has an extension; a foundation base having a groove, wherein the foundation wall is situated on the foundation base by inserting the extension into the groove, and the foundation base has extensions along predetermined portions of the foundation base; a plurality of horizontal reinforcement members incorporated into the foundation wall distal to an exterior edge of the foundation wall; and a plurality of lateral stiffeners structures integrated into the foundation wall at predetermined location along the length of the foundation wall, wherein the lateral stiffeners are sized to fit on the extensions of the foundation base.

The invention relates to foundation wall system comprising: a foundation wall of a known height, thickness, and length; a plurality of lateral stiffeners structures integrated into the foundation wall at predetermined location along the length of the foundation wall.

The present invention is a computer method for manufacturing and shipping building construction materials, comprising; reviewing, a building model, wherein the building model is comprised of sections and each section is comprised of a set of members; calculating, the properties of each member of the set of members for each section; arranging, the set of members of each section to form a bundle, wherein the bundle is an arrangement of the set of members based on a volume limitation of a shipping container; and adjusting, the bundle based on other bundles which are placed within the shipping container.

The present invention is a computer implemented method for determining and conforming the position of plumbing systems within a building, comprising: analyzing a model, wherein the model is comprised of a plurality of members; identifying an plumbing system, wherein the plumbing system is integrated into the model and is comprised of a series of components; identifying where the plumbing system interfaces with the plurality of members; isolating, by one or more processor, the group of members which interface with the plumbing system; calculating, by one or more processor, a set of actual values associated with the interfaces between the plumbing system and the group of members; comparing the actual values to a required value, and determining if the actual value is within a predetermined range of the required value; and generating a list of interfaces which the actual value it outside the predetermined range of the actual values.

The present invention is a system, comprising: isolate at least one floor joist from a building model; process a first set of data associated with the characteristics of the floor joist members, wherein the characteristics are related to the profile and length; process a second set of data associated with the assembly of the floor joist; create an assembly process of the floor joist, wherein an assembly and disassembly of the floor joist is performed to determine at least one assembly process based on the order of connecting the floor joist members from a construction perspective; formulate a package of the floor joist, wherein the package is organized based on assembly process; adjust the orientation of the members within the package based on the shipping vessel limitations and the other bundles of the model which are contained within the shipping vessel; and generate a graphical representation of the package.

The present invention is a computer-implemented method for constructing the foundation of a building, comprising; receiving nodal data associated with the structure design; propagate, member data of the structural frame; analyzing, the member data of the structural frame and the nodal data; applying, a series of loads to the structural frame; generating, a deflection model of the structural frame; and determining, by one of more processors, if any of the members failed and determining the strengthening requirements for the failed members.

The present invention is a computer method for determining and generating the sheathing materials required for the construction of a building, comprising; receiving, by one or more processors, a model of a structure, analysing, by one or more processors, the model of the structure to identify interior and exterior surfaces, identifying, by one or more processors, a surface type, wherein each surface type has a predetermined set of sheathing material panel types which can be applied to the surface type, receiving, by one or more processors, sheathing material properties via a user interface for each surface layer, wherein the surface layers are limited based on the surface types, receiving, by one or more processors, sheathing material layout parameters via a user interface for each of the surface types, calculating, by one or more processors, a layout of the sheathing material panels for each of the surfaces, and rendering, by one or more processors, an image of the sheathing material layout on each of the surfaces within the user interface.