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Virtual Reality (VR) appeals to the imagination. Obviously, you can fantasize away about the opportunities it brings. The technology is about to break through both in entertainment and business.

Mixed reality
We are recently introduced with another variant: Mixed Reality. Microsoft launched the Hololens: goggles that aim to blend real world with virtual images, holograms. These allow you experiencing virtual reality right on your desk in your living room, in the office or outside.

But how can the world of construction and technical installation use this technology? We have recently demonstrated a number of possible applications during the SUM (Stabicad User Meeting, watch the video of the demo in Dutch). Just to see with each other where this technology can go and what applications are viable.

Understanding the model
The first application is displaying a 3D model of a plant room. The room's hologram can be put in any physical place wherever you want. For instance, on the floor or on a table. Completely in 3D and scalable in size. This provides great insight into the pipework in relation to the frame construction of the plant room and other technical components. This demonstration shows only geometry, but you can imagine this model to be more intelligent, in terms of providing, for example, product information, feedback, status and planning information. This could simply be a part of construction works meeting where the designs of various disciplines are discussed.

Smart 3D objects
The second application is placing a technical installation product as a hologram in a real room. The Hololens opens the MEPcontent browser and downloads a 3D model of a Remeha cascade setup from MEPcontent.com. This setup can, for example, be placed in a plant room. Here every centimeter counts, so coordination is of great importance. An advantage is that the Hololens supports 'hosting'. You can place the heating system against a wall or, in the case of a floor installation, on the floor. The product models on MEPcontent are exact, which means that you can see actual dimensions of the layout and that all connections are displayed exactly in the right place. This allows you to see if the setup fits in the room or check if it can be connected correctly in advance.

During the maintenance stage
Finally, this technology can also provide a solution to a technical installation product in action, such as a boiler or a pump physically present in the building. The service engineer can look at the boiler with the Hololens and immediately see real-time data on working hours, scheduled maintenance and any errors. The engineer can carry out maintenance or remove jams with the use of clear visual instructions provided by the manufacturer. In addition, the Hololens also has a camera on board. In case you need a second pair of eyes as a service engineer, pressing a button allows your colleague or manufacturer to have a look and help you get started.

Science fiction or near future? Time will tell. The first promising steps in the technology have been already taken. We are inspired and closely follow further developments. Together with the industry.

Johan Schlingmann,
Manager Product Management at Stabiplan

MEPcontent published updated Product Line Sheets for multiple Wavin piping systems today. Engineers designing with Wavin sewerage systems benefit from increased drawing speed with the built-in Stabicad Autorouting functionality in the PLS.

Benefits of the Wavin PLS with Stabicad for Revit Autorouting functionality:

• Users can design manufacturer specific directly. Converting sewerage systems from generic to specific is no longer necessary
  
• The specific families include all required article data, so the correct article numbers will be displayed directly in schedules after editing a piping system
  
• Compared to other Autorouting solutions, Stabicad Autorouting for Wavin is fast and reliable
  
• Ducts and fittings are automatically

Thanks to the configurable Autorouting families, engineers can fully adapt a system to their own needs. With the Revit interface, it is easy to align fittings to the top or quickly change solutions.

Check out the video to see how Stabicad Autorouting for Wavin works.

The PLS for the Wavin PVC rainwater and sewerage series are available to import using the Stabicad Product Line Importer for MEPcontent subscribers from today. MEPcontent subscribers always use the most recent PLS. Autorouting families are generated based on our PLS, making it easy to update these with new article information. Stabicad Autorouting is available from Stabicad version 10.13.

MEPcontent publishes adapted Revit families for Saval fireprotection products.

The updated content for the Saval foam extinguisher, Reel cabinet and fire hose reel is even more compact and light in use. Engineers download the content directly from MEPcontent.com.

Inginerii BIM pot descărca acum familiile Revit gratuite pentru clapetele anti-incendiu AK, FK-EU, FKR-EU și FKRS-EU de la Trox.

Despre Trox
Trox este o companie de proiectare și producție de soluții HVAC și facility management. Cu peste 50 de ani de experiență în domeniu, cunoștințele noastre extraordinare în proiectare ne plasează printre primii la capitolul inovare a produselor.

With the recently published Air-Fit 300 and Air-Fit 600 ceiling-induction units, a large part of the HC Barcol-Air product range is now available as BIM content on MEPcontent.com. The manufacturer is “BIM ready”. Good BIM content, enriched with intelligent trade information, is essential to the international manufacturer of air distribution components and adjustment control systems.

More than 10,000 products
"There is an upward trend in the demand for our content," says Lars Wiersma, Technical Director and Export Manager for Barcol-Air. "Users want content that, in terms of dimension and size, corresponds 100% with the product so that a project is completed that actually works in reality." Barcol-Air meets this need. Of the nearly 15,000 products in the range of air distribution components, almost 90% have now been converted to Revit families. Currently, this content has the most relevant data such as technical specifications, item numbers and deep links to the website. This ensures that the content is light and easy to implement in BIM projects. By adding a GTIN, it is possible to connect each specific product to databases of external parties, e.g. 2BA. This enables users to instantly view trade information such as pricing and inventory.

Smart content
Wiersma sees the bringing together of different data sources into content as the future for BIM content. "Enriching content by adding relevant data will ensure that all stakeholders in a construction project can easily retrieve data for specific products. You can click a product in the model, which immediately displays data on maintenance, spare parts and prices. This enables speed and efficiency advantages to be achieved in the entire chain, from design to delivery and maintenance."

Barcol-Air wants to make its content even smarter by adding calculation and selection data in the future. For example, virtual simulations can be carried out with the addition of data such as quantities of air, noise levels and pressure. "If we can carry out simulations in Revit with intelligent 3D content, this will provide us with both time and money. We can then focus more on innovation to continue to improve our products."

Reliable standard
Barcol-Air collaborates with Stabiplan in creating the content. "Stabicad users have had access to our products for many years through the supply product line in Stabicad. Since we had our PLSs converted to Revit Families on MEPcontent.com, we now can provide BIM content to customers around the world. MEPcontent is a user-friendly platform that contributes to our international strategy because it is available in many countries and different languages. That our content is used all over the world is also reflected in the statistics," says Wiersma.

"The EMCS (Extended MEPcontent Standard) was decisive in choosing Stabiplan as a content partner. There was no good standard in the market for BIM content to meet yet. Stabiplan made a good step with introducing the standard. We can guarantee users of the quality of our content since the EMCS meets other norms and standards. We find that this really helps in the acceptance and use of content."

About Barcol-Air B.V.
Barcol-Air has years of experience in the design, development and implementation of an optimal thermal indoor climate for creating a work environment where people enjoy their work and thus deliver maximum performance. For this purpose, Barcol-Air provides a comprehensive range of high quality air distribution components and adjustment control systems.
Since October 2015, Barcol-Air is part of SIG Air Handling Nederland.

MEPcontent va fi prezent în calitate de expozant la primul eveniment BIM World la Munchen, între 29 și 30 noiembrie 2016. Evenimentul BIM World Munchen va reprezenta, în Germania și țările germanofone, PLATFORMA pentru toți jucătorii implicați în sector. Conferința de două zile, cu zonă de expunere, va demonstra beneficiile și implementarea proceselor digitale, va prezenta aplicații, tehnologii și bune practici BIM esențiale, și va creiona provocările viitoare în lucrul cu BIM (Building Information Modeling). Întâlniți-vă cu experții noștri BIM și descoperiți cele mai bune instrumente BIM pentru domeniul construcțiilor: Stabicad și MEPcontent.

Aflați mai multe despre beneficiile pe care vi le aduc soluțiile noastre cu module de dimensionare integrată și informații specifice, de producător, destinate industriei MEP. Vizitați-ne la standul 66 și aflați mai multe despre valoarea adăugată adusă de Stabicad și MEPcontent.com. Ne întâlnim acolo?

Pentru a le pune la dispoziție inginerilor proiectanți din întreaga lume produse de la Mitsubishi Electric, MEPcontent a produs fișiere BIM pentru toată gama Mr Slim și seria M de aparate de aer condiționat. Aceste produse sunt publicate pe MEPcontent și sunt disponibile acum spre descărcare.

Aparatele de aer condiționat de tip split, mici și medii, oferă avantajul de a fi și compacte, și puternice — o combinație care asigură performanță excelentă și o instalare facilă. Utilizatorii MEPcontent pot descărca acum aceste produse sub formă de familii Revit și fișiere IFC sau .dwg 3D. Articolele 3D sunt compacte și nu încarcă foarte mult proiectul, așadar sunt ușor de utilizat. Echipate cu puncte de conexiune inteligente și dispunând de informații de articol și deeplink-uri, utilizatorii din întregul ciclu BIM pot profita de acestea.

Despre aparatele de aer condiționat Mitsubishi Electric Mr Slim și seria M
Gama Mr Slim include o selecție de opt unități interioare și o serie de patru unități exterioare, disponibile ca Power Inverter, Standard Inverter, Inverter și Zubadan. Cu Mr Slim este facilă construirea unui sistem care se potrivește cel mai bine nevoilor de condiționare a aerului din cameră. Seria M oferă linii diferite de produse, fiecare cu diverse particularități remarcabile. Toate modelele din seria M dispun de invertor, fiecare dintre ele având modele murale și de pardoseală.

Catalogul DYKA AIR a fost actualizat cu unele numere de articol și modificări de deeplink-uri.

Disponibilă de astăzi pe MEPcontent.com: electro-valva generică. La cererea publicului, sunt descărcabile fișierul .dwg 3D și familia Revit pentru utilizare în proiecte BIM.

Available as Revit Family and 3D DWG on MEPcontent.com: Wall Socket combination (two modules) AMAXX from Mennekes. Download this content to directly use it in your BIM-project.

Pachetul de familii DYKA AIR a fost extins cu fitinguri și diametre de până la 235 mm.
Datorită acestei actualizări, DYKA AIR are o gamă mai largă de aplicații, ideale pentru ventilare mecanică și/sau echilibrată.
Grație designului novator, DYKA AIR are o rezistență scăzută la frecarea cu aerul.
Despre DYKA AIR: sistem de tubulatură din material plastic, accesibil oricui.

Setarea de continuare automată a desenării este predefinită în șablonul Revit aferent, astfel încât să puteți modela utilizând articolele DYKA AIR rapid și eficient.
Pentru a afla cum să utilizați optim acest pachet de familii în Revit, consultați manualul.

The Product Line Sheet for multiple VSH pipingsystems has been equipped with a new GTIN, article number or changed availability. MEPcontent subscribers easily import the updated Product Line Sheet (PLS) in Stabicad using the PLIP.

At the request of multiple users generic sanitary content is published on MEPcontent.

A shower system, tap and bottle trap can easily be downloaded from the platform.