ACECAD Software, a leading supplier of structural supply chain solutions and services, has unveiled its StruAEC evolution series solution for the building and construction industries.

The software offers the industry a unique opportunity to collaborate effectively across contracting strategies to gain more value when executing structural steel projects, to reduce steelwork design, fabrication and construction schedules, and costs. It is built on the fabrication information modelling (FIM) framework that enables the true lifecycle of steel data to be fully utilised in the engineering and construction phases of the project through best practice and knowledge based fabrication.
Paul Daynes, head of AceCad EPC division, says: “The StruAEC evolution suite represents a significant investment for AceCad, with productivity, interoperability and collaboration at the core of our developments. We believe we are the only IT vendor delivering solutions for the entire steel data lifecycle, and that the evolution series will define the standard to the steel industry for the next decade.”
The StruAEC evolution suite includes:
• StruEngineer – Structural modelling and connection design for structural engineers.
• StruCad – Structural detailing for structural detailing professionals.
• StruMIS – Fabrication management and MRP system for fabricators.
• StruConstruct – Structural construction management for construction project managers and erection teams (planned for the fourth quarter of this year).
• StruContract – Fabricator contract management and collaboration portal for EPC companies (planned for fourth quarter of this year).
• StruWalker – Collaborative 3D project review tool, integrated and included with StruCad/StruEngineer and StruMIS-based products. A free download for basic project review is also available.
• StruSupport – Training and technical support.
• StruServices – Engineering, StruCad detailing and consultancy services.
Where fully deployed, StruAEC solutions provide a fully-integrated steelwork design and management environment that delivers comprehensive structural layout, design modeling and detailing that is highly productive, with design detailing automation, and automated deliverables for fabrication.
In addition, it offers managed and collaborative workflow that controls, monitors and tracks all aspects of structural supply chain through estimating, design, contracts, procurement, suppliers, fabrication, to site delivery and site erection.
For engineering, users will have more detail and fabrication knowledge much earlier to enable improved structural content in building design systems, constructability reviews, estimate accuracy, and increased control of change through design iterations. Engineering contractors, detailing, fabrication and erection companies will benefit through:
• Structural schedules compression and reducing risk in the supply chain cycle.
• Confidence in design quality and estimate accuracy, with measurable cost reduction through procurement, fabrication and into construction.
• Seamless workflow through the supply chain, eliminating error, reducing rework and oversights.
• Improved cost assessment and communication of change through the supply chain.
• Increased control of structural model and associated deliverables across multiple project office and fabricator locations.
• Improved visibility and traceability of project status and analysis through structural design, fabrication and construction phases.