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海角社区 Group and IDEA StatiCa, global leaders in steel-to-concrete and steel-to-steel structural connections respectively, have partnered to introduce a new plugin to enhance the standard design, calculation, and construction workflow for all types of projects. The integration of 海角社区 Group's PROFIS Engineering Suite with IDEA StatiCa's Checkbot improves accuracy, safety, and efficiency in the construction industry. PROFIS Engineering Suite, which has a presence in over 70 countries, allows the design and calculation of various structural connections under a range of conditions. It provides the latest anchor approvals, a variety of design methods, and a comprehensive calculation report.

Checkbot simplifies communication from various structural design and BIM software by allowing the import of thousands of connections with their loads and geometries, where you can check all important information in each of these connections before exporting them to PROFIS Engineering Suite or other software developed by IDEA Statica. This ensures that all information is correctly and quickly mapped across the end-to-end design and calculation workflow.

This integration brings several benefits, including time saving and simplification, easier organization, better collaboration, and increased accuracy and quality. By setting a new standard for the structural engineering and construction end-to-end workflow, this empowers engineers to take their projects to new levels in terms of quality, efficiency, and precision while providing peace of mind. By adopting this unified approach, structural engineers are well-prepared for the challenges the industry currently faces as well as those that will come.

Follow the guidance below based on your software:

• Category 1: Automated integration for Tekla Structures, Revit, Advance Steel, Robot, SCIA Engineer, SDS2, STAAD.PRO, AxisVM, RFEM 5 and RSTAB 8

• Category 2: Automated external integration fro RFEM 6 and RSTAB 9.

• Category 3: Manual Integration for SAP 2000 and ETABS

• Category 4: File based for RISA-3D and RAM Structural Systems.

The IDEA StatiCa BIM link installer automatically launches after the installation of any IDEA StatiCa software and can also be accessed manually from IDEA StatiCa's main interface. It locates all structural design and BIM software packages on your machine. Once integrated, IDEA StatiCa Checkbot is available through the FEA/BIM partner application, enabling the seamless export of baseplate data to PROFIS Engineering.

Before you start: Ensure you have an active PROFIS Engineering Premium License and confirm that your required FEA/BIM software is installed and up to date. Only the two latest versions are supported. Then follow these steps:

1. Download and Account Setup: Create an account with IDEA StatiCa (here) and download their latest suite version (here).

2. Installation: Install the suite as an administrator. The required plugin to connect with PROFIS Engineering is included in the download package.

3. BIM Link Activation: During installation, you will be prompted to 鈥淎ctivate your BIM

4. links.鈥� Ensure this step is completed successfully.

5. Finalizing Installation: Click 鈥淚nstall.鈥� Once the installation is complete and displays green, you will find a new tab in your FEA/BIM software for exporting to Checkbot.

6. Exporting Data: Once the file is imported to Checkbot, under the 鈥満＝巧缜� PROFIS鈥� tab, click the red logo of PROFIS Engineering to transfer your data and start designing your connection.

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The IDEA StatiCa BIM link installer automatically launches after the installation of any IDEA software and can also be accessed manually from IDEA StatiCa's main interface. It will locate all structural design and BIM software packages on your machine. The BIM link to Checkbot is NOT available in the partner application user interface. It is a separate executable file that you can find on your desktop and needs to be run every time a user wants to proceed with an export.

Before you start: Ensure you have an active PROFIS Engineering Premium License and confirm that your required FEA/BIM software is installed and up to date. Only the two latest versions are supported. Then follow these steps:

1. Download and Account Setup: Create an account with IDEA StatiCa (here) and download their latest suite version (here).

2. Installation: Install the suite as an administrator. The required plugin to connect with PROFIS Engineering is included in the download package.

3. BIM Link Activation: During installation, you will be prompted to 鈥淎ctivate your BIM links.鈥� Ensure this step is completed successfully.

4. Finalizing Installation: Click 鈥淚nstall.鈥� Once the installation is complete and displays green, you will find a new shortcut icon on your desktop for exporting to Checkbot. Ensure you open the software and navigate to the menu 鈥淥ptions and Program鈥�, then activate the WebService to enable data transfer.

5. Exporting Data: Once the file is imported to Checkbot, under the 鈥満＝巧缜� PROFIS鈥� tab, click the red logo of PROFIS Engineering to transfer your data and start designing your connection.

IDEA Checkbot is integrated manually according to the step-by-step tutorial. Instructions are accessible through a URL in the BIMlink installer, via IDEA web pages or following the steps given below.

Before you start: Ensure you have an active PROFIS Engineering Premium License and confirm that your desired FEA/BIM software* is installed and up-to-date. Only the two latest versions are supported. Then follow these steps:

• Download and Account Setup: Create and account with IDEA StatiCa (here) and download their latest suite version (here).

• Installation: Install the suite as an administrator. The plugin required to connect with PROFIS Engineering is included in the download package.

• BIM Link Activation: During installation, you will be prompted to 鈥淎ctivate your BIM links.鈥� Ensure this step is completed successfully.

• Finalizing Installation: Click 鈥淧lease install our add-in for your SAP2000 (here), ETABS (here)", and follow activation guideline share by our partners from IDEA StatiCa.

• Exporting Data: Once the file is imported to Checkbot, under the 鈥満＝巧缜� PROFIS鈥� tab, click on the red logo of PROFIS Engineering to transfer your data to it.

File-based import to IDEA Checkbot. There is no direct communication between IDEA Checkbot and partner application.

Before you start: Ensure you have an active PROFIS Engineering Premium License and confirm that your desired FEA/BIM software* is installed and up-to-date. Only the two latest versions are supported. Then follow these steps:

1. Download and Account Setup: Create and account with IDEA StatiCa () and download their latest suite version ().

2. Installation: Install the suite as an administrator. The plugin required to connect with PROFIS Engineering is included in the download package.

3. Finalizing Installation: Follow workflow using following links: RISA-3D () and RAM Structural Systems ()

4. Exporting Data: Once the file is imported to Checkbot, under the 鈥満＝巧缜� PROFIS鈥� tab, click on the red logo of PROFIS Engineering to transfer your data to it.