cadwork informatik AG is a multinational software company headquartered in

Basel, Switzerland , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen ( ...

. It develops and markets software products primarily for the construction industry. These products include timber industry products in computer-aided design ( CAD) and

computer-aided manufacturing Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) also known as computer-aided modeling or computer-aided machining is the use of software to control machine tools in the manufacturing of work pieces. This is not the only definition for CAM, but it is the most ...

( CAM) as well as products in

building information model Building information modeling (BIM) is a process supported by various tools, technologies and contracts involving the generation and management of digital representations of physical and functional characteristics of places. Building informatio ...

(BIM) and virtual design and construction (VDC). These products are suitable for

designer A designer is a person who plans the form or structure of something before it is made, by preparing drawings or plans. In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, products, processes, laws, games, graphics, services, or exp ...

structural engineer Structural engineers analyze, design, plan, and research structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users or occupants. Their work takes account mainly of safety, technical, economi ...

s, construction engineers, civil engineering draftspeople, building contractors, and in the case of BIMTeam VDC, the construction crews. cadwork integration of design, manufacturing, and construction has contributed to Europe's 25-year lead on North America in the timber construction industry. cadwork was formed in 1988 at the

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(EPFL) Department of Timber Construction as a continuation of research in software by the

Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology The CSEM is a Swiss research and development centre (R&D) active in the fields of precision manufacturing, digitalization, and renewable energy. It follows a public-private not-for-profit partnership model. CSEM develops and transfers technolo ...

(CSEM), a watch industry research department. The company has seven subsidiaries with offices in Saône, France; Hildesheim, Germany; Rýmařov, Czech Republic; Breitenwang, Austria; Cuarte, Spain;

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, and Palo Alto in California.

Products

Products and technical details

cadwork is mainly known for its timber industry wood products, but in Switzerland, it is a leading software for civil engineers. In 2004, cadwork started the development of Lexocad, a BIM-level design-planning-construction software. * cadwork 2D: The entry-level module to cadwork 2d, with two-dimensional lines and surfaces with different hatches. It is a '' '2.5D CAD system','' in addition to

two-dimensional In mathematics, a plane is a Euclidean ( flat), two-dimensional surface that extends indefinitely. A plane is the two-dimensional analogue of a point (zero dimensions), a line (one dimension) and three-dimensional space. Planes can arise ...

editing, cadwork 2d also allows for

height Height is measure of vertical distance, either vertical extent (how "tall" something or someone is) or vertical position (how "high" a point is). For example, "The height of that building is 50 m" or "The height of an airplane in-flight is ab ...

information. Height information is particularly suitable for construction planning while transitioning from 2D to the 3D module, which in 3d provides for developing a tender for construction project competitions. An alternative to cadwork 2D is

AutoCAD AutoCAD is a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application. Developed and marketed by Autodesk, AutoCAD was first released in December 1982 as a desktop app running on microcomputers with internal graphics controllers. ...

. A module of cadwork 2d allows for reinforced concrete and

geographic information system A geographic information system (GIS) is a type of database containing geographic data (that is, descriptions of phenomena for which location is relevant), combined with software tools for managing, analyzing, and visualizing those data. In a ...

(GIS) plans. The file format is .2d. * cadwork 3D: A timber 3D CAD/CAM design product. In cadwork 3d, one works with volumes to depict walls, generate wooden and steel rakes, and plan three-dimensional nodes

space Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually con ...

. The primary areas of application are timber and steel construction. cadwork 3D offers free volume models; an internal axis (length, width, and height) makes it possible to assemble the individual components easily into complex, three-dimensional structures. There are several additional modules, such as a wizard for entering a roof, an assistant for the elementation of walls, or also the output of the individual components as a dimensioned 2D component drawing or on

computer numerical control Numerical control (also computer numerical control, and commonly called CNC) is the automated control of machining tools (such as drills, lathes, mills, grinders, routers and 3D printers) by means of a computer. A CNC machine processes ...

(CNC) joinery machines. The Timber Engineering Reference described cadwork 3d as broadly featured with modules for heavy timber roof, heavy timber frame, log structures, panelization, CAM fabrication, parametric variant module, glulam lamination design, and a bill of materials. The file format is .3d. * cadwork 2dr/cadwork Engineer: An infrastructure design product with engineering features for

topographic Topography is the study of the forms and features of land surfaces. The topography of an area may refer to the land forms and features themselves, or a description or depiction in maps. Topography is a field of geoscience and planetary sci ...

and

road A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types of ...

. The file format is .2dr. * cadwork Lexocad: A commercial BIM

3D design 3-D, 3D, or 3d may refer to: Science, technology, and mathematics Relating to three-dimensionality * Three-dimensional space ** 3D computer graphics, computer graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data ** 3D film, a ...

product, which includes 4D scheduling, 5D pricing, and 6D execution.Manfred Breit, Manfred Vogel, Fritz Häubi, Fabian Märki, Marco Soldati, László István Etesi, Nicky Hochmuth, Andreas Walther "ENHANCEMENT OF VIRTUAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS," CIB W78 2008 International Conference on Information Technology in Construction, Santiago, Chile, 2008. http://www.irbnet.de/daten/iconda/CIB16896.pdf When combined with cadwork 2dr, Lexocad provides a BIM planning and construction interface for construction crews and construction engineers. Lexocad has free cadwork viewers, which allows zooming, panning, and printing; however, the

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version does not allow modifying a file. The file format is .lxz. * cadwork BIMteam: A webGL model interface with total station functions; an alternative is

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BIM 360. * cadwork BIMview: A webGL viewer.

Research and development collaborations

* University: ** cadwork informatik AG is an active member of the Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE), Stanford University. ** cadwork informatik AG partnered on a "Science to Market" project with the Institute of 4D Technologies (i4Ds), University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. This project included the Swiss Federation Innovation Agency (KTI/CTI) and industry partner

Swiss Federal Railways Swiss Federal Railways (german: link=no, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, ''SBB''; french: link=no, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, ''CFF''; it, Ferrovie federali svizzere, ''FFS'') is the national railway company of Switzerland. It is usuall ...

Corporation (SBB) in Bern. ** cadwork informatik AG supported the development of shadow algorithms at

Brno University of Technology Brno University of Technology (abbreviated: ''BUT''; in Czech: Vysoké učení technické v Brně – Czech abbreviation: ''VUT'') is a university located in Brno, Czech Republic. Being founded in 1899 and initially offering a single cours ...

, Czech Republic * Industry: Swiss Research Centre for Rationalization in Building and Civil Engineering CRB,

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; collaboration on integrating ontology representation through BIM of products, processes, and applied resources. * Software: BuildingSMART; collaboration on infra-BIM for roads, rail, bridges, and waterways.

Education and certifications

The cadwork customer base is a network of practitioners; through a long-term client relationship, cadwork continues software support, development of custom solutions, and application education. In education, cadwork works with collaborators to provide continuing education opportunities, such as with the Tall Wood Institute. In North America, cadwork collaborates with the Timber Framers Guild apprenticeship education in collaboration with the

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Manufacturing

cadwork is the primary fabrication software used by timber manufacturers globally, as such, cadwork has a diverse network of manufacturers throughout the world. To work in timber manufacturing, knowledge of cadwork is a criterion so to allow for operating and programming of

CNC machines Numerical control (also computer numerical control, and commonly called CNC) is the automated control of machining tools (such as drills, lathes, mills, grinders, routers and 3D printers) by means of a computer. A CNC machine processes a pie ...

. Modeling: Timber Frame Headquarters Fabricators *Timber Artisans *Rocky Mountain Joinery"CNC MACHINE OPERATOR (HUNDEGGER K2I)," Rocky Mountain Joinery, last accessed August 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190806235229/https://www.tfguild.org/notices/cnc-machine-operator-hundegger-k2i2/ *Euclid Timber Frames Equipment *

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HOMAG woodworking tools *Hundegger machinery

Company history

cadwork informatik AG was founded in 1988 as a continuation of the research by the

(CSEM) and the

(EPFL). In 1992, cadwork expanded outside the Swiss market by opening cadwork Germany in Hildesheim. * 1980, the initial developers envisioned cadwork as a tool for the

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industry; developed by the Centre suisse d'électronique et de microtechnique (CSEM). * 1982, the

( EPFL) continued developing cadwork in Fortran and compiled in 32 or 64 bits on workstations, such as those from

Apollo Computer Apollo Computer Inc., founded in 1980 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, by William Poduska (a founder of Prime Computer) and others, developed and produced Apollo/Domain workstations in the 1980s. Along with Symbolics and Sun Microsystems, Apollo w ...

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( VAX and Alpha platforms), and Hewlett-Packard. * 1989, Cadwork informatik was founded as a

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society in

. * 1992, cadwork informatik Software GmbH, founded in Hildesheim. * 1996, cadwork dropped support for workstations and became Microsoft Windows compliant. * 2004, cadwork started the development of Lexocad. * 2016, cadwork France Sàrl was founded in the East of France.

Recognition of industry practitioners

The ‘cadwork competition' provides recognition for aesthetically pleasing timber construction. There are various categories; in 2019, Laminated Timber Solutions received a public buildings award for their

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (French, ) or ( Dutch, ), often simply called Molenbeek, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, from which it is separated ...

passive building constructed entirely of cross-laminated timber (CLT). This residential structure consists of 17 units (single- and dual-story apartments) with ancillary common parts."Laminated Timber Solutions (LTS) wins Cadwork award," Laminated Timber Solutions, March 22, 2019. https://www.laminatedtimbersolutions.be/en/news/laminated-timber-solutions-lts-wins-cadwork-award

References

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