FINE MEP (''Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing'') is a
BIM
''Bim'' is a 1974 Trinidad and Tobago film written by Raoul Pantin and directed by Hugh A. Robertson. It was described by Bruce Paddington as "one of the most important films to be produced in Trinidad and Tobago and... one of the classics of Ca ...
CAD
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers (or ) to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve co ...
software tool for
Building services engineering
Building services engineering is a professional engineering discipline that strives to achieve a safe and comfortable indoor environment whilst minimizing the environmental impact of a building.
Alternative titles are "building services engineerin ...
design, built on top of
IntelliCAD
IntelliCAD is a Computer-aided design, CAD editor and development platform with an Application Programming Interface Api, API published by the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium ("ITC") through shared development. IntelliCAD emulates the basic inter ...
. It provides full IFC (
Industry Foundation Classes
The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) is a CAD data exchange data schema intended for description of architectural, building and construction industry data.
It is a platform-neutral, open data schema specification that is not controlled by a singl ...
) support, according to the 2x3 IFC Standard. FINE BIM structure, enables a smart model shaping and high design accuracy, directly applied to the real 3D building model and its building services (HVAC, water supply, sewerage, electricity). Not only the building elements (i.e. walls, openings, roofs etc.), but also the components of the mechanical/electrical installations themselves (i.e. pipes, heating units, fittings, cables etc.) are all intelligent objects carrying their own attributes and interacting among each other. MEP design is supported by specific CAD commands (i.e. smart location of units/appliances, auto-routing commands for pipes/cables etc.) and further facilitated through sophisticated recognition and validation algorithms, providing a user-friendly modeling environment.
AEC Technology Updates, Spring 2013: February 28, 2013
All the six FINE MEP software vertical applications, a) FineHVAC for
HVAC
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is the use of various technologies to control the temperature, humidity, and purity of the air in an enclosed space. Its goal is to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality. HV ...
design,
FineHVAC in the Building Energy Software Tools Directory, sponsored by DOE, the U.S. Department of Energy b) FineELEC for Electrical design, c) FineSANI for Sanitary design, d) FineFIRE for Fire Fighting design, e) FineGAS for Gas installation design, and f) FineLIFT for Elevator design, combine design and calculations within a synergistically integrated environment, performing all the required calculations directly from the drawings, and generating automatically all the case study results: Calculation sheets, technical reports, a complete series of final drawings updated with the calculation results (plan views, vertical diagrams, details), bill of materials, budget estimation and others.
In addition, FINE MEP applications interact in a synergistic way with the other vertical BIM software applications of the 4M Building Design Suite (i.e.
IDEA Architectural and STRAD Structural). All the 4M BIM Software "work by running a single spatial database to define intelligent objects for all disciplines, whether architecture, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, elevators, and so on
[ Article in upFront.eZine by Ralph Grabowski - upFront.eZine news #640: April 6, 2010]
See also
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Building Information Modeling
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 ...
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Industry Foundation Classes
The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) is a CAD data exchange data schema intended for description of architectural, building and construction industry data.
It is a platform-neutral, open data schema specification that is not controlled by a singl ...
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Building services engineering
Building services engineering is a professional engineering discipline that strives to achieve a safe and comfortable indoor environment whilst minimizing the environmental impact of a building.
Alternative titles are "building services engineerin ...
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Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...
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Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...
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Hydraulic engineering
Hydraulic engineering as a sub-discipline of civil engineering is concerned with the flow and conveyance of fluids, principally water and sewage. One feature of these systems is the extensive use of gravity as the motive force to cause the mov ...
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IntelliCAD
IntelliCAD is a Computer-aided design, CAD editor and development platform with an Application Programming Interface Api, API published by the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium ("ITC") through shared development. IntelliCAD emulates the basic inter ...
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IDEA Architectural
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DWG
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List of computer-aided design editors
The table below provides an overview of notable computer-aided design (CAD) software. It does not judge power, ease of use, or other user-experience aspects. The table does not include software that is still in development (beta software). For al ...
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Comparison of CAD, CAM and CAE file viewers
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Comparison of CAD editors for AEC
The table below provides an overview of notable computer-aided design (CAD) software. It does not judge power, ease of use, or other user-experience aspects. The table does not include software that is still in development ( beta software). For ...
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References
External links
4M - 4M's BIM Suite website4M - The manufacturer's websiteBIM Applications listed on BuildingSmart, the "international home of open bim"IntelliCAD success stories
by ITC, the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium]
BIM booklet by Infocomm InternationalInstitute for BIM in Canada
- AECbytes Viewpoint #35: February 12, 2008]
AECbytes Vendorhub on BIM for MEP
- upFront.eZine news #640: April 6, 2010
FineHVAC comparison with other MEP softwareFINE MEP on YoutubeFineHVAC in the Ashrae online bookstore
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Computer-aided design software
Building information modeling
BIM software