Advancements in the computing realm have assisted the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry to progress significantly by automating several design tasks and activities. Building Information Modelling (BIM) authoring tools have played a significant role in automating design tasks and reducing the efforts required by the designer in redundant, repetitive or production-oriented activities. This paper explores one such approach that, with the help of BIM authoring tool and its Application Programming Interface (API), reduces the efforts expended on formwork design for concrete structures. The paper utilises the concept of using BIM data as input to compute the quantity of formwork, and generate visualisations and schedule of formwork. The developed approach first takes data input from semantic BIM to the API environment for computation and design of formwork systems, which is then placed within the BIM model, to generate visualisation and prepare schedules. The research work utilises a structural concrete wall as an example to demonstrate the presented approach. The approach will be influential in streamlining the formwork design process in the BIM environment and reducing efforts required by the designer and the planning engineer. Since the formwork elements are generated as 3-Dimensional (3D) solids and smart BIM elements, the generated model of formwork can be used for resolving clashes, scheduling, and resource planning.

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利用BIM中的建筑构件数据进行模板规划

计算领域的进步通过自动化一些设计任务和活动，帮助了建筑，工程和建筑（AEC）行业取得了显着进步。建筑信息模型（BIM）创作工具在自动化设计任务和减少设计师在重复，重复或面向生产的活动中所需的工作方面发挥了重要作用。本文探讨了一种这样的方法，借助BIM创作工具及其应用程序编程接口（API），可以减少在混凝土结构模板设计上花费的精力。本文利用将BIM数据用作输入的概念来计算模板数量，并生成可视化效果和模板进度。开发的方法首先将来自语义BIM的数据输入到API环境进行模板系统的计算和设计，然后将其放置在BIM模型中，以生成可视化并准备时间表。研究工作以混凝土结构墙为例来说明所提出的方法。该方法将对简化BIM环境中的模板设计过程以及减少设计人员和规划工程师的工作产生影响。由于模板元素是作为3维（3D）实体和智能BIM元素生成的，因此生成的模板模型可用于解决冲突，计划和资源计划。研究工作以混凝土结构墙为例来说明所提出的方法。该方法将对简化BIM环境中的模板设计过程以及减少设计人员和规划工程师的工作产生影响。由于模板元素是作为3维（3D）实体和智能BIM元素生成的，因此生成的模板模型可用于解决冲突，计划和资源计划。研究工作以混凝土结构墙为例来说明所提出的方法。该方法将对简化BIM环境中的模板设计过程以及减少设计人员和规划工程师的工作产生影响。由于模板元素是作为3维（3D）实体和智能BIM元素生成的，因此生成的模板模型可用于解决冲突，计划和资源计划。