BEAM/BUILDING ANALYSIS OVERVIEW

• Generally, AGT Robotics can test beams and buildings with CORTEX to follow these objectives:
  • Validate the compatibility between the CAD software but mostly how the beams and columns are drawn;
  • Welds:
    • Validate that the welds modeled in the CAD software can be read by Cortex; OR;
    • Validate that the auto-generated welds by CORTEX are located at the right position and with the right size.
  • General accessibility:
    • Validate the overall results (what welds can be done with robots) ?
    • Validate main reasons if welds are not supported.

PROCEDURE TO SEND BUILDING FOR ANALYSIS

• Identify a few representative beams OR a entire division of the model that is representative.
• General guidelines to select beams:
  • The purpose of the welding robots is to eliminate welding labour. Do not send parts to test the limits. Send regular everyday beams and columns that represent 80% of your daily work.
  • For faster turnaround from AGT, select less than a 100 beams.

GET CAD DATA

• SDS/2
  • Send the .IFC file from SDS2
• TEKLA
  • Send the .AGTX using Cortex Plugin for Tekla; AND
  • Send the IFC file using TEKLA (For viewing purposes only – CAN’T BE PROCESSED IN CORTEX)
• ADVANCED STEEL
  • Send .IFC file from Advanced Steel
• AVEVA BOCAD
  • Send .IFC file from BoCAD
• SOLIDWORKS, OTHER,
  • Contact your sales representative.

UPLOAD .AGTX and/or .IFC files

• Contact your sales representative to get an upload link
• Notify your sales representative that a file has been uploaded and is ready for analysis.