Getting Started
- Zeynep Bayam
- Cagin Yakar
Welcome to the basics of the OpenBrIM Platform Application, Parametric Modeling, and the Library Concept. If you're an experienced bridge or structural engineer familiar with analysis and design processes, this user guide aims to help you understand how the OpenBrIM Platform can streamline your traditional tasks through an innovative approach, resulting in faster and more error-resistant workflows. As you progress, you'll also enhance your skill set with new technological and parametric thinking capabilities, complementing your engineering expertise.
Having this user guide, you’ll be able to:
Navigate within the OpenBrIM Platform Application
Have an insight into the Parametric Markup Language and Parametric Object Development
Create a parametric 3D model
Create a parametric finite element model
Use cloud-based features for the model revision history
Share your model with your colleagues
Run Finite Element Analysis
Review Staged Construction Analysis results
Review Influence Surface Based Live Load Analysis results
Design superstructure and substructure elements per AASHTO 9th Edition and DOT Amendments
Load rate superstructure elements
Use parametric customized summary reports
Quick Tip
All the instructions are prepared as a step-by-step guide. As easy as navigating the application and using the spreadsheet, it may be exhausting to follow the user guide and apply it to your account simultaneously. It is essential to understand the basics for your development. Repeating or starting over from any step may help you grab the content. You may also ask for OpenBrIM Platform guidance by sharing your question with info@openbrim.org.
Always remember that this is a parametric environment where the bridge components, code checks, analysis calculations, and workflows are defined as a parametric library object. This will help you to understand the technology that you are using.