Magnetti Building
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Precast (R)Evolutions: Magnetti Building Transforms Precast Processes with Revit
Magnetti delivers many types of precast elements, such as columns, individual foundations, façade panels, TT-slabs, and roof panels. To efficiently model them according to the exact fabrication requirements specific to Magnetti’s production line, they turned to Massimo Speziani’s Precast Designer for Revit, a tool to design, analyze, and produce precast elements.
Since the design of projects couldn’t stop during the transition to Revit, Magnetti opted for a multi-step migration. In phase 1, they started using the Precast Designer for Revit to model accurately for fabrication. For roofs and façades, they use the rule-based automatic segmentation to define planar precast elements. Mounting parts and many other types of embeds are automatically placed as well. The placement of such items can be optimized using bidimensional nesting and other customizable area rules. What’s even more useful is that by having this automated routine, engineers can quickly iterate through several options, using different types of embeds from several providers and selecting the most cost-effective solution.
So far, they report a 20% reduction in the time for designing and detailing precast projects, and they have experienced a 20% time reduction of the construction process. These are solid numbers, especially considering that Magnetti had already perfected CAD-based automated workflows across the decades.