Available on the Web, library for Intergraph FrameWorks Plus includes data for 431 sections
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., August 13, 1999 - Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ:INGR) today announced the availability of an extensive properties library of Bull Moose Tube Co. DF50 hollow structural sections (HSS) for rectangular and square products up to a 48 inch periphery. Free to any licensed user of Intergraph FrameWorks(R) Plus, the library includes 431 sections and is scheduled for availability by August 31, 1999. Users can download the library from Intergraph, smart.intergraph.com or Bull Moose Tube Co., www.bullmoosetube.com. The library is compatible with FrameWorks Plus 3.0 and higher. Bull Moose Tube DF50 meets and exceeds the conventional ASTM A500 Grade B standards.
The Bull Moose Tube Co. HSS library benefits FrameWorks Plus users by enabling them to create an accurate material take off (MTO) for ordering sections from Bull Moose Tube Co. In addition, the library provides accurate section properties in the model, and promotes improved communication between the designer and Bull Moose Tube Co. by ensuring that all parties use the same sections and associated data.
FrameWorks Plus is 2D/3D structural engineering and modeling software that runs within MicroStation. FrameWorks Plus 3.1 integrates with third-party software for analysis and design as well as detailing, and enables modeling and drawing of structural steel beams, columns, and braces, as well as concrete slabs and walls. FrameWorks Plus 3.1 produces intelligent models, and engineers can use model data for physical members, accurate material takeoffs, realistic project reviews in 3D, and detailing information.
Compliant with the CIMsteel data exchange protocol (DEP) standard, FrameWorks Plus includes two-way interfaces to GT STRUDL (Georgia Tech CASE Center), LARSA (Larsa, Inc.) and STAAD-III (Research Engineers Inc.) structural analysis/design software. FrameWorks Plus 3.1 runs within MicroStation on the Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) and Windows(R) 95 operating systems.
"For the structural engineering and construction environment, the addition of Bull Moose Tube Co. DF50 hollow structural sections library to FrameWorks Plus will prove to be an important tool which will allow users to take advantage of the structural and cost efficiencies of unique tubular sections in construction," said Rolf Fredriksen, international sales manager, Bull Moose Tube Co.
About Bull Moose Tube Co.
Bull Moose Tube Co. is a manufacturer of high-quality welded tubular and pipe goods, including hollow structural tubing, air heater and mechanical tubing, fire sprinkler pipe and related products. Headquartered in Chesterfield, Mo. and with numerous regional manufacturing facilities in the U. S., Bull Moose Tube Co. is a subsidiary of the privately-held Caparo Group Ltd., an international group of companies that has annual sales of more than $1 billion.
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