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ASSA ABLOY Openings Studio
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Improving door openings collaboration through BIM and beyond
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inding the door opening solution that best suited a building project is no small feat. Be it residential or commercial, single storey or high rise, every project is fitted with numerous doors and hundreds of fittings that require careful planning in order to meet client’s specifications and requirements. Since its establishment, ASSA ABLOY has helped billions of people experience a more open world through innovations that enable safe, secure and convenient access to physical and digital places. Calling on our years of expertise and deep understanding of architectural projects, ASSA ABLOY has developed a more complete range of products than any other company in the market. This now include our very one cloud-based BIM software – the ASSA ABLOY OPENINGS STUDIOTM. OPENINGS STUDIOTM is a suite of Building Information Modelling (BIM) software tools for creating and visualizing 3D doors, frames and hardware objects as well as modifying their associated perimeters. OPENINGS STUDIOTM is intended to serve as an all-in-one innovation for all stakeholders involved in the project and for the lifecycle of the building. As
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it comprises all sorts of building projects and applications, the software ensures that the design, construction and facility management processes for every opening can be carried out seamlessly and efficiently, optimising the full potential of BIM technology. The software has the capacity to instantly build and modify thousands of openings, including curtain panels, custom frames and light applications. As a productivity enhancement tool, it eliminates inefficiencies working with 2D documents and drawings, and seamlessly integrates product basis-of-design details into opening models for use in schedule. OPENING STUDIOTM also features change log and RFI tracking that minimizes constructability errors and omissions during the design and construction processes. For instance, when a project revision is submitted through the software, it will automatically keep tracks of all changes made to the door openings. The software can also create special smart tags that provide easy access to door and hardware information, specific to each opening during inspections and site surveys. The software’s built-in is linked to supplemental information such as catalogues and technical sheets,
installation and maintenance instructions, sustainability and performance documents, etc., which can be seamless shared across to architects, contractors, suppliers and even project owners. It can also compare material selections for variable pricing options so the best door opening solutions can be quickly determined for the project. ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions (M) Sdn Bhd Level 1, East Wing, Wisma Consplant 1 No.2, Jalan SS16/4, 47500 Subang Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. Tel : +603 5651 7800 | Fax : +603 5613 3889 E-mail: info.my@assaabloy.com Website: www.assaabloyopeningsolutions.com.my
