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    Integrated Structural Modeling

    Download HereDownload the Latest Version of Integrated Structural Modeling

    See the release notes located HERE for what's new in this version of ISM.

    What is Integrated Structural Modeling (ISM)?

     Bentley’s Integrated Structural Modeling (ISM) allows structural engineers and designers to share structural engineering project information among modeling, analysis, design, drafting, and detailing software applications.

    More details on the philosophy behind ISM and how the process works can be found HERE. The adjacent chart shows how structural engineering and BIM software brands interoperate with one another using ISM.

    Using ISM in Engineering Workflows

    ISM facilitates interoperability across engineering teams and design disciplines, allowing designers to choose the products best suited for a particular project. With ISM-based workflows engineers can exchange data, synchronize revisions, track progress, compare alternatives, and publish deliverables. Below are some common workflows for which ISM is employed.

    VIDEO: RAM interop with Revit (click HERE for information on the ISM Revit Plugin)

    VIDEO: Round Trip Interop between RAM Concept and Revit

    VIDEO: SACS interop with STAAD.Pro

    VIDEO: ProStructures interop with STAAD.Pro and STAAD Foundation Advanced

    VIDEO: Interop Advancements in STAAD.Pro CONNECT Edition

    VIDEO: Rebar interop and documentation using RAM and Revit

    VIDEO: Reading an ISM file into Tekla (click HERE for information on the ISM Tekla Plugin)

    TECH TALK: Managing Revisions to Structural Engineering Models Using ISM

    How Our Industry is Using ISM

    Click HERE to learn how WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff used ISM to interoperate between RAM and Revit in designing the 62-story Bishopsgate in London's financial district.

    Latest News

    A new version of Structural Synchronizer was released in December 2017. The most recent version of the ISM family of products is listed below:

    • Structural Synchronizer CONNECT Edition Update 2 (ISM 6.0)
    • Structural Navigator CONNECT Edition Update 1 (the mobile review app now with support for Android)
    • ISM Revit Plugin CONNECT Edition (now with support for Revit 2020)

    Tekla users are encouraged to obtain the latest Tekla ISM plugin from the Trimble Solutions - Tekla Warehouse. Phase 2 of the link is compatible with Structural Synchronizer CONNECT Edition and Tekla Structures 2016.

    ISM Enabled Application Timeline

     

    The following products are ISM-enabled:

    • OpenBuildings Designer
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    • RAM Elements
    • RAM Structural System
    • Revit Structure
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    • Tekla
    • Concept
    • Integrated Structural Modeling
    • RAM Elements
    • BIM
    • imodel
    • Structural Modeler
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    • ISM
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