IDECAD Course

ideCAD offers an end-to-end integrated working model by combining design, analysis, and implementation processes in architecture, engineering, and construction projects within a single integrated BIM environment. While gathering both technical production and project coordination on the same platform, this structure delivers speed, accuracy, and interdisciplinary harmony together. The features and benefits of the software are as follows:

 Architectural Design, 3D Modeling, and Visual Presentation Processes

• Thanks to its user-friendly and intuitive interface design, it becomes possible to model projects much faster and more comfortably with drag-and-drop practicality. Users adapt to the project in a shorter time, accelerating the production process.
• With its 3D modeling infrastructure, plans, sections, and elevations are generated automatically. Design time is shortened, and drawing inconsistencies and reworks are reduced.
• Realistic presentations can be prepared using advanced rendering and visualization tools. The clarity of projects increases, strengthening communication with clients and investors. By presenting projects in a clearer and more understandable way, communication carried out with clients and investors is moved to a stronger foundation.

Engineering Analysis and Structural Safety

• Modeling and analysis can be performed for reinforced concrete, steel, timber, and aluminum structure types. 

Executing projects of different characteristics through a single platform minimizes organizations' dependence on different software and their need for diversity.

• Advanced engineering calculations, including earthquake effects, are carried out through static and dynamic analyses. Structural safety is enhanced, and compliance with regulations is ensured.
• P-Delta and second-order effects are taken into account, yielding analysis results that are closer to reality.
•  By conducting error-free calculation processes within the framework of the current Earthquake Regulation and technical standards, it supports the design of safe structural projects that fully align with legal legislation.

 Detailing and Automated Production Approach

• Automatic reinforcement placement and detail drawings are generated for reinforced concrete elements. Speed increases in construction documents, and human error is reduced.
• Connection details and sections are prepared automatically for steel and timber structures. Site applications progress in a more organized and error-free manner.
• Automated reporting is performed in accordance with regulations, providing time savings and standard compliance in official processes.

BIM, Integration, and Collaboration

• Thanks to its BIM-based structure, all disciplines can work on the same model. Project coordination is strengthened, and clashes are reduced.
• Data exchange with different software is provided through IFC, DXF, and DWG format support, creating interoperability between systems and flexible working opportunities.
• Projects can be accessed from anywhere via the cloud-based sharing infrastructure. While coordination between the office and the construction site gains speed, a secure and uninterrupted data management infrastructure is obtained across all processes.

Due to its innovative BIM (Building Information Modeling) infrastructure and full compliance with local/international regulations, ideCAD is one of the prominent applications in the sector for structural design and project development processes. The main use cases of the software are as follows:

Architectural Design and 3D Modeling: It is effectively used in floor plans, sections, elevations, interior and exterior designs, as well as advanced 3D visualization (rendering) processes. Architectural concepts are quickly transformed into reality thanks to its smart objects.

Civil and Structural Engineering: It is used for modeling reinforced concrete, steel, and composite structures, and performing their static and dynamic analyses. It automatically designs components such as columns, beams, shear walls, raft foundations, and steel connection elements, completing reinforcement/section calculations in accordance with regulations.

Integrated Project Management and Coordination (BIM): By building a bridge between architects and engineers, it enables working with shared data (All-in-One) on the same structural model. In this way, interdisciplinary clashes (e.g., structural elements passing through architectural walls) are instantly detected, optimizing project management processes.

Earthquake and Retrofitting Engineering: It guides seismic engineering standards in performing earthquake performance analyses of existing structures (Linear or Nonlinear Analysis - Pushover analysis) and designing retrofitting projects for risky buildings with jacketed columns, carbon fiber (FRP) applications, or additional shear walls.

This training is designed for architects, civil engineers, site managers, project managers, and all professionals wishing to specialize in the construction sector. At the end of the training, participants gain the following skills:

• While comprehending how architectural and engineering data are processed harmoniously and coordinately on a single shared platform, they experience firsthand how information flow is managed within a more systematic and controlled structure.
•  They develop the competence to flawlessly model a wide variety of structures, ranging from reinforced concrete buildings with complex geometric forms to steel truss systems, vaults, industrial facilities, and raft foundation systems.
• They acquire the ability to correctly set up the finite element mesh in structural analyses, define seismic spectrum curves, and accurately interpret analysis results from an engineering perspective.
• By automatically generating formwork plans, reinforcement details, steel connection fabrication drawings, and sheet layouts of completed designs according to international standards, they minimize the burden of manual drawing.
• Beyond traditional theoretical approaches, the training program is conducted with a complete focus on industrial projects and practical field applications. By ensuring the error-free reporting of material and reinforcement quantities (exportable in Excel format), sustainable and cost-oriented design strategies are effectively put into practice.

ideCAD is a software that flexibly designs its pricing and licensing structure according to users' professional needs, scope of use, and corporate scales. Costs vary based on the preferred module structure (architectural, structural, or integrated AEC solutions), license usage model (perpetual license or subscription), number of users, and the need for network access.

 While single-user license options are offered for individual professionals, network-based shared licensing systems are preferred for offices and corporate structures. While access is facilitated for educational institutions and students through specially discounted or free versions, software updates and technical support services also stand out as critical factors affecting the total cost of ownership. This structure enables ideCAD to be a flexible solution that can adapt to different needs for both individual users and large-scale engineering offices.