Timber iQ December 2019 - January 2020 // Issue: 47 | Page 36

FEATURES
The future of
timber framing
with software
By MiTek
The launch of PAMIR is the most significant software development to have
taken place in the roof truss industry in the last 20 years, and it is believed
that it will set customers further apart in today’s competitive marketplace.
M
iTek is extremely proud of the product
and of the team that has brought it to
market and are looking forward to the
challenge of rolling PAMIR out to our
South African customers in 2019.
The software has been ten years in development,
comprises of more than 760 000 lines of code and has
taken 130 man-years of work to complete. The result is
software that delivers to the modern truss manufacturer
quicker estimating capabilities, quicker roof editing
tools and a more integrated software environment.
MiTek customers in Europe have used PAMIR for the
past 5 years, and the software has reached a level of
maturity that will be of great benefit to us in South
Africa. PAMIR is also fully compliant with the latest
SANS codes.
It’s not just the roof truss manufacturer who will benefit
from the new PAMIR software – throughout the supply
chain there are benefits which will help to keep
customers coming back for more trusses.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
PAMIR enables the truss manufacturer to email the
completed roof design in a special PAMIR viewer file
with a link to the PAMIR viewer software. It is a freely
downloadable viewer which can be installed on any
Windows PC and enables anyone in the supply chain to
view the roof model and navigate the roof design in 3D.
The viewer software enables the recipient to check
dimensions in both the layout and the frame view, as
well as to view bookmarked views in the 3D view which
enables quick and easy communication regarding more
complex areas of the roof design. This feature was
specially developed for the likes of specifiers, roof
erectors, roof inspectors and homeowners as it enables
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them to get an interactive model of the complete
roof structure.
The roof truss manufacturing industry demands results
faster, cheaper and of higher quality. That’s why
development and improvement of software to grow
customers’ business success is a continuous process.
PAMIR combines roof layout, frame view and high-
quality CAD output features, all into one integrated
software platform. Historically these three areas have
been handled by three distinct software packages with
a training requirement which reflected that fact. PAMIR
is a single integrated software environment delivering all
three functions, which means that roof designers have
just one environment to learn and are more productive
and faster than ever before.
The modern roof designer needs to be able to design a
roof very quickly. With several new enquiries arriving on
their desk every day, they need software solutions that
enable them to design and quote roofs in no time at all.
Customers often expect information quickly and the
ability to work within their time frame requirements can
often make the difference when it comes to retaining
their continued business.
With PAMIR it is possible to quickly edit the building
dimensions and watch the roof dynamically re-frame.
Whether you are moving walls, adding an attic room,
changing the roof pitch, or mirroring roof features;
PAMIR’s dynamic framing allows you to make the
change in seconds. With PAMIR’s powerful CAD
functions, users are able to produce high quality
output including building elevations, live cross
sections, zoomed in 3D details and truss profiles,
quickly and easily.
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