Timber iQ June - July 2019 // Issue: 44 | Página 30

FEATURES
The PAMIR software makes it possible to edit truss and building dimensions and watch the
roof re-frame dynamically.
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in today’s competitive marketplace,” says Viljoen. The
software comprises of more than 760 000 lines of code and
has taken 130 man-years of work to complete. “MiTek
customers in Europe have used PAMIR for the past five years,
and the software has reached a level of maturity that will be
of great benefit to us in South Africa. We are currently
ensuring that it is fully compliant with the SANS codes,”
Viljoen states.
Recent months have seen relentless testing of the
software, simulating various design and practical scenarios
relevant to the South African roofing industry in preparation
for PAMIR to be rolled out to South African customers in the
second quarter of 2019.
PAMIR combines roof layout, truss engineering and
high-quality CAD output features all into one integrated
software platform which can be easily configured to meet
specific users’ requirements. Historically, these three areas
have been addressed by three distinct software packages,
each with a training requirement.
Contrarily, PAMIR is a single integrated software
environment, meaning that roof designers have just one
platform to learn, making the whole process more
productive and faster. The software allows the user to
specify factors which will affect the structural performance
of the structure, including roof cover, site altitude, wind
speed and more.
“Modern roof designers need to design a roof very
quickly. With several new enquiries arriving on their desks
every day, they need software solutions that enable them to
design and quote roofs in no time. Customers expect
information from you quickly and the ability to work within
their time frame requirements can often make the
difference when it comes to retaining their continued
business,” Viljoen points out.
“With PAMIR you can edit truss and building dimensions
and watch the roof dynamically re-frame. Whether you are
moving walls, adding an attic room, changing the roof pitch
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Hennie Viljoen, regional market-
ing manager for MiTek Industries
South Africa.
or mirroring roof features, PAMIR’s dynamic framing allows
you to make any changes required. Also, thanks to the
software’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.
“PAMIR is the next generation of prefabrication software
- more dynamic, more powerful and more versatile than any
other software package available,” Viljoen concludes.
THE BENEFITS OF USING PAMIR:
• Simultaneous wall, plane and framing input
• High speed design to the latest Eurocodes
• Dynamic framing allows live edits to building geometry
with no need to re-input framing
• Import of DWG and PDF files allow for tracing of
architect’s drawings, eliminating mistakes to save huge
amounts of time reading dimensions from drawings
ACCURACY
• Powerful interactive 3D view
• Move frames with pinpoint accuracy
• Flexibility
• Extensive manufacturing settings allow for
customisation to user preferences
• Powerful automatic framing works in conjunction with
versatile manual editing tools to create any manner of
roof design
QUALITY
• Powerful CAD tools enable high quality, multi-sheet
output
• Dynamic viewports allow for automatic drawing updates
with edits
• Free viewer software allows sharing of the digital 3D
interactive model
• Pamir viewer allows a 3D model to be sent to anybody
with a Windows computer.
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