Customer: TehnoNICOL Сompany (www.technonicol.com)
Program goals: Calculate amount of materials (flexible tiles or shingles, waterproof materials, mastics, bitumen, roofing aerators, and rainwater heads and accessories)
The program is called ‘FAST SLOPE’ and runs on ZWCAD+ 2015 and AutoCAD 2010-2015.
The process consists of two main steps.
First, drawings of the roof must be generated, including slopes, angles, valleys, and gables. Users must remember to draw holes for chimneys and dormers for windows in order to receive an accurate calculation of materials. The value of angles may also be changed further.
For drawing the roof plan, a specially developed toolbar is used.
The original roof plan is displayed below.
Program gets next dimensions from drawing:
User sees these parameters in the window "Calculation":
Second step is a choosing and counting of materials. Open the window by the button 'Project settings' and choose settings:
After completing the drawing and choosing the materials, users can generate Excel specifications clicking the 'Specificaiton" button. The program generates a total specifications report and separate specifications reports for three types of roofs: insulated attic, cold attic, or no insulation.