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02. Creating your first project

Create your Fabbim project, import your structure, select your assemblies and define your fabrication route.

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CHAPTER 02

Creating your first project

From project creation to viewing the first imported assemblies.

To create a project in Fabbim, you need a company administrator account.

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1. Start creating a project

Once signed in, the home screen welcomes you and displays a button Create a project.

  1. Sign in to your Fabbim account.
  2. On the home screen, click Create a project.
Fabbim home screen with the Create a project button
Figure 1 — Fabbim home screen after signing in.

2. Enter the project name and reference

Fabbim opens the first step of the creation wizard.

  1. Enter the new project name.
  2. Enter the project reference.
  3. Click Create my first project.
Empty project creation wizard
Figure 2 — First step in creating a project.
Completed project creation wizard
Figure 3 — Example of project details before confirmation.

3. Choose an import method

The second step lets you choose how to add project elements to Fabbim.

  1. Choose IFC to import a 3D model.
  2. Choose Tekla plugin if you use Tekla.
  3. Choose XLS / CSV / PDF to import a bill of materials.
Choosing an import method in Fabbim
Figure 4 — Selecting the import method.

4. Import an IFC file

In this example, the import uses an IFC file.

  1. Select the option IFC.
  2. Add your IFC file.
  3. Click Import and continue.
Importing an IFC file into Fabbim
Figure 5 — IFC file added before import.
Loading window during IFC analysis
Figure 6 — Loading and analysing the IFC model.

5. Prepare labels and select parts

After analysis, Fabbim displays the references to include in the project.

  1. Check the list of detected parts.
  2. Select the references to include.
  3. Click Continue with selected parts.
Prepare labels and select parts
Figure 7 — Selecting parts to include in the project.

6. Define the fabrication route

You can then specify where the parts go after leaving the steel fabricator.

  1. Choose the next destination: the construction site or another company.
  2. In this example, the option To a company is used.
  3. Enter the new company to add to the route.
  4. Click Create company.
Adding a company to the fabrication route
Figure 8 — Defining the fabrication route.

7. Project created: view the first assemblies

Once the route is defined, the project is created and the imported assemblies appear in the interface.

  1. View the project's assembly list.
  2. Check the main details: section, quantity, finish, length, surface area and weight.
  3. Then use the available actions to order labels or move on to fabrication.
Created project with its assembly list
Figure 9 — Project created and assembly list available.
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