Nelson Mazda - ACM Paneling
Norman, OK
It’s all about automation.
Once the schedule was created it was applied to a family that could take the measurements from the schedule and create a job sheet for the creation of the panel (right). Solid lines indicate cut lines, and dashes indicate where to cut with a ‘v’ bit to allow the panel to bend. Formulas within the schedule supplied additional material information. The detail item that illustrated the panel on the cut sheet could be exported to the software that the flatbed CNC used to cut and flute the ACM for fabrication.
On the construction side, I completed submittals and facilitated the installation of the Aluminum Composite Paneling of the exterior of the Nelson Mazda dealership. Using Revit, most of the design and fabrication documentation could be automated.
To the left are parts of the submittal for the aluminum composite metal work. Three different colors were used, and much of the spacing relied on built dimensions that needed to be field-verified. By creating a mass in revit, the shell did not need to be modeled. Using parts, allowed the creation of a schedule (below). I pioneered revit use for the ACM panel process at TGS.
