Overview of ASL Functionality

The ASL application is an PDMS Design application for the Design module that provides a bespoke database architecture of ASL elements comprising of the administrative elements below;

• Stair Tower (STRTWR)

• Stair Flights (STRFLT)

• Stair Landings (STRLNG)

• Ladder (LADDER)

• Platform (PLTFRM)

• Handrail (HANDRA)

These elements are the high level administrative elements that are owned by the existing STRU hierarchy element, these elements with their easily identifiable element type definition supports the ‘Assembly’ type concept employed throughout the application where all of the detailed modelling is represented using the existing steelwork objects such as Gensec, Panel, Template and Fixing. Throughout the application the workflow associated with the creation and modification of these elements follows a consistent format through a common user interface.

The ASL application builds on the existing database concepts and provides 3D model data in an integrated environment, enabling quick and easy browsing and reporting on that data.