VHStation - Steel Reinforcement Taking Off System

Measurement of steel reinforcement in a normal construction project is the most time consuming step during the quantity surveying process. Usually it takes an average of 4 to 5 months for an experienced quantity surveyor to complete a single project.

VHStation is an Artificial Intelligence Steel Reinforcement Taking-off System that requires no manual input of drawing data. Using construction Framing Plans and Reinforcement Detail Plans in DXF/DWG formats as input, VHStation utilizes patented artificial intelligent technologies to recognize reinforcement information stored inside these drawing plans, and then calculates accurate Bending Schedules and Sub-summaries to export reports in Microsoft Excel format. The time used for the whole taking-off process can be significantly shorten to less than 30 minutes per drawing, a whole 30 times faster than the manual approach.

VHStation consists of two steel reinforcement data analysis modules. The VHFraming module analyzes the Framing plan, recognizes structure elements such as Column, Beam, Staircase, Wall, Slab, etc. on each floor, and understands the whole construction framework through their layouts and dimensions.

The VHDetails module analyzes the Reinforcement Detail Plan, determines the shapes, characteristics and lengths of the steel bar by recognizing steel bars through indication of lines, legends, bar marks and dimension lines on the drawing plans.

Finally, VHStation combines and processes the results generated by VHFraming and VHDetails modules and calculates the quantities of steel reinforcement by using predetermined algorithms. It has a series of data verification mechanisms to checks and validates the results. All the results are traceable to the authenticated source. Bending schedule reports can then be generated. Various querying methods to the steel information are also available.

VHStation is one of the most technically advanced Artificial Intelligence Steel Reinforcement Taking-off System to date. There are many competitive edges make it outstanding from its peers. Very few other taking-off system requires no manual input of drawing data. VHStation is a fully automatic system that uses raw CAD drawing as data source, significantly shortens data entry time and eliminates human errors, improves efficiency of taking-off process, and reduces production lag-time. VHStation has been proved to be a highly reliable and efficient tool for steel reinforcement taking-off process in construction industry.