<s>
cadwork	B-Algorithm
informatik	I-Algorithm
AG	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
multinational	O
software	O
company	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Basel	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
products	O
include	O
timber	O
industry	O
products	O
in	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
(	O
CAD	B-Application
)	O
and	O
computer-aided	O
manufacturing	O
(	O
CAM	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
products	O
in	O
building	B-Architecture
information	I-Architecture
model	I-Architecture
(	O
BIM	B-Architecture
)	O
and	O
virtual	B-Application
design	I-Application
and	I-Application
construction	I-Application
(	O
VDC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cadwork	B-Algorithm
integration	O
of	O
design	O
,	O
manufacturing	O
,	O
and	O
construction	O
has	O
contributed	O
to	O
Europe	O
's	O
25-year	O
lead	O
on	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
the	O
timber	O
construction	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cadwork	B-Algorithm
was	O
formed	O
in	O
1988	O
at	O
the	O
École	O
Polytechnique	O
Fédérale	O
de	O
Lausanne	O
(	O
EPFL	O
)	O
Department	O
of	O
Timber	O
Construction	O
as	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
research	O
in	O
software	O
by	O
the	O
Swiss	B-Protocol
Center	O
for	O
Electronics	O
and	O
Microtechnology	O
(	O
CSEM	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
watch	O
industry	O
research	O
department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cadwork	B-Algorithm
is	O
mainly	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
timber	O
industry	O
wood	O
products	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
leading	O
software	O
for	O
civil	O
engineers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
started	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Lexocad	O
,	O
a	O
BIM-level	O
design-planning-construction	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cadwork	B-Algorithm
2D	B-Algorithm
:	O
The	O
entry-level	O
module	O
to	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
2d	B-Algorithm
,	O
with	O
two-dimensional	O
lines	O
and	O
surfaces	O
with	O
different	O
hatches	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
'	O
2.5D	O
CAD	B-Application
system	O
 '	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
two-dimensional	O
editing	O
,	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
2d	B-Algorithm
also	O
allows	O
for	O
height	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Height	O
information	O
is	O
particularly	O
suitable	O
for	O
construction	O
planning	O
while	O
transitioning	O
from	O
2D	B-Algorithm
to	O
the	O
3D	O
module	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
3d	O
provides	O
for	O
developing	O
a	O
tender	O
for	O
construction	O
project	O
competitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alternative	O
to	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
2D	B-Algorithm
is	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
module	O
of	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
2d	B-Algorithm
allows	O
for	O
reinforced	O
concrete	O
and	O
geographic	B-Application
information	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
GIS	B-Application
)	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
file	O
format	O
is	O
.2d	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cadwork	B-Algorithm
3D	O
:	O
A	O
timber	O
3D	O
CAD/CAM	O
design	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
3d	O
,	O
one	O
works	O
with	O
volumes	O
to	O
depict	O
walls	O
,	O
generate	O
wooden	O
and	O
steel	O
rakes	O
,	O
and	O
plan	O
three-dimensional	O
nodes	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cadwork	B-Algorithm
3D	O
offers	O
free	O
volume	O
models	O
;	O
an	O
internal	O
axis	O
(	O
length	O
,	O
width	O
,	O
and	O
height	O
)	O
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
assemble	O
the	O
individual	O
components	O
easily	O
into	O
complex	O
,	O
three-dimensional	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
additional	O
modules	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
wizard	O
for	O
entering	O
a	O
roof	O
,	O
an	O
assistant	O
for	O
the	O
elementation	O
of	O
walls	O
,	O
or	O
also	O
the	O
output	O
of	O
the	O
individual	O
components	O
as	O
a	O
dimensioned	O
2D	B-Algorithm
component	O
drawing	O
or	O
on	O
computer	O
numerical	O
control	O
(	O
CNC	O
)	O
joinery	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Timber	O
Engineering	O
Reference	O
described	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
3d	O
as	O
broadly	O
featured	O
with	O
modules	O
for	O
heavy	O
timber	O
roof	O
,	O
heavy	O
timber	O
frame	O
,	O
log	O
structures	O
,	O
panelization	O
,	O
CAM	O
fabrication	O
,	O
parametric	O
variant	O
module	O
,	O
glulam	O
lamination	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bill	O
of	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cadwork	B-Algorithm
2dr/cadwork	I-Algorithm
Engineer	I-Algorithm
:	O
An	O
infrastructure	O
design	O
product	O
with	O
engineering	O
features	O
for	O
topographic	O
and	O
road	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cadwork	B-Algorithm
Lexocad	I-Algorithm
:	O
A	O
commercial	O
BIM	B-Architecture
3D	B-Architecture
design	I-Architecture
product	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
4D	O
scheduling	O
,	O
5D	O
pricing	O
,	O
and	O
6D	O
execution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
combined	O
with	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
2dr	O
,	O
Lexocad	O
provides	O
a	O
BIM	B-Architecture
planning	O
and	O
construction	O
interface	O
for	O
construction	O
crews	O
and	O
construction	O
engineers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lexocad	O
has	O
free	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
viewers	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
zooming	B-Application
,	O
panning	O
,	O
and	O
printing	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
freeware	B-License
version	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
modifying	O
a	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cadwork	B-Algorithm
BIMteam	O
:	O
A	O
webGL	O
model	O
interface	O
with	O
total	O
station	O
functions	O
;	O
an	O
alternative	O
is	O
Autodesk	O
BIM	B-Architecture
360	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cadwork	B-Algorithm
BIMview	O
:	O
A	O
webGL	O
viewer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cadwork	B-Algorithm
informatik	I-Algorithm
AG	I-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
active	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Center	O
for	O
Integrated	O
Facility	O
Engineering	O
(	O
CIFE	O
)	O
,	O
Stanford	O
University	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cadwork	B-Algorithm
informatik	I-Algorithm
AG	I-Algorithm
partnered	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
Science	O
to	O
Market	O
"	O
project	O
with	O
the	O
Institute	O
of	O
4D	O
Technologies	O
(	O
i4Ds	O
)	O
,	O
University	O
of	O
Applied	O
Sciences	O
Northwestern	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
project	O
included	O
the	O
Swiss	B-Protocol
Federation	O
Innovation	O
Agency	O
(	O
KTI/CTI	O
)	O
and	O
industry	O
partner	O
Swiss	B-Protocol
Federal	O
Railways	O
Corporation	O
(	O
SBB	O
)	O
in	O
Bern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industry	O
:	O
Swiss	B-Protocol
Research	O
Centre	O
for	O
Rationalization	O
in	O
Building	O
and	O
Civil	O
Engineering	O
CRB	O
,	O
Basel	O
;	O
collaboration	O
on	O
integrating	O
ontology	O
representation	O
through	O
BIM	B-Architecture
of	O
products	O
,	O
processes	O
,	O
and	O
applied	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
:	O
BuildingSMART	B-Application
;	O
collaboration	O
on	O
infra-BIM	O
for	O
roads	O
,	O
rail	O
,	O
bridges	O
,	O
and	O
waterways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
customer	O
base	O
is	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
practitioners	O
;	O
through	O
a	O
long-term	O
client	O
relationship	O
,	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
continues	O
software	O
support	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
custom	O
solutions	O
,	O
and	O
application	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
education	O
,	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
works	O
with	O
collaborators	O
to	O
provide	O
continuing	O
education	O
opportunities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
Tall	O
Wood	O
Institute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
collaborates	O
with	O
the	O
Timber	O
Framers	O
Guild	O
apprenticeship	O
education	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
the	O
United	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Carpenters	O
and	O
Joiners	O
of	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cadwork	B-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
primary	O
fabrication	O
software	O
used	O
by	O
timber	O
manufacturers	O
globally	O
,	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
has	O
a	O
diverse	O
network	O
of	O
manufacturers	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
work	O
in	O
timber	O
manufacturing	O
,	O
knowledge	O
of	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
criterion	O
so	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
operating	O
and	O
programming	O
of	O
CNC	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
cadwork	B-Algorithm
informatik	I-Algorithm
AG	I-Algorithm
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1988	O
as	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
research	O
by	O
the	O
Swiss	B-Protocol
Center	O
for	O
Electronics	O
and	O
Microtechnology	O
(	O
CSEM	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
École	O
Polytechnique	O
Fédérale	O
de	O
Lausanne	O
(	O
EPFL	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
expanded	O
outside	O
the	O
Swiss	B-Protocol
market	O
by	O
opening	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
Germany	O
in	O
Hildesheim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1980	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
developers	O
envisioned	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
as	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
the	O
watch	O
industry	O
;	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Centre	O
suisse	O
d'électronique	O
et	O
de	O
microtechnique	O
(	O
CSEM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1982	O
,	O
the	O
École	O
Polytechnique	O
Fédérale	O
de	O
Lausanne	O
(	O
EPFL	O
)	O
continued	O
developing	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
in	O
Fortran	B-Application
and	O
compiled	O
in	O
32	O
or	O
64	O
bits	O
on	O
workstations	B-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
from	O
Apollo	O
Computer	O
,	O
Digital	O
Equipment	O
Corporation	O
(	O
VAX	B-Device
and	O
Alpha	B-Device
platforms	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1989	O
,	O
Cadwork	B-Algorithm
informatik	O
was	O
founded	O
as	O
a	O
Swiss	B-Protocol
society	O
in	O
Basel	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
1992	O
,	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
informatik	O
Software	O
GmbH	O
,	O
founded	O
in	O
Hildesheim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1996	O
,	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
workstations	B-Device
and	O
became	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
compliant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2004	O
,	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
started	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Lexocad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2016	O
,	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
France	O
Sàrl	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
the	O
East	O
of	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
‘	O
cadwork	B-Algorithm
competition	O
 '	O
provides	O
recognition	O
for	O
aesthetically	O
pleasing	O
timber	O
construction	O
.	O
</s>
