A complete package for building
Analysis, Design & Drawings
Salient Features
Defining Building Project
A Building Project in Build-Master is defined
by drawing single line floor plans graphically
at different levels. With Build-Master the
space frame data need not be entered with 3D
nodal co-ordinates and member connectivity.
Space Frame Model of building gets
generated from these Plans automatically.
Automatic Numbering of Beams & Slabs
The main feature of Build-Master is that it detects
the Beams and Slabs from line sketch drawn for
each plan. Line sketch will include only beam lines
and columns. Slabs also are detected from closed
boundaries. Inbuilt graphical editor is equipped with
powerful commands to draw any complicated plan.
It can also read plans drawn with a CAD package.
Single Line
Input Plan
Concept of Beams and Members
Build-Master has a concept of distinguishing
Beams and Members. A beam can have multiple
nodes when divided by cross beams. Each part is
called as member with 2 nodes. Analysis is done in
terms of members. While designing a beam critical
forces of all members of that beam are brought
together and it is designed as single entity. Design,
drawing and estimation is in terms of beams.
Support top steel of beams is designed for lesser of
the adjacent beam depths. T or L flange action is also
considered when designing a beam at mid span
RCC
Plan
Distribution of Slab Loads and Wall Loads
Build-Master has a facility of defining the spanning of
each slab panel as one-way, two-way or cantilever.
Slab loading is exactly transferred on the adjacent
beams as triangular or trapezoidal loads. Slabs can
be of any irregular shapes. Cutouts and ducts can be
defined by defining the openings. Slabs can be marked
as Sunk to make them discontinuous from adjacent
ones. Wall Loads are worked out after deducting beam
depths from the floor heights.
Space Frame Analysis
3D Space Frame Model of
building is generated from floor
plans automatically. Generation
starts from the top most level.
Horizontal members in space
frame are added for Beams and
Vertical members are added at
the column positions in plan.
This procedure is repeated for
all levels and the 3D model is
ready. Shear walls and be C
Shape Lift Walls can also
incorporated in model.
Earthquake & Wind Loads
Build-Master calculates earthquake and wind loads
using the floor plan data. Base shear is first calculated
using DL and LL reactions of columns at each level and
the earthquake zone for that region. It then distributes it
along the height. C.G. of each floor is worked out and
the horizontal loads are applied at C.G. Wind loads are
calculated from the widths of the plans at each level.
Rigidity and eccentricity of floor slabs is considered.
Program generates 19 load cases & 205 combinations.
Loading, BMD, SFD and deflection diagrams can be
plotted for any desired combination.
 Each column is designed from top to bottom as one
entity. Slenderness and minimum eccentricity is
checked automatically. Footings can be of sloping
pyramidal shape or constant depth. They are
. designed for all possible worst loading combinations.
Loss of contact for bi-axial moments is considered for
optimum size of footings

Sheer Force Diagram

Deflection
Diagram

Floor wise RCC Design

Space frame analysis results are read and automatic
design of all RCC components like beams and slabs
is done floor wise. Design output is stored in a
database. Any component can then be redesigned
individually with interactive design procedure.
Beams are designed as singly reinforced or doubly
reinforced sections. Availability of flange effect is
detected from the plan data. Bottom bars can be bent-
up or curtailed type. Bar Combination are selected
from the user-defined file for required area of steel.
Depth of adjacent beams is considered while
designing support top file steel.
RCC Working Drawings
Build-Master creates detail RCC plan Drawings
with column centerlines in DXF formats. External
beam lines are drawn continuous and internal
dotted. Lines around sunken slabs are continuous.
Columns are drawn as per their sizes and flush
position data.
Design schedules can be edited and stored in
drawing form in DXF files. Multiple DXF drawings
can be read in AutoCAD and assembled. Title
blocks can be added and working drawings are
ready for printing.

Slabs are designed as per their spanning. Continuity

of slabs is detected from plan data itself. Design
outputs are stored in calculation sheet as well as
schedule form.
 in the data. If user wishes to reanalyze the
Structure with the designed sizes, then he
Foundation has to reassign these sizes in the data.
Plan Instead of changing them manually, this utility
can be used to Assign the Design Sizes in
the schedule output, to the respective RCC
data file at each floor.
Quantity Estimation
Build-Master works out the Quantities of
concrete, brickwork, plaster, flooring, skirting,
built-up and carpet areas etc. using the same
single line input data and design schedules.
Reinforcement steel quantity is calculated
with diameter wise breakups. Quantities are
printed in L-B-D format, which are as good as
measurement sheets.
Beam longitudinal reinforcement details are also
generated in drawing form. Foundation plans are useful Item Bar Bar Dia. Length Unit Wt. Item Total
Description Nos. Mm mt Kg / mt. Nos. Qty
for checking the overlapping of any footing. Combined Kg.
B
footings can also be designed 1
Bottom Bars 2 12 3.975 0.888 1 7.058
Curtailed Bars 1 10 2.348 0.617 1 1.448
Top Anchor Bars 2 16 3.900 1.578 1 12.308
Top Anchor Bars 1 12 3.900 0.888 1 3.463
Left Supp. Bars 2 16 1.079 1.578 1 2.405
Left Supp. Bars 1 12 1.079 0.888 1 0.958
Right Supp. Bars 2 16 1.555 1.578 1 4.907
Right Supp. Bars 1 12 1.555 0.888 1 1.381
B
Bottom Bars 2 12 1.795 0.888 1 1.579
2
Curtailed Bars 1 10 0.889 0.617 1 0.549
Top Anchor Bars 2 8 1.720 0.395 1 1.359
Left Supp. Bars 2 10 0.758 0.617 1 0.935
Right Supp. Bars 3 12 0.758 0.888 1 2.019
Right Supp. Bars 3 12 0.758 0.888 1 2.019

Since the cost estimation is also available

for user provided item rates, an optimum
Three-dimensional schematic elevation of the building design for the entire building can be
with walls, chajja projections, windows, etc. is obtained easily.
generated without user giving any drafting command. It
can be read in AutoCAD or 3D-Studio for walk through
effects and is also useful for data checking of wall Item Type Description Quantity Rate Amount
heights, beam and column sizes in 3D. (Rs.)
CONCRETE BEAM & SLAB mt3 Rs / mt3
C 1 Reinforced Concrete 53.35 4072.00 217241.20
REINFORCEMENT kg Rs. / Kg
R 1 Mild Steel 297.00 39.00 11583.00
R 2 Tor Steel 3936.50 42.00 165333.00
Ductile Detailing FORMWORK & SHUTTERING mt2 Rs / mt2
S 1 Formwork For RCC Work 616.05 200.00 123210.00
The provisions of Ductile WALLS mt3 Rs / mt3
L 1 Brick Wall 43.068 555.00 23902.70
Detailing of Reinforced L 2 Brick Wall 35.397 501.00 17733.89
Concrete Structures L 3 RCC Wall 2.743 3500.00 9600.50
DOORS Nos. Rs / mt2
Subjected to Seismic D 1 TEAK WOOD 4 5600.00 47040.00
D 2 FLUSH DOOR 23 4600.00 199962.00
Forces Code of Practice IS D 3 FLUSH DOOR 8 3900.00 52416.00
13920-1993, Earthquake WINDOWS Nos. Rs / nos.
W 1 DOUBLE SHUTTERED 10 4500.00 729000.00
Load calculations as per W 2 GLAZED 6 4000.00 34560.00
W 3 LOUVERED 8 4600.00 13248.00
Code IS 1893-2002, and PLASTERS mt2 Rs / mt2
Wind Load calculations as P 1 Int. Plaster On Int. Walls 555.78 215.00 119492.70
P 2 Int. Plaster On Ext. Walls 247.70 218.00 53998.60
per IS 875-1987 are P 3 Ext. Plaster On Ext. Walls 219.98 248.00 54555.04
P 4 Int. Plaster On RCC 492.59 215.00 105906.85
available in Build-Master. P 5 Ext. Plaster On RCC 282.61 215.00 60761.15
Procedure for RCC design & FLOORING mt2 Rs / mt2
F 1 Mossaic Flooring 62.45 638.00 39843.10
detailing of Beams and F 2 Kottah Flooring 20.37 831.00 16927.40
Columns is done F 3 Marble Flooring 78.69 1500.00 118035.00
F4 Spartex Flooring 28.71 923.00 26499.33
accordingly. SKIRTING / DADO mt2 Rs / mt2
K 1 Mossaic Flooring 17.25 638.00 11005.50
User can select whether K 2 Kottah Flooring 4.75 831.00 3947.25
Reinforcement Detailing shall be only 3D K 3 Marble Flooring 16.33 1500.00 24495.00
K4 Spartex Flooring 9.32 923.00 8602.36
as per IS 456-2000 code or both as Elevation DOORS RCC LINTEL & CHAJJA mt3 Rs / mt3
per IS 456-2000 and Ductility Code IS L 1 TEAK WOOD 0.146 4249.00 620.35
L 2 FLUSH DOOR 0.673 4249.00 2859.577
13920-1993. L 3 FLUSH DOOR 0.293 4249.00 1244.957
WINDOWS RCC LINTEL & CHAJJA mt3 Rs / mt3
Assign Schedule Sizes H 1 DOUBLE SHUTTERED 1.699 4249.00 7219.051
H 2 GLAZED 1.020 4249.00 4333.98
Grand Total Floor Cost Rs. 23,05,117.6
A new command is added in Tools Menu. The sizes of
beams, columns and slab thickness calculated during Design
may be different from those assumed
Display & Modify Design Details on Plan Layout

A new concept of editing Design Details on plan layout is available in Build-Master to provide appropriate
reinforcement across adjoining beams & slabs, some designers write the required Area of Reinf. on plan, prior to
providing no. and dia. of bars. Modify Schedule Using Plan Layout Utility can be used to do this

Since this utility will now display the bar details of beam, slab, column and
footings on plan, as shown below, valuable time of designers will be saved.
Forces and moments can also be displayed simultaneously, with the required
bar areas. The bar combinations can also be edited directly on the plan, by
selecting desired beam, slab or column. Changes made will be saved in the
database files at backend. Schedule drawings in DXF formats will also get
revised automatically

Sample Plan Showing Design Details on Plan

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