Welcome to
timberX
This is a concept design tool. It is intended to guide those involved in the early stages of a project through material selection by providing high level comparative insights of timber, concrete and structural steel systems.
This is not a detailed design tool. Buildings are complex and their successful design depends on several technical, market, and user implications that impact geometry, schedule, and price. Since the tool represents only a simplified and isolated frame, the outcomes of the tool should not be taken as absolute, but rather an informed starting point for concept development.
`,\n params: {\n highlight: false\n }\n },\n {\n target: '#tourContainer',\n content: 'The tool allows the user to define the building use and the size of standard structural bay of a typical floor.
' +\n 'The tool then summarizes 4 primary outcomes:
Click the info menu icon right of each timberX card to read the detailed assumptions.
',\n params: {\n highlight: false\n }\n }, \n {\n target: '.v-step-6',\n content: 'The cards on the left show the results of the four primary outcomes.
' +\n 'The crown symbol indicates which of the 3 options displayed on the cards performs the best for the given metric, while the 2 and 3 superscripts represent 2nd and 3rd in the ranking.
Click the info menu icon at the top roght of each card to read the detailed material specific assumptions.
',\n params: {\n placement: 'right'\n }\n }, \n {\n target: '.v-step-8',\n content: 'The interactive 3D model on the bottom of the cards gives a simplified view of the system. The model can be rotated and expanded using the icons in the bottom right corner.',\n params: {\n placement: 'right' \n }\n },\n {\n target: '.v-step-9',\n content: 'On the top right, view a comparison of the 3 selected systems in the radar chart, displaying the trade-offs in bay weight, structural depth, approximate structural system cost, and approximate embodied carbon. The closer to the centre of the radar chart, the better the solution.',\n params: {\n placement: 'left'\n }\n },\n {\n target: '.v-step-10',\n content: 'On the bottom right, a table is provided to see how all systems compare. The systems are described in the info menu icon at the top right of timberX. Note that by clicking one of the timber options in this table the timber card will update.',\n params: {\n placement: 'left'\n }\n },\n {\n target: '.v-step-11',\n content: 'Once you are finished selecting the inputs, click the generate report button. This report will expand on the benefits, costs, and challenges of mass timber. Click this button to launch the Report Generator window.
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1. System Selection
This window will automatically open to the System Selection tab. Select from the table which timber systems you would like included in the report. You may choose a minimum of one system, and a maximum of seven.
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Select from the list which topics you would like included in the report. The report will be customized based on your selection. You must select at least one topic to generate a report.
',\n params: {\n placement: 'left',\n highlight: true\n },\n before: type => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {\n this.showReportGeneratorDiv = true;\n this.reportImgSrc = 2;\n resolve(true)\n })\n },\n {\n target: '.v-step-12',\n content: 'The report preview window will appear. If you are satisfied with the report, click download. If you would like to make changes, click \"x\" in the top right corner and you will be brought back to the Report Generator window.
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