Tag: Saltmine Requests

Import Design (Or Design Digitization)

Inputs required:

  • Saltmine Project created: Project Name, adding Team members as Project Team, Scenario Address
  • Floor plan (CAD / Revit) uploaded to Project Files
  • Digitization request submitted for each building, Team’s emails to be notified
  • Priority list / project tracker / bucket delivery by week (if submitting more than 4 files at a time)
  • Completed implementation (ie. Blocks & Product catalogs)

Turnaround time:

3 Working days* (Upto 240K SF)
*up to 30,000 SF/plan or upto 4 unique plans or 8 plans of same core&shell

Cut off time:

Mon to Thurs : Before 7pm EST / 4pm PST
Fri: Anytime

Request Form

Fill in the request form with clear instructions

Email Address: Type in the requestor’s email address. You will get an email notification of the request summary, when to expect your outcome, and a completion notice.

Saltmine Project Name: Type in the name of your project as in the platform

Saltmine Scenario URL: Copy/Paste the web URL of the scenario where the design file is expected to be uploaded

Project Address (Google Maps URL): Copy/Paste the web URL of the google maps location page

Project Size: Input the project area in square feet or square meter

Floor Number: What floor is the project located? If unknown, please give an approximate

Upload Reference File: Upload reference files IF the files have not already been upload in the ‘Files’ Section of a project

See ‘Upload files & documents’

Additional Notes: Leave special notes to Support team

Sample design digitization output


BIM Export

Inputs required:

  • Completed BIM Implementation
  • Completed Saltmine Design file / Revit File
  • BIM Export/Import request submitted

Turnaround time:

2 Working days (Up to 50K SF)

Cut off time:

Mon to Thurs : Before 7pm EST / 4pm PST
Fri: Anytime

Request Form

Fill in the request form with clear instructions

Email Address: Type in the requestor’s email address. You will get an email notification of the request summary, when to expect your outcome, and a completion notice.

Saltmine Project Name: Type in the name of your project as in the platform

Design File URL: Copy/Paste the web URL of the design file you need the BIM export for

Measurement System: Imperial or Metric

Revit Version: Select Revit Version of use

Revit Template: Upload Revit template file

Floor Height: Input the top of slab to top of slab dimension

Floor Level: Input Revit Floor level respective to this project file

Additional Notes: Leave special notes to Support team

1. Saltmine Request Management System

Use our request management system to import or export the below items to/from the platform.

Import

CORE & SHELL

Create Core & Shell file with:

  • Revit/CAD/PDF/ input
  • Metric or Imperial
  • Location-based exterior view

DESIGN DIGITIZATION 

Digitize existing as-builts/designs:

  • With Revit/CAD/PDF/ input
  • In Grayscale or Design
  • Full furniture plan
  • Strategy imported
  • Social distance ring (optional)

OBJECT/3D MODEL/MATERIALS

Add new objects and textures to your catalog with:

  • Reference files (SketchUp, Revit, or 3DsMax)
  • Providers’ details and dimensions

Export

HD RENDER 

Obtain realistic imagery of the space:

  • Select and save camera angles and snapshots of views
  • US Hours support available

BIM/CAD EXPORT  

Export to formats of choice (Revit or CAD):

  • Completed design file
  • Completed BIM implementation required for Revit export

Where?

ACCESS TO REQUEST SYSTEM / REQUEST FORMS

  • Click on the grid icon at the top right corner of the app homepage
  • Click on New Request
  • Or Click on the New Request button in the bottom left in a design file.
  • Find all request forms:

High Definition Render Request

1.Make sure you’ve saved the required views by followings these steps: Navigate to the views and ‘Create Screenshot’ in the camera tab.

2.Set a View Name and hit ‘Save’

Use the request form to submit a new HD Render request.

Click Here

For future reference, find Request Forms in the 9 square grid:

Sample high definition render outputs:

Import Core & Shell

Inputs required:

  • Saltmine Project and Scenario created
  • Floor plan (CAD/PDF) uploaded to Project Files (Technical drawings only, hand-sketched is not accepted)
  • Core and Shell request submitted

Turnaround time:

1  Working day*

(Up to 50K SF per day)

Cut off time:

Mon to Thurs : Before 7pm EST / 4pm PST
Fri: Anytime

Request Form

Fill in the request form with clear instructions

Email Address: Type in the requestor’s email address. You will get an email notification of the request summary, when to expect your outcome, and a completion notice.

Saltmine Project Name: Type in the name of your project as in the platform

Saltmine Scenario URL: Copy/Paste the web URL of the scenario where the design file is expected to be uploaded

Project Address (Google Maps URL): Copy/Paste the web URL of the google maps location page

Floor Number: What floor is the project located? If unknown, please give an approximate

Floor File Uploaded: Preferably, all input floor plans should be uploaded to the Files section of the project on app. If not, please select No and upload the files via this request form.

See ‘Upload files & documents’

Floorplan File Type: Select the type of drawings uploaded.

Generic Exterior Scene: by default, Saltmine takes Google Maps view as the exeterior scene outside the windows of the floor. If the Googl Maps view is of low quality, we use a generic scene as a replacement.

  • Select a suitable generic exterior scene description:
    • High/Mid/Low rise – depicts the view surrounding the building (do not mistake for the level of the floor itself)
    • Deliverable(s) would include at minimum 1 version with exterior view taken with the imagery data available at the given building address
    • In case the data is not available or of low quality, an additional version will be submitted with a generic exterior scene that might have similar features to the input address’ (in terms of rise level, communities/density within the surrounding area, etc.)

Additional Notes: Leave special notes to Support team

Sample core and shell output:

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