ScaffPilot / German scaffold documents
Outputs for GermanyThe Aufbau- und Verwendungsplan, straight from the 3D design.
German sites expect scaffold documents in a certain form. ScaffPilot keeps the load values from each system’s approval (Zulassung) at hand while you design and prints an assembly plan – the Aufbau- und Verwendungsplan – for the scaffold you drew: the same parts, the same anchors and the same load class as the material list and the calculation.
In short: pick a system with a German approval, design the scaffold as usual and open the approval values sheet: it lists the load values that the system’s approval gives for its parts, with the approval number as the source. The assembly plan then describes the scaffold you designed – system, load class, bay sizes, decks, anchoring and drawings – ready for the site.
Load values from the approval, per system
- One sheet per system – the load values that the system’s approval (Zulassung) gives for its parts.
- The source on every value – the approval number it was read from, so a checker can look it up.
- Next to the design – the values of the system you are drawing with, while you draw.
An assembly plan for the scaffold you drew
- The scaffold’s data – system, load class, bay lengths, heights and decks, taken from the design.
- Anchoring – where the scaffold is tied, and with the FEM calculation the anchor forces.
- Drawings and material list – plans, elevations and sections and the parts list of the same project.
- Ready for the site – a PDF document for the scaffolding contractor and the people who use the scaffold.
Paperwork that matches the scaffold.
One source
The plan, the material list, the drawings and the calculation all come from the same 3D model.
Changes carry through
Change a bay or an anchor and the documents follow the next time you print them.
Systems with an approval
Approval values for the systems in the catalogue that have a German approval.
Calculation when needed
Outside the standard configuration? Calculate the scaffold with FEM in the same project (Engineer).
ScaffPilot prepares the documents; the scaffolding contractor stays responsible. Check the assembly plan against the manufacturer’s instructions and the approval, and have the scaffold inspected before use as the site’s rules require.
Related: Scaffold FEM calculation · Inspections and QR tags (Enterprise)
Questions about German documents
What is an Aufbau- und Verwendungsplan?
The project-specific assembly and use plan for a scaffold on a German site: it describes the scaffold that is actually built – system, load class, dimensions, anchoring and drawings. ScaffPilot produces it from the scaffold you designed.
Where do the approval values come from?
From the published approvals (Zulassungen) of the scaffold systems. Every value carries the approval number it was read from; ScaffPilot does not estimate values that an approval does not give.
Which systems have approval values?
The systems in ScaffPilot’s catalogue that hold a German approval. A system without one has no approval values sheet; it can still be designed and calculated with FEM.
Does the assembly plan replace the inspection of the scaffold?
No. The scaffold is still inspected before use by a competent person. In ScaffPilot Enterprise those inspections are recorded on a phone, with a QR tag on the scaffold.
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