SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble
(NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today Trimble Connect, a powerful
cloud-based collaboration platform that empowers teams involved in
the design, construction and operation of buildings. Based on
GTeam™ software from recently acquired Gehry Technologies, Trimble
Connect streamlines workflows and transforms collaborative
processes, allowing teams to access, analyze, manage and share
project data from anywhere at any time. As a hub for Trimble
Buildings' portfolio of Design-Build-Operate (DBO) technologies,
Trimble Connect enables seamless interoperability for designers,
builders, and owners/occupiers—while also providing benefits to
teams involved in site preparation and management.
Trimble Connect will be showcased Nov.
3-5 at Trimble Dimensions.
"Trimble Connect creates communities of collaboration across and
within disciplines, integrating data from Trimble's wide variety of
applications and devices to reduce the barriers between teams and
tasks," said Bryn Fosburgh, vice
president responsible for Trimble's Construction Technology
Divisions. "This new platform not only reinforces Trimble's
leadership as a provider of advanced software and hardware, but
positions us to transform the way the world designs, builds and
operates buildings through collaboration."
Trimble Connect provides coordinated information for everyone
across the DBO continuum, streamlining the process of combining
Building Information Modeling (BIM), 3D and 2D models via the Web,
improving coordination among dispersed offices and teams, and
reducing costs for software and training. In addition, the
platform's storage and archiving of project documentation allows
team leaders to keep track of their staff's progress remotely.
Trimble Connect also centralizes all digital assets across a
project portfolio, allowing project managers and building owners to
audit and report on all past and present project data and
activity.
Connecting Building Construction
Trimble also announced the first products in its Trimble
Buildings' portfolio that are now "Trimble Connected"—enabling
users of these DBO solutions to collaborate via Trimble
Connect.
- SketchUp – The professional's version of the world's
most popular 3D modeling platform, used for creating, updating and
communicating designs in 3D.
- Tekla Structures – The premier BIM tool for the creation
and management of constructible 3D models from conceptual design to
material fabrication, erection and site management.
- Tekla BIMsight – A professional tool providing an
easy-to-use 3D environment for construction project collaboration,
enabling issues to be identified and solved in the design
phase.
- Vico Office – Virtual
construction software, augmenting 3D models with constructability
analysis and coordination, location-based quantity takeoff, 4D
(time) scheduling and production control and 5D (cost)
estimating.
- Prolog® – The premier
project-management and cost-control software for general
contractors and construction managers.
- Trimble Field Link – Advanced software for
the management of layout tasks, including visualization,
navigation, rendering and import of building models, as well as
enhanced data sharing via Bentley i-models.
- MEPdesigner for SketchUp – A new platform allowing
Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) contractors to quickly
and easily migrate from a 2D to a 3D work environment.
- Manhattan Atrium EAM – A powerful Enterprise Asset
Management system from recently acquired Manhattan Software that
uniquely addresses both strategic and operational demands,
including capital asset investment planning, survey and
assessments, property/estates management and facilities
management.
Reflecting Trimble's deep commitment to open standards and
workflows, Trimble Connect supports the platform-neutral IFC file
format for OpenBIM, a broad-based approach to the collaborative
design, construction and operation of buildings based on open
standards and workflows.
Connecting Heavy Civil Construction
Trimble Connect can also provide integration capabilities to
manage the complexities of heavy civil construction projects.
Business Center - HCE, office software used to create 3D
constructible models, and site and corridor takeoffs, is the first
offering from Trimble's Heavy Civil Construction Division that can
share data with Trimble Connect. With the combination of Business
Center - HCE and Trimble Connect, the transfer and retrieval of
data to and from the construction contractor, the engineer and the
general contractor is now possible.
Business Center - HCE sends the 3D constructible model to the
Trimble Connect repository for storage, security and version
control so general contractors, construction contractors and
engineers can collaboratively engage in the delivery of a project.
Construction contractors can retrieve and leverage
version-controlled digital plans, CAD data and models from
engineers and general contractors for use in takeoffs, bids, data
preparation and field operations. In addition, construction
contractors can contribute estimates, 3D site models prepared for
machine control and site positioning, and as-built drawings to the
"Trimble Connected" central storage location for review, action or
approvals.
Additional information on Trimble Connect is available at
http://connect.trimble.com.
About Trimble's Construction Business
Trimble is a leading innovator of productivity solutions for the
building construction and heavy civil construction
markets. Leveraging a variety of technologies—such as GPS,
construction lasers, total stations, scanners, wireless
communications as well as cloud, Web and application
software—Trimble's solutions improve workflows between key
stakeholders, wherever they are located, making it easier to track
time, costs, materials, staff and resources for more precise,
accurate and profitable projects. Trimble is transforming the way
the world designs, builds and operates infrastructure and
buildings, from planning, design and site preparation to creation
and operation. Trimble's construction business includes:
Trimble Buildings' product and professional service offerings
improve productivity, visibility and data interoperability, from
simulation to renovation. Information on Trimble Buildings' DBO
portfolio is available at: http://buildings.trimble.com.
Trimble Heavy Civil Construction provides software, grade
control and site positioning technology that optimizes productivity
and provides a high-level of workflow integration from design
through to the finished project. More information is available at:
http://construction.trimble.com.
About Trimble
Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in
businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions
are focused on applications requiring position or
location—including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and
asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to
utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics,
Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the
needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver
the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the
field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is
headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif.
For more information, visit: www.trimble.com.
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