Spatial Scanning – Sometimes You Need Data Fast
Design and construction always happen within the constraints of time. Sometimes you have plenty of time for a given task or milestone, but more often than not… well…. time is simply a luxury you can’t obtain. In these instances, BuildingPoint Spatial Scanning offers a clear and concise advantage, especially when it comes to acquiring and processing large and intricate data sets in a short (or previously thought to be impossible) period of time. With Spatial Scanning, BuildingPoint can build a scanning and delivery schedule that meets your timetable, rather than the other way around. This flexible capability means that you get the data you need, when you need it.
Minimal Acquisition Time
Point cloud acquisition has traditionally been a rather time-consuming activity. With traditional static scanning, stations must be meticulously mapped out and planned in order to ensure complete coverage within an interior space. In addition to this detailed planning process, traditional point cloud acquisition methods require significant time on site to complete the scanning process. For projects struggling with either a compressed timeline, or limited access (or both) static scanning can be too little too late. With Spatial Scanning, pre-mission and point cloud acquisition are combined into a simple and efficient process. And because BuildingPoint leverages the best capabilities of both static and dynamic scanning workflows, point clouds of several hundred thousand square feet can be acquired in a single day. This minimizes the on-site presence and ensures a more rapid point cloud delivery schedule.
Lightning Quick Post-Processing
Within traditional point cloud workflows, post-processing represents a huge portion of the data preparation process. Multiple scans must be registered and stitched together to form a cohesive and complete project point cloud. With BuildingPoint Spatial Scanning, post-processing is reduced to an automated batch process, meaning that size, scope, and intricacy are minimized, resulting in a completely predictable and efficient post-processing deliverable. As a result, not only will you know exactly when your fully registered point cloud will be delivered, but that point cloud will be delivered in days rather than weeks or longer when compared to traditional registration methods.
In a perfect world, projects can easily be managed to leverage technology and make the entire process more seamless, and more efficient. BuildingPoint Spatial Scanning is built for the all-too-real-world of construction and design. A world where deliverables are created quickly, accurately, and cost-effectively. To learn more about Spatial Scanning, or to discuss the real-world benefits you can experience on your next project, head over to buildingpointflorida.com/scanning
Don’t Forget To Register For Next Week’s Online Training Course For Prolog Converge Administration
BuildingPoint has teamed up with Trimble to offer a specialized online training course, covering administration for Trimble Prolog Converge. Designed for Prolog Converge Administrators and Power Users, this course will provide you with a solid understanding of how to configure Prolog Converge to fit your business requirements. You will utilize administrative tools necessary to successfully install, configure and maintain Prolog Converge.
The Prolog Converge Administration class is a five-day, 2 hours per day, instructor led online training class that runs from 02/06/17 – 02/10/17. For more details on this class, click the link below to view the registration page.
Foundations Episode #8 – Using Analytics To Drive Real-World Improvement
Dashboards, metrics, KPIs, there’s no shortage of buzzwords that surround the idea of leveraging the power of actionable data in making better construction decisions. In this podcast, the Foundations team sits down with Kris Lengieza, Director Of Virtual Design & Construction for Stiles Construction. Relating and discussing Stiles’ efforts and initiatives with data analytics, Kris unpacks this current and timely topic while also brining a real-world, on-the ground perspective to the conversation.
Introducing Trimble Kenai
BuildingPoint is proud to announce the availability of the all new Trimble Kenai, an all-in-one computing solution that can transport a user’s office to the field. Known for its family of rugged handheld computers, Trimble brings the same durability, reliability and feature-rich design to the Kenai tablet’s versatile configuration making it a powerful mobile computing solution. Featuring Microsoft Windows 10 Professional, a power Intel dual-core processor, 8GB of memory, and a host of connectivity options, the Kenai is the ultimate construction tablet.
Register For Trimble’s Online Prolog Administration Classes
BuildingPoint has teamed up with Trimble to offer a specialized online training course, covering administration for both Trimble Prolog and Trimble Converge. Designed for both Administrators and power users, each course will provide a solid understanding of how to configure Prolog to fit your business requirements.
The Prolog Converge Administration class is a five-day, 2 hours per day, instructor led online training class. Our Prolog Manager Administration course is a three-day, 2 hours per day, instructor led online training class. For more details on each class, click the links below to view the registration page for each class.
Foundations Episode #7 – Intelligent Access Control
With the amount of traffic on the modern jobsite, controlling who is on site at any given time is an enormous but necessary undertaking. But what exactly does “intelligent access control” mean? It could mean ensuring only workers who have completed the orientation and the safety training are allowed on the site. It could also mean having a detailed understanding of who is on the site at any given time. It could even mean controlling who is allowed on a restricted jobsite. All of these aspects of access control can be achieved through effective workforce management, ensuring a safe and productive environment. In this episode, we talk with Steve Montgomery and Rochelle Wintz to discuss the benefits of intelligent access control and workforce management and how contractors can use it to understand and report on workforce trends, compliance requirements and manage site access.
Want To Learn More About ProjectSight?
Trimble ProjectSight represents a significant leap forward when it comes to managing project issues and documentation. In this in-depth Solution Close-Up, our very own Rob Miller steps through not just the “how’s”, but the “why’s” of ProjectSight. Designed as a comprehensive first look at the new application, this video will help you understand some of the powerful features and capabilities that you can leverage on your next project. To learn more, click the link below.
Visit Trimble At World Of Concrete
If you’re headed to World of Concrete next week in Las Vegas, make sure to stop by Trimble’s booth, #C4309. Trimble will be showcasing solutions that leverage a variety of technologies, including Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), total stations and surveying software, construction lasers, wireless data communications, Building Information Modeling (BIM), automated machine control, fleet management and application software.
Visit Trimble’s exhibitor page on the World of Concrete website here, or click here to see the exhibitor floorplan map.
Trimble Releases Vico Office R6
Building upon the immense power and success of Trimble Vico Office, the entirely new R6 represents a significant step forward for users looking to create leverage VDC practices in their construction and design processes. Whether it’s model and document management, model takeoffs, or location breakdowns, Vico Office R6 can propel your model-based workflow to an entirely new level.Vico Office R6 boasts a number of exciting enhancements including:
• Element import selection
• Access to all BIM parameters, including “user-defined” fields
• Support for CAD quantities
• Templated imports and content grouping
• Selective quantification
Additionally R6 features and entirely new Takeoff Items Builder designed to simplify and automate many repetitive takeoff tasks to help turn estimates more quickly and more accurately.
To learn more about Trimble Vico Office R6, head over to Trimble’s product page, view the recently released Vico webinar, or simply reach out to your BuildingPoint representative directly.
Trimble Field Link v4.01 Now Available
Trimble has just released the first enhancement to the all-new Trimble Field Link v4.0. Along with enhanced and improved reliability and performance, v4.01 also adds a number of user-requested features and capabilities. Some of these enhancements include:
- Improved measurement speed using Visual Layout when connected to an RTS873
- Option to save a staked point in Visual Layout
- Point symbols have been optimized for viewing on the all new Trimble Kenai tablet
- Bullseye button is now the default button when selecting view options during layout.
To learn more about Trimble Field Link, and the new v4.x capabilities, head over to Trimble’s product page, or contact your BuildingPoint representative directly.
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