Drawing Management Couldn’t Be Easier

Drawing Management Couldn’t Be Easier

As a project controls platform, Trimble ProjectSight brings the project document dataset to center stage. In every use case, project stakeholders collaborate, share, and comment on the model and drawing package, ensuring that everyone remains on the same page, throughout the life of the project.

With this basic principle guiding the development and implementation of Trimble ProjectSight, managing your drawings and models with this intuitive platform could not be easier. Leveraging the power of Trimble Connect, ProjectSight can manage models and document sets for even the most complex of projects. With automated sheet indexing, batch updating for both individual sheets and complete drawing sets, and model-based integrations for all of the industry’s most popular file formats, ProjectSight can easily manage your drawing file and model requirements for projects of all shapes and sizes.

With Trimble ProjectSight, you can rest assured knowing that you finally have a single drawing management solution that can scale across your entire project, and your entire organization. Getting started couldn’t be easier. To learn more about ProjectSight, or to begin a free, fully functional demo account, simply click the link below.

2017-09-19T10:10:03-04:00September 28th, 2017|BuildBlog|

BuildingPoint Is Hiring!

BuildingPoint Is Hiring!

Direct Sales
The Direct Sales position is responsible for driving the growth of the Trimble Geospatial portfolio throughout the engineering, land survey, utility markets or wherever precise positioning and mapping is needed.

Solutions Engineer
The Solutions Engineer is responsible for supporting the adoption of the Trimble surveying solutions portfolio throughout the Geospatial industry.

Field Solutions Specialist
The Field Solutions Specialist is responsible for driving the adoption of the Trimble Buildings portfolio throughout the Design-Build-Operate (DBO) life-cycle in the building construction market.

2017-09-27T07:31:50-04:00September 27th, 2017|BuildBlog|

Want To Learn More About Trimble ProjectSight?

Want To Learn More About Trimble ProjectSight?

Trimble ProjectSight is a a first-of-its-kind project management tool that empowers project teams with relevant, real-time data for informed decision making. But how exactly can it help you and your team? See how with Trimble’s ProjectSight Demo Webinar!

This demo webinar will cover:
– Use of drawing markup, together with project controls and team conversations, to facilitate true collaboration.
– A fully configurable and secure system that is still easy to adopt and use by your teams

Register for Trimble’s demo webinar on Wednesday, September 27th at 1PM to see how ProjectSight can elevate your project.

2017-09-19T10:09:29-04:00September 26th, 2017|BuildBlog|

Foundations Episode #23 – Customization & Complexity

Foundations Episode #23 – Customization & Complexity

Without parameters and a good process, customization adds a lot of variables and complexity. But if you manage that customization, and adapt it properly, you can actually simplify your processes and workflows. In this episode of Foundations, we’re joined by Steve Montgomery of BuildingPoint NE, to build on our conversation in Episode 3 covering custom reporting.

2017-09-22T14:20:34-04:00September 22nd, 2017|BuildBlog, Foundations|

Project Controls Licensing Made Easy

Project Controls Licensing Made Easy

We all love the idea of an easy button. All too often, reality and real-world factories immensely complicate processes to the point where “one size fits all” doesn’t work very well. This can be true in construction as well. Every organization and every project is unique and carries its own set of challenges.

All is not lost though. With Trimble GC Manager, you finally have an simple licensing method that works fantastically for your project controls solution. With GC Manager, you have access to everything that you need to effectively manage your project with Trimble Prolog. Browser-based access, traditional office applications for power users, and integrated and native mobile solutions for field personnel.

All of these capabilities are packaged in one easy-to-understand licensing model. You can easily choose between per user, per project, or per company pricing models. Gone are the days of rationing users, constantly updating and purging accounts, and trying to determine who does and doesn’t have access to the project controls platform. With Trimble GC Manager, everything you need is right there, ready for you to jump in.

2017-08-07T09:49:56-04:00September 19th, 2017|BuildBlog|

Are Assemblies Required?

Are Assemblies Required?

One of the most common questions we receive when discussing Trimble cost estimating solutions is “Do I have to use assemblies?” Not wanting to disappoint, we often answer with the most unhelpful of software answers, “It depends.” But in reality, there is some basic best practices that have been proven over decades of experience provided by Trimble Winest, and the powerful capabilities it leverages as a database-driven estimating tool.

At a high level, the answer is no. No, you do not HAVE to use assemblies to gain the benefits of Trimble Winest. (In this post we’ll reference Winest, but this discussion can easily include Trimble GC Estimator as well.) Assemblies encompass a workflow that can or cannot use within your cost estimating workflow. But assemblies offer some compelling efficiencies that deserve a closer look.

Standardization
When choosing a powerful cost planning tool, especially one that maintains a database such as Trimble Winest, you have the ability to standardize your estimates and bids across your entire organization, giving them a familiar look and feel that is easy to understand for everyone involved in the estimating process. Assemblies can provide that consistent presentation.

Easy Cost Adjustments
Over time, cost components, labor costs, and materials can change. With assemblies, you can easily update all of your current and future bids with a single assembly change, greatly reducing the time and effort to ensure that everyone is on the same page when it comes to cost adjustments.

Starting With Something
Just like writing a book (or a blog post) often times the most difficult step is moving past a blank page. The same is true to starting your next estimate. Assemblies allow for quick and easy population of known costs and activities, getting your estimate going in little to no time, allowing you to spend time understanding the more complex and challenging areas of the bid package.

As mentioned at the beginning of this post, assemblies are a powerful tool within Trimble Winest. But the ability and the advantages of leveraging this particular functionality can greatly increase the speed, consistency, and structure of your proposal process.

To learn more about Winest, or to see a recorded live demo, simply click the link below.

2017-08-07T09:46:02-04:00September 13th, 2017|BuildBlog|

Cost Controls Matter

Cost Controls Matter

Costs matter. A large portion of project management is spent on managing budgets and controlling costs. And that only makes sense. Imagining a successful project without closely managing these dollar signs is a stretch to say the least. That’s why Trimble Prolog has the industry’s most comprehensive and robust cost management toolkit centrally integrated into the application. Trimble understands that you can’t manage a project without managing costs.

Trimble Prolog allows you to manage each and every element of your project cost structure, in one single unified database and location. From the initial creation of the schedule of values and project budget, through cost changes such as potential change orders, Prolog will keep your project on track, and on budget. And because cost controls is part of the DNA of Prolog, you can easily see budget impacts and current progress through any number of reporting and dashboard elements whether you’re using a mobile device, web browser, or even the traditional client application.

To see Trimble Prolog Cost Controls in action, simply reach out to your BuildingPoint representative, or simply click the link below.

2017-08-07T09:50:06-04:00September 11th, 2017|BuildBlog|

InFocus – Next Generation Scanning

InFocus – Next Generation Scanning

The Trimble TX series of laser scanners are a revolutionary step forward in how the industry looks at 3D. With high quality scanning capabilities, at exceptional speeds, they deliver superior accuracy and range. But which scanner is right for your project? In this latest episode of InFocus, we’re joined by Bryan Williams of Trimble to go over the features and differences of both the Trimble TX and TX8 scanners, and how to best implement them into your workflow.

To learn more about the Trimble TX Series, contact your BuildingPoint representative today, or click the link below.

2017-08-30T11:18:31-04:00September 7th, 2017|BuildBlog|

WinEst Webinar Series: OST Integrator

WinEst Webinar Series: OST Integrator

In this webinar, Trimble takes a deep-dive into how to take advantage of the add-on module, OSTI, also known as the OST Integrator. After you have done your drawings in OST, you can take the quantities from those conditions and populate WinEst items and assemblies using the integrator. This lets you take advantage of the power of WinEst estimating without sacrificing the capabilities OST.

2017-08-21T10:50:40-04:00September 5th, 2017|BuildBlog|

Foundations Episode #22 – Product Development Is Really Easy

Foundations Episode #22 – Product Development Is Really Easy

Developing new technology can be a daunting task for even the most experienced companies. The process of identifying a problem, and creating a solution to solve that problem is not the easiest task. On this episode of Foundations, we’re joined by Bryan Williams of Trimble to pull back the curtain, and discuss how Trimble tackles product development.

2017-09-01T08:24:59-04:00September 1st, 2017|BuildBlog, Foundations|
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