Now available for download through Trimble Installation Manager, Trimble Field Link 4.6 continues to add features and functionality to the industry’s leading construction layout solution. While BuildingPoint will be covering some of these new features in detail in subsequent posts, here’s the highlights of what has been added to the application in this latest version.

New Features:
• Measure Rounds (Site Control Module, Required)
• Vertical Surface Collection & Analysis (Surface Module, Required)
• Corner Bullseye Option in Layout
• Quick Vertical Verification Tool

Improvements:
• Line and Arcs information displayed via use of info button
• Display Preview of point information when laying out
• Create Points From Line – “Model Linework” and “TFL Linework”
• The state of every feature remembered as long as TFL is running (unless specifically excluded)
• RTS573 (and non-RTS total stations) – Enable LASER Mode while in Reference Elevation and Turn To features
• Option to turn compensator off with RTS (Resets Every Reconnection)
• Export of control points as DWG
• Ability to add attributes when creating a Point
• Preview points for multiple line segment in point manager
• Retain preview updates when collecting line and arc
• Displays number of staked points in job description
• Split Screen for data entry in TFL Office

In estimating, alternates are a fact of life. Whether you’re accommodating owner requests, outlining or hedging uncertainty in the bid specs, or simply presenting a number of proposed options to decision makers, alternates represent a flexible and extensible way organize and present your bid presentation.

Trimble WinEst allows you unlock the power of alternates within your bid with a simple an intuitive interface. With WinEst, you can create a nearly unlimited number of alternates to help organize options. Once your alternates have been completed, you can easily toggle them off and on to tailor your final presentation and to commit changes to the bid once the final scope has been decided.

To learn more about managing alternates in Trimble WinEst, or to see a live demonstration, contact your BuildingPoint representative today, or simply give us a call at (813) 280-0655.

BuildingPoint is proud to welcome a new member to our team, Steve Caron! Steve joins us with over 15 years experience in Sales/Marketing. Steve began his career working for a Non-Profit organization before moving into the IT field. Steve’s experience includes EMC storage and backup appliances, Dell Enterprise level products (servers, storage, networking), as well as Microsoft Azure cloud sales to customers spanning from the SMB space all the way up to Enterprise level solutions.

Steve will be based in Tampa, and cover the state of Florida for all of BuildingPoint’s estimating software solutions.

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Whether you choose to attend a live e-learning course, consume flexible on-demand content, or just peruse the vast library of Trimble Buildings knowledge materials, Learn.Trimble.com is the comprehensive source for education around Trimble solutions.

Signing up is quick and easy, and getting started is completely free. Simply head over to Learn.Trimble.com today to learn about learning more!

To kick off the summer, BuildingPoint is offering a limited time trade in deal for Yuma2 users on the Trimble Kenai! For qualifying users, you can trade in your Trimble Yuma2 and save thousands on the purchase of a new Trimble Kenai! Plus, you can transfer any Trimble Field Link Modules from your Yuma2 over to the new Kenai Tablet!

For more information on this limited time opportunity, click the link below to download our promotional flyer, contact your local BuildingPoint representative today, or simply give us a call at 813-280-0655 today!

Registration for Trimble Dimensions 2018 is now open! This unique event features three action-packed days in Las Vegas this November. At the event, you’ll be surrounded by more than 4,000 Trimble partners, professionals, employees and experts with ongoing opportunities to share knowledge, build connections and have fun. Highlights include more than 600 sessions with many qualifying for Professional Development Hours (PDH), insightful keynotes, special events, hands-on training and workshops and hours of networking opportunities.

Click the link below to register today and enjoy $200 off with early-bird pricing.

With the release of the incredible long range of the Trimble RTS573, the question comes up, does Direct Reflex really help? And the short answer is yes. The longer answer is it depends on your workflow and application. Direct Reflex is the ability to measure to a surface rather than a traditional prism or active target. In many layout scenarios measuring to a point on a deck, or a planned penetration on a wall represents the prime example of DR measurement. For many contractors, increasing this range opens up a range of flexibility that results in fewer setups and a more intuitive workflow. To be sure, prism-based layout remains the most precise option for single-person robotic layout, but Direct Reflex let’s you measure nearly any surface, instantly.

To learn more about Direct Reflex, or the all-new long-range RTS573, click the link below, or contact your BuildingPoint representative today.

Trimble CrewSight is known throughout the construction industry as the premier access control solution for job sites that require security and safety throughout the entire construction process. But more than access control, the compelling aspect of CrewSight resides within the capability to effectively and seamlessly manage and report upon your on-site workforce.

With Trimble CrewSight, you can easily customize your site to measure, track, and analyze your workforce to identify manpower issues before they become significant challenges that can delay or derail your project schedule. Real-time dashboards, intuitive reporting, and customized APIs that can easily integrate with your current business processes, Trimble CrewSight is the workforce management solution that can take your jobsite management to the next level.

To learn more, head over to the Trimble CrewSight website, or simply click the link below.

BuldingPoint and Trimble are pleased to announce the first Bacon, Eggs & BIM Workshop! If you’re a building construction contractor, you won’t want to miss this incredible FREE event coming to the Celebration Golf Club in Celebration, FL on May 16th.

Hosted by Trimble Buildings experts, you’ll learn about the latest advanced, cutting-edge technologies in the construction industry through interactive discussion and demonstrations.  Become familiar with the benefits of field layout and emerging technologies, professional services offerings, and CAD detailing, utilizing SysQue.

Learn more about this unique and FREE event by clicking the link below!

The greenest building isn’t necessarily the latest and greatest, highest-scoring LEED-Platinum award winner, the one on the perfectly-graded-bioswale site with access to multiple forms of transit. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, of course: we need those buildings to keep pushing the envelope, both literally and figuratively.

No, the greenest building may look nothing like that. In fact, it may have been there all along, but maybe you didn’t notice it.

Click the link below to read the full article.