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Bringing BIM to the Field
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Date:
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Friday‚ January 16‚ 2009
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Time:
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12Noon – 2:00PM Eastern Time
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How:
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Register Today
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Vico
and Trimble will walk through
their very popular integration -
streamlining the field placement
of structural, architectural,
mechanical, electrical, and
plumbing (MEP) engineering
systems right in the
Construction Model. Now
contractors can create Building
Information Models (BIM) in
Vico’s Virtual Construction
software, export the data
directly to the Trimble field
layout solution and use the
highly accurate data to lay out
and construct complex buildings
and structures.
Traditional construction methods
lose the accuracy of the 3D
building model when implemented
in the field. Valuable time and
accuracy can be lost by manually
scaling distances, calculating
angles from plans, turning
angles with theodolites and
pulling tapes to measure
distances.
To
maintain the accuracy of BIM in
the final building product,
Trimble and Vico now make this
information available for use by
construction professionals to
automate the layout, erection
and construction of their
projects.
Together we’ll demonstrate how
to simplify the placement of
structural, concrete, and MEP
systems:
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After placing site
survey points into the
5D BIM model, users can
download critical
formwork and steel
locations (x, y, z)
automatically to their
Trimble Total Station;
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Download centerlines and
edge lines of piping and
ductwork to assist subs
in properly placing
equipment;
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Automatically generate
hanger and insert
locations, as well as
seismic bracings after
positioning the hangers
in the model;
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Download locations for
hangers and bracing
inserts into slab
formwork and sleeve
locations for floor
penetrations to improve
structural concrete
systems.
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Precision placement of hangers
and bracings is critical for
safety and off-site material
fabrication. This is a key
component of successfully
extending BIM to subcontractors
and field crews. We’ve seen
first-hand how successful the
integration is at
St. Joseph’s Mission Hospital
in southern California.
This
workflow integration provides a
significant opportunity for
contractors to improve
productivity. Now, they can
leverage the data from their BIM
to physically construct the
building. With this integration,
there is less time wasted on
inefficient layout of the
building plan and less waste of
materials due to re-work and
overages.
Even
if you can’t make the prescribed
day/time for this webinar,
register now so you’ll
automatically receive the link
to the archived webinar.
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