Trimble and Bentley Systems present
an integrated workflow for road and site construction combining Bentley’s
ProjectWise collaboration servers and services, and Trimble’s Business Centre –
HCE office software.
Designed to accelerate information
mobility between project design and field construction, the new integrated
workflow brings together Trimble and Bentley who have joined forces to optimise
the transfer of information-rich 3D engineered models to 3D constructible
models. Using 3D models with GPS-enabled heavy equipment for road construction
can increase productivity by up to 50 percent, according to the U.S. Federal
Highway Administration.
Bentley’s V8i (SELECT Series 3) civil
engineering software, powered by OpenRoads, generates i-models from detailed
designs managed by ProjectWise and can be easily transferred to Business Centre
– HCE for construction preparation and management. Business Centre – HCE uses Bentley’s
i-models to streamline the creation of 3D constructible models from the final
contract drawings. Trimble Connected Site technology helps optimise construction
management processes and maximises information transfer by sending the designs
wirelessly to machines and field systems on the construction site.
Design and engineering teams can
use Bentley’s ProjectWise to link construction and design offices. Contractors will
have the ability to collaborate more effectively with designers on the
constructible model by connecting Business Centre – HCE directly to
ProjectWise, allowing design information to be retrieved in the i-model. Key
advantages of the integrated and managed workflow include more efficient bidding
and estimating, faster project approvals, reduced change orders and shortened
construction timelines.
According to Roz Buick, vice
president and general manager of Trimble’s Heavy Civil Construction Division, accessing
Bentley’s 3D i-models gives users of Trimble construction solutions the ability
to optimise design-construct processes, and strengthen collaboration between
the engineer and the contractor to reduce project costs and schedules.
Harry Vitelli, vice president,
construction and field, Bentley Systems added that Trimble and Bentley came
together in 2012 as part of a strategic alliance to help engineers and
contractors work smarter and collaborate through advanced information mobility
to further the connection and alignment between the virtual and physical
environments for infrastructure and site projects, reducing project risk and
increasing productivity. The newly announced integrated workflow moves a step
closer to that objective by facilitating information mobility between the
design office, construction site and the field.
The integrated workflow for road
and site construction from Trimble and Bentley is expected to be available in
the third quarter of 2014.
