Trimble Vico Office v6.0

Description

Trimble Vico Office v6.0 The 5D BIM Workflow starts at the creation of a new project and ends with reporting and data mining. When firms start gearing up for a new project, they add 2D drawings and 3D models to the Document Registry for version control and change management. Models can then be published to Vico Office from ArchiCAD, Tekla, Revit, AutoCAD Architecture, and/or AutoCAD MEP. Or, using special CAD-specific Importers, IFC files, SketchUp files, CAD-Duct files, and even 3D DWG files can be used in Vico Office. With Vico Office Document Controller we can quickly identify changes between drawing sets and model versions. After honing in on the changes with slider and highlight modes, we can cloud and annotate issues, and even start a cross-team discussion or report upon the items in question. After the BIM models are completed, we publish, augment, and compare 3D models from multiple project stakeholders all within the Vico Office Client. For example, the architect can contribute an architectural model in ArchiCAD; the structural engineer can contribute a structural model in Tekla; the mechanical subcontractor can submit a model in Revit MEP; the HVAC subcontractor can submit a model in CAD-Duct. These models can be combined in Vico Office. Then we identify any constructability issues in Vico Office Constructability Manager and report these issues to the design team for resolution. If the issues cannot be resolved, they are promoted to an RFI and tracked through the project management data flow. Now the coordinated models can once again be compared to the 2D contract documents in Vico Office Document Controller as a final accuracy check before prefabrication and installation drawings are generated. Now Project Engineers can identify critical points for sleeves, deck elevations, key framing locations, hangers and bracings, pipe runs, slab edges, etc. and map them in Vico Office Layout Manager. They don't need the original BIM, just the latest version of the model inside Vico Office. The virtual points are exported to a *.csv and loaded into survey gear like the Trimble Total Station. Now they can be shot onsite! The reverse workflow works to compare the original design to the as-built conditions and check for discrepancies. The actuals can be viewed in either 3D or a chart indicating the acceptable tolerances. As soon as we’ve identified the coordination issues, we use Vico Office Takeoff Manager to generate construction-caliber quantities. Now with the quantities, estimators use Vico Office Cost Planner to create multiple iterations of the 5D estimate as the models’ level of detail increases. With the estimate in place, we track the project budget in Vico Office Cost Explorer, helping the Owner recognize which decisions have the most impact on the budget and schedule. Planners also take advantage of these quantities and start evaluating the project and creating the optimal combination of location systems for the trades in Vico Office LBS Manager. By organizing the project locations, an optimal sequencing logic can be applied with Vico Office Schedule Planner, the model-based scheduling solution which utilizes flowline theory as opposed to traditional CPM. These options can then be analyzed in terms of both cost and time. And the Vico Office 4D Manager schedule presentation helps the GC and subs work together to evaluate what-if scenarios and determine the best solution. Finally, as the project moves from headquarters out to the field, the team utilizes Vico Office Production Controller to monitor and adjust crews as necessary. With real-time inputs for actual crew productivity rates, the team has enough warning to avoid trade conflicts and cascading delays. Comprehensive construction management reporting is organized in the Vico Office Client. Since Vico Office is a database of projects, all fields and their values can be accessed with reporting. Vico Office is the first purpose-built construction software that allows users to “plug in” the BIM authoring application of their choice and then perform a constructability analysis, quantity takeoff, a model-based schedule, model-based estimate, and on-site production control, all in an integrated workflow. This integrated workflow is unique in the commercial construction market. With Vico Office, you have a live model - a model where the 3D geometry is integrated with the quantities which is integrated with the 4D schedule which is integrated with the 5D estimate. This means that when one element of the 3D model changes (let's say the building gets a new floor or a new material is chosen for the lobby floor), both the schedule and estimate automatically change.

Download