


"Accessing Bentley's 3D i-models gives users of Trimble construction solutions the ability to optimize design-construct processes, and strengthen collaboration between the engineer and the contractor to reduce project costs and schedules. This integrated and managed workflow can enable more efficient bidding and estimating, faster project approvals, reduced change orders and shortened construction timelines. Contractors will have the ability to collaborate more effectively with designers on the constructible model by connecting Business Center - HCE directly to ProjectWise, so design information can be retrieved in the i-model. To optimize construction management processes and maximize information transfer, Trimble ® Connected Site ® technology can then be used to send the designs wirelessly to machines and field systems on the construction site.ĭesign and engineering teams can use Bentley's ProjectWise to link construction and design offices. Business Center - HCE uses Bentley's i-models to streamline the creation of 3D constructible models from the final contract drawings. The announcement was made today at the Transportation Research Board AFB80 2014 Summer Committee Meeting.īentley's V8 i (SELECTSeries 3) civil engineering software, powered by OpenRoads, generates i-models from detailed designs that are managed by ProjectWise and can be easily transferred to Business Center - HCE for construction preparation and management. Trimble and Bentley are at the forefront of enabling this vision by joining forces to optimize the transfer of information-rich 3D engineered models to 3D constructible models. Federal Highway Administration, as part of its "Every Day Counts" vision, has recognized that using 3D models with GPS-enabled heavy equipment for road construction can increase productivity by up to 50 percent.

Using Bentley's ProjectWise collaboration servers and services, along with its i-model technology for the open exchange of infrastructure information, and Trimble's Business Center - HCE office software, an integrated workflow for road and site construction is now WILLIAMSBURG, Va., J/PRNewswire/ - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Bentley Systems announced today the next advance of information mobility between project design and field construction.
