Past Wednesday Webinars 

DPR construction succeed with Tekla BIM technology to save time and money at the Sutter Medical Center Castro Valley, USA.

“Using Tekla, DPR Construction was able to see a 10% increase in productivity”
Nathan Wood, Project Engineer, DPR Construction

Participate in our next Tekla webinar to discover how the Sutter Medical Center Castro Valley project is scheduled to be delivered 30% faster than comparable healthcare projects in California, USA .

Join the webinar to hear DPR's Nathan Wood describe the strategies used on the project which were crucial to the success of coordinating the building envelope around the large amounts of rebar and steel required for the seismically compliant hospital.

You'll learn how:

• A detailed fabrication model is desirable for real construction benefits from BIM.
• The Tekla model helps coordination and the identification of constructability issues and gaps in design.
• Modelling in Tekla has profoundly affected DPRs subcontractor processes.

Tekla BIMsight 1.3 – free collaboration tool for construction

Join this live webinar to learn how the new Tekla BIMsight software version fits into the workflow of your construction project.

Existing users, join the webinar to check the new, exciting features!

You'll learn how to:

• Collaborate across your project team in a new, more efficient way
• Combine models from any BIM tool into one single project
• Check for constructability issues
• Share your notes and comments easier
• Tekla BIMsight usage in real construction projects

Download Tekla BIMsight for free here!

Barton Malow Company: Using BIM to streamline Design-Build

“When you look around the country, most colleges and universities are afforded at least 12 months to design & build an indoor football practice facility. At Georgia Tech, Barton Malow had 40 weeks” said Jason McFadden, LEED AP, Barton Malow Company.

Join our webinar to learn how Barton Malow and its trade partners implemented Tekla BIMsight, Tekla’s Construction Management solutions, and Tekla Structures to deliver the John & Mary Brock Football Facility at Georgia Tech.

Agenda:

• How to carry out a direct exchange of Tekla models from engineer to steel and rebar detailing
• Reasons to review the BIM (concurrent engineer design and fabrication detail) instead of shop drawings to achieve drastic reductions in schedule
• How to utilize models from other team members to create buildable workflows
• Identify solutions for managing and tracking the project schedule utilizing design-build
• Receive FREE Tekla BIMsight for remaining spatial integration and view
• And much more!

BIM beyond modeling

Add construction management to make your project fly

The Tekla Structures model organizer allows for better structured models making the handling of project information across the whole construction team much easier. Join our live webinar and learn how to structure your model based construction project by lots, sequences, submittals etc, learn how to create quantity take off’s of all data and how to define work breakdown structures.

Topics:

• Manage process information of individual building components
• Create your own breakdown structure
• Use-model based scheduling throughout your project from detailing to fabrication to erection
• Manage clash checks better and faster than before

BIM for Analysis and Design

BIM facilitates the use of the project model by many disciplines. The ability to take the same model, that is used for all project deliverables, and integrate it to your chosen Analysis & Design tool is a major step forward for the construction industry. Join our live webinar to see how Tekla Structures 17 delivers the promise of a truly integrated analysis model.

Agenda

• How to create and manipulate the analysis model
• Improved interface and usability
• Support for A&D software currently available on the market
• Example from real,ongoing projects

Tekla BIMsight 1.2 – free collaboration tool for construction

Join this live webinar to learn how the new Tekla BIMsight software version fits into the workflow of your construction project.

Existing users, join the webinar to check the new, exciting features!

You will learn how to:

• Collaborate across your project team in a new way
• Combine models from any BIM tool into one single project
• Do clash checking
• Link documents and create markups

We will share the feedback received so far.

Download Tekla BIMsight for free here!

Pihl: Modeling and managing concrete and rebar in Tekla

Join our live webinar to learn how one of Denmark’s leading contractors, Pihl, is managing their BIM process. Through modeling and management of both concrete and reinforcement in Tekla Structures, and by taking BIM to the job site, Pihl have increased their overall productivity, reduced production time, and decreased the amount of waste on site.

Agenda
- BIM process at Pihl
- Modeling and managing concrete and rebar in Tekla Structures
- Rebar export from Tekla
- Utilizing detailed building information model at the construction site

Total optimization of the precast workflow with Tekla Structures

Join our live webinar to learn how Tekla Structures BIM software is much more than a detailing tool. We will show you how to improve productivity throughout the precast concrete workflow.

Agenda:

• Optimize whole workflow from sales to erection
• Integrate Tekla with fabrication
• Share information with contractors, subcontractors and suppliers
• See it really happening through case examples

Structural and MEP working together in perfect harmony

Join our live webinar to learn how seamless the workflow between structural and MEP engineers can be using both Tekla Structures and MAP CADmep+ software.

See entire workflow and live demonstration of

• Creating the structural model in Tekla Structures
• Using structural information in CADmep+ to coordinate services to structural
• Transferring the CADmep+ model to Tekla Structures
• Managing changes between both systems
• Opening and combining all models in Tekla BIMsight

Your new professional BIM tool - Tekla BIMsight

Join this live webinar to understand how Tekla BIMsight software application fits into the workflow of all construction projects.

You will learn how to:

• Download, install and share Tekla BIMsight for free
• Collaborate across the project team using building information models.
• Combine models and file formats from any BIM application into one project.
• Share building information for coordination between different trades.
• Identify problem areas, such as clashes.

Integrating and Enhancing Tekla Structures

Join our live webinar and learn what can be achieved with the Tekla Open API™. The Tekla Open API™ enables users and vendors to develop plug-in applications and additional functionality on the Tekla Structures modeling platform. This makes it possible to enhance Tekla Structures with proprietary knowledge and technologies as well as integrate it into company environments and processes.

You will learn:

• What is the Tekla Open API™
• What can be achieved with the Tekla Open API™
• How to get started with the Tekla Open API
• What has been done with the Tekla Open API by users, partners, and Tekla

Sneak Preview of Tekla Structures 17

The new and improved Tekla Structures 17.0 will be ready in February 2011 and provide a wide range of improvements, for example: enhanced model-based project communication, extended interoperability, and better overall user experience.

Join our webinar to see how you and your company can benefit from using Tekla Structures 17.