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Enhanced data exchange - Intergraph Smart3D and Tekla Structures

Better BIM exchange between Intergraph® Smart 3D and Tekla Structures brings new productivity and higher quality for structural construction.

Users of Tekla Structures and Intergraph® Smart 3D products can now benefit from enhanced data exchange for a more efficient project workflow. Supportive to Tekla’s multi-material functionality, the new exchange works with structural steel and concrete objects and supports the transfer of traffic items like stairs, handrails and ladders. Project teams can enjoy higher quality and spend less time modelling as a result of this development.

Watch this Wednesday Webinar to discover how Tekla for engineering enables the production of better, more accurate detailed design as a result of an open interoperable approach regardless of material or location.

Register for the webinar to learn how:

• Intergraph and Tekla have been working closely to develop interoperability and improve the workflow within our mutual client’s projects.
• Engineers can both collaborate more efficiently and enjoy the flexibility to work as they want.
  • Work more effectively with integrated modeling & documentation.
  • Reduce manual rework and errors more reliably.
• Engineering detail for both concrete and steel is easily executed with Tekla software in a single workflow.
• Share coordinated more reliable design information through an open 3D information modelling and management process.

Tekla BIMsight – Boost your BIM collaboration

Free to download and easy to use, Tekla BIMsight is a globally project proven tool and is rapidly gaining traction across the AEC industry. We want to show you some best practices to unleash the whole potential of the latest Tekla BIMsight version.

Join the webinar to learn:

• How to use the latest and greatest features of Tekla BIMsight, including shared folders
• How to get the most out of your design coordination meetings
• How to get started

Rebar Release Manager

Tekla has posted the new Rebar Release Manager Extension to the Extranet which manages the rebar in the 3D model and allows you to send releases to fabrication software like aSa, Soule and Shear97. This makes fabricating rebar more time efficient and cost effective.

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Increase your Productivity using the Tekla Open API

Design and construction professionals are always looking for new ways to increase their productivity. Customization of your Tekla Structures software using the Tekla OpenAPI can be a great way to improve your internal work process.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• What is the Tekla Open API
• Why, who and how people are using the Tekla Open API
• Easy customization, better productivity & tailored solution
• What you need and how to start

Tekla Extension: The Detail Manager

The new Detail Manager is a Tekla Structures Extension available to download for free on our extranet product pages. It facilitates a faster workflow for the creation of sections and details on General Arrangement type drawings. This feature can also be used to create quick sketches for connection design calculation purposes and for streamlining the approval and review process.

This webinar will demonstrate:

• An overview of the use cases for the Detail Manager
• An orientation of the interface and process
• How to create sections and details from system and custom components
• How to quickly reference model areas and 2D blocks onto Tekla Structures drawings

New RISA-Tekla Link

Join us for the latest in our webinar series and learn about the new RISA-Tekla Link.

The RISA-Tekla Link offers steel connection design, a critical piece of the overall design process, directly within the Tekla Structures environment. This eliminates the need to manually enter connection components into separate design software. The result is increased accuracy and a reduction in the time and cost associated with steel connection design.

With this new link, users of Tekla Structures and RISAConnection can:

• Run analysis and design on moment and shear connections
• Group and solve connections collectively or analyze them individually
• View pass/fail analysis results in the Tekla Structures 3D BIM model or in a report format
• Access individual detailed design calculations from within RISAConnection
• Print connection calculations

What's New in Tekla Structures Version 19 for Steel

Join us next Thursday for a webinar showcasing what's new in the latest version of Tekla Structures. Learn about the new features and enhancements to your modeling, drawings and localization for the North American steel industry, as well as the project management tools.

Here are just a few of the features we will cover:

• 20+ new and updated custom components from our localization team
• Weld marks - now visible in the model as well as visualization of weld paths and solids
• The ability to insert a PDF as a reference file
• New extensions pertaining to Auto Bolts, No Paint Area, new Linear Array and Radial Array Tools
• New Object Browser with dynamic property browsing and reporting tool
• Full Model Organizer and Clash Check Manager now open to all roles
• And much more!

Tekla Partners Webinar: The Strongest Links in the Design Chain

Join us on Thursday, November 8th for a webinar featuring some of the strategic partnerships between Tekla and other steel detailing and fabrication companies, and how they can help you save time and money using Tekla. These focused organizations and partners are in the fields of design, fabrication management and automation. See how the major players in the industry have created tools using the Tekla API to interface with the model, driving content to the BIM database or extracting data from it.

• Design and Connection Systems
• MRP systems for estimating and inventory management
• Manufacturers of Beamline and Plate Burning Machines
• Joist suppliers
• Several other interesting and unique vendors

Tekla Structures in 60 Minutes or Less

Tekla Structures, the most advanced building information modeling (BIM) software on the market, enables highly effective modeling and detailing of commercial, industrial, and miscellaneous steel structures as well as specialty structures such as PEMB, Offshore, and Bridges.

Tekla provides a BIM-based solution to increase productivity through higher automation of detailing, fabrication, and project management along with an interface to the best MIS systems and CNC machinery available.

• Modeling of General Steel Structures as well as Curved, Radius, and Sloped Members
• Modeling of Miscellaneous Steel Structures along with Decking and Grating
• Automatic Drawing Production along with Revisions and Updates
• Project Management Tools with User Defined Attributes (UDAs)
• Product Extensions like Truck Lotting, Erection Sequencing, and Scheduling
• Free Ways to Share Your Models with Other Project Team Members

Please join us and see how you can save time & money using Tekla Structures for your steel projects!

Steel BIM & LOD: When to Draw the Line and Where to Model It

Presented by: Will Ikerd PE, CWI, LEED AP, Principal at IKERD Consulting

In this presentation, Will Ikerd PE, CWI, LEED AP, and co-author of the new AGC AIA BIM Guide, will provide an in-depth discussion of considerations for structural engineers, detailers, fabricators, general contractors, owners and architects in requesting structural steel BIM requirements for Level of Development (LOD). Most importantly, the presentation will show:

• how each of these stakeholders uses models differently and need different content;
• how the new LOD BIM can be used to define team expectations of what should be modeled; and
• practical examples of model detail issues along with effective approaches to resolve the challenges of using BIM planning tools.

• Define model Level of Development (LOD) for design, and understand AIA E202 protocol and how to address LOD in project proposals and BIM specifications
• Understand how the AGC-AIA guidelines for model LOD can be used with design and construction teams
• Understand why LOD discussions are crucial early on in a project

Tekla Data Exchanger: Capturing Project Data…from Anywhere!

The Data Exchanger is a program extension which provides users with a robust method for publishing, authoring, and importing project data and status to a Tekla Structures model. Complete with a standalone installation that will run on a mobile device, information can be captured in the office, shop, or field. This webinar will demonstrate the use and customization of the Data Exchanger as well as example workflows for project use.

Register for this webinar to learn:

• How to Export / Author / Import Data
• Customizing Attributes to be Included
• Detailer / Checker Workflows
• Shop & Site Status Workflows
• Weld Tracking Example

Please join us and see how your project team can capture data in the Tekla Structures model from almost anywhere!

Detailing Miscellaneous Steel with Tekla Structures

This webinar will focus on Miscellaneous Steel modeling and drawing creation techniques, with an emphasis on handling the many revisions common in this industry.

Tune in for an informative look at the following:

• Modeling of Deck & Z Pan Stairs
• Angle, Pipe, & Ornamental Handrail Modeling
• Drawing Creation for Parts, Assemblies, & General Arrangement / Erection
• Handling Revisions! – Model Changes & Drawing Updates

Tekla Structures: Software for the Offshore Industry

Working with Tekla software is the most advanced and integrated way to manage detailing, fabrication, and erection of all steel structures, including offshore platforms, topsides, and jackets. Tekla provides a BIM-based solution to increase productivity through higher automation of fabrication and project management in 4D by interfacing with MIS systems and CNC machinery.

Tekla's model-based software products make customers' core processes more effective in building and construction management. The highly detailed as-built 3D models created, combined, and distributed with Tekla software enable the highest level of constructability and production control, including weld tracking. Centralizing building information into the model allows for more collaborative and integrated project management and delivery. This translates into increased productivity and elimination of waste, thus making construction and structures more sustainable and profitable. Tekla software is used worldwide.

This webinar will introduce the following topics related to Tekla software and Offshore Structures:

• Advanced Offshore Modeling & Interoperability
• Automatic Drawings, Reports, and CNC Data
• Project Management & Quality Assurance / Control

Please join us and see what Tekla Structures has to offer the Offshore Industry! In the meantime, click here for more information.

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Introduction to Tekla Structures for StruCad Users

As you may already know, Trimble Navigation purchased the software rights to the StruCad and StruEngineer products from AceCad in January 2012. Subsequently, Tekla (A Trimble Company) is now offering StruCad Users the opportunity to 'swap' those licenses for Tekla Structures licenses. What does that mean for StruCad Users?

This webinar will provide StruCad Users with important technical information related to the use of Tekla Structures for Steel Detailing and introduces a number of the features and enhancements StruCad customers have been looking for. The webinar will focus on 2D Drawings, Custom Components, Plate Work, and fresh Localization of Tekla Structures for the North American Steel industry.

Here are just a few of the covered features:

• Modeling – Part Cuts, Plate Work (Wrap Around), & Surface Treatments
• Custom & System Components – Staggered Bolts, Nuts & Washers, Preliminary Auto Connection
• Drawings & Reports – StruCad Drawing Borders, Single Part Drawings, Drawing Clean Up
• Implementation – Model Templates, Multi-User Models, Customized Standards
• And Much More…

Please join us and see what you can expect from Tekla Structures!

Suggested Pre-Requisite: This webinar is a follow up to a video produced by the Tekla Global Steel Team which covered much of the basic Tekla Structures functionality. Please take the opportunity to view the recording linked below BEFORE tuning in for the webinar on April 5th. WATCH GLOBAL STRUCAD VIDEO

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What’s New in Tekla Structures 18 for Steel

This webinar will introduce a number of the new features and enhancements made in the latest release of Tekla Structures, Version 18. We will focus on Core Developments, New Product Extensions, and fresh Localization of Tekla Structures for the North American Steel industry. Here are some of the covered features:

You will learn how…

• Direct Manipulation of Part Geometry – Drag & Drop Handles, Faces, Edges, and Corners
• Drawing View Adjustments – Drag & Drop Boundaries, Cut Planes, and View Depths
• Model Check Suite – Automated Checking of Project Standard Implementation
• New Steel Connections & Components – Moment Connections, Handrail Components, Etc.
• AISC 14th Edition Updates
• And Much More…

Please join us and stay on top of the latest developments!

"I am in the middle of watching the “What new in V18” webinar and I just have to say - HATS OFF TO YOU GUYS!!!! This looks like there is a lot of improvements that will really help us. I am really excited to get into V18.0"

Tekla / Trimble Shop & Field Layout: Integration for the Steel Fabricator & Erector

What if you could take steel assembly geometry directly from a BIM model and layout the assembly in the shop with the laser precision of a Robotic Total Station? What if you could capture as-built conditions or anchor bolt locations in the field and verify with the fabrication model prior to mobilizing your crew?

All of this and more IS available with the Tekla Structures Layout Manager and the integration with Trimble Robotic Total Stations.

Don’t lose valuable time and accuracy in the shop or the field by manually scaling distances, calculating angles from drawings, turning angles with theodolites, and pulling tapes to measure distances. Take advantage of the precision of a fully detailed BIM model and the speed and precision of Trimble layout solutions.

Join us for this webinar and find out how to leverage this technology in your work to gain speed and accuracy with a solution that pays for itself in short order.

Sneak Preview of Tekla Structures 18

Tekla software supports the Building Information Modelling [BIM] process for Structural Engineers & Construction Contractors who must profitably & safely transform design intent into built reality.

The release of the latest version Tekla v18.0 will deliver benefit to users working in the office, shop & field with enhanced productivity, better BIM workflow & improved interoperability.

Join our webinar to learn from the Tekla team what the new version offers & discover more about:

• A more productive user experience
• Buildable information for manufacture & construction process
• Effective collaboration

Extensions for Steel

Did you know that Tekla develops additional applications using the Tekla Open API that "Extend" the existing functionality of Tekla Structures? These "Extensions" most often focus on providing efficiency and productivity gains to some of our users' most repetitive and tedious tasks. Some Extensions also provide new functionality that opens the door to enhanced ways of working.

Join us for this webinar and learn what Extensions are and how to access them as well as a demonstration of some of our most downloaded Extensions.

You'll learn about:

• Drawing Detail Manager
• Weld Prep Tools
• RFI Manager
• Bolt Dimensioning Tool
• Member Extend Tool
• And more...

Don't miss this opportunity to Extend your Productivity!

5 FAQs Before Buying Tekla Structures for Steel Detailing

Tekla has provided software to Steel Detailers for decades, most of which moved to Tekla Structures from traditional 2D drawing products. Along the way, we have become intimately familiar with the concerns associated with such a move. In this webinar, we will answer the 5 Most Frequently Asked Questions by 2D Software users considering the purchase of Tekla Structures.

Five FAQs:

• If I invest in Tekla Structures, How Soon will I be ‘Up To Speed’?
• How do I model Complex Geometry like Hip and Valley work?
• Is Tekla Structures useable for Miscellaneous Detailing?
• How do I Export CNC data for the workshop and MRP data for the Fabricator?
• Can I Customize and Control the Drawings?

Please join us for the answers to these frequently asked questions, as well as a Live Q&A session. Position yourself to make an educated and knowledgeable decision!

Fabricator Series 6: Site Layout & Erection Planning

For fabricators that self-perform or even sub-contract steel erection, there are a number of tools available in Tekla Structures to minimize risk and maximize productivity in the field. This begins with planning and coordination in the safety of the office, long before the first column is even lifted. The webinar will showcase tools that help with:

• Surveying of Existing Structures
• Verification of Dependant Trade Site Works (e.g. Anchor Bolt Layout)
• Planning and Layout of Site Equipment and Facilities
• Reporting and Animation of Steel Erection Sequences
• Checking Crane Reach / Access and 'Erectabilty'

Please join us to see exactly how the usage of a 3D model can significantly assist with laborious and time-consuming site-based tasks. There is no reason the detailed model should be restricted to your office!

New Construction Management Module for Steel

The recently released Construction Management Module, available now as an add-on to your existing Tekla Structures 17 modeling license, gives users access to a host of new management features and workflows. Join us for an informative Webinar and learn how the Construction Management Module can help you…

Agenda:

• Organize your models to make them easier to use by internal partners or stakeholders downstream.
• Plan tasks and project timelines based on production rates through Gantt charts.
• Manage clash or conflict information by grouping, assigning and prioritizing issues also.

Fabricator Series 5: Review & Change Management

This webinar will cover all aspects of controlling comments and changes by external parties to the model. Traditional drawing based review practices and modern model based review practices will be discussed in detail. We will also cover how to handle any resultant changes from the review process by tracking added and deleted or even changed members.

Agenda:

• Quickly Create Standard Connection Details for Drawing Review
• Highlights of the New In-Model Review System
• Examples of Change Management Workflows for Models & Drawings
• FREE Tekla BIMsight for remaining spatial coordination

Sneak Preview of Tekla Structures 19

Part 1 - Tekla for Engineering
Tekla software for Building Information Modelling [BIM] process supports project managers, engineers, draughtsmen and detailers for all structures and project types. Tekla supports these key stakeholders in core engineering tasks in a streamlined workflow from design and analysis, documentation and detailing.

Tekla software helps those in the engineering workflow improve productivity and quality, collaborate with others and add value to customers.

Register for the webinar now to find out more about:

• Improved interoperability
• Enhanced information management
• More efficient documentation process and better deliverables

Tekla for Engineering – Sharing Your Detailed Data

For January the Tekla Wednesday Webinar focuses on the relationship between the engineer and architect on commercial building construction projects and how they can mutually benefit from our open BIM approach.

We aim to provide an insight into how Revit and Tekla users can enjoy a smoother workflow to coordinate their building information models to gain greater insight and certainty in collaborationWe will demonstrate Tekla software being developed to improve interoperability with Autodesk Revit products.

Register for this webinar to discover:

• How to share necessary data rich 3D model information to a the wider design team.
• How, as part of your usual workflow, valuable constructible data can be delivered to site AND you can also provide data rich information to others on the design team who may be working with Revit.
• How to select the right method for sending a valuable data rich model through to a design team member who might be using Revit.
• Reflect on how to realistically discern the information you might receive from a team member using Revit and how you might include it in your delivery of constructible data to site.
• How you can help us develop and improve this workflow.

Tekla BIMsight Stories of Customer Success

Join Tekla for this free webinar to discover more about Tekla BIMsight, our award winning professional tool for construction project collaboration.

Free to download and easy to use, Tekla BIMsight is now project proven and is rapidly gaining traction across the AEC industry. We have new features to preview and we will share with you why Tekla BIMsight is being adopted and how others in your industry are benefiting from their use. The experiences of Tekla BIMsight users, such as HNTB (US), Pozzoni architects (UK) and others will be presented along with the latest Tekla BIMsight versions.

Join this webinar to learn:

• how your peers are benefiting from free, professional design coordination tool
• how Tekla BIMsight continues to develop and get new, exciting features
• Quick guide to our help material, such as design coordination guide

Tekla for structural engineering - analysis and design

Tekla software for building information modeling (BIM) processes helps Structural Engineers execute their core Analysis and Design tasks more efficiently, work more effectively and enjoy the flexibility to work without restriction the way they wish.

Register for this Wednesday Webinar to discover how Tekla enables engineers and technicians to produce better, more accurate structural design as a result of an open BIM approach regardless of material or location.

Join us to learn:

• How Tekla satisfy engineers need for A&D without restricting the choice of solution.
• How to quickly create the structural analytical model with the flexible tools in Tekla software.
• How to easily manage the process and make the right decisions throughout the engineering workflow.
• What is the benefit of open BIM for engineers.

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Tekla for Engineering - Satisfying The EPC Needs of Industrial Projects

Efficiency is key for those contracted to carry the risk in delivering engineering, procurement and construction [EPC] projects. The contractor tasked to profitably design and installation, procure materials and build a structure on time seeks a high degree of productivity, accuracy and quality from a 3D modelling solution. Tekla software for engineering has been adopted by many of the most successful contractors engaged on EPC contracts and this is an opportunity to find out why.

Register for this Wed Webinar to discover how Tekla for engineering enables the production of better, more accurate detailed design as a result of an open interoperable approach regardless of material or location.

Register now to learn how to:

• Tekla helps engineers execute core tasks more efficiently, and enjoy the flexibility to work the way they want.
• Engineering detail for both concrete and steel is easily executed with Tekla software in a single workflow.
• Share coordinated, more reliable design information through an open 3D information modelling and management process.

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Tekla BIM benefits in early stage design

Join our live webinar and learn how the architects and structural engineer can benefit from working together at the early stage design. Architect David Lash and Structural Engineer Minna Arola will discuss and show practical examples of how a design team collaboration can deliver a superior design solution within tight project constraints.

You will learn how

• Tekla Structures can help to establish a more proactive relationship
• establish constructability at a early stage in the design
• sketch up different solutions and estimate total cost
• benefit in terms of saving time and money and reducing risk by using this process

Tighter Communication Between Design and Steel Detailing

In this webinar, structural engineers, steel detailers and fabricators will learn how they can more effectively communicate between design and construction using enhanced 3D collaboration tools. Users will learn how and when to implement change management tools, the Comment Tool and the RFI Manager along a typical design to detailing work process. Integrated vs. federated model collaboration approaches will also be reviewed.

Tekla - Revit Interoperability & Workflow

Tekla users will learn about the latest level of integration and best practices in exchanging model data between Tekla Structures and Revit software. Revit-to-Tekla workflows will discuss the concept of reference models, how to make reference models native and how to track the changes coming from Revit. Tekla-to-Revit workflows will discuss how to better customize and control the data importing to Revit. Also, differences between design models and construction models will be discussed as well as project case studies.

**The Tuesday Tutorials webinar series includes in-depth, technical training topics for engineering users of Tekla Structures.**

Steel Day Webinar: Speeding Up the Joist Delivery Process

This webinar will discuss a revolutionary, BIM enabled improvement to the joist and steel procurement process that maintains a hard bid and reduces the time period between bid and installation. Real, as-built joist information is made available early and can be coordinated with the mechanical, electrical and plumbing trades during the critical stages of design.

Jerod Hoffman, P.E., Principal of structural engineering firm Meyer Borgman Johnson (MBJ), will describe his experience. This experience includes several projects in which the time from award of joist package to return of approved shop drawings and calculations was reduced significantly. Accurate joist information has enabled MBJ to identify and resolve design issues early in the schedule and prevent costly delays on site.

This new joist process benefits all parties to the project, including the structural engineer, detailer, fabricator, joist manufacturer, general contractor and, of course, the owner.

Tekla For Construction – extending BIM value beyond design to construction certainty

Discover how Tekla software for building information modelling (BIM) process helps contractors manage risk, plan for success and execute more efficiently out on site using superior, constructible 3D digital design data.

For this month’s Wed Webinar we investigate how Tekla software fits into the construction project workflow. We will demonstrate how Tekla extend BIM value beyond design to virtual construction and project simulation. We shall show how our model focused construction management tools validate and improve given information, better forecast positive project outcomes and help deliver projects to plan.

Join this webinar presented by David Lash and learn:

• Quickly obtain accurate quantities and establish key time scheduling information from 2D consultant drawings with effective construction modelling
• Integrate and manage updates from the design team to establish the quantifiable impact of those changes
• Leverage virtual design data from the model to coordinate with the real conditions on site to ensure instant as-built accuracy; reducing risk and rework

The Alta Bates Summit Medical Campus

"The use of BIM at the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center project has become more than just a benefit – it has become a necessity." - Nathan Wood, Project Engineer, DPR Construction

Register for our next Tekla Wednesday Webinar to learn why DPR Construction chose Tekla's Construction BIM software to support coordination, site logistics, pour management and layout processes on this $289 million, 13 story hospital project.

Join the webinar to hear DPR's Nathan Wood describe how Tekla's Construction Management and Modelling software enabled them to overcome the project challenges and recover 31 lost days over 10 months.

You'll learn how DPR uses Tekla's Construction BIM solutions to:

• Create and use constructible data to plan and manage their BIM process
• Satisfy the stringent seismic design requirements set forth by California's Office of Statewide Healthcare Planning and Development (OSHPD)
• Operate more effectively on a congested urban site
• Use Tekla and Trimble's integrated solutions to ensure what happens during coordination happens in the field and to capture true site information
• Conduct constructability analysis of MEP, a congested rebar design and structural steel
• CIP Concrete planning, quantity take-off and pour management

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Design Coordination with Tekla Software – Identify Constructability Issues Early For Smoother Running Construction Projects

Building Information Modelling [BIM] processes enable greater collaboration and the opportunity to work more effectively. Clash detection is a task to review, report and resolve interferences in a 3D project model and is synonymous with BIM. Identifying issues where pipes run into HVAC and cut through a floor can easily save a lots of money and wasted time and has thus been a big technology focuses of BIM. For contractors, coordination is more than just clash detection and it is preferable to consider problem prevention than accept an expensive extended program of fault finding and fixing.

Join our live webinar to discover how the new Tekla software for Building Information Modelling [BIM] processes fits into the workflow of your construction project, delivers enhanced coordination and free clash detection.

Register now to learn how to:

• Reduce the risk of error during model creation and review
• Collaborate across your project team in a more efficient way
• Combine 3D models from other consultants and contractors and create a single project model
• Check for constructability issues
• Share your notes and comments for easier resolution

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Denver Health Pavilion M construction project: A story of contractors successfully developing BIM processes driven by Tekla software

“The key on this project is that we didn’t receive a 3D Design model,
we received a Construction model.”
– Dean Towl, Mortenson Construction

Discover how Tekla’s software for Building Information Modelling (BIM) processes was used on the Denver Health Pavilion M project. Listen to Dean Towl of Mortenson Construction and Russel Martino of Martino & Luth; describe how detailed building information data, created with Tekla software, was shared with all project stakeholders to drive better work processes and productivity.

Join our webinar to learn how Tekla software can improve collaboration & coordination:

• To eliminate nearly all detailing errors from a construction project
• Significantly reduce construction administration costs

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McCarthy Building Companies: Ensuring what is planned in the Building Information Model, is happening in the field

The goal at McCarthy is to be “the best builder in America” and they are using Tekla and Trimble positioning solutions to help them achieve that goal. As builders, McCarthy must understand every aspect of a project and have control over the entire construction process. Building Information Modeling (BIM) processes enable McCarthy to plan accurately in the office & deliver effectively in the field.

Join our webinar and learn how McCarthy Building Company uses Tekla software and Trimble positioning solutions to mitigate risk, manage change, and optimize the flow of model data on projects like the Kaiser Oakland Medical Center project.

By attending this webinar, uncover how to harness data from the Tekla model and utilize it in the field from maximum productivity.

You will learn how…

• McCarthy uses Tekla software for construction and other 3D change management tools to manage and implement detailed design changes regardless of project discipline.
• McCarthy benefits from coordinated Building Information Models in the field by leveraging the tight integration between Tekla software for construction and Trimble’s positioning solutions.
• McCarthy uses 3D laser scanning and Building Information Modeling (BIM) processes to control quality and ensure conflict-free locations. New locations established during coordination are utilized during construction.

DPR Construction used 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.
• Modeling in Tekla has profoundly affected DPRs subcontractor processes.

Barton Malow: How to succeed in construction coordination with BIM

“If you look around the country at other indoor practice facilities that have been built recently or are under construction, they take a year and might not be finished by then. We needed to finish this project in 40 weeks, 12 weeks faster than the industry norm.” Jason McFadden – Barton Malow Company

Join our webinar and learn how Barton Malow and its trade partners are using Tekla BIMsight, Tekla’s Construction Management solutions, and Tekla Structures to deliver superior projects like the Georgia Tech Indoor Football Indoor Practice Facility.

Agenda:

• Direct exchange of Tekla models from Engineer to Steel and Rebar Detailing
• Review the BIM rather than shop drawings to achieve drastic reductions in schedule
• Utilize others’ models during the detailing process to avoid creating early clashes
• FREE Tekla BIMsight for remaining spatial coordination
• Construction management solutions for managing and tracking project scheduling and progress And more!

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!

Tekla for Precast Fabrication – Optimize your Process

Join our webinar and see how the latest developments in Tekla Structures can help you to improve the whole workflow from sales to erection.

Register for the webinar now to find out more about:

• How you can use Tekla for sales and tendering
• How you can improve your design & detailing
• How you can benefit from Tekla in your production
• How to use Tekla to improve your logistics and coordination with building site
• How you can plan your installations successfully

Sneak Preview of Tekla Structures 18 Part 2 – BIM Benefit For Cast in Place Concrete

Tekla software effectively supports the Building Information Modelling [BIM] process for Structural Engineers & Construction Contractors who must profitably & safely transform design intent into built reality.

For both Engineers & Contractors concerned with cast in place concrete the release of Tekla Structures 18 offer the opportunity for a streamlined process from engineering to execution, delivering quality and productivity benefit across the key office, shop & field tasks.

Join our webinar to learn from the Tekla team what the new version offers & discover more about:

• A more productive user experience to explore design options and accommodate last minute changes.
• Efficiently creating real constructible design data and detailed documentation.
• Effective open collaboration across the project team.
• Tools to manage fabrication and field execution.
• Opportunity for Engineers and Contractors to add value & diversify to grow business.

Special Guest E. Pihl: Modeling and Managing Concrete and Rebar in Tekla

Join our live webinar and learn how one of Denmark's leading contractor E. Pihl is managing their BIM process. Through modelling and management of both the Concrete and reinforcement in Tekla Structures, and also by taking BIM to the job site, E. Pihl have increased their overall productivity, reduced production time and decreased the amount of waste on site.
Topics include:

• BIM process at E. Pihl
• Modeling and managing concrete and rebar in Tekla Structures
• Rebar export from Tekla
• Utilizing the detailed BIM model at the construction site

Tekla for Construction Contractors - Working With Pours For A Better Concrete Process

If you plan and pour concrete projects Tekla software can help you become more productive and efficient as a result of quick and simple concrete pour modeling. For concrete contractors, an accurate 3D model is easy to create with Tekla and delivers benefit throughout your construction process.

Watch this webinar to discover how the latest version of Tekla software now supports the cast-in-place reinforced concrete contractor workflow even better than before.

Read more about Tekla for cast-in-place reinforced concrete.

Join us to discover how an accurate concrete model will improve your project planning and pour process

• Learn the real benefits of concrete modeling and how easy it is to start modeling and quickly create an accurate project model, complete with rebar and formwork.
• Understand how your model:
  • Drives fast and accurate material quantity take-off for better estimates.
  • Helps validate schedule and improves production planning.
  • Automatically produces the required drawings and reports.
  • Ensures everything fits before you build it.
• Once it comes time to pour concrete, your Tekla model continues to show you benefits with clear communication and accurate site layout.

Sneak preview of Tekla Structures 19

Join our webinar to learn from the Tekla team what our new version offers for engineering and contractor professionals and discover the productivity enhancements we will be delivering regardless of structural material and project type.

Part 2 - Tekla for Construction
Across all structures and project types, from preconstruction through execution, Tekla software supports construction contractors need to model, measure and manage efficiently.

Tekla software helps contractors improve their business by optimizing their processes with detail modelling and constructible information management.

Now with Tekla Structures 19 concrete contractors can more effectively plan and manage their concrete pour process from pre-tender estimates through to contract completion. Concrete can be modelled accurately, detailed reinforcement measured and managed, productivity maximized and changes accommodated without delay.

Register for the webinar now to find out more about:

• An entirely new and ultra-efficient virtual concreting solution
• Enhanced concrete pour information management
• How to create accurate material quantification of detailed design data for better cost estimation
• How detail constructible Tekla data models extends their as-built value to the construction site to confirm or propose critical dimensions quickly and with precision
• How to communicate the detailed and optimised short term site tasks visually and with absolute clarity with your site execution teams

Preparing to Pour - Tekla for Concrete Construction

Planning & Managing with your Tekla Concrete Models.

You have created the Concrete Model with Tekla Structures and now discover the productivity value as you PREPARE to POUR. This webinar will focus on how you can use your models to become more efficient, how they can be used beyond the design process and how they can help improve coordination, scheduling and cost accuracy. Whether managing pours, scheduling formwork or coordinating with a rebar fabricator, 3D modelling and Tekla software for Building Information Modelling [BIM] process can make you more productive in executing core tasks.

This webinar will help you understand:

• How the Tekla Structures CIP tools bring construction level of detail to pour management
• How to add data to your pours
• Use Construction Management tools to better understand risk
• Optimizing work and linking 3D model to costs and scheduling
• How models can be used on site to visualize progress and pour status

Concrete BIM: A tool for every Concrete Contractor

As a Concrete Contractor it is important you stay current with the latest technology. 3D Modeling and BIM is no different! You shouldn’t wait till it becomes a spec or a requirement, your daily work can benefit from it now. This 45 minute, lunchtime webinar will show you how you can use Tekla’s BIM software NOW to win more jobs, become more productive and if necessary, be a part of a BIM project team.

We will demonstrate:

• How a sales model not only gets you your quantity take-offs, but how the model itself can win a bid
• How coordination with your engineer, rebar fabricator or steel guy can be painless
• How much more productive your layout crew can become when using the model to create points

Concrete BIM: Myth or Reality?

Is the BIM bandwagon just for architects and engineers? With so many myths circulating about its use or lack of use in concrete construction someone needs to share the facts. This webinar will explore and explode some of those common myths...for example…

Myth 1: BIM is for designers and architects
Myth 3: BIM is for large jobs esp. design/build projects
Myth 5: Concrete is poured first so we don’t need to worry about coordination
Myth 9: We’ll use BIM software when we get on a BIM job

Concrete BIM: Managing Your job with the new Construction Management Module

We all know Tekla models are the most detailed building information models available. Tekla has recently launched the Construction Management module that can take your detailed models a step and use them effectively throughout construction. In this 30 minute webinar we will show you how Concrete Contractors, Rebar detailers and Precast fabricators can use this module to organize your model, schedule tasks and production rates and mange conflicts with other trades.

Concrete BIM: Adding Details to your Model

This webinar will showcase how Tekla Structures produces construction level models – everything is in the model. You will see how easy it is to add details such as rebar, plates, embeds etc to the structure and then learn how the automated numbering system generates piece marks for you. See how you can then create and customize placing drawings, lift drawings, and pour drawings all from the Concrete BIM.

Concrete BIM: Flatwork and Foundations

Even if you are a contractor that focuses on flatwork and foundations BIM can still bring you benefits. See how Tekla Structures can be used to model your concrete, produce accurate take-offs and estimates and produce any drawings you might need. The model can then be used to automate the layout, and erection process by linking it with survey and layout tools like the Trimble Nomad. We will then show how sharing and coordinating your model with others on the job site can save you even more time and money.