Tekla releases latest version to strengthen DBO Workflows

Intending to improve the design coordination process and BIM collaboration, Tekla has delivered the latest version of its easy-to-use software tool for building information modeling (BIM) project coordination. The latest version Tekla BIMsight 1.9 now supports Trimble SketchUp (.skp) models. The new version also brings improvements for concrete professionals with rebar measurement and improved clash detection.
 
Tekla BIMsight is a construction and design coordination tool with emphasis on three Cs: Combining models, Checking for conflicts and Communicating issues. In addition to models from SketchUp, Tekla BIMsight 1.9 also supports other common formats (IGES and STEP) for more efficient and wide-ranging BIM collaboration.
 
“Tekla is working on concrete with the same passion we have for the steel industry. Tekla BIMsight 1.9 is a great example of a product release that really brings value to Tekla concrete customers and enhances the use of 3D models not only for drawings and quantities, but using the model as a basis for communication and construction project coordination,” stated Jarkko Stenvall, Director, B&C CIP Concrete segment, Tekla.
 
By supporting SketchUp models, Tekla BIMsight 1.9 strengthens the links between two of the key software applications in the design-build-operate (DBO) portfolio offered by Trimble Buildings – a Trimble group focussed on delivering advanced, accessible, intuitive technologies to help make the construction industry more productive by enhancing collaboration between all project stakeholders.