Link 3D Models and Information to the Jobsite

Building information modeling (BIM) is the next step in integrated project delivery, as the 3D digital models not only display plans for the project but also allow architects, engineers, owners, and contractors to link relevant information to each model element. BIM allows project team members to upload the 3D models and to collaborate using this linked information. Users can access BIM models in the field to manipulate them, mark them up, and use them to illustrate construction items with more accuracy than would be off ered by a 2D building plan.

LATISTA Field can now access and update BIM models in the field.  This means that not only can QA/QC checklists and punchlists be automated, they can also be linked directly to the appropriate area in a BIM model. Using LATISTA BIM integration to manage models, architects and engineers who design projects in BIM can communicate directly with project engineers and supervisors on the jobsite, and both parties can reference the same model with the same linked information. LATISTA then updates information using the design software models such as Tekla and Autodesk, providing the design teams views of progress.

LATISTA, having been accepted into the Autodesk Developer Network and having joined with Tekla, will work closely with both companies to integrate BIM technologies into the LATISTA framework, providing more information to project teams before, during, and after construction. Other third party BIM tools and file formats will also be supported. BIM models can be synchronized and viewed in the field, and BIM data can be used to setup location structures in LATISTA with our unique integration engine.

Read the press release about the LATISTA and Tekla partnership

Press release about LATISTA and Autodesk Navisworks solution