Description
Trimble Vico Office 4.7 MR1 was a minor update to the construction management software, primarily known for incorporating specific customer requests rather than introducing major new features. The 4.7 release was launched in early 2014, with MR1 likely released shortly after. The updates were incremental improvements to the existing 5D Building Information Modeling (BIM) functionality, which integrates 3D models with time (4D) and cost (5D) information.
Key features of Vico Office 4.7 MR1
The 4.7 version included several enhancements based on user feedback:
- Location copying: Enabled the replication of location breakdowns across different parts of a project to save time and reduce errors in location-based scheduling.
- Drag and drop document mapping and scaling: Improved the efficiency of bringing 2D documents into the Vico Office environment. Users could more easily map and scale drawings for quantity takeoffs.
- Level of Detail (LOD) tags: Allowed users to quickly move quantities from the takeoff manager to the cost plan. This helped manage and assign costs based on the model’s level of detail.
Core capabilities of the Vico Office Suite
While the MR1 release was focused on specific improvements, the update built upon the established core functionality of the Vico Office Suite, which includes:
- BIM-neutral platform: Allows for the import and synthesis of 3D BIM models from multiple authoring tools like Revit, Tekla Structures, and ArchiCAD.
- Quantity takeoff: Provides automated and “construction-caliber” quantity takeoffs directly from the integrated models.
- Constructability analysis and coordination: Helps users identify and predict potential problems by running clash detection and constructability checks within the models.
- Location-based scheduling (4D BIM): Enables the creation of “flowline” schedules that are optimized for a continuous workflow and resource allocation. This approach aims to compress project durations and minimize risks.
- Model-based estimating (5D BIM): Links quantities from the takeoff with a cost plan to provide an integrated cost estimate. Changes to the model are immediately reflected in the cost and schedule.
- Production control: Offers tools for on-site management, including the ability to track progress against the schedule, manage subcontractor meetings, and forecast project completion.
- Integrated database: All modules share the same project database, ensuring that changes made in one area of the project are automatically reflected everywhere.
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