New construction software for iPhones
puts 3D models in builders’ hands
By Kristen Frisa
Special to Canadian Design and
Construction Report
Construction management soft-
ware company Procore Technologies
Inc. introduced its newest product on
August 14, that allows builders to ac-
cess 3D models through their iOS de-
vices, right on the job site.
Procore BIM allows virtual design
and construction (VDC) teams to pub-
lish models into the iOS app and view
them from any Apple device, allowing
them to be accessed by installers and
builders to validate and track their
work. This links up VDC teams with
builders, solving problems of process-
ing requirements and file formats that
prevented access to models on the
fly. “We invest more than $2 million on
coordinating a project, but there was
no way to effectively deliver the
model to the field, until now with Pro-
core BIM,” said Howard Simble, se-
nior mechanical-electrical
superintendent for Robins & Morton,
an Alabama-based construction firm.
“If you have 2D drawings you usu-
ally find problems when you’re trying
to install the equipment, and that’s a
little too late to find a problem. Pro-
core BIM gives us a tool that we have
never had before, and it’s extremely
user friendly to a point where every-
one picks it up almost immediately,”
Simble said.
The intuitive nature of the program
is one of the software’s core compe-
tencies, using touch-screen actions
that are familiar to iPad and iPhone
users, or Procore joysticks. Its also ca-
pable of handling even big 3D mod-
els, and is fully integrated with
Procore’s 2D drawings tool, while mo-
tion tracking allows you to see your
movements on-screen as you travel
about the worksite.
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“3D models provide a central loca-
tion for critical project information,
and with many large construction pro-
jects utilizing BIM, we want to ensure
that everyone involved in the project
has access to the information,” said
Tooey Courtemanche, founder and
CEO of Procore. “When 3D models
are in the hands of the people actually
installing and validating the work, the
value derived from virtual design and
construction to mitigate risk, reduce
waste, and increase productivity is fi-
nally attainable.”
Procore BIM was slated to be avail-
able in early September.
Procore, a California-based com-
pany, has offices around the globe, in-
cluding on in Toronto. Its products are
used to manage billions of dollars in
annual construction volume, through
products for project management, fi-
nancials, quality and safety, and field
productivity.