Trimble Connect

By audience

Architecture

• Publish SketchUp and Revit models to Connect as a cloud single source of truth for the design team
• View federated 3D models in the browser or Connect mobile app without native authoring tools
• Run AI code-compliance checks (Kestrel) against shared models to catch violations early
• Manage design ToDos, comments, and markups against specific model objects with stakeholders
• Share constructible design data downstream to contractors and trades from one CDE

Structural Engineering

• Publish Tekla Structures steel and concrete models to Connect for project-wide coordination
• Reference other discipline models for clash detection and design coordination via Connect viewer
• Share fabrication-ready data from Tekla PowerFab to downstream stakeholders on the CDE
• Use BCF issue workflows to track and resolve structural coordination items collaboratively
• Maintain Open BIM (IFC) single source of truth across the structural supply chain

Construction Management

• Operate Connect as the project Common Data Environment for models, drawings, and documents
• Link RFIs, change orders, and assets between ProjectSight/Procore and Connect
• Push 2D drawings, 3D models, and layout points to the field via Trimble Field Points
• Track construction progress by comparing site reality capture (Now Vision) against Connect plans
• Control document versions and access permissions across all project stakeholders

MEP Engineering

• Publish SysQue, Nova, and Stabicad MEP designs from Revit to Connect for cross-trade coordination
• Federate MEP models with structural/architectural models to detect clashes before install
• Share constructible fabrication data downstream to prefab and field installation teams
• Use Connect as the cloud CDE single source of truth across MEP design-to-fabrication workflow
• Coordinate MEP issues and ToDos against shared 3D models with other trades

By phase

Design

• Centralize architectural, structural, and MEP model authoring outputs in one cloud CDE
• View and federate multi-discipline 3D models in the browser for early coordination
• Run code-compliance and clash reviews against shared models before construction
• Capture design decisions through comments, markups, and ToDos tied to model objects
• Maintain Open BIM (IFC) interoperability across mixed authoring tools

Pre-Construction

• Federate trade models for constructability review and clash detection prior to build
• Share constructible data and fabrication models with subcontractors from one source
• Integrate reality-capture and survey data (Trimble Access, TerraFlex) for existing conditions
• Link estimating and project-management records (ProjectSight) to model data
• Resolve coordination issues via BCF workflows before mobilizing to site

Construction

• Serve approved models and drawings to the field via mobile app and Field Points layout
• Track progress and earned value by comparing site reality capture against Connect plans
• Manage RFIs, change orders, and field issues linked to model objects via ProjectSight/Procore
• Provide field crews browser/mobile access to current constructible models without desktop tools
• Maintain version-controlled document and model access for all on-site stakeholders