SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Trimble announced it is supporting new construction modeling workflows with enhanced integration between Bentley Systems’ AECOsim Building Designer software and Trimble’s Vulcan sheet metal cutting software for the HVAC market. The new workflow integration enables design models to be shared easily, securely, and accurately. The move expands the companies’ ongoing collaboration around construction modeling and enhanced information mobility — which includes a goal to leverage Bentley i-models when Trimble and Bentley solutions are used together in project delivery.

Vulcan is a sheet metal cutting software solution for HVAC contractors, design/build firms, and duct manufacturers, who rely on the software to increase shop productivity, reduce waste, and improve their bottom lines, said Trimble. AECOsim Building Designer is Bentley’s software for teams involved in the design, analysis, contracting, documentation, and visualization of buildings. The platform leverages i-models for the open exchange of project information so that team members may share and interact with complex project data and across product lines and technology platforms. By extending Trimble and Bentley’s existing i-model integrations to Vulcan, users can directly transmit design drawings to sheet metal fabrication, which can reduce errors and rework, and ultimately save time and costs.