Trimble

Historical building with modern tools

The engineering consultants Bau-Consult Hermsdorf GmbH were responsible for planning the precast elements for the modern façade of the new Berlin City Palace. For this complex task with challenging demands placed on creative design, the company selected the BIM software Tekla Structures, in combination with Trimble SketchUp.

Trimble SketchUp was used here for combining the elements belonging to one building group into one item. This item can then be incorporated as an unchangeable element in the Tekla Structures model. This grouping reduces the number of elements to be administered by the model...

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