The major changes with this release include; various enhancements to the BIM Integration with Trimble Connect, dynamic changes to the schedule when you make changes to a Mass Haulage diagram and over 60 fixes to various issues.
We recommend that you contact us before upgrading TILOS.

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Once your task data is inside TILOS you are likely to identify issues and opportunities in the schedule that were extremely difficult to detect in the Gantt chart tool. TILOS goes further than identifying risks. You can then easily edit the schedule to create an optimised plan inside TILOS. In fact, you can have TILOS calculate certain optimised plans for you. You can also easily do scenario testing within TILOS and instantly see the consequences of changes. You are then using TILOS as your planning tool. In addition, you may export the optimised plan back out to your Gantt chart tool to continue planning in your tool of choice.

The next stage is to use TILOS to track your progress during the project. This may become vital for several reasons including for claims analysis. Here again, you can do this all in TILOS, but you can also use TILOS in conjunction with a Gantt chart tool. TILOS will not compel you to use it in a certain manner.

TILOS integrates with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Asta Powerproject and many other tools. Ask us today to give you a short webinar to learn more about how these scheduling tools can work together to give you the best of both worlds.

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TILOS Software is Ideal for Use on Many Types of Construction Jobs

Many forms of scheduling software are specifically designed for just one industry. TILOS is perfect for use on all infrastructure construction projects including highway, railway, pipeline and tunnel construction, water engineering and transmission line building. The software is versatile — meaning that you need just one software package for all your major construction projects.

Simple to Use

This visual software combines time and distance in one powerful project management tool. Although the types of diagrams, charts, reports and analysis are varied, the software is designed to be easy to interact with.

Your project can be planned naturally by drawing it on the screen. The package has a full graphical interface. It is specifically designed for time-distance project types. Company templates can be set up to help you when repeating common tasks.

Discover the ease of use with a TILOS software free download or speak to us about TILOS software training for your managers and team.

TILOS Software is a Unique Time-Distance Management Tool

The time and distance features of TILOS Software mean that you can easily see clashes in schedules and alter them to streamline your project. The software provides maximum flexibility for implementing your job. TILOS allows you to realistically plan your project using construction specifications.

Great for Sub Projects

Any smaller builds of your project can be included as a sub project with TILOS software. This can include pump stations, bridges, outbuildings and more. Major milestones can be linked to your main project. Sub projects can be viewed in the same view to show the overall progress of the project and in separate views for different audiences. Everything is in the one spot.

Linear Schedule in Chart Format

TILOS software displays in an interactive chart format. Generally, the distance axis is horizontal, and the time axis is vertical. However in TILOS the time and distance axes can be orientated in either way and in either direction, allowing greater flexibility in how you visualise your project. The task line shows the productivity of your construction team. Overlapping tasks lines show areas for planning improvement. Block tasks represent areas where your team are stationary, for example when road boring or constructing bridges. With TILOS schedule it is easy to see exactly where your project is at, and makes changes to improve the work flow and timeline. You can see when clashes are likely to occur - and quickly change the work schedule to prevent this.

Easy to Keep Up to Date

TILOS allows the project control team to capture WHERE progress occurred. Highlighting any areas that have been skipped and what the consequences of deviating from the plan might be. The standard project metrics such as percent complete and quantities can be easily captured. What is unique is that the location of work can be tracked as well. This information can be fed directly from site into TILOS easily, thus avoiding double entry. Which means that progress can be captured and presented rapidly and more often, to a larger audience. Progress capture and presentation is taught in our TILOS software training course.

Affordable

Achieve a rapid return on investment and constantly save on new projects with TILOS software. Discover how TILOS could transform your business and ask us to give you a one hour run through of the software. There is also a TILOS software free download available so you can try it yourself.

High Quality Results

TILOS gives high quality results for all your linear projects. The outcome is a professional solution that is visually appealing and creates maximum efficiency for your company. TILOS software makes your projects organised, productive and cost effective.

Progress Claims are Easy with TILOS Software

When you use TILOS, it is easy to use baselining to compare the planned versus the actual schedule. It is easy to show where the work has been done on your project – not just when it was completed.

TILOS allows you to plan and track your project tasks in time, direction, speed, and location. It is unique project management linear software. We can organise an online presentation and a free TILOS software download so that you can test out the software. We know that you will be delighted.

Contact us to talk about the benefits of TILOS software for your construction project today. Our knowledgeable and friendly team have a wealth of knowledge and experience in TILOS software.

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Spider give the user a familiar spreadsheet user interface, yet the data is stored in a database and can be subject to data integrity and data workflow business rules. In other words - the best of both worlds!

Management and control of multi-disciplinary engineering data

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Rail planner allows the user to see what jobs are planned where across the whole network in different times. Although there are systems that allow a true to scale view of projects, what is often required is a more conceptual location view of the project locations on a not-to-scale view of the network.

Rail planner is built on the Proteus platform which allows Rail Planner to provide all kinds of project information from multiple sources in a variety of ways. This includes time phased project information from various data sources , including, P6 and Tilos. It is a highly configurable platform. Hence tracking of corporate KPIs can be reported in a variety of ways including by location.

Although Rail Planner was developed specifically for railways, it could be used for any network infrastructure. Rail Planner is an example of a custom solution that Delta Solutions can create to address customer needs.

You can read more about Rail Planner here.

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Structured Gantt Chart

Trimble TILOS versio

Trimble TILOS version 9.0 mass haul software, introduces a new Gantt chart format that visually connects the site layout with the user-defined time frame of a project. Graphics representing project locations such as bridges, culverts and intersections as well as work types such as concrete, steel or earthworks provide additional clarity, making the plan more intuitive and easier to read at a glance. The new grouping and formatting represent the schedule in a digital wall chart format, which is frequently used in lean production to show progress in a simplified manner. In addition, TILOS can now plan and manage non-linear parts of the infrastructure project for a complete solution.

Improved Integration

To simplify data exchange, TILOS version 9.0, mass haul software, has been redesigned to improve the integration functionality with third-party project management software such as Primavera, Microsoft Project and ASTA Powerproject. The improved integration allows users to import detailed activity data that includes structures. TILOS version 9.0 also now works directly with the Primavera P6 native .xml file type with no API needed for seamless conversion to a linear schedule in TILOS.

Tighter integration with Trimble's Business Center - HCE, office mass haul software for construction takeoff and data preparation, gives users the ability to easily and quickly convert a mass haul plan created in Business Center - HCE into a linear construction schedule in TILOS. Using these optimized mass haul plans, which calculate the volume of the material multiplied by the distance it is moved during construction, can enable users to create the schedule with more accurate results in less time.

Rolling out in Australasia now

Some early adopters in Australia have already been using Tilos 9 mass haul software. We anticipate that P6 users will appreciate the must simpler integration with Primavera. The API is no longer required as the task data can be shared directly with the P6 client application.

For early adopters, please note that there has just been a new patch release of version 9. This includes some significant enhancements to progress and also to the integration with P6. Contact Delta Solutions for the patch.

Delta Solutions have written an upgrade guide to make the process as smooth as possible. We are now in the process of rolling out the Tilos 9 mass haul software upgrade to all clients with a valid SSM agreement.

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CLA's mission is to provide innovative software solutions and services to EPC Contractors and Owner Operators who operate the world's infrastructure; their success has been built on long term relationships with  customers, giving them the capability to understand the Companies we work with and to ensure that the products development strategy satisfies our customers' changing needs.

CLA has a suite of 8 products. Most of these are tailored to the specific needs of plant construction such as piping material management. We will introduce each of these products in coming posts.

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TILOS fills a gap in the suite of products that Trimble supplies to the Heavy Civil Construction market. Tilos already integrated with Trimble Business Center so that mass haulage data can be fed directly into Tilos to create the schedule. The acquisition will allow development of Tilos to accelerate, particularly further integration into the suite of tools from Trimble.

TILOS will continue to be represented in Australia and New Zealand by Delta Solutions Pty Ltd. This is partly in recognition that many Tilos users are in other industries such as the pipeline industry and we remain committed to serving the needs of all Tilos users. We have already begun collaborating with Trimble and their existing network of Heavy Civil Construction resellers.

Here is what Timble and Linear Project had to say on the acquisition:

"TILOS software is a significant addition to our corridor solutions portfolio. With the addition of TILOS, Trimble can better address the needs of project owners, engineers and civil contractors by enabling them to closely manage operations and execute their projects on schedule and within budget," said Alan Sharp, business area director for Trimble Heavy Civil Construction software solutions. "The Linear project team brings a wealth of experience and an expansive customer base that includes many of the world's largest contractors and rail network operators. We are very excited to have them join Trimble."

"Linear project's TILOS software is used for linear scheduling of large infrastructure projects for rail, road, tunnel and pipeline projects. We now have the opportunity to leverage Trimble's geospatial technologies to record jobsite progress automatically. The addition of TILOS to Trimble's Heavy Civil Construction portfolio gives us the ability to collectively work on a more robust solution for linear infrastructure planning, execution and production control," said Hubert Geier, owner of Linear project.

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