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SYNCHRO ROUNDS OUT 4D BIM IN LAUNCH OF SYNCHRO PI.

18 December 2009, Coventry, England -- Synchro has begun to ship and offer
online trial downloads of Synchro Client and Server v3.1415.0.0 as the latest version of its award-winning software in support of 4D BIM for Delivery for computer model simulation, planning and scheduling used by leading companies for complex and repeatable construction projects worldwide.

Branded as Synchro Professional Pi after its version number, Synchro Pi rounds out a series of product enhancements to the third-generation product line. Since Version 3 first shipped in October 2007, Synchro has launched 10 major releases in response its growing, global user community.

Synchro's BIM for Delivery Platform provides advanced data management to support our users' abilities to explore, analyse, collaborate, present and manage large-scale construction projects to which 4D (3D + Time) adds significant value.

"We used Synchro's 4D BIM schedule simulation to communicate among the project stakeholders the complex construction sequences and site logistics. The ability to see clearly the schedule sequences creates a team dialogue and encourages creative problem solving," said Michael Piotrkowski, Director of Technical Development, Rudolph and Sletten, which is using Synchro to build the University of California at San Francisco's new Cardiovascular Research Institute. (See Case Study.)

Synchro is currently being used to build skyscrapers, hospitals, bridges, tunnels, power plants, highways, government buildings, airports, casinos, residential communities, luxury high-rise apartments and university buildings.

Synchro's Global User Group -- headed by Jim Schrader, BIM Manager at Power Construction, LLC in Chicago -- has driven timely and decisive feedback into Synchro's product development agenda. (See Case Study.)

"We value the insightful guidance behind every new release from our Global User Group," said Tom Dengenis, CEO. "This gifted team worldwide has strengthened Synchro's product line and is expected to continue to provide feedback well into the future."

Rob Owen, Director at Mace Group Ltd, has used Synchro for the Tate Modern Museum and the Shard at London Bridge.
"Synchro provides the graphic simulation needed to deliver and improve construction solutions for our clients, along with a real time based 4D model for idea generation and problem solving within the project team," he said. (See Case Study.)

Synchro Pi offers important new features that take Synchro users to the next level of 4D construction simulation, systems interoperability and BIM for delivery capabilities.

Synchro Pi features these new benefits:

  • Availability for download for x86-64 architecture.
  • IFC and subdivision Boolean operations improvements now support free hand object sub-division.
  • Pi enhances Synchro Libraries and Project Merging through Import of *.sp files
  • Printing improvements in EVA graph include total costs and statistics information with a Resource Utilisation graph, use entity state behaviour "Best dates", "Planned dates", and more for 3D views in print and AVI dialogs
  • Synchro supports Primavera6 v7.0 but not yet Vista x64
  • 3D Resource to Task Auto Matching
  • OODB Beta 2 will become available in January after incorporating improvements from the feedback from Beta 1

Free demos can be arranged by Carole Monette through our online Request Centre.

Ten-day, free trials are available for Professional Pi via download from the Synchro web site.

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