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Yes. Go to the Project Managment job and hit the link button for Trimble Connect. Hit Sync Projects at the bottom of the window...this should then make sure all Trimble Connect Projects show in the window. Select the correct Trimble Connect project and then click "Link Project."

Yeah, there is no undo button!! Only chance you have is to restore from a backup. You could do this by creating a second database where you restore a backup. Then you could export that estimate from the backup database and reimport to the live database.

Yeah, I didn't follow all the way through on recommendations for that. You would want to receive and finalize on receiving in order to push it directly to inventory history instead of it landing in inventory.

Unfortunately, this is not possible. I would love to see that feature though!

Yes it has unfortunately! Here's a link to Tekla's solution now though it is a bit complicated and touchy: support.tekla.com/article/create-named-entity-email-accounts-for-trimble-identity-login-for-shop-users

My understanding is that SDS does not have automatic exporting yet. However, an export of an IFC can be done and dumped into a folder. You could then utilize a tool called Trimble Connect Sync to automatically upload anything in that folder up to Trimble Connect. But yes, Tekla Structures guys have ways to upload to Trimble Connect more automatically.

See this video: th-cam.com/video/Z3rVlYbXe7Q/w-d-xo.html

Did you setup the production control job again before importing? If so, perhaps it is saying the job already exists. Or is it an old project and you change something with the Job # Expression in Company Standards?? Not sure...I'd have to see your system and file in order to be able to say for sure what is going on.

@@fabricationinformationsyst6835 now it is not letting me create any jobs in production control. Only in project management.

I'd have to test to be sure, but I'm pretty sure it does actually bring in that drawing in spite of the TFS. But yes, you could just reimport after reversing the TFS.

Not to my knowledge.

This is one area where I suggest you just pull the plug cold turkey. In other words, don't do drawings for a while and tablets...it's so much tougher to make the switch by leaving paper out there. Also, move away from multi sheets if you still have them. it is so much easier with the tablets.

Not sure if this answers your question or not, but you can go to inventory and select multiple items, select the "TFS" button, and all bars will be removed from inventory and all projects updated.

@@fabricationinformationsyst6835 Hello, Not quite, The issue I am having is this: I am multing or optimizing for my cutlist and producing a cutlist for multiple jobs, However there is no setting to optimize for bulk cutting or cutting all of the like size materials first, I know this is a less optimal way to cut material but it can be worth it on the labor side. Are there any work arounds for this?

@@shaynegonzales2861 You are correct, there is no method for multing or planning for bundle cutting. The only way you could do this is to pick just the pieces you want to cut in a bundle and then mult those by themselves so they go on like bars. If you're only going to do that on a limited number of pieces it wouldn't be too bad, but could be pretty tedious if you were doing it a lot.

@@fabricationinformationsyst6835 Thank you, I think this was the conclusion I had come to as well but had hoped for a better solution. Thank you for your time responding.

Great point! Only caution there is that it sometimes doesn't work. I'm at a client's today where we did this on a project where they imported via kiss file. Some of the members connected and some did not. I've seen this happen quite a bit. The kiss file is unreliable as far as whether it will connect or not. This probably depends more on the detailer and their model than anything.

If the production control items are combined and change then it will notify you. If it doesn't then they either aren't combined or the detailer has designated them as a new piece without deleting the old pieces.

Thanks Charlie! the next installment should be coming next week. I took a couple weeks off for my son's wedding but should be back at it next week. I've gotten some great feedback from these videos so I'm thrilled to hear everyone is getting some benefit out of these!

Taxes are not built in to the contract/invoicing. You would have to make it a separate line item on the schedule of values if you wanted to break it out.

If you have shipping routes setup for 3rd party paint or galvanizers, then it will show in Production Status shipping area. Do you have these setup?

Hope this helps!

The sequences/lots (depending on settings) would be in the project breakdown list. However, the breakdown items are dependent on settings and could be category, subcategory, pay category, sequence, or lot...and the order can be changed as well. Assuming you are wanting sequence as the breakdown, you would want it in breakdown items so the schedule will pull the necessary information over from production control (e.g. weight, pieces, % complete by sequence). If you have it in the tasks, it will not separate the info by sequence. I'm currently working on a series of videos on the schedule. It will be released on LinkedIn and here on my TH-cam channel every Wednesday for the next couple of months. I'll dig into much of this in the videos.

The hours can be applied to either a task or a breakdown item (sequence/lot/etc.). Let's say that the task is "Fabrication" and there are multiple sequences. You could bring in hours for Fabrication without a sequence and it would apply it only to Fabrication (the sequences would have 0). But if you apply them to the sequences then the total will sum up into the Fabrication task.

The detailer should not need access to Tekla EPM. You set the Trimble Connect project up in EPM and then invite the detailer. Then they only need access to Trimble Connect.

If the detailer is using Tekla Structures, then they have a license of Trimble Connect. If they are not using Tekla Structures, then they would need a license. However, the licenses are very inexpensive. Not sure I can say whether detailers will know how to use Trimble Connect but it is pretty simple to upload the IFC. Tekla Structures detailers also have ways of updating the IFC on Trimble Connect automatically.

This will not prevent a piece from being invalidated if something on the bar changed.