processes, oil and gas,

power and alternative

Synchro Software has one

energy, marine and mining
projects.
mission:
to create easy-to-use technology that enables
construction teams to deliver the highest quality
projects, safely, productively and confidently.

Today’s challenging projects demand extraordinary planning and

management- this is achieved when great people work cooperatively
for a shared goal. PRO utilizes an advanced Critical Path Method
(CPM) engine to deliver traditional 2D project planning, scheduling
and controls, schedule quality analysis and management reporting,
with the added functionality of 4D simulation- precisely, and in real
time. Our 4D has an advanced engineering computer graphics that
provides everyone the ability to see the project tasks, the spaces,
and the resources being used at any particular point in time, without
having to interpret pages of Gantt charts and design documents.
The entire team sees the same delivery approach and has a real
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time practice site on the computer to determine the optimal
approach for a project.  Case Studies
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 Customer Testimonials

Who Uses Synchro PRO?

Owners, contractors, subcontractors, specialty supplier and
consultants use Synchro for the construction of buildings,
infrastructure, roads and bridges, healthcare facilities, industrial
Why 4D?
Scheduling and planning is critical to safe, efficient, high quality
construction. Synchro PRO’s 4D provides insight into your project,
giving your entire delivery team the ability to see the approach, and to
cooperatively optimize the project plan. The computer becomes a
practice field where sequences, safety, spatial relationships and more
can be reviewed and discussed 5, 10, 100 times before ever going to the
site- and then every day until the project is complete. Because Synchro
links 3D Resources (human, material, equipment and space) to the
tasks, making changes, comparing baselines to alternatives- are quick "Throughout my years at
and easy. The impacts are seen instantly. Testing sequencing and Bechtel, I have seen huge
running “what if” scenarios is highly efficient and engaging. value in applying great
Communications are crystal clear because you can see each step in the data visualization tools for
process. Cooperative knowledge sharing creates innovation and unique
expediting communication
approaches that build competitive advantage. The result is an efficient,
of complex processes. For
reliable and safe project delivery process that saves time and money.
construction, we’ve got a
real interest in bringing
“real time” planning tools
to our job sites, starting in
the trailers. We see
Synchro as a great tool for
quickly aligning everyone
during that short period
when they are together
before they disperse,
which we believe will
ensure a leaner work
process in the field."
Jon B, P.E., BDES
Senior Principal Engineer

How does 4D Work?

Step 1: Schedule directly in Synchro or import a schedule from legacy
software. Synchro provides certified roundtrip data exchange with
industry standard planning and scheduling systems.

Step 2: Import the 3D models: PRO offers comprehensive

interoperability with all of the industry standard CAD platforms.

Step 3: Link the data; allocate resources to tasks by linking the 3D

elements with the tasks using the drag and drop tool, use the Create
New Tasks tool to provide more detail in the schedule, use the 3D
Subdivision tool to synchronize the design to the schedule, and finally,
use the Auto-matching feature if you have pre-assigned codes that
are shared between the 3D Resources and the Tasks. These unique
features enable intelligent, rapid and accurate data linking.

Step 4: Create detailed 4D project animations, run real-time delivery

team reviews, and prepare impactful presentations. View scheduling
simulations for demolition, construction, assembly and logistics, focus on
specific areas or phases or view the entire project. Use the CPM
schedule data, the graphs and reports to assess the project plan and to
optimize and adjust activities, durations and dependencies. Watch the
project come to life right before your eyes using our advanced 4D
simulation capabilities.

Step 5: Manage and deliver the project with confidence and clarity.
Track and record project performance, provide real-time team feedback,
discover issues and spatial conflicts before construction begins and
throughout the duration of the project. Allow project leadership to see
issues quickly and to provide clear decision support that enables the
agreements necessary for schedule adjustments and updates to keep “We are excited about
the project on target for cost, time, safety and quality. the visibility Synchro PRO
provides us an iterative
The Benefits: planning tool and look
forward to how we may
Every day we hear about the remarkable results are customers are
expand its use over our
experiencing:
portfolio of products.”
R. Mendoza
 Gain a clear understanding of your project, down to the fine detail,
Director Project
from preconstruction through completion
Integration
 Improve quality- run “what if” analysis and immediately review
schedule updates with intelligent linking
 Communicate clearly and quickly
 Discover, understand and mitigate risks in the project schedule by
practicing, 5, 10, 100 times on the computer
 Save time and money by increasing productivity, reducing
unforeseen conditions and costly late stage changes
 Integrate and coordinate subcontractor and supplier procurement
focused on a unified project delivery approach
 Improve environment, health and safety conditions by managing
material, people, spaces and temporary equipment resource
utilization
 Win work by clearly and quickly illustrating your approach,
demonstrating innovation and providing risk identification and
avoidance.
Announcing Synchro PRO 5:
At Synchro Software, it is our tradition to provide continuous and
regular software improvements to keep pace with the user
communities’ ever improving capabilities with 4D Construction Project
Management. In the new Synchro PRO 5 product release we’ve
added some great new capabilities that will make your experience
with Synchro PRO more productive and user friendly. We’ve greatly
improved our digital workflows with market leading software products
including Intergraph, Bentley and Autodesk. These core
developments to Synchro PRO’s platform are designed to make
Synchro easier to use in the construction project management, VDC
and BIM ecosystem.

With PRO 5 your entire supply chain performs to a higher standard.

 Fixed Deviation Method (FDM) takes into account the strong Visit Synchroltd.com to
correlation between activity delays or speed-ups. Synchro PRO
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now enables the project team to quickly and easily simulate the
Including eTraining
project using most pessimistic (when all the activities have max
durations) and most optimistic (when all the activities have min
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durations) schedules as well as any intermediate cases. This Training Videos
method creates practical user friendly “what if” scenarios that
create an unmatched practice field environment to help teams  Learn About our
anticipate unforeseen problems for decision support. VDC Services

 All likelihood is project activities or tasks will perform within a

range of durations where minimum and maximum durations can
be defined for tasks using the user interface’s rain/cloud icon in
the ribbon called "Perform risk analysis" and "Risk analysis"
options in "Gantt chart" section. By running one of the methods,
new baseline is created with marked critical paths distinct from
the classical results allowing the project team to review the
likelihood of “what if” to be view in in side-by-side 3D views for
powerful unmatched insights into the future of our projects.

 Generate a schedule to satisfy all typical time-based constraints

plus robust resource limits and workspace constraints.
Traditional systems limit the planning constraints to certain
tabular user defined resource limiting capabilities; Synchro PRO
can resolve all sorts of constraints, including unique site specific
3D workspace requirements, making Synchro PRO the most
powerful Construction Project Management Software,
surpassing all other traditional systems and methods available
today.
Workflow Enhancements in pro 5:
The Navisworks® 2015 Plugin exports to the Synchro PRO .spx file
format. The plugin automatically assigns unique ID’s in the
Navisworks’ dataset so that you can synchronize from the same
federated model.

Bentley® i-model files (i.dgn) can be imported directly into Synchro.

We use unique IDs to guarantee that these files can be synchronized
from. This workflow opens the door to working directly with Bentley’s
comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure lifecycle: from
buildings to bridges, transit to utilities, clean energy to clean water.
Working with i-models enables information mobility between
platforms. Use i-models with Bentley solutions to create intelligent
3D model data from the following platforms:

 Intergraph PDS using PDx Manager Productivity

 Intergraph SmartPlant 3D using i-model Composition Server +
 AVEVA PDMS using Norconsult PDMS i-model plug-in for Predictability
MicroStation

Revit® 2015 and 2014 Plugin.

 Plugin includes the option to use Shared Coordinates

 Option to create Synchro Viewpoints automatically from Revit
Levels Costs
 Selectively choose which user fields to export to the Synchro +
PRO .spx file format
Conflicts
SketchUp® 2015 files can be directly imported and synchronized
from.

Usability Enhancements in pro 5:

 Dynamically search and filter long lists and custom columns to
find information quickly
 Custom columns in the 3D Objects window allow you to
search and visualize 3D Object data
 BMP and PNG file types can be used for Textured Planes
 Assign 3D Objects to Resources quickly with drag-and-drop
behavior
 “Undo” stores a list of user transactions in a dropdown list for
fast and convenient edit history
 Adding or re-naming items is easy--the text field is highlighted
automatically
 When printing the Gantt using date ranges, you can zoom-to-
fit to the date range
  Improved critical and non-critical tasks are differentiated from
baseline in advanced Gantt style
 “Parents” can be excluded from auto matching
 3D objects can be selected by clicking on them
 Use the legend to show Company, Resource Status, or
Appearance Profile
 The View cube is now the default axis indicator

Resource Status Options and Coloring:

 Resources assigned to tasks can be assigned user-defined

status
 Each change in status is recorded with a time stamp
 Each Resource Status has a user defined color, which can be
visualized by coloring the model based on Resource Status

3D Paths:

 Objects moving along a 3D path maintain a constant speed

along multi-segment paths
 The camera can automatically follow a path in order to follow
an object as it moves along a path
 Re-use the same 3D path for different resources on a task by
setting start/end positions on the resource on the path

Mark-ups:

 A revision cloud mark-up shape tool is available

 Select and Move Mark-ups with easy to use grips for direct “What gets us into
manipulation
trouble is not what we
Microsoft Project XML Integration: don’t know,

 A task GUID is included with the export from MSP to ensure It’s what we know for
robust synchronisation sure that just ain’t so.”
 PRO 5 offers an option to only export filtered tasks for
simplified and more flexible data integration using XML

3D Object Measurement:

 3D Imported User Fields from Autodesk Revit, Navisworks

and Bentley i-models Length, Volume, and Area are imported
as Number Type User Fields rather than strings
 Measurement text in the 3D view uses a user-defined screen-
sized value Mark Twain
 When measuring, an X,Y, Z coordinates tooltip is displayed at
the cursor
Why Synchro?
• Synchro evolves construction project delivery to the 21st century.
• Our Software is unique in its ability to enable full round trip data
synchronization (Import, Export, Synchronize To and From) to
facilitate workflows for both upstream and downstream delivery
processes.
• Only Synchro PRO provides object subdivision and drawing tools to
accurately reflect your construction approach in the simulation without
having to go to the designer for revisions.
• Synchro leads the industry with 4D spatial coordination and uniquely
offers both static and dynamic analysis and space-time clash
identification and reporting for early conflict resolution.
• Only Synchro provides real time visualizations with intelligent linking
between tasks, resources and the 3D model for instant revisions and “I am a fan of Synchro
“what if” planning. because it allows me to
• Synchro is easy to learn and free eTraining is included with all see into the future. I can
licenses.
get the project plan out
• Synchro is cost effective and scales- any team member can view
of the Superintendents
project files and cooperate for FREE with Synchro Open Viewer.
head and into a movie
• Our support team is here to help you get up and running and answer
that people can
questions. We offer personal over the top support, always.
understand. I feel like
we are truly
communicating and
VDC Project Services: scheduling to a higher
We’ve created an expanded services organization to help our clients level than could have
realize maximum value from Synchro PRO’s 4D capabilities in context ever been achieved
with their project execution, to enable success as they strive to Create, prior to Synchro.”
Validate, Optimize and Execute their Construction Plans through all
phases of project workflow from inception to delivery. Benjamin Crosby
Director of BIM
 Project 4D Set Up
 Project 4D Modelling
 Video Production
 Safety Planning
 Jobsite Visits
 Onboarding

Contact us to discuss your needs in more detail.

Legacy scheduling software Interoperability:
• Oracle Primavera P6®
• Asta PowerProject®
• Microsoft Project®
• PMA NetPoint®
• Microsoft Excel®

Minimum System
Requirements:
• 3.0 GHz Quad Core Processor • Supported graphics card and drivers for
• 16GM of RAM HOOPs 20.x
• 64-Bit Operating System http://developer.techsoft3d.com/hoops/hoops-
• 4 GB quadro graphics card (OpenGL visualize/graphics-cards/
compatible) • 1280 x 1024 screen resolution
• 1 GB hard disk space for installation files • Microsoft Windows 7 or 8
• 1 GB for each typical project files • 1 Colour Display
• Network connectivity

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Dynamic & Static Clash Detection Reporting
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3D PDF Export
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Intelligent Linking for “What If” Analysis
Risk Planning & Analysis
Resource Management & Optimization
Standard & Custom Reporting
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Languages supported:
English, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, French, Korean, Spanish, Polish, Turkish, Arabic
Interoperability with CAD Systems:
File Import: File Extension(s)
ACIS SAT, SAB
Autodesk AutoCAD DWG, DXF
Autodesk Navisworks DWF, DWFX
Autodesk 3DsMax FBX
Autodesk Inventor IPT, IAM
Autodesk Revit DWF, SP (Synchro Plugin Required)
Bentley i-Model .i.DGN
Bentley Microstation DGN
Bentley SS3 DGN, SP (Synchro Plugin Required)
CATIA V4 EXP, DLV, MODEL, SESSION
CATIA V5 CATProduct, CATPart, CATDrawing, CATShape, CGR
Collada DAE
Dassault Systems 3D XML
HOOPS stream file HSF
I-deas MF1, ARC, UNV, PKG
IFC IFC 2x3, 2x2
IGES part files IGES, IGS
PTC ProE/Creo PRT, ASM, NEU, XAS, XPR,
Rhino 3DM
Siemens NX PRT
Siemens Parasolid xmt_bin, x_b, x_t, xmt_txt
Solid Edge ASM, PAR, PWD, PSM
SolidWorks SLDASM, SLDPRT
STEP part files STEP, STP
Stereo Lithography STL
Trimble SketchUp SKP
UGS JT JT
Unigraphics NX PRT
Universal 3D U3D
VDA-FS VDA
VRML files VRML, WRL
3D PDF PDF, PRC

File EXPORT: File Extension(s)

Autodesk DWF, DWFX

Autodesk FBX FBX
Collada DAE
HOOPS Stream File HSF
VRML '97 Only geometries, Beta-version WRL
3D PDF PDF, PRC
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Headquarters: Synchro Software Ltd

Faraday Wharf
Innovation Birmingham Campus, Holt Street Birmingham
B7 4BB
United Kingdom

Synchro USA Ltd

105 Rowayton Ave.
Rowayton, CT 06853
USA

P.O. Box 150403

San Rafael, CA 94915-0403
USA

25 Mount Auburn St.

Cambridge, MA 02138
USA