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Link a production control job to Trimble Connect

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Link a production control job to Trimble Connect

Before you can view the production control job information in Trimble Connect for Windows, you need to link the job to a Trimble Connect project. You can either link the job to an existing project or create a new project.

Note that if a production control job is linked to a project management job, the Trimble Connect project is managed through the project management job. In this case, you need to link the project management job to Trimble Connect. The link is then applied to any linked production control and estimating jobs. The Trimble Connect project cannot be modified when you access it through the production control job.

  1. In the Production Control dialog box, right-click anywhere in the display area.
  2. In the context menu, click Model Interface.

    A message appears, telling you that the current job is not linked to a Trimble Connect project.

  3. Click OK to close the message.

  4. In the Link Project to Trimble Connect dialog box, do one of the following:

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    Link the job to an existing Trimble Connect project

    1. To display the available Trimble Connect projects, click Sync Projects.

    2. Select the desired project, and click Link Project.

    Create a new Trimble Connect project and link the job to it

    1. Click Add Project to Trimble Connect.

    2. In the Add Users to Project dialog box, click the arrow buttons to move the users that participate in the project to the Included list.

    3. Click OK.

      Tekla PowerFab creates a Trimble Connect project with the same name and information as the current job.

    4. In the Status dialog box, review the creation process of the Trimble Connect project.

      A message appears, telling you that the project has been created successfully.

    5. Click OK to close the message.

    6. In Trimble Connect for Windows, press the Back button to exit the empty 3D view.

    7. In the Explorer side pane on the left, click the Add File button.

    8. In the Add Files dialog box, browse to find the IFC model.

    9. Select the IFC model and click Open.

    The IFC model is imported to Trimble Connect for Windows.

The production control job and Trimble Connect project are now linked.

To unlink a production control job from the Trimble Connect project:

  1. In the Select Production Control Job dialog box, select the job that you want to unlink.

  2. At the bottom of the dialog box, click Edit.

  3. In the Production Control Job Edit dialog box, click Link on the right side of the Trimble Connect Project field.

  4. In the Link Project to Trimble Connect dialog box, click Unlink project.

  5. To close the dialog box, click the Close button (X) in the upper-right corner.

  6. In the Production Control Job Edit dialog box, click Save.

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