Vu360, the latest Pathfinder product, was launched by our client the Blue Book of Construction earlier last month.
It’s an Internet-tethered desktop application that enables easy viewing, markup and takeoff of PDF and TIFF documents for the architecture, engineering and construction industry. Some of the features include:
- Blueprints for projects seeking bids can be downloaded and annotated from the online plan room.
- Once a contractor is done annotating and marking up a blueprint, the file is easily saved back to the online plan room for viewing by the developer, general contractor or architect.
- While work is underway, the blueprint is saved on a users local computer. The tool does not require a persistent Internet connection to function.
- The tool includes a multitude of notations and graphing unique to the construction industry.
- The tool makes it easy to perform item counts and calculate length, perimeter, area and volume simply by drawing a square, line, cube or irregular, ad-hoc polygon directly on the blueprint.
- Sub-contractors can search BPM Select, Blue Book’s repository of contracting supplies and products within the tool. When quoting installation of flooring, for example, a sub-contractor can link to a product sheet for the specific type of wood flooring they propose to use.
So far it’s been getting rave reviews from customers, including this one:
“VU360 is an incredible tool, and it’s sooooo easy to use. I cut back on my “job” estimate by at least 80% actual time. That would have been enough to impress me but, on top of that, I was able to export the figures to Excel.”
We like those kinds of reviews. They tell us we’re doing something right when we design and develop software.
Vu360 is free, so if you’d like to download it and play with it, just go to the Blue Book and check it out. We’d love to get your feedback, so let us know what you think of it.
You can also check out the case study in our showcase for more project details and agile development goodness.
Our client, the Blue Book of Building and Construction also has a 40 minute tutorial for Vu360.
Related Services: PDF Application Development, .Net Application Development, Custom Software Development, User Experience Design
How do I get the sound on the above Tutorial?
Our video is not a tutorial on the application, but a quick demonstration of the features in the application. Our client, the Blue Book of Building and Construction has a 40 minute tutorial for Vu360 (as well as a download so you can use it for free) at http://thebluebookmedia.com/vu360_v2/
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