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Trimble SysQue

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What is Trimble SysQue?

Trimble SysQue is a software design software which enables designers and contractors to design in Autodesk Revit with real-world, manufacturing-specific MEP content that is ready for fabrication.

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What is Trimble SysQue?

Trimble SysQue is a software design software which enables designers and contractors to design in Autodesk Revit with real-world, manufacturing-specific MEP content that is ready for fabrication.

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Product Details

What is Trimble SysQue?

Trimble Sysque is a workflow solution for MEP designers working in Revit. It utilizes a library of manufacturer-specific product information to support MEP designs as accurately as possible.Within this group of users, it provides specific functionality for plumbing, electrical, HVAC, sheet metal, and mechanical specialists. Sysque intends to enable designs that are rapidly ready for fabrication.


Trimble SysQue Technical Details

Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
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May 24, 2022

SysQue plusses and minuses

Verified User
Supervisor in Other
Construction Company, 1-10 employees
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Trimble SysQue for drawing piping at a fabricable level, place hangers, and create point files. Their comprehensive library of content allows us to use a wide range of materials, connection methods, and hanger types. With BIM becoming more and more prevalent as a requirement for construction projects and the required LOD is higher and higher Trimble SysQue has been one of the tools that we have been using to achieve that.
Pros and Cons
  • The amount of content in their database library
  • The ability to change materials after piping has already been drawn with minimal rework
  • Hanger placement and point creation
  • The parameters for content is inconsistent from one fitting to another. As cloud spooling and automated cutters become more and more prevalent this becomes a problem to feed the right information to a fabrication shop or cutter and causes delays in production.
  • Trimble SysQue draws with generic fittings/pipe and then converts it to the selected system. The processing time for those fittings can be quite long sometimes.
  • Thread-o-lets do not work correctly a good portion of the time. When detailing a mechanical room this is a huge problem.
Likelihood to Recommend
For drawing plumbing where you are usually not needing any kind of taps it does really well. Once you become familiar with it, you can draw underground really quickly. Their water closet carrier families are great! Being able to draw a restroom skid with such a high level of detail is a definite plus. Also, being able to create point files easily since their hangers, floor drains, and cleanouts have the points embedded in them. For a small BIM department I think Trimble SysQue is a good option. They manage the database and you can send a request in for more content if it is needed. For larger BIM departments or people that are doing cloud spooling with Stratus or MSuite it becomes more problematic especially on the mechanical side with needing to use taps and the functionality of them being less than stellar. Larger BIM departments are usually able to have a person manage their database internally and that helps keep the content parameters consistent. Most MEP Fabrication content that I have used does very well with taps and the piping is able to be run quickly and does not need to be processed.
Trimble SysQue Feature Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management
N/A
N/A
Estimating (4)
92.5%
9.3
Takeoff tools
100%
10.0
Job costing
90%
9.0
Cost databases
90%
9.0
Cost calculator
90%
9.0
Human Resource Management
N/A
N/A
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Asset Management
N/A
N/A
Reporting & Analytics (1)
100%
10.0
Data exportability
100%
10.0
Return on Investment
  • It has allowed us to produce high level detailed models
  • It gives us the ability to produce point files that aid in a speedier layout process for the field.
Alternatives Considered
We actually use both. Trimble Sysque helps supplement content when you do not have it readily available. The water closet carrier families are very good and highly adjustable to be able to create very accurate restroom skids.
July 06, 2019

Trimble SysQue

William Cameron | TrustRadius Reviewer
William Cameron
BIM Manager
Arden Engineering Constructors, LLC (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 51-200 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Trimble SysQue allows us to design and coordinate mechanical, sheet metal, electrical, and plumbing systems using Revit, with the added bonus of native Revit pipe, valve, and fitting families. It also allows us to create spool drawings for our fabrication shop to pre-fabricate piping assemblies for our projects. SysQue also ties us directly to our Trimble Total Station for a hanger layout in the field.
Pros and Cons
  • It allows Contractors to use Revit with Spooling functions.
  • The database of millions of native Revit Families.
  • Excellent support from Trimble.
  • The Spooling feature could always use improvements.
  • More tie into the estimating software.
Likelihood to Recommend
Trimble SysQue is a perfect fit for our organization, being a Design/Build contractor. We use it to design, coordinate, and create Pre-Fabricated assemblies. We perform a lot of IPD Projects and, coupled with BIM 360 Design, it makes us efficient.
Trimble SysQue Feature Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management (4)
95%
9.5
Plan distribution & viewing
90%
9.0
Plan markups & sharing
90%
9.0
Collaboration & approvals
100%
10.0
As-built drawings
100%
10.0
Estimating (1)
100%
10.0
Takeoff tools
100%
10.0
Human Resource Management
N/A
N/A
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Asset Management
N/A
N/A
Reporting & Analytics
N/A
N/A
Return on Investment
  • More Construction Managers are demanding their Subs use Revit, and this software allows it to happen.
  • The cost is not cheap. However, when you have Designers that are skilled, it pays back.
Alternatives Considered
There is no product on the market comparable to Trimble SysQue.
Other Software Used
July 02, 2019

SysQue Review

RP
Rance Pearson
BIM Manager
Bright Sheet Metal (Construction, 201-500 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
SysQue saves us a tremendous amount of time starting up a project because it allows us to use the engineers' Revit model as a base so we don't have to start from scratch for each job.
Pros and Cons
  • Creates fabricatable parts inside of Revit
  • Allows us to export hanger points for shooting with a robot on site
  • Saves us time getting to coordination by allowing us to use engineers' model as a base.
  • SysQue doesn't switch between elbow types on the fly very well so if you are processing a run with mixed elbow types in it, there can be some minor issues.
Likelihood to Recommend
SysQue is well suited for any company that uses Revit. It is especially useful for those who use Revit and also can get engineers Revit models.
Trimble SysQue Feature Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management (4)
67.5%
6.8
Plan distribution & viewing
N/A
N/A
Plan markups & sharing
90%
9.0
Collaboration & approvals
90%
9.0
As-built drawings
90%
9.0
Estimating
N/A
N/A
Human Resource Management
N/A
N/A
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Asset Management
N/A
N/A
Reporting & Analytics
N/A
N/A
Return on Investment
  • There has been a huge improvement in productivity. We don't need as many detailers to do the same amount of work because of SysQue.
Alternatives Considered
Benchmark
Fabrication MEP
Other Software Used
June 30, 2019

A great tool for ANY Mechanical Contractor

Verified User
Supervisor in Other
Construction Company, 51-200 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Sysque to create detailed piping models, hanger placement, point files for robotic total station layout, and spooling for fabrication. Having a library of fitting, piping, valves, and hangers allows us to create models that go into minute details and achieve a level of accuracy that has not been possible in the not so distant past. Like the saying goes, "aim small, miss small." Construction always has hiccups that are unforeseen in the modeling environment, but with the capability to get into the level of detail with SysQue, we can try to avoid more mishaps than we were able to before.
Pros and Cons
  • The content library is vast.
  • The support team is very responsive when problems arise.
  • In the latest update, the spooling is more efficient.
  • The ability to erase points that have been written to a TFL file would be a great addition.
  • Fitting to fitting placement can act up from time to time.
  • I think that the spooling can continue to improve.
Likelihood to Recommend
From my experience, ANY mechanical contractor can benefit from SysQue. We use so many different types of material, sizes, and fittings that the content for these items is a HUGE positive. In speaking with electrical contractors, they can benefit from SysQue, but the materials and sizes that they typically use do not vary nearly as much as a mechanical contractor's does, so for them to make the switch is a little harder to justify.
Trimble SysQue Feature Ratings
Construction Project & Field Management (2)
100%
10.0
As-built drawings
100%
10.0
Submittal design and management
100%
10.0
Estimating (2)
100%
10.0
Takeoff tools
100%
10.0
Job costing
100%
10.0
Human Resource Management
N/A
N/A
Payroll Management
N/A
N/A
Asset Management
N/A
N/A
Reporting & Analytics
N/A
N/A
Return on Investment
  • Being able to fabricate has a HUGELY positive impact on ROI.
  • Point files is a massive time saver for laying out hangers and ditches for underground.
Other Software Used
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