Trimble to Acquire StruCad Business from AceCad Software

By DE Editors

Trimble has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the StruCad and StruEngineer business from AceCad Software to expand its construction solutions. The addition of the software products is expected to extend the Trimble/Tekla Building Information Modeling (BIM)  solutions for structural steel contractors to automate project estimating and management, modeling and detailing. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2012. Financial terms were not disclosed.

StruCad is a 3D structural detailing system for steel detailers and fabricators. It provides an environment for rapid detailing automation,  automatic fabrication shop drawings and computer numeric control (CNC)  machinery production deliverables.

StruEngineer is an engineering software enabling 3D steelwork modeling and construction management for engineering companies. Fully compatible with the StruCad steel detailing system, StruEngineer compresses the structural engineering layout and connection design in the conceptual phase to also support more rapid and accurate estimating.

In addition, Tekla will partner with AceCad Software to integrate its BIM structures solution with AceCad’s StruM.I.S. ERP system.

The StruCad and StruEngineering business will be reported as part of the Trimble’s Engineering and Construction segment.

For more information, visit Trimble, Tekla  and AceCad Software.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.