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The Loading Bay/Truck Management feature allows users to tie work orders or any transaction to a specific truck or loading bay. That means when orders come in, they can be tagged to a specific zone, making them easy to…
Many speciality trade contractors are compartmentalized when it comes to decision making. The solution? Pick a champion and streamline the process. By / Jessica Kirby Business today is all about collaboration and…
When BCX users sign in, they generally land by default on the product or menu page. The new Set a Landing Page feature allows users to choose what page they land on, which means someone in shipping could land on the…
Spooling—everyone has heard of it, but what is it really? In common parlance, it’s taking something large (a model) and breaking it up into work packets or spools. This is often a time intensive exercise as, let’s face…
© Can Stock Photo / JohanH Orders will shortly be able to be assigned to contractors’ loading bays and trucks to better manage logistics and shipping out of their manufacturing facilities. Currently, the BCX Delivery…
While every technology company might carry technical debt, those who fail to see the benefit of being cloud native versus relying on installed, os-reliant tech are at a higher risk of failure. By / Jessica Kirby ©…
SiteTrace advances BuildCentrix's mission to bring together labor, materials, and data to modernize the construction industry BuildCentrix Acquires SiteTrace to Streamline Material Procurement in Construction VANCOUVER,…
Over the course of their business operations, every MEP contractor will do some custom work or work that is outside their typical commercial scope. That type of work requires flexible, customizable software that handles…
BCX uses look-up tables—stored in Mongo and available through the BCX API or in the interface—to manage factors. These tables dictate how the parts are made and what/how much is calculated for each part. For example…
Snaptrude, a young start-up headquartered in New York, is the second company in the design space to raise capital to tackle the problem of antiquated design technology. Its mission is to disrupt Autodesk in the building…
Contractors must ensure company-wide technology purchases are a collaborative, multi-departmental decision By / Jessica Kirby Every day, more construction companies are adopting new technology, thanks to proven…
BCX chose Three.js as its 3D library tool. Being 100% cloud native means BCX doesn’t want to build out with reliance on installed software. There are other options, so-called video game engines, but they are not cloud…
