The Tilos Concept

Tilos is a system you can use to create schedules for construction projects. The software provides all of the functions necessary to create, link, and reschedule activities, as well as to assign and monitor resources, costs, and progress.

The main difference between Tilos and other scheduling programs is in the layout of the schedule. A Tilos schedule contains not only activities, but also their relationship to site information and project results in a technical drawing. This information can be organized flexibly to meet the demands of each planner who has his own way to create sophisticated and professional plans.

A Tilos time-distance diagram is organized as a grid of cells in what is called a view.

You can place content in each cell, and then manage it using the Tilos Explorer, which is always visible at the left side of the Tilos window.

Four main containers collect items from the object level. This technology allows the reuse of items that have been created in one view, allowing them to be assigned in any other view.

Practical examples to clarify the concept

• Free text should be created to show a project name.

  • A text object can be used to create text.

  • There is cell content (e.g., a sketch).

  • There is a view in which this content is displayed.

• Line: Draw a site plan and synchronize this with the distance

  • Graphic objects such as lines can be used to create sketches and they need to be scaled with a distance axis.

  • There is a line style in the required color in the library.

  • The cell content must be a distance sketch.

  • There is a view in which this content is displayed.

• Activity: Create a schedule.

  • Activities represent the schedule.

  • There is a line style in the required color in the library.

  • There is an Activity template in the library in which the line style is defined and on which text already exists.

  • There is a distance profile in the library that controls section-based work rates or work parameters.

  • There is a cell content, in this case, a sub-project that contains the required time and distance coordinates.

  • There is a view in which the sub-project is included.

Summary

• Cell contents are absolutely necessary for the placement of objects.

• The total of all cell contents is saved in the project file.

• Views are necessary to display cell contents.

• Libraries provide objects with additional information.

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Further information

Getting Familiar with the Interface