TILOS - Planning Linear Construction Projects

Open tilos, create a new project in demo mode with general template for 4 km road with crossings, use Excel data for station points and elevations, and save to tilos.

Add a project layout graphic to a Tilos project and synchronize it with the distance axis by aligning the graphic to Mile Street 1200 and Jefferson 2100.

add seven important station points to the distance axis by creating a distance profile, then populate the profile manually and finally import from Excel with correct column mapping.

Add tasks in Tilos as the main schedule items, defining start, finish, duration, and coordinates on distance and time axes, and use the task library for templates.

Move tasks along the distance and time axes by dragging the middle, outer, and inner squares, using snapping to align with time grids based on weeks and distance grids.

Learn how to attach data to tasks in TILOS using task annotations, including names, distances, quantities, units, and positions, with formatting and slope options.

Format and style tasks in tilos with customizable line styles and vector lines, applying new task styles, colors, and ends to visualize linear construction schedules.

Learn to calculate any of the three variables—duration, quantity, or work rate (productivity)—from the other two, using the calculation method and unit conversions between hours and days for construction tasks.

Learn to add relationships between activities in Tilos, including finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish, and start-to-finish. Drag the red arrow to link tasks, adjust time or distance lag, and reschedule with F9.

Create and configure calendars in TILOS explorer, including six days ten hours, define day definitions, set weekend and holidays, and assign defaults to new activities.

Learn to create and reuse construction tasks in Tilos by copying tasks, using coordinates or distance profiles, and repeating tasks by time or distance with templates and station profiles.

learn to create and edit task groups in the tilos library, assign methods (coordinates, sectoral profile, fixed length, distance profile), define task sequences with start-to-start relationships and lags, and reschedule.

Explore start and end milestones in TILOS, zero-duration markers for major events, and how to link them to activity groups with time and distance in a project schedule.

Create and link hammock tasks to represent a group of activities with the same start and end in time and distance, and manage resources and cost.

Compare summary tasks with hammock tasks, and learn to create and link a summary task to a group of activities, then view it in time-distance and Gantt chart views.

Explore adding vertical tasks in a linear TILOS project by building culvert activities (bed, walls, deck), linking them to a summary task, and viewing progress in Gantt and time-distance charts.

Learn to create a Tilos project from scratch, add project data and layout, define nine tasks with linked relations, and reschedule to reveal the critical path.

Split the main screen into two views, tile windows horizontally or vertically, and manage columns, rows, and cell types in tilos to visualize time and distance data.

Explore how to configure cell settings in Tilos, add rulers, adjust distance and time scales, switch units between centimeters and inches, and understand master cells and cell types.

Create a view from scratch, add a time distance cell with a graphic outer cell, and set the main cell as master; configure time and distance scales and grids.

Insert street and crossings from the library, position them from 0 to 4000 meters, and adjust dimensions. Import the layout data from Excel to automate symbols and ensure column mapping.

Import elevation data from Excel and draw land and road elevation profiles in Tilos, define cut and fill areas, color code them, and add a left legend.

Create distance histograms for cut and fill using a land and road elevation profile, importing Excel data, displaying cut and fill as bar graphs per 100 m with quantified volumes.

Add a company logo and a revision box linked to Excel via OLE in tilos, then create a task legend and project title details to finalize the project layout.

Learn to format the Gantt chart table in Tilos, manage table area and data, adjust column width, and customize fonts, colors, and layout via text panel and settings.

Add tasks in the table area by selecting templates, inserting tasks, or dragging from the library. Link tasks to the summary task and recalculate the schedule with F9.

Group tasks by work breakdown structure or by end date schedule, color groups, and apply filters to display only topsoil stripping activities in the gantt chart via main settings.

Explore how to manipulate the bar chart area of a gantt chart in TILOS, including adding tasks, adjusting duration based on quantity and work rate, setting colors, patterns, and relations.

Switch the gantt chart from time to distance scale, add distance grids and 100-meter red lines with a green horizontal line, and adjust the view range to display all tasks.

Learn to use a resource library to manage permanent, consumable, and component resources, allocate them to tasks, track availability with histograms, and compare planned versus actual to adjust plans.

Explore adding and managing resources in the library, including labor and machine types, assigning symbols, and setting default allocation and cost for permanent, component, or consumable resources.

Learn to allocate resources in linear construction projects by assigning loaders and drivers, calculating effort and cost using allocation number and other operation models, and copying resources across tasks.

Define cost accounts and assign resource costs and expenses to tasks using fixed or cost-per-task models, then calculate costs and income to evaluate task profitability.

Add a resource histogram in TILOS, including labor and machine resources, with time-based histograms, legends, and planned versus actual allocations.

Learn how to create a resource table as a resource bar chart linked to the timescale, define color codes for each resource type, and add, delete, or hide resources.

Create cost and income histograms in Tilos by linking to the timescale, defining labor, machine, and material costs, and stacking monthly data to compare costs with income.

Learn to create s-curves for cost and income, with monthly and cumulative histograms that show the profit difference and enable legend labeling for a linear construction project.

Create and manage baselines to compare actual project progress with the original plan using baseline manager, data date, and cutoff date, enabling action on variances.

Record actual start, percent complete, and actual finish against baseline in Tilos; learn simple percentage methods—percent simple and quantity simple—and how to update tasks, reschedule, and display progress.

Break tasks into steps, assign weights to bed, walls, and deck, set step positions, and compute overall percent complete by steps.

Explore advanced methods to calculate percentage distance split, quantity split, and percent split in tilos. Apply progress updates, adjust report dates, and reschedule to reflect actual and remaining work.

Record actual resources, quantities, and costs in the allocation actual tab, update start, finish, and progress, and compare actual against planned labor hours and costs using histogram reports.

Learn to use layers to show or hide project parts, assign tasks to layers, and control visibility and print options, then apply filters using total float to reveal critical tasks.

Explore how the main project in Tilos is organized into sub projects for scenario comparisons, subcontractor assignments, and task-level tracking across cells, graphs, and histograms.

Import a Primavera P6 project into tilos by exporting to XML, mapping user defined fields for template, start distance, and end distance, and verify the schedule.

Export a tilos project to Primavera P6 in native XML format, mapping activities, resources, and user defined fields, then import into Primavera P6 and generate a schedule.

Learn to apply global changes to modify data across multiple tasks, choosing selected, filtered, or all tasks, and adjust movement and duration using equations with options for overlapping tasks.

Explain task speed in Tilos by showing how a distance profile models varying work rates; create and apply a distance profile to reflect learning curves and site conditions.