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Building Information Modeling (BIM) Software

Building Information Modeling

What is Building Information Modeling Software?

Building Information Modeling (BIM) provides a digital representation of physical and functional facility characteristics to help with planning and managing construction projects. BIM extends beyond 2D technical drawings to include spatial dimensions (width, height and depth). BIM enables a virtual information model to be handed from the design team (architects, landscape architects, surveyors, civil, structural and building services engineers, etc.) to the main contractor and subcontractors and then on to the owner/operator.

Common Features

  • Design Visualization
  • Design Markups/Annotation
  • Collaboration
  • Document Management
  • Analytics
  • 2D Drawing
  • 3D Design Visualization
  • Scheduling
  • MEP Fabrication Modeling and Detailing
  • Clash Detection

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Top Building Information Modeling Software 2025

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Bimobject AB

BIMobject

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BIMobject is Building Information Modelling (BIM) that revolutionizes how buildings are designed, constructed, and maintained. We provide design inspiration and digital product information to the world's architects and engineers, while giving building product manufacturers a better way to reach, influence, and understand them.

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OpenBuildings Designer is a multidiscipline building design application that enables BIM workflows to provide information-rich models for the design, analysis, simulation, and documentation of buildings. It incorporates OpenBuildings Designer computational design and energy services for building performance evaluation. OpenBuildings Designer immerses you in a 3D modeling environment and provides site content by referencing reality models. The application shares a catalog of design components across the project team.

Nemetschek Group

Vectorworks Architect

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Vectorworks is BIM software for every design phase. With an extensive suite of drawing, illustration, and rendering tools, Vectorworks allows you to produce remarkable line drawings and stunning 3D presentations so you’ll impress even the toughest of clients. You can even create an immersive presentation experience with cutting-edge technology like virtual and augmented reality and rendered panoramas.

3D Repo Ltd.

3D Repo

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3D Repo is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for Digital Construction in the cloud. Instead of architects, consultants and contractors sharing massive proprietary files in a costly and time consuming manner, they can simply point their web browser to an encrypted database in order to manage the project as well as verify, validate and analyse the data in a fully collaborative environment. With 3D Repo, users can manage model revisions and highlight potential issues using live collaboration tools, which allow the whole project team to work from a single source of truth.

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Bricsys is a global provider of the BricsCAD brand of engineering design software. The company has a fundamentally different vision for BIM, based on a familiar DWG platform, that combines early design, BIM and fabrication into a single, continuously developing workflow. In BricsCAD BIM, design decisions come first, and machine learning algorithms automate the laborious tasks of manipulating BIM data, documentation, and levels of detail. You can find a flexible, direct modeling tool and a professional CAD product in the same DWG platform. Design geometry can directly be converted to BIM elements.

Nemetschek Group

Graphisoft BIMcloud

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Graphisoft empowers teams to create great architecture, through software solutions, learning programs, and professional services for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry. BIMcloud, the AEC industry’s cloud-based team collaboration solution, makes real-time collaboration possible across the globe regardless of the size of the project and the speed or quality of the team members’ network connection. Graphisoft is part of the Nemetschek Group.

Nemetschek Group

AllPlan

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The secret to our brands’ success lies in the combination of being part of a group and synergy on the one hand, and flexibility and independence on the other. We create the foundation for mutual success and allow room for entrepreneurial diversity and creativity. This has resulted in a wide range of graphical, analytical and commercial solutions which play a major role in all phases and thus in the entire life cycle of buildings – from designing and visualization all the way to the construction process and building management.

Kreo Software Ltd.

Kreo BIM Takeoff

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Cloud-based construction takeoff software that helps you explore 3D BIM models, get accurate quantities and does not require a PhD in BIM. Kreo Takeoff is AI-assisted construction software solutions to help you avoid costly mistakes from design brief to tender stage.

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PriMus IFC

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PriMus IFC is the 5D BIM software for automatic and visual Quantity Take off tasks using BIM models saved in the IFC format. With PriMus IFC you can import and view BIM models in IFC format generated with any BIM authoring software.

Nemetschek Group

dRofus

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dRofus is a unique planning, data management and BIM collaboration tool that provides all stakeholders with extensive workflow support and access to building information throughout the building lifecycle. Unlike any other planning tool on the market, dRofus was developed directly on behalf of public building owners. Capturing client requirements (EIR), validating design solutions (BIM) against client requirements, management of public standards and equipment planning are core features in the software. dRofus has strong ArchiCAD, Revit and IFC integration with bi-directional data sync capabilities.