BIM authoring & BIM tools

Discover the software solutions to create the open IFC format BIM model.

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The company with the largest number of IFC certified BIM software solutions in the world.

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is increasingly becoming a reality that implies collaboration, interoperability and coordination between the different design disciplines of the construction industry.

The BIM process can not disregard the use of software tools ("BIM Authoring" and "BIM Tools") and collaborative platforms capable of creating and managing the digital BIM model.

The IFC certification of buildingSMART is a guarantee of interoperability within the BIM process and is an essential requirement of any BIM authoring and BIM tool.

What are BIM Authoring software and BIM tools?

BIM authoring software are capable of producing virtual models created in relation to the various design disciplines involved in the project (architectural modeling, structural, plant engineering, infrastructural, etc).

In other words, BIM authoring software are applications capable of defining the characteristics and properties for a specific design aspect in the 3D virtual model and accordingto their purpose.

BIM tools are operative tools supplied with BIM authoring software (and/or connected to them) that allow the user to implement specialistic analyzes and/or "aspects" that otherwise would have no way to manage (energy analysis, structural calculations, cost management, time management, health and safety management, etc.).

BIM tools can also be defined as utilities that - for each BIM authoring software - are capable of performing specific processing patterns and return their output data to the relevant reference model.

What is the IFC format? What is buildingSMART?

The IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) is an open data format created to allow the exchange of data in a BIM process without loss or distortion of data or information.

The IFC format allows full interoperability between BIM tools and applications and the collaboration between the various design disciplines involved in the BIM process because it allows them to exchange - through a standard open format - coherent information during the entire design, construction and asset maintenance phases.

buildingSMART is the international association created to promote the dissemination of open BIM and promote the adoption of open and valid standards all over the world.

The goal of standardizing BIM workflows is pursued through a certification process of software and applications. Certification ensures the correct import and export of IFC data and guarantees compliance with international standards.

Certified Software

Vendor	Application	Certification	Type	Date
NEMETSCHEK Scia	Scia Engineer	CV2.0	import	2013/09/17
GRAPHISOFT	ArchiCAD	CV2.0	import	2013/09/20
Solideo Systems	ArchiBIM Server	CV2.0	import	2014/04/22
NEMETSCHEK Allplan GmbH	Allplan	CV2.0	import	2014/05/07
Autodesk-A	AutoCAD Architecture	CV2.0-Arch	export	2015/02/24
Autodesk-R	Autodesk Revit MEP	CV2.0-MEP	export	2013/07/11
CadLine Ltd	ARCHLine.XP	CV2.0-Arch	export	2016/04/04
Glodon Software Company Limited	Glodon Takeoff for Architecture and Structure	CV2.0-Struct	export	2017/01/06
Glodon Software Company Limited	Glodon Takeoff for Architecture and Structure	CV2.0-Arch	export	2017/01/06
ACCA Software S.p.A	EdiLus	CV2.0-Struct	export	2018/06/05
Data Design System	DDS-CAD MEP	CV2.0-MEP	export	2014/09/10
RIB	RIB iTWO	CV2.0	import	2013/09/07
Trimble Germany GmbH	Plancal nova	CV2.0-MEP	export	2014/10/31
Autodesk-R	Autodesk Revit LT	CV2.0	import	2015/07/26
Autodesk-R	Autodesk Revit MEP	CV2.0	import	2015/07/26
Autodesk-R	Autodesk Revit Structure	CV2.0	import	2015/07/26
Progman	MagiCad	CV2.0-MEP	export	2016/04/11
CadLine Ltd	ARCHLine.XP	CV2.0	import	2016/11/08
cadwork	Lexocad	CV2.0	import	2017/05/23
ACCA Software S.p.A	TerMus	CV2.0	import	2017/11/21
ACCA Software S.p.A	CerTus-PN	CV2.0	import	2017/11/21
Teamsystem S.p.A.	STR Vision CPM	CV2.0	import	2018/02/22
ACCA Software S.p.A	usBIM.platform	CV2.0	import	2018/06/28
cadwork	cadwork 3D	CV2.0-Struct	export	2018/08/31
Tekla	Tekla Structures	CV2.0	import	2013/10/09
Solibri	Solibri Model Checker	CV2.0	import	2013/10/30
NEMETSCHEK Vectorworks, Inc.	Vectorworks	CV2.0	import	2013/11/11
Autodesk-R	Autodesk Revit LT	CV2.0-Arch	export	2014/07/07
Design Data	SDS/2	CV2.0-Struct	export	2014/10/10
GRAPHISOFT	ArchiCAD	CV2.0-Arch	export	2013/04/16
NEMETSCHEK Allplan GmbH	Allplan	CV2.0-Arch	export	2013/04/16
Autodesk-R	Autodesk Revit Architecture	CV2.0-Arch	export	2013/04/16
NEMETSCHEK Scia	Scia Engineer	CV2.0-Struct	export	2013/04/16
Autodesk-R	Autodesk Revit Structure	CV2.0-Struct	export	2013/04/16
ACCA Software S.p.A	Edificius	CV2.0	import	2017/05/31
ACCA Software S.p.A	PriMus-IFC	CV2.0	import	2018/01/27
ACCA Software S.p.A	usBIM.clash	CV2.0	import	2018/01/27
ACCA Software S.p.A	usBIM.gantt	CV2.0	import	2018/01/27
ACCA Software S.p.A	usBIM.viewer+	CV2.0	import	2018/01/27
BEXEL Consulting d.o.o.	Bexel Manager	CV2.0	import	2018/09/04
Tekla	Tekla Structures	CV2.0-Struct	export	2013/06/12
Glodon Software Company Limited	Glodon Takeoff for Architecture and Structure	CV2.0	import	2015/01/12
Bentley Systems, Incorporated	AECOsim Building Designer	CV2.0	import	2015/03/22
Bricsys services	BricsCAD	CV2.0	import	2017/10/11
ACCA Software S.p.A	CerTus-IFC	CV2.0	import	2018/01/27
ACCA Software S.p.A	ManTus-IFC	CV2.0	import	2018/01/27
Mc4Software Italia S.r.l.	Mc4Suite	CV2.0-MEP	export	2018/08/06
VenturisIT GmbH	TRICAD MS	CV2.0-MEP	export	2018/09/03
NEMETSCHEK Vectorworks, Inc.	Vectorworks	CV2.0-Arch	export	2013/05/30
Seokyoung Systems Corp.	NaviTouch	CV2.0	import	2014/01/13
Bentley Systems, Incorporated	AECOsim Building Designer	CV2.0-Arch	export	2015/02/28
Dlubal Software GmbH	RFEM/RSTAB	CV2.0	import	2015/03/09
Autodesk-R	Autodesk Revit Architecture	CV2.0	import	2015/07/24
Glodon Software Company Limited	Glodon Takeoff for Architecture and Structure	CV2.0-Arch	export	2015/08/19
ACCA Software S.p.A	Edificius	CV2.0-Arch	export	2016/03/11
Kymdata Oy	CADS MEP	CV2.0-MEP	export	2016/04/11
Bricsys services	BricsCAD	CV2.0-Arch	export	2016/10/14
ACCA Software S.p.A	EdiLus	CV2.0	import	2017/08/24
DATAflor AG	DATAflor BIM-MANAGER	CV2.0	import	2018/08/28
Bentley Systems, Incorporated	AECOsim Building Designer	CV2.0-Struct	export	2015/02/28
Bentley Systems, Incorporated	AECOsim Building Designer	CV2.0-MEP	export	2015/12/18