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Prevent clashes as you work with a real-time clash detection engine, check selected elements for clashes, and visualize clashes with a user friendly Clash Browser.

Nonlinear is an AI-powered preconstruction platform for infrastructure contractors and suppliers, such as sewer rehab, pipe bursting, and CIPP specialists. It surfaces new bid opportunities from bid boards and email, generates cost estimates from project files, and manages the bid pipeline in a built-in CRM.

Higharc is an AI-powered design-to-construction platform built for production homebuilders. It unifies plan design, buyer sales configuration, material estimating, and permit-ready construction documents in one always-in-sync model. Teams use it to cut redraws, speed up community launches, and keep design and field documents consistent.

Semantic is a Rhino plugin for AEC design teams that adds custom, queryable attributes to free-form 3D geometry. It reports on that data in tabular form and exports to Excel, CSV, SQL or JSON. A companion Power BI visual turns the same Rhino model into an interactive 3D dashboard for stakeholders.

GliderBIM is a Common Data Environment (CDE) for asset owners and AEC professionals to manage project data, models and documentation. It supports open BIM data exchange via IFC and COBie, connecting project teams from design through construction and operation.

Follo is a jobsite logistics app for general contractors and specialty contractors coordinating deliveries, crane picks, and concrete pours. It replaces the paper or whiteboard delivery schedule with a shared calendar the whole project team can see and update. Teams also use it to request and track third-party inspections on site.

The Foam Concrete Mix Designer runs the absolute volume method backwards from a target dry density to produce a full batch sheet. Built for engineers, precasters and contractors who specify or batch foam concrete and cellular lightweight concrete. Works in metric or US units, is free with no sign-up, and exports the batch sheet as CSV.

MarkupX Pro imports Bluebeam PDF markups directly into Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Plant 3D and Advance Steel, so design and review teams can act on markups without switching screens. It also lets users place Revit families straight from PDF instructions, cutting rework for architecture, engineering and construction teams already on Bluebeam and Autodesk tools.

TimeTrack.ai is an AI-powered software designed to solve and automate the inefficiencies in tracking, billing, and accounting billable hours across professional services firms.

Willow is an Operational AI platform for owners and operators of large buildings, airports, and campuses. It combines a live 3D digital twin with a building data Knowledge Graph and an AI copilot, so operations teams can monitor systems and act on real-time facility data.

BHoM (Buildings and Habitats object Model) is a free, open-source interoperability framework for AEC engineers, computational designers, and BIM specialists. It provides a shared object model with 1,200+ element definitions and adapters connecting 30+ software packages, including Grasshopper, Dynamo, and Excel. Teams use it to move structural, environmental, and geometric data between design and analysis tools without building custom translators.

Rendervi is an AI Render studio for architects. We provide tools and templates for postproduction and ideation. Our main priority is to create AI tools that don't change your architecture and can be used in real practice. Enhance architectural renders, change materials, or push a model preview toward photorealism without losing the design intent. The core value of Rendervi is speed with control. Architecture teams often need to improve early visuals, test design directions, update materials, prepare client-facing images, or create consistent render sets without spending days rebuilding a full render scene. Rendervi helps users enhance renders, push previews toward photorealism, change materials, adjust environments, remove or add objects, upscale images to sharper resolution, generate visuals from text prompts, render with reference images, and turn still architectural images into short videos.

Augmenta is a cloud-based AI platform that automates electrical system design for engineers and contractors. It generates fully coordinated, code-compliant electrical raceway layouts with automatic clash detection, cutting design time on commercial building projects. It's built for electrical engineers, contractors and VDC teams working within existing BIM/Revit-based workflows.

PRiSM is a free, open-source, browser-based tool for architects, local authority planners and housing developers in London. It combines the Mayor of London's spatial planning rules with precision-manufactured housing (PMH) manufacturers' expertise to quickly test the viability of Modern Methods of Construction on a given site.

Smartsheet is a cloud-based work management and project management platform used by teams to plan, track, automate, and report on projects. It combines spreadsheet-style grids with Gantt charts, dashboards, automated workflows, and resource management for PMOs, operations, and delivery teams, including construction project tracking.

LunchBox is a free Grasshopper plugin from Proving Ground for Rhino-based computational designers. It adds components for surface tessellation, geometry analysis, paneling, and data workflows used in parametric and generative modeling.

Kreo is a cloud-based AI takeoff and estimating tool for quantity surveyors, cost estimators and contractors. It auto-detects rooms, walls, doors and windows on PDF, CAD and image drawings, and finds matching elements across a project with Auto Count. Teams collaborate on measurements, reports and assemblies in the browser without installing anything.

AI and data powered platform, streamlining the planning process, and connecting directly to the manufacturer

ProtoTech's CatiaV5 Exporter for Autodesk® AutoCAD® streamlines workflows across industries by converting AutoCAD drawings to CatiaV5 format. This enhances design integration, collaboration, and precision for automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, industrial design, construction, and educational sectors.

CalcShed is a free web-based calculator platform designed for construction, electrical, concrete, roofing, landscaping, and home improvement planning. It provides practical tools for estimating material quantities, dimensions, project costs, electrical values, loads, and other common job-site calculations. Each calculator uses transparent formulas, unit support, clear explanatory guidance, and source-backed methodology where applicable, helping homeowners, contractors, tradespeople, and students plan projects and check calculations more efficiently.

Nodi is a production-ready standalone CAD engine for node-based geometry design, used for parametric modeling, structural analysis and topology optimization. It targets AEC and design teams who want a Grasshopper/Dynamo-style visual workflow with a web editor, a desktop app, and direct integration with AI coding agents.

Layer is a no-code workflow platform that helps you do more with less! Collect & Capture data such as photos and files from anywhere on any device (offline included). Connect & Blend spatial data such as Revit parameters with anything you need to keep your work on track. Create & Collaborate with features such as Layer's document generator, shared views, customizable forms, and more!

MetaField is industry-leading, modern software that automates field, lab, and reporting workflows for geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, and inspection firms of all sizes. It replaces manual processes and disconnected systems with a single platform, enabling teams to capture data once and use it across every stage of work—improving accuracy, speed, and visibility. Built for the complexity of real-world operations, MetaField is trusted by 175+ firms across North America to streamline workflows and deliver consistent results. Learn more at https://www.metafield.com/.

Cupix is a 3D/4D digital twin platform that turns 360° video and point-cloud scans into interactive site models for construction and facility management. It serves general contractors, specialty contractors, owners, architects, engineers and facility managers who need to track as-built progress and verify against BIM. It integrates with Procore, Autodesk BIM 360, Autodesk Forma, Revizto, Oracle and ArcGIS.

VIM turns Revit, Navisworks and IFC models into structured data for Microsoft Power BI, so AEC teams can audit, compare and report on BIM projects without manual exports. VIM Flex is a free Windows viewer for exploring and auditing models, while VIM Enterprise automates the pipeline into interactive Power BI dashboards for construction teams.

BIM 360 is Autodesk’s earlier [cloud collaboration software](https://www.aecplustech.com/tools/category/cloud-collaboration-platform) for document control, design coordination, field workflows, and project administration. Existing teams still need accurate login and module guidance, but Autodesk now recommends [Autodesk Forma](https://www.aecplustech.com/tools/autodesk-forma) for new projects while maintaining BIM 360 for existing work. This guide explains what remains available, where Docs, Admin, Field, Insight, and Project Management fit, how Glue’s retirement affects coordination, and why current pricing and download questions need product-specific answers.

Flowcase is the AI-powered system of record for your firm’s past projects and employee experience. It centralizes CVs, project sheets, and project history into one structured platform, making it easy to find, update, and use accurate data in proposals, bids, and resource planning.

Sheeets is a Revit® plugin from Camilion that lets architecture and engineering teams duplicate one to a hundred sheets at once, with automatic naming and viewport placement for views, legends and schedules. Sheet numbers and names are set through a CSV/Excel-based editor, and revisions can be applied across many sheets in a single action.

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UpCodes is a code compliance research platform for architects, engineers, contractors, and code officials. It provides searchable, jurisdiction-specific building codes, diagrams, assemblies, and building product data in one place. Higher-tier plans add AI-powered compliance answers with inline citations and team collaboration tools.