Best BIM Software for Windows
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What is BIM Software for Windows?
BIM (Building Information Modeling) software is a powerful tool used by architects, engineers, and construction professionals to create, manage, and analyze digital representations of physical and functional characteristics of buildings or infrastructure. BIM software integrates data across the entire lifecycle of a building, from design and construction to operation and maintenance, improving collaboration among teams and streamlining workflows. These platforms allow users to visualize 3D models, simulate performance, and coordinate the placement of structural, electrical, and plumbing systems. They also help in detecting conflicts, reducing waste, and optimizing resource allocation. By using BIM, stakeholders can ensure better project outcomes, higher quality designs, and more efficient construction processes. Compare and read user reviews of the best BIM software for Windows currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.
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Revizto
Revizto
Revizto unifies BIM intelligence and makes it immediately accessible and actionable for the entire project team. With Revizto’s advanced Issue Tracker predefined workflows project team members can identify and manage model-based issues in the 3D space and 2D sheets, including addressing clash groups. Revizto provides unified access to a project’s data both for 2D and 3D workflows, so anyone can use it depending on project requirements.Starting Price: $600.00/year/user -
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BricsCAD
Bricsys
BricsCAD the first all-in-one CAD design solution in .dwg that answers all your needs; 2D drafting, 3D modeling, mechanical design, and BIM. The BricsCAD® family of products brings a cost-effective, multi-platform CAD solution to Windows, macOS, and Linux. BricsCAD is available as a permanent/perpetual license, for networked or stand-alone computers. You can also add All-In Maintenance for ease of keeping up-to-date. • BricsCAD® is available on a rental (a.k.a. “Subscription”) plan if you wish. • Familiarity for other CAD users and full LISP support can help reduce a new BricsCAD® users’ learning curve to a day or less. • Advanced multi-threading takes advantage of today’s high-performance processor chips • Innovative machine learning tools increase drawing accuracy while saving time • The small install footprint and high performance of BricsCAD® point to our constant focus on quality and modern software design.Starting Price: $330/user/year -
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ARCHLine.XP
CADline
We deliver design software solutions for architects, interior designers and furniture makers. ARCHLine.XP LT - Solid 3D CAD/BIM product at affordable price ARCHLine.XP Professional - Large-scale 3D BIM software for architecture ARCHLine.XP Live - Easy-to-use archviz animation software -
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Edificius
ACCA Software
Edificius is the BIM software "all in one" that integrates 2D and 3D architectural design with Rendering, Scene Photomontages and Photo editing, Ray Tracing rendering with AI denoising, Real-Time rendering, Video editing, Immersive Virtual Reality and much more! You can also deal with MEP plant modelling, Job scheduling (BIM 4D), Dynamic Data extraction from the BIM model for cost estimating (BIM 5D). Edificius is an open solution that creates a seamless and interoperable system between other ACCA BIM software or other developers either by means of direct integration or IFC file exchange as certified by buildingSMART International.Starting Price: €21/month -
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Civil 3D
Autodesk
Civil 3D® civil engineering design software supports BIM (Building Information Modeling) with integrated features to improve drafting, design, and construction documentation. Conduct grading design studies based on project constraints. Grading Optimization is available in Civil 3D only as part of the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection. Transform how you navigate, visualize, and interact with Civil 3D design models. Project Explorer is an extension available in Civil 3D only through the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Collection. Experience more efficient workflows for surface modeling, corridor modeling, site design, storm and sanitary, and plan production and documentation with Civil 3D® civil engineering design software. Securely access Civil 3D files, data shortcuts, and xrefs from multiple locations and companies, all in a common data environment.Starting Price: $2,430 per year -
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AutoCAD Plant 3D
Autodesk
The 2022 Plant 3D toolset is included with AutoCAD. Create and edit P&ID’s, 3D models, and extract piping orthographics and isometrics with industry-specific toolset for plant design. Collaborate on plant design models across project teams and maintain compliance requirements, all in a cloud-based common data environment. The Plant 3D toolset is delivered with standard symbol libraries in the tool palettes. They include PIP, ISA, ISO/DIN, and JIS. Quickly identify possible errors by scanning P&IDs for data consistency according to user-definable rules. Quickly create 3D plant models using parametric equipment modeling, structural steel libraries, and project-specific piping specifications using industry standard piping catalogs. Extract piping orthographic drawings directly from the 3D model and update them as the 3D model is being updated. Work with other industry disciplines to create BIM models for the plant. -
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ideCAD One AEC
ideYAPI
ideCAD One AEC is an Integrated multidisciplinary BIM Software for Architecture, Structural Engineering, and Detailing with Building Information Modeling (BIM). The Integrated Package provides Structural Engineers, Architects, and detailers with Integrated BIM, AEC, and CAD tools that support projects from early-stage design to construction. Create high-quality, high-performing Architectural and structural design with integrated design tools. Optimize projects with integrated Structural analysis, Steel design, Concrete design, Connection design, visualization, and simulation tools. Improve predictability in the field with integrated tools that maximize constructability and project coordination. Accelerate design processes and improve quality with integrated workflows for integrated design, modeling, multidiscipline coordination, and construction documentation.Starting Price: $3,800 per year -
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InEight
InEight
InEight is a leader in construction project controls software, empowering over 850 companies taking on challenging projects in industries including construction and engineering; transportation infrastructure; mining; water; power and renewables; and oil, gas and chemical. Uniquely suited to capital construction and other complex work, our integrated, modular software manages projects worth over $1 trillion globally, taking control of project information management, costs, schedules, contracts, and construction operations, and delivering insights with advanced analytics and AI. InEight's solutions adapt and scale to meet the dynamic needs of modern construction, driving operational excellence and successful project outcomes. -
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Asite
Asite
Asite is an open construction platform that enables organizations working on capital projects to come together, plan, design, and build with seamless information sharing across the entire supply chain. Asite’s range of solutions connect dispersed teams across the lifecycle of capital assets, enabling them to build better and build resilience. With Asite, capital project owners stay at the forefront of innovation, maintaining a golden thread of information throughout a project to facilitate the creation of digital twins.Starting Price: $375.00/month/user -
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IrisVR Prospect
IrisVR
IrisVR Prospect is the leading VR software for immersive design review and collaboration. It is used by BIM and VDC teams, design firms, and engineers to coordinate models and implement design and construction processes in true, 1:1 scale. IrisVR Prospect integrates with Revit, Rhino, Navisworks, SketchUp, and other 3D tools out of the box, so you can instantly create immersive VR meetings for client presentations, design reviews, coordination, and more.Starting Price: $150 per user per month -
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RIB Candy
RIB Software
RIB Candy is the leading construction management software suite, designed for the estimation and control of built environment projects. Unique and powerful, Candy has been developed to the industry’s requirement - from take-off to pricing and planning a project, controlling at site level through to the final certificate. Features include project Estimating, Quantity Take-off (QTO), Planning, Forecasting, Cash Flow, Valuations, Subcontract Management and Cost & Allowable.Starting Price: $200 -
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Beamo
3i Inc.
Beamo is an enterprise-grade digital twin solution for your mission-critical facilities and remote sites. It costs a lot to move experts around today. But, when it comes to visiting physical spaces, there is no effective alternative - you either go there or not. We make it natural for you to capture your most critical assets, augment them with tribal knowledge and collaborate from anywhere. Beamo’s state-of-the-art hardware and software platform simplifies and accelerates this for facility management and construction projects. Beamo App lets you capture any space in 360° and create digital twins in a few minutes, no expertise required. Beamo automates most of the capturing process so that you can focus on the things that matter. Beamo Portal lets you visit the places you cannot go to and collaborate with others, remotely. Beamo provides an immersive, collaborative experience for all your teams, clients, and contractors.Starting Price: $890 per month -
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VisualARQ
ASUNI
VisualARQ is a Flexible BIM solution powered by McNeel’s Rhinoceros 3D. VisualARQ enhances Rhino by adding powerful associative object styling and dynamic documentation tools which adapt to fit the professional’s workflow. VisualARQ allows you to with parametric architectural objects, produce 2D drawings from the 3D model, generate dynamic BIM objects driven by Grasshopper, automate many modeling tasks through the VisualARQ components built for Grasshopper, add custom data to geometry and list in schedules and finally deliver BIM models and collaborate with other tools through the IFC import/export capabilities.Starting Price: $95-795 one-time payment -
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ArCADia-ARCHITECTURE
ArCADiasoft
Intended for architects and all who shape and create building forms. ArCADia-ARCHITECTURE contains specialized architectural functions and options to accelerate the creation of documentation, including: automatic cross-sections, automatic dimensioning or lists creation. Thanks to the BIM technology used, the designer creating the architectural design automatically receives a digital model of the building. Because to that, the design process can be controlled on the interactive 3D preview at all times. This module expands the capabilities of the ArCADia BIM program with advanced functions, which means that part of the building modelling options are available in the ArCADia BIM program.Starting Price: $540.00/one-time -
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ArCADia BIM
ArCADiasoft
ArCADia is attractively priced, specialized software for the construction industry (ArCADia BIM system) – our programs support the work of construction and installation engineers (AEC) as well as architects and contractors. It allows for the creation of an almost complete digital model of the building with all the installations (water, sewage, electricity, gas, etc) as well as its surroundings. The programs offer collision analysis, calculations, merging of documents, .dwg, IFC, in program libraries and rendering, Support BIM technology, object-oriented architectural design. Ready-made architectural elements: multilayer walls, stairs, bases, columns, chimneys, windows and doors. Comparing and merging documents. Automatic floor entry, support for Teriva ceiling design. Drawing of flat and spatial technical documentation and its writing to the native DWG format characteristic of most CAD applications.Starting Price: $1060/one-time -
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ArCADia-WATER SUPPLY INSTALLATIONS
ArCADiasoft
The module is intended for designers of internal sanitary installations and allows for creating the professional documentation of internal water supply installations. Easily and quickly create drawings using automatic connections of draw-off taps with the installation. Create calculations, generate axonometric views, check correctness in terms of hydraulics and automatic selection of elements from the library. This module expands the capabilities of the ArCADia BIM program with advanced functions, which means that part of the building modelling options are available in the ArCADia BIM program.Starting Price: $350.00/one-time -
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SierraSoft Land
SierraSoft
SierraSoft Land is a BIM software for land 3D modeling and analysis. With SierraSoft Land, you can handle land survey of any size carried out with various types of tools, such as total stations, GPS, laser scanners or drones. The BIM functions of SierraSoft Land allow you to produce, modify, share, and analyze topographic information models. Restitution and information modeling occur simultaneously with a strong optimization of activities and cost containment. In one product you have all the tools for land survey restitution and analysis, information modeling and quantities calculation.Starting Price: $660.00/year/user -
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SierraSoft Roads
SierraSoft
SierraSoft Roads is a BIM software for the design of roads and highways. The BIM functions of SierraSoft Roads allow you to produce, modify, share, and analyze road information models. Design and information modeling occur simultaneously with a strong optimization of activities and cost containment. In one product you have all the tools for design, policy control, information modeling and quantities calculation.Starting Price: $1190.00/year/user -
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Revit
Autodesk
Multidisciplinary BIM software for higher-quality, coordinated designs. Use Revit® BIM (Building Information Modeling) software to drive efficiency and accuracy across the project lifecycle, from conceptual design, visualization, and analysis to fabrication and construction. Begin modeling in 3D with accuracy and precision. Automatically update floor plans, elevations, and sections as your model develops. Let Revit handle routine and repetitive tasks with automation so you can focus on higher-value work. Revit is BIM software that brings all architecture, engineering, and construction disciplines into a unified modeling environment, driving more efficient and cost-effective projects. Project teams can work together anytime, anywhere using Revit with BIM Collaborate Pro, a powerful and secure cloud-based collaboration and data management solutionStarting Price: $2,545 per year -
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FINE MEP
4M
CAD & BIM Software for Architecture, Engineering & Construction Intelligent Building Design BIM has never been so easy and affordable. 4M provides the Architecture & Engineering Community with Advanced Verticals since 1986 and with Innovative BIM Solutions since 1994. Today 4M has more than 35.000 Active Users in over 65 Countries Worldwide. 4MCAD Professional CAD new v.21 Smart and low-cost Alternatives to AutoCAD® for 2D & 3D Design in DWG IDEA Architectural Design Intuitive and Powerful BIM Software for 3D/5D Architectural Design in DWG & IFC. FINE MEP Building Services Advanced BIM software for Building services design and calculation. FineENERGY. Advanced BIM software for Energy Simulation and Energy Rating. The Smart Alternative to AutoCAD. 100% DWG Our CAD Software use DWG as their native file format. You can open and modify drawings created by AutoCAD and vice-versa without any import or export. Similar Look & Feel.Starting Price: $720, one-time payment -
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The Wild
The Wild
Put your stakeholders inside your design remotely from any location. Effectively communicate spatial concepts through immersive design reviews to unlock better decisions and alignment. Collaborate in a shared virtual space that evolves with your ideas. See what your colleague is building, and they can see you. Meet together in real time remotely, or leave comments for your team to see later. Rapidly sketch, prototype, and iterate on your ideas. Import your SketchUp or Revit models, and gain critical context by experiencing your work at scale. Integrates with Revit, SketchUp, and BIM 360 workflows. Import from all major 3D filetypes. Easily access your content from HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, Windows Mixed Reality, AR (iOS), or desktop (Mac or PC). Rapidly prototype and express ideas spatially in an immersive environment. Work and present from anywhere in real time, with up to eight people in a space.Starting Price: $295 per month -
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BIM Collaborate Pro
Autodesk
Design collaboration and coordination for smarter project delivery. BIM Collaborate is cloud-based design collaboration and coordination software that connects AEC teams, helping you execute on design intent and deliver high-quality constructible models on a single platform. Stay up to date with design progress. Make smarter decisions with project insights. Assess constructability with automatic clash detection. For design teams, BIM Collaborate Pro, formerly known as BIM 360 Design (read the FAQ), adds cloud collaboration capabilities for model co-authoring (includes Revit Cloud Worksharing, Collaboration for Civil 3D, and Collaboration for Plant 3D). Autodesk® BIM Collaborate and Autodesk® BIM Collaborate Pro connects architecture, engineering, and construction teams on a single platform for improved project outcomes. Improve communication with easy feedback tools. Accelerate timelines with live design co-creation (BIM Collaborate Pro only).Starting Price: $70.83 per month -
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ProKitchen
Real View
An all-in-one solution to kitchen and bath design software that allows you to design, impress and enhance your workflow faster, better, and easier. Text inspiring designs right from ProKitchen, complete with dynamic lighting, shadows and stunning photorealistic effects directly to your clients’ phones. They get an interactive 3D view that they will be thrilled to share over and over again with friends and family. Enhance the customer experience, give them 3D innovation right at their fingertips with ProKitchen and 3D-GO! Our Cloud technology provides designers with unique features that drastically reduce design time and produce effortless collaboration. We bring mobility and flexibility to an industry that refuses to sit still. Kitchen and bath professionals shouldn’t have to wait for program downloads, installations, or tedious catalog updates. They shouldn’t be tethered to one computer or one office location. Revolutionize the way you do business.Starting Price: $92 per month -
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Revit LT
Autodesk
With Revit LT™ software, our most cost-effective BIM (Building Information Modeling) solution, you can produce high-quality 3D architectural designs and documentation. Simplify project processes by standardizing on BIM workflows. Automate workflows to improve design quality and help reduce risk. Stay on track more easily with comprehensive planning and project scheduling. Qualify for projects requiring BIM deliverables. Offer your clients insight into your designs with 3D modeling and visualization tools. Exchange designs with other Revit and AutoCAD software users. Revit LT software is available with a subscription only. We no longer sell perpetual licenses. Share files easily with export and batch export of Revit LT views and sheets to 2D PDF files with user-defined naming rules. Connect form making to documentation with improved Revit interoperability with Rhino. Model and modify wall profiles more quickly and with greater control for sloped and tapered walls.Starting Price: $60 per month -
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Vectorworks Designer
Vectorworks
Built on Vectorworks Fundamentals, Designer has all the design and BIM capabilities of Vectorworks Architect, Landmark, and Spotlight. It’s the most cost-effective way to get the entire suite of Vectorworks technology in one, easy-to-use software interface. Easily create and document any design you can imagine. Sketch, draw, and model in a fully integrated BIM workflow. The industry-leading design software for the entertainment business. The all-in-one solution for landscape design and planning. Your relationship with us doesn't end when you install the software. We’ll help you get up and running fast with online, classroom, or onsite training. Or, learn at your own pace with our online getting started guides and webinars, video tech tips, and community board. And, if you ever get stuck, we’re here to help with free technical support.Starting Price: $198 per month -
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Snaptrude
Snaptrude
The collaborative building design for architects. Snaptrude helps design better buildings faster, by bringing project teams together. Snaptrude is used by designers from some of the world’s leading companies. Planned, designed, and visualize with the entire project team from concept to construction. Share models and document communication in real time. Whether you're designing a house or a city, get it done faster with intelligent automation and parametric modeling. Being fast doesn't have to mean sacrificing creativity or quality. Leverage BIM data to control costs & design sustainably. Gather real-time insights from automated BoQs, site topography, daylight simulation, and more. Import from AutoCAD, SketchUp, Rhino, or Revit & Export directly into Revit, with complete parametric family information, without any data loss. Create flawless architecture that satisfies the client's brief. Brainstorm ideas with your team & rapidly turn them into detailed BIM models.Starting Price: $49 per month -
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Dynamo BIM
Dynamo BIM
An introductory resource for beginners and a long-term reference. See this structured explanation of everything from data management to computational geometry and working with Revit. A community-powered, comprehensive reference to the functionality and utility of every node in Dynamo. Use the Dynamo Dictionary as a quick reference or an in-depth guide to extend your skills and empower your graphs. Dynamo hosts a thriving ecosystem for development. This page takes you down the rabbit hole of all of the tools available for customizing your Dynamo experience. From top-to-bottom, we’ll start with the ‘out-of-the-box’ options and go deeper as we progress down the page. The Introductory tutorial videos reflect the visually refreshed Dynamo from version 2.13 onwards, including new graph authoring features. The advanced tutorial videos are legacy content that has been created for the Dynamo 1.X environment.Starting Price: Free -
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Hypar
Hypar
Hypar fits into your existing workflows, we integrate directly with Revit, Excel, Dynamo, and Grasshopper, and support common formats like IFC, JSON, gITF, and Rhino. HyparSpace is a new workflow for space planning, built with Hypar. Create test fits by drawing your floor plate, tracing over an image, or importing from DXF, Revit, or Rhino. Create space layouts including open office areas, meeting rooms, employee lounges, and much more, right out of the box. With Hypar, anyone can generate, visualize and analyze buildings to make better decisions faster. You can easily add your own processes and expertise so you don’t start from square one with each new project. Quickly generate proposals by combining different building systems that intelligently interact. Include analysis and simulation tools created by industry experts to predict and drive performance. Take designs from concept to construction, system by system.Starting Price: $75 per month -
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smino
smino
Better cooperation and more sustainable planning with automatic BIM model tests. BIM model checks ensure that your construction project is accurate and error-free by detecting and correcting errors in the model at an early stage. This saves you expensive and time-consuming corrections during the construction phase. Comparing models makes it possible to quickly identify and correct deviations. This means lower costs for you and on-time completion of the project. BIM model checks also allow you to improve collaboration and coordination within the team. Potential problems become visible as early as the planning phase, which increases efficiency and communication within the project team. With an optimized BIM workflow, the entire project execution becomes smoother. Ultimately, BIM helps to complete projects faster, more cost-efficiently, and with higher quality. For you, this means more transparency and security throughout the entire construction process.Starting Price: Free -
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BIMvision
BIMvision
Monitoring the progress of construction works and aggregating current data from the construction site. BIMvision is a freeware IFC model viewer. It allows to view the virtual models coming from CAD systems like Revit, Archicad, BricsCAD BIM, Advance, DDS-CAD, Tekla, Nemetschek VectorWorks, Bentley, Allplan, Strakon, and others without the necessity of having commercial licenses of these systems or having each of particular vendor’s viewer. BIMvision visualizes the BIM models created in IFC format 2x3 and 4.0. It has many built-in features and is the first viewer with a plugin interface. Together with the association, our company is working on the implementation of buildingSMART and openBIM standards in Poland and around the world. BIMvision is a freeware IFC model viewer. BIMvision visualizes the BIM models created in IFC format 2×3 and 4.0. It has many built-in features and is the first viewer with a plugin interface.Starting Price: Free