BIM Tools
Some of these tools are free. Some have
educational versions
and most have demo versions.
This is not a complete list of BIM tools. If you find tools that you think should be added to the list, please contact the
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BIM Modelers
ArchiCAD
Autodesk Revit
Bentley Architecture
Design Project
Vico's Constructor 2008
Tekla Suite
Mass Modeler
SketchUp
Office Suite Software
OpenOffice (Free)
Lotus Symphony (Free)
WordPerfect Office Professional
Energy Analysis
EcoTect
Green Building Studio
IES Virtual Environment
Beck Technology’s Energy Analysis Module:
EnergyPlus Energy Simulation (Free)
DOE-2
The MIT Design Advisor
Estimators
DProfiler With RSMeans
Vico Software Estimator 2008
Vico Software Cost Manager 2008
Innovaya Visual Estimating 9.4
Innovaya Visual Quantity Takeoff 9.4
Timberline
WinEstimator
Life Cycle Assessment
ATHENA® Impact Estimator for Buildings
ATHENA® EcoCalculator for Assemblies (Free)
BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability)(Free)
LISA (LCA in Sustainable Architecture)
3D BIM Models
Sweet's Construction
1st Pricing
Building Life-Cycle Cost
BLCC5 (Free)
Building performance assessment
ESP-r (Free)
Water Resources
WATERGY Software (Free)
Lighting Analysis
AGi32 V2.02
ECOTECT: Lighting Design
DIALux (Free)
Project management
Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007
Open Workbench (Open Source)
Primavera P6
Solar Performance & Climate Tools
SolArch
CLIMATE CONSULTANT 3
Standards Compliance
Residential Compliance Using REScheck™ (Free)
Commercial Compliance Using COMcheck™ (Free)
Solibri Model Checker
Indoor Air Quality Analysis
CONTAM 2.4b (Free)
LoopDA - Loop Design and Analysis (Free)