Analyze your BIM with VIM
VIM unlocks your BIM data with Power BI so you can standardize your analysis and join your model's data with other sources such as costs, schedules, and asset tracking systems.
BIM data is hard to analyze,
and it's costing us trillions.
BIM Complexity
The increasing complexity of BIM models makes it hard to analyze with existing tools.
Miscommunication
Fragmented views cause miscommunications and coordination issues across teams.
Too Many Tools
Valuable hours are wasted juggling between different tools.
Manual Errors
Manual data entry in tools and spreadsheets is a common source of costly mistakes.
Data Silos
Different data sources and services often get in the way of achieving a holistic view of your project.
Shrinking Profits
Profit margins shrink when mistakes accumulate and teams have to re-do their work
VIM
VIM provides the tools your project teams need to analyze complex BIM data and to share crucial insights about this data with your stakeholders, improving efficiencies across the entire project's lifecycle.
VIM Cloud
VIM Cloud is designed for small to mid-sized teams looking for a cost-effective, scalable solution that quickly turns BIM into business intelligence. Project stakeholders can quickly access, visualize, and analyze BIM data in real-time using Microsoft™ Power BI, making it ideal for teams seeking to enhance project transparency and decision-making without the need for a complex IT infrastructure.
VIM Enterprise
VIM Enterprise is the ultimate solution for large-scale construction projects that require a flexible, customizable platform to manage and analyze vast amounts of BIM data. With VIM Enterprise, users can deploy the platform on-premises or in a private cloud, ensuring compliance with stringent security and data governance requirements while enjoying unmatched scalability and performance.
VIM for Developers
VIM for Developers provides a powerful set of tools, enabling you to create custom applications, automate workflows, and fully integrate all project data into your own tools and platforms.
Here's how you can achieve significant savings
Increase efficiency
Automate your information workflows to streamline project controls, saving time and reducing manual effort across teams.
Elevate your visualization
Access federated models and visualize data in 3D with VIM’s high-performance visuals, enhancing understanding and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.
Integrate seamlessly
Unify your data from a variety of sources to enhance real-time dashboards within our Power BI templates.
Future-proof your operations
Utilize a best-in-class data model with scalable cloud or on-premises solutions to meet evolving project demands effortlessly.
Get the big picture
Unify all your construction data into one platform, providing comprehensive, big-picture analytics that help you spot solutions and make informed decisions quickly.
Improve Decision-Making
Turn complex BIM data into actionable insights with seamless integration into Microsoft™ Power BI, enhancing decision-making and project outcomes.
Customize to your needs
We provide you with pre-built Power BI report templates filled with insightfully crafted dashboards, and we empower you to customize this report to your needs.
Mitigate risks
Gain a complete overview of all available data sources to identify potential issues early, reducing budget overruns and costly delays.
Enhance transparency
Improve stakeholder communication with automated, up-to-date dashboards and standardized reporting, ensuring everyone stays informed.
Simplify software use
Reduce the need for multiple software tools and expensive licenses by centralizing workflows, saving on training time and costs.
Harness AI
Connect your data to Microsoft™ Fabric and leverage AI tools like Microsoft™ Copilot for faster insights today and future advancements tomorrow.
Unlock insights at every dimension
Quickly and accurately generate business intelligence reports at scale.
3D: Shape
Helps BIM Managers to be more efficient during PRECON by consolidating information, allowing for quicker insights
- Automated Autodesk Construction Cloud© updates
- Design development & visualization
- QTO & cost estimation
- Project scheduling & sequencing
- Communications & collaboration
4D: Time
Supports the sales process by visualizing design options and integrating scheduling tools during PRECON, so you can win more work.
- Detailed planning and coordination
- Constructability analysis
- Enhances design presentations with real-time data
- Link to scheduling
- Design options from Autodesk Revit©
5D: Cost
Efficiently navigate through design changes, price, and budget control during PRECON, allowing you to keep up with project demands in real-time.
- Pricing and budget control
- Value engineering
- Management of TO items
- Connections (internal cost and assembly)
- Autodesk Revit© cost (other estimating software)
6D: Sustainability
Empowers sustainable design by linking your project data to relevant carbon databases, allowing you to analyze and visualize environmental impacts.
- Carbon footprint analysis
- Adherence to corporate requirements
- Meeting Lender carbon standards
7D: Facility Management
Optimizes facility management post-construction by integrating asset data and real-time IoT connectivity, providing a foundation for future-proof operations.
- Efficiently manage day-to-day operations
- Schedule and predictive maintenance of capital goods by connecting to AI tools for predictive analytics
Executive Summary
Streamlines executive communication by simplifying complex project data into clear overviews, enhancing transparency so stakeholders can stay aligned quickly.
- Project snapshots
- Status updates
- Condensed progress views
- Project delivery timelines
Discover the data hiding in your BIM projects...
Reveal every nook and cranny of your BIM data with VIM. You'll be surprised by what you find!
Step 1:
Book a demo!We would love to jump on a call and chat about your specific needs!
Step 2:
Analyze your BIM projects like never before!Analyze your BIM data with fully interactive and customizable Power BI reports and share them with your team members.
Step 3:
Catch all the mistakes!Save time and effort and avoid costly mistakes by super-charging your ability to analyze the most complex BIM projects.
People like you love VIM
With VIM, we effortlessly combine large-scale Revit or IFC models into one federated view, granting our users a seamless, swift, and precise 3D experience across any device.
Arbaz Hamayun
RIB Software
I can quickly and accurately generate business intelligence reports using VIM from my Revit project in Power BI, enabling me to verify the accuracy of information contained in the sub-contractor submittals.
Tim Carroll
Proficient Engineering, Inc.
VIM allows our construction LEED projects to find energy modeling efficiencies, collaborate remotely, perform interference checks, and more.
Charlie Cichetti
SIG
Frequently Asked Questions
What file formats does VIM support?
Currently, we support ACC, Local Revit and IFC files. If you would like us to investigate other formats we are happy to work with you, just give us a shout.
Our team already uses multiple software tools. How does VIM fit in?
VIM integrates seamlessly with your existing tools, unifying data from platforms like Autodesk Revit and Microsoft™ Power BI, reducing the need to juggle multiple systems.
Is VIM suitable for large and complex projects?
Absolutely! VIM is designed to handle large, federated BIM models, providing high-performance visualization and analysis for projects you may have of any scale – we haven't been beaten yet! Our unique technology reduces model sizes by 2/3rds yet still retains all that great data you need.
What other data sources can be added to the Power BI reports?
If we can match a common data point, then it can be added, so all your cost, scheduling and asset data plus some of the biggest project management data from the likes of Revizto and Procore can all be added to provide a single source of truth for your project freed from the data silos! If you need help with a specific source, please reach out and we'd be happy to share more details.
We have tight profit margins. Can we afford VIM?
With potential savings of 10-30% per project, VIM pays for itself by reducing rework, optimizing resources, and improving efficiency, ultimately boosting your bottom line.
Do I get access to all of the report templates as part of my subscription?
Yes! One of the great benefits of our offering is that you can download and customize the Power BI templates we have created specifically for the AECO industry, with universal report pages analyzing warnings, mesh density, and parameter audits. You can gain actionable insights from day 1 and will also have the capability to edit the best Power BI data model in the AECO industry.
Can you produce bespoke reports and workflows for my company?
Our BIM and Power BI expertise creating numerous bespoke templates and workflows make us perfectly suited to help with the most difficult of workflows, global giants trust and relay on our skills
How can I get started with VIM Enterprise?
Please contact us to begin your VIM Enterprise trial.
Does VIM offer plans for students?
Yes, please contact our sales team for more details.