BIM to Estimates in Hours, Not Weeks
Connect your models once and watch design changes flow automatically to cost updates. Condition data by building no-code workflows. Normalize and structure data from multiple sources.
What If Design Changes Updated Estimates Automatically?
Most organizations accept that estimate updates take weeks. They don't have to. The same model driving design can drive cost intelligence in real time.
How It Usually Works
- 2-3 weeks per iteration per trade
- Model → export → Excel → cleanup → estimating software
- Lost link to source data makes auditing painful
- Every model update means starting over
- Requires BIM expertise to extract quantities
With AEConnect™
- Updates in hours, not weeks
- Direct connection from BIM to estimates
- Full traceability with audit trails
- One-click refresh when models change
- No-code workflows anyone can build
Design to Estimate Acceleration
Connect once, then watch model changes flow automatically to cost updates.
Model changes trigger automatic quantity recalculation. See cost impacts in hours, not weeks.
Transform data and create automated workflows without coding. Every template applies across unlimited projects.
Track every change with audit trails. Compare any version to baseline. Know exactly what drove the cost impact.
Real-Time Updates
Model changes trigger automatic quantity recalculation. See cost impacts in hours, not weeks.
Build Once, Reuse Forever
Transform data and create automated workflows without coding. Every template applies across unlimited projects.
Full Traceability
Track every change with audit trails. Compare any version to baseline. Know exactly what drove the cost impact.
How It Works
From BIM model to updated estimate
Import from Revit, IFC, Navisworks, or simple uploads
No-code workflows normalize and structure data
Quantities flow directly to cost calculations
Compare versions, track what changed and why
How It Works
From BIM model to updated estimate
1 Unified Data Collection
Import from Revit, IFC, Navisworks, or simple uploads
2 Intelligent Transformation
No-code workflows normalize and structure data
3 Automated Estimates
Quantities flow directly to cost calculations
4 Delta Tracking
Compare versions, track what changed and why
AEConnect™ Preview
A look inside the platform
"Active Estimating easily cuts down up to 2 weeks of manual work. I am super excited to use this."
Casey Cardin
BIM Engineer, California Drywall Company
California Drywall: $4.3B Hospital Project
Leading specialty contractor transformed design-to-estimate workflows. Eliminated weeks of manual processing per estimate cycle.
Read the case study
"Active Estimating easily cuts down up to 2 weeks of manual work. I am super excited to use this."
Casey Cardin
BIM Engineer, California Drywall Company
Different Roles,
Different Applications
Same capability, tailored to how each segment works.
Owners & Owner's Reps
Real-time cost visibility as design evolves. Normalize and structure data from multiple sources. Catch budget drift before it's expensive.
Early warning for scope creepArchitects
Cost feedback as you design, not months later. Validate options against budget before presenting to clients.
Design with cost awarenessGeneral Contractors
Coordinate trade scopes with shared quantity data. Model-based estimating with automated data conditioning. Accelerate buyout.
Faster GMP and buyoutTrade Partners
Extract quantities directly from BIM. Update estimates in hours as designs evolve. Respond faster than competitors.
More iterations with less effortOwners & Owner's Reps
Real-time cost visibility as design evolves. Normalize and structure data from multiple sources. Catch budget drift before it's expensive.
Architects
Cost feedback as you design, not months later. Validate options against budget before presenting to clients.
General Contractors
Coordinate trade scopes with shared quantity data. Model-based estimating with automated data conditioning. Accelerate buyout.
Trade Partners
Extract quantities directly from BIM. Update estimates in hours as designs evolve. Respond faster than competitors.
Two Ways to Use AEConnect™
Run the platform yourself, or have our experts deliver results directly.
Platform Subscription
Your team builds and maintains data transformation workflows. We provide tools, training, and support. You build permanent internal capability.
Best for:
Teams with BIM staff and repeat project types
Expert Services
We connect your models and deliver updated estimates on demand. Our team handles data transformation. Results without the setup.
Best for:
Immediate needs or teams without BIM-to-estimate capacity
Ready to See AEConnect™?
Tell us about your project. We'll show you how design-phase cost intelligence changes the workflow.
Start with AEConcept™
Generate detailed conceptual budgets before design starts. AEConcept™ assumptions flow directly into AEConnect™ tracking.
Explore AEConcept™Track Assumptions Against Reality
AEConnect™ quantities don't stop at bid. AECalibration™ tracks how actuals compare to estimates through construction.
Explore AECalibration™