BIM Plugin Development Company & AEC Automation

What our BIM tools have changed for clients

Measured on live projects, not in demos. The case studies further down explain how each result was reached.

70%

less design time for a European scaffolding firm, after we automated its CAD to Revit pipeline

50%+

faster model sync and structural reporting, through a Revit plugin connected to BIM 360 and ACC

46%

less rework on a Qatar infrastructure project, with Revit and Navisworks clash issues kept in sync

MEP

models validated against building code rules automatically, before drawings are issued

OverviewWhat a BIM Plugin Development Company Does

A BIM plugin development company writes software that runs inside the tools your team already uses: Revit add-ins built on the Revit API, Navisworks plugins for coordination, AutoCAD and Civil 3D tools, and web applications on Autodesk Platform Services (APS). The aim is simple. Work your people repeat on every project should run the same way every time, in a fraction of the time.

We work with BIM managers, design technology leads, and engineering directors at architecture firms, MEP and structural consultancies, contractors, and AEC software vendors. We recommend starting with the one workflow that hurts most, proving the time saved, and then working through the rest of your AEC automation backlog one tool at a time.

What is a BIM plugin?

A BIM plugin is a compiled add-in that loads inside a BIM application such as Autodesk Revit or Navisworks and adds commands, checks, or data connections the standard software does not provide. A Revit plugin is usually written in C# against the Revit API and appears on the Revit ribbon like a built-in tool. Unlike a Dynamo graph, it is versioned, tested, and deployed the same way on every workstation.

Where Hours GoSix Workflows Where BIM Teams Lose the Most Time

If any of these sound familiar, a plugin will likely pay for itself. Each one is a workflow our tools are built to take off your team's plate.

Sheet and view setup

TodayA modeler spends hours creating sheets, placing views, and renaming everything to the office standard on each new project.

With a pluginSheets, views, and titles are generated from your template in one command and named correctly the first time.

Clash coordination

TodayClash results are exported, grouped, captured, and pasted into reports by hand before every coordination meeting.

With a pluginClash tests run, group, and export to your report format automatically, and issues sync back into Revit where modelers fix them.

Standards and model QA

TodayNaming errors, missing parameters, and off-standard families are found late, often by the client or the contractor.

With a pluginModels are checked against your rules before they are issued, with a report that shows exactly what to fix and where.

MEP code compliance

TodayEngineers check MEP layouts against building code requirements manually, one clause at a time.

With a pluginRule-based validation flags code issues inside the model, so fixes happen before drawings go out.

CAD to Revit conversion

TodayLegacy DWG drawings are redrawn in Revit by hand, layer by layer and block by block.

With a pluginLayers and blocks map to Revit families and categories automatically, with a log of anything that needs a human decision.

Data that leaves the model

TodayQuantities and parameters are exported to Excel and retyped into cost, ERP, or reporting systems.

With a pluginModel data flows straight into Excel, SQL, Power BI, or your ERP, with nothing retyped.

ServicesBIM Plugin and AEC Automation Services We Build

Each tool below starts from one workflow that costs your team hours today. Where a topic has its own page, the link takes you to the detail.

Custom Revit Add-ins

Ribbon tools in C# on the Revit API for sheets, views, parameters, family placement, and model checks, built for architectural, structural, and MEP templates.

Explore Revit plugin development

Navisworks Plugins and Clash Automation

Plugins on the Navisworks .NET API that run and group clash tests, export issues to your report format, and sync them back into Revit.

AutoCAD and Civil 3D Tools

AutoCAD .NET and AutoLISP tools for drawing standards, batch plotting, and cleanup, plus Civil 3D tools for alignment, surface, and corridor data.

Explore AutoCAD plugin development

Dynamo Scripts Turned into Plugins

Proven Dynamo graphs rebuilt as compiled add-ins with a proper interface, error handling, and one-click deployment.

Explore Dynamo automation

CAD to Revit Conversion Tools

Plugins that map DWG layers and blocks to Revit families and categories, and log anything that needs a human decision.

Explore CAD to Revit plugins

APS Viewers and ACC / BIM 360 Integrations

Browser model viewers, translation pipelines, and connections to Autodesk Construction Cloud and BIM 360 for documents, issues, and model data.

BIM Data Extraction and Reporting

Extractors that send quantities, parameters, and element data to Excel, SQL databases, Power BI, or your ERP.

Explore BIM automation

AI-Assisted Model QA/QC

Rule-based and machine learning checks that flag naming errors, missing parameters, and off-standard modeling, with a person approving every change.

Explore AI Revit automation

Also available

Rhino and Grasshopper Plugins

We can develop RhinoCommon plugins and Grasshopper components, including tools that pass geometry and parameters to Revit.

Tekla Structures Extensions

We can build Tekla Open API extensions for model queries, numbering checks, and drawing and report automation.

Buy, Script, or BuildDo You Need a Custom Plugin at All?

Custom software is not always the answer. This is how we advise BIM managers before they spend anything.

Option	Best when	Watch out for
Off-the-shelf add-in	The task is common across the industry and a maintained tool from the Autodesk App Store, a commercial tool pack, or an open-source project such as pyRevit already does it well.	You adapt your workflow to the tool, and license costs grow with every seat.
Dynamo script	One person or a small team needs a quick automation and can maintain the graph themselves.	Graphs often break between Revit versions and depend on the person who wrote them.
Custom plugin	The workflow depends on your own standards, runs across many users or offices, or must connect to other systems.	A larger up-front investment, which pays back through repeated use on every project.

If an existing tool already does what you need, we will say so in our proposal. If your Dynamo graphs are worth keeping, our Dynamo automation team can clean them up instead.

PlatformsWhich Autodesk and BIM Tools We Extend

Each application exposes a different API, and the deliverable changes with it.

Application	API and language	Typical plugin work	What you receive
Autodesk Revit (2021 and later)	Revit API, C# and .NET	Ribbon commands, model checks, parameter and sheet automation, family placement	Add-in DLL with .addin manifest, installer, full source code
Autodesk Navisworks	Navisworks .NET API	Clash test automation, issue grouping and export, search sets	Plugin DLL, clash reports in Excel or XML, source code
AutoCAD and Civil 3D	AutoCAD .NET API, AutoLISP, Civil 3D .NET API	Drawing standards, batch plotting, block and layer cleanup, alignment and corridor data	.NET plugin bundle or LISP routines, source code
Dynamo	Python, Zero Touch nodes in C#	Graph cleanup, custom nodes, conversion to add-ins	Documented graphs or a compiled add-in
Autodesk Platform Services (APS)	Viewer SDK, Model Derivative, Data Management, ACC and BIM 360 APIs	Browser model viewers, dashboards, document and issue sync	Web application, cloud deployment, source code
Rhino and Grasshopper	RhinoCommon, Grasshopper SDK	Geometry tools, custom components, Rhino to Revit data exchange	Plugin (.rhp) or components (.gha), source code
Tekla Structures	Tekla Open API (.NET)	Model queries, numbering checks, drawing and report automation	Extension or standalone application, source code

When the goal is moving data between Revit and another platform rather than adding commands, our Revit interoperability team handles the file and system exchange.

Revit VersionsSupporting Revit 2021 and Later, Including the .NET 8 Change

Revit add-ins are compiled against a specific version of the Revit API. With Revit 2025, Autodesk moved that API from .NET Framework 4.8 to .NET 8, so add-ins built for earlier versions have to be rebuilt before they load in Revit 2025 and later.

Most firms run more than one Revit version at a time, because projects stay on the version they started in. We structure each plugin so one codebase produces a tested build for every version your offices use, from Revit 2021 on .NET Framework to Revit 2025 and later on .NET 8.

Autodesk ships a new Revit release every year. Under a support agreement, we rebuild your add-ins, replace deprecated API calls, and retest them on your templates before your offices upgrade.

Case StudiesBIM Automation Results From Real Projects

Client names stay confidential. The work, the tools, and the results are real.

CAD to Revit Pipeline for Scaffolding Design

Client: Scaffolding company in Europe
The problem: Scaffolding layouts drawn in CAD had to be rebuilt in Revit by hand before they could be coordinated with the building model.
What we built: A CAD to Revit pipeline that reads the DWG layouts, places the matching Revit families, and flags anything it cannot map.
Result: 70% less design time.

Revit Plugin Connected to BIM 360 and ACC

Client: US company that licenses software tools
The problem: Structural engineers moved models and analysis data between Revit and the cloud manually, and assembled reports by hand.
What we built: A Revit plugin that syncs models with BIM 360 and Autodesk Construction Cloud, exports only the elements an analysis needs, and generates analytical reports and warning sheets automatically.
Result: Model sync and structural reporting over 50% faster.

Revit and Navisworks Clash Sync

Client: Infrastructure and facilities project in Qatar
The problem: Clash issues found in Navisworks had to be tracked back to the Revit model by hand, and fixes were missed between coordination rounds.
What we built: A C# integration between Revit and Navisworks that automates clash detection and syncs issues back into Revit, where modelers resolve them.
Result: 46% less rework.

Building Code Validation for MEP Models

Client: MEP design team
The problem: MEP layouts were checked against building code requirements manually, late in the design process.
What we built: A rule-based validation tool that checks MEP models against code requirements and reports issues inside Revit.
Result: Code issues caught in the model before drawings are issued.

Plugin Demos: Revit Add-in and Forge Viewer

Revit Plugin: Elevator 3D Model Automation

Forge Viewer: User View Dashboard

ProcessHow We Build Your Plugin

Workflow audit

We sit with the people who do the work today and time the task we are replacing. The output is a short brief with inputs, outputs, and the standards the tool must respect.
Specification and prototype

We agree the ribbon layout, dialogs, and reports on a prototype before production code, while changes are still cheap.
Build and test on your models

We develop against your own sample projects, because real templates expose the edge cases generic files hide, and test on every Revit version you run.
Deployment and handover

You receive an installer, deployment notes for your IT team, user documentation, and the full source code.
Support across Revit releases

Each new Revit release is rebuilt and retested, and new features are added, under a support agreement.

Your Model Data Stays With You

Our plugins run inside your own Revit installations and process models locally. Model data only leaves your network when a tool is designed to send it somewhere you choose, such as Autodesk Construction Cloud or your ERP.

PricingBIM Plugin Development Pricing and Engagement Models

Two plugins with the same name can differ by weeks of work once your templates, standards, and integrations are on the table. So we price defined plugin projects at a fixed cost after scoping, and the written proposal reaches you within 48 hours of your inquiry.

Fixed-price plugin project

Fixed price after scoping

Best forOne defined tool or a small suite with clear inputs, outputs, and acceptance tests

Request proposal

Dedicated BIM developer

$18 to $55 per hour

Best forA standing backlog of tools, or a design technology team that needs extra hands

Dedicated team

$15,000 to $40,000 per month

Best forMulti-tool programs, APS platforms, and rollouts across several offices

Ongoing support and annual Revit release updates

Quoted after scoping

Best forKeeping plugins working as Autodesk ships a new Revit version each year

Why StudioKrewWhy AEC Teams Choose StudioKrew

Illustration of a designer under deadline pressure from repetitive manual tasks

Engineering and BIM in one team

Our developers work alongside BIM specialists who know Revit templates, families, and worksharing, so the tool fits how your team actually models.
You own the code

The client owns the full source code and IP, so you can take development in-house at any time.
Your data stays with you

Plugins process models on your own machines. Nothing goes to our servers.
Beyond the desktop

When a project needs a web viewer, a mobile field app, or an ERP connection, the same team builds it.
12+ years, four offices

Building software since 2013, with 250+ apps and software products delivered and offices in Chicago, Oakville, New Delhi, and Dubai.

FAQFrequently Asked Questions: BIM Plugin Development

Common questions from BIM managers and engineering leads. Have a specific workflow in mind? Talk to our team about it.

A BIM plugin development company builds custom add-ins and integrations for tools such as Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD, and Autodesk Platform Services. The work covers scoping the workflow, writing and testing the plugin on your own models, deploying it, and updating it as new software versions ship.

Buy when a maintained tool already does the job well. Use Dynamo when a small team needs a quick automation it can maintain itself. Build a custom plugin when the workflow depends on your own standards, runs across many users or offices, or must connect to other systems. If an existing tool fits, we say so in our proposal.

We quote defined plugin projects at a fixed price after scoping, because cost depends on the number of commands, the integrations involved, and how much testing your templates need. You receive a scoped written proposal within 48 hours of your inquiry. For ongoing work, dedicated BIM developers cost $18 to $55 per hour and a dedicated team costs $15,000 to $40,000 per month.

The timeline depends on four things: the scope of the tool, the number of applications it touches (Revit alone, or Revit plus Navisworks or APS), the integrations with systems such as ACC or your ERP, and the testing needed on your own models. We set out the schedule in the written proposal once scoping is complete.

We support Revit 2021 and later. Revit 2025 moved its API from .NET Framework 4.8 to .NET 8, so add-ins built for earlier versions must be rebuilt to load in 2025 and later. We structure each plugin so it produces a tested build for every Revit version your offices run.

No. Our plugins run inside your own Revit installations and process your models locally. Model data only leaves your network when a tool is designed to send it somewhere you choose, such as Autodesk Construction Cloud or your ERP.

You do. The client owns the full source code and IP for every plugin we build, so you can maintain it in-house, hand it to another team, or keep working with us.

We also build web dashboards on Autodesk Platform Services, pipelines that move model data into ERP, cost, and reporting systems, and mobile apps for site teams, such as our i-Track app, which lets field teams review Revit models and raise geo-coded issues offline.

BIM Plugin Development Company Custom Revit, Navisworks and APS Tools That Give Your Team Its Hours Back

OverviewWhat a BIM Plugin Development Company Does

What is a BIM plugin?

Where Hours GoSix Workflows Where BIM Teams Lose the Most Time

Sheet and view setup

Clash coordination

Standards and model QA

MEP code compliance

CAD to Revit conversion

Data that leaves the model

ServicesBIM Plugin and AEC Automation Services We Build

Custom Revit Add-ins

Navisworks Plugins and Clash Automation

AutoCAD and Civil 3D Tools

Dynamo Scripts Turned into Plugins

CAD to Revit Conversion Tools

APS Viewers and ACC / BIM 360 Integrations

BIM Data Extraction and Reporting

AI-Assisted Model QA/QC

Rhino and Grasshopper Plugins

Tekla Structures Extensions

Buy, Script, or BuildDo You Need a Custom Plugin at All?

PlatformsWhich Autodesk and BIM Tools We Extend

Revit VersionsSupporting Revit 2021 and Later, Including the .NET 8 Change

Case StudiesBIM Automation Results From Real Projects

CAD to Revit Pipeline for Scaffolding Design

Revit Plugin Connected to BIM 360 and ACC

Revit and Navisworks Clash Sync

Building Code Validation for MEP Models

Plugin Demos: Revit Add-in and Forge Viewer

Revit Plugin: Elevator 3D Model Automation

Forge Viewer: User View Dashboard

ProcessHow We Build Your Plugin

Workflow audit

Specification and prototype

Build and test on your models

Deployment and handover

Support across Revit releases

Your Model Data Stays With You

PricingBIM Plugin Development Pricing and Engagement Models

Fixed-price plugin project

Dedicated BIM developer

Dedicated team

Ongoing support and annual Revit release updates

Why StudioKrewWhy AEC Teams Choose StudioKrew

Engineering and BIM in one team

You own the code

Your data stays with you

Beyond the desktop

12+ years, four offices

FAQFrequently Asked Questions: BIM Plugin Development

What does a BIM plugin development company do?

Should we buy an off-the-shelf tool, use Dynamo, or build a custom plugin?

How much does a custom Revit plugin cost?

How long does it take to build a BIM plugin?

Which Revit versions do you support?

Does our model data leave our network?

Who owns the source code and IP?

What AEC automation can you build beyond plugins?

Next StepTell us the workflow that costs your team the most hours

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