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Autodesk Revit
BIM & modeling
A BIM authoring tool widely used in US architecture practices.
Annual subscription — see Autodesk's site
Bluebeam Revu
Client experience & presentation
PDF markup and review built around construction drawing sets.
Subscription per seat — see their site
BQE Core
Project & practice management
Time, billing and accounting for design practices.
Per-seat subscription — see their site
BricsCAD
CAD & drafting
DWG-native drafting with a perpetual licence option.
Perpetual or subscription — see their site
cove.tool
Structural, MEP & analysis
Early-stage energy, daylight and cost analysis while the design can still change.
See their site
D5 Render
Rendering & visualization
Real-time ray tracing with livesync to most modelling tools.
Free tier available
Enscape
Rendering & visualization
Real-time rendering that runs inside the BIM or 3D tool you already model in.
Subscription per seat — see their site
Graphisoft Archicad
BIM & modeling
BIM built around how architects draw, with a strong Mac following.
Subscription or perpetual — see their site
Lumion
Rendering & visualization
Fast architectural visualisation with deep landscape and context libraries.
Annual licence — see their site
Matterport
Site capture & scanning
Turn an existing building into a navigable 3D twin and measurable point data.
Free tier available
Monograph
Project & practice management
Project, time and fee tracking built specifically for architecture firms.
Per-seat subscription — see their site
Polycam
Site capture & scanning
LiDAR and photogrammetry scanning from a phone, exportable to CAD.
Free tier available
Rhino
CAD & drafting
NURBS modelling for the geometry other tools can't describe.
One-time licence, no subscription
Twinmotion
Rendering & visualization
Unreal Engine visualisation with direct links from BIM tools.
Free tier available
UpCodes
Specifications & compliance
Searchable, cross-referenced building codes with amendments applied.
Free tier available
Vectorworks Architect
BIM & modeling
2D drafting, 3D modelling and BIM in one application, Mac and Windows.
Subscription or perpetual — see their site
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