Ideate Explorer Users Report Tasks Performed Daily

We are pleased to report the results of our August 2020 survey in which we asked BIM Managers and BIM Leads from around the world how often their office and staff use Ideate Explorer.


In this blog post, we share information on the tasks they reported performing daily. Over the next few weeks, we will share information about the tasks they reported performing weekly and at various times.


Ideate Explorer is a comprehensive Revit model browser and Warnings management tool, as opposed to the Project Browser that comes with Revit software. Revit professionals use Ideate Explorer to keep their models clean and accurate, decrease the time they spend on model management, increase the accuracy of their models and reduce file size.


Ideate Explorer Tasks Performed Daily

Ideate Explorer Tasks Performed Daily

Calculate Your Financial Return on Investment

In addition to enhancing Revit models and freeing users to focus on more valuable activities, the time saved by using Ideate Explorer can result in large financial savings. To help you convert the time you can save into dollars, we developed an ROI calculator. Simply enter a few data points to determine the approximate amount you could save by using Ideate Explorer instead of the functions within Revit. 


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Check out our Ideate Explorer ROI web page for other ways in which our clients use this powerful Revit add-in application to save time and money. 

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