New Data Reveals the Time Savings Achieved by Users of Ideate BIMLink for Revit Software

Press Release - San Francisco, CA, July 15, 2020 –

Ideate Software, a veteran Autodesk Developer Network member, announced that it released new data highlighting the time saved by its customers who use Ideate BIMLink for Revit.

Ideate BIMLink - ROI

“With Ideate BIMLink, Revit users streamline workflows by pulling data into Microsoft Excel to use its copy/paste, find/replace, and formulas to automate data management tasks,” said Glynnis Patterson, Director of Software Development. 


“This new data we are releasing represents the results of a survey in which we asked customers from around the world to detail how they use Ideate BIMLink and the actual time saved.”


The survey results are presented in a blog series stretching over six-months, ending mid-September, and composed of bi-weekly blog posts focused on specific tasks. It includes information on how customers:


The survey results can also be found at Explore the Time Savings of Ideate BIMLink for Revit, where the findings are separated by discipline:


  • Architects and Interior Designers
  • Structural Engineers
  • MEP Engineers
  • Construction and Design/Build Professionals 
  • All disciplines


More information about Ideate BIMLink and the other Revit productivity tools is available on the Ideate Software website 

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