With offices in Boise, Denver and Sacramento, CSHQA designs retail, healthcare, commercial, aviation, education, hospitality, multi-family, civic and government facilities for companies across the United States and in Alberta and British Columbia. Its staff of more than 100 professionals includes electrical, communication, mechanical, plumbing, civil and structural engineers as well as landscape architects and interior designers. They work together to create smarter and better performing environments that enhance the way people live, work and play.
CSHQA is a full-service, award-winning design firm known for its quality designs and its support of energy efficiency and sustainability. It achieved this solid reputation by focusing on people: its employees and its clients.
“People at all levels—AITs, EITs, support staff and senior management—work together on project development and execution,” said Evelyn Peterson, Architecture - Revit Facilitator, CSHQA.
“We listen to our clients and to each other, so we can deliver high-value solutions to our clients.”
CSHQA professionals work with powerful technologies to design with greater accuracy and flexibility. One of those technologies is Autodesk Revit Software, another is Ideate Sticky.
Ideate Sticky is a Revit add-in solution that combines the ease of editing in Microsoft Excel, Word or Adobe PDF with the convenience of a sticky note. It enables users to link an Excel spreadsheet, Word document or PDF file with non-BIM data such as code checklists, design data, consultant’s data, general notes, and matrix style data directly into Revit.
"Ideate Sticky is a great add-in for Revit. Our engineers love it," said Evelyn. “Sometimes the architecture team use it as well.”
“Collaboration is key to our teams’ ability to develop better concepts, stronger designs, and more efficient systems,” said Evelyn. “Ideate Sticky enhances collaboration by streamlining the process of disseminating non-BIM data. What used to be a tedious, time-consuming task is now done in just minutes.”
Ideate Software allows Revit users to have unprecedented control over their data and solve persistent problems in architecture, engineering, construction, and owner (AECO) workflows. Ideate Software solutions enable Revit users to save time, increase accuracy, improve project deliverables, and elevate design.
A Named User license is assigned to one specific person rather than shared across a network. For a step-by-step walkthrough, see the Graitec Licensing Help Center - Named User.
Yes. Going forward, Ideate Suites replace Ideate Software Bundles.
Both include the same five tools: IdeateApps, Ideate BIMLink, Ideate Explorer, Ideate Sticky and Ideate StyleManager.
A Named User Suite is assigned to one specific person. A single Network Cloud Floating Suite can be shared across your team, one person at a time.
If several people on your team use different Ideate tools at the same time, you may need more than one Suite license. Contact us and we'll review your team's usage and help you choose the right setup.
No. Bundles are no longer available for purchase. New purchases are offered as follows:
Yes. Individual products are available as Named User or Cloud Floating licenses until the new product lineup launches with the next major release, expected mid-2027.
Yes. FlexLM remains available for organizations with security requirements, such as environments without internet access. FlexLM is not available through the online store, so please contact your account manager to purchase.
Yes. FlexLM remains available for organizations with security requirements, such as environments without internet access. FlexLM is not available through the online store, so please contact your account manager to purchase.
Your existing Ideate Software subscription is moving to our new licensing system at no cost. Your license quantities and expiration dates stay the same.
To keep using Ideate, update to the latest release and activate your new license by March 31, 2027. Older Ideate licenses will stop working in Q2 2027.
Using Ideate with Revit 2022 or earlier? Contact ideatesupport@graitec.com to review your options. For account questions, contact sales@ideatesoftware.com.
Conversions are one for one. Each Ideate Software Bundle becomes one Ideate Suite, and each network Bundle becomes one Network Cloud Floating Suite. Your license quantities and expiration dates stay the same.
In the Graitec Advantage Portal. Based on customer requests, starting with the latest Ideate release, license management and license usage information are handled in Graitec Advantage, outside of Revit. We recommend bookmarking the portal.
Watch the Graitec Advantage walkthrough
Yes. There's no limit on the total number of transfers, but each license can be transferred up to two times within a 30-day period.
Each product on your order is issued as its own license once your order is processed. To try a product before buying, contact us to request an evaluation license.
Existing customers: We’re delivering new license codes to existing subscribers on a rolling basis over the next few weeks. If you need access sooner, contact your Graitec sales representative.
New customers: The Graitec AI Assistant isn’t available in the Ideate trial. Contact your Graitec sales representative to request an evaluation license or purchase a 6-month subscription.
