Stantec Delivers Outstanding Employee and Customer Experience with the Help of Ideate Software Tools

Press Release - San Francisco, CA, May 17, 2023

With steep competition for top talent, Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering services, knows that its work environment must be one in which its employees have the support they need to focus on the company’s mission of advancing the quality of life in communities across the globe. One way Stantec delivers that support is by using tools by Ideate Software, an Autodesk® AEC Industry Partner and Autodesk® Authorized Developer. 


“I have been a fan of Ideate Software tools since I first used them in 2015,” said Ben Holmes, Senior Technician, Stantec. “They help our team spend more time offering unique insight to every project by reducing the time needed to perform repetitive tasks, search for and update model elements, and ensure all deliverables meet our high standards.”

When providing examples of how the Stantec team uses Ideate Software tools, Ben mentioned:


  • Keeping model data clean with Ideate Explorer
  • Reducing the amount of time spent populating schedules with Ideate BIMLink
  • Updating drawing elements so line, hatching, text, and other families comply with their template with Ideate StyleManager
  • Creating and copying sheets with views with two tools in the IdeateApps collection


Read Spotlight on Stantec for more.


Visit www.ideatesoftware.com to learn how Ideate Software add-ins for Revit help users save time, increase model accuracy, improve deliverables, and elevate design. Give them a try by downloading trial versions or purchasing the bundle for access to Ideate BIMLinkIdeate ExplorerIdeate StickyIdeateApps, and Ideate StyleManager for six months.

Success Story - Stantec

About Ideate Software - Ideate Software, an Autodesk® AEC Industry Partner and Autodesk® Authorized Developer, empowers Revit users to gain unprecedented control over their data. They developed Ideate BIMLink, Ideate Explorer, Ideate Sticky, IdeateApps, and Ideate StyleManager to solve persistent problems in architecture, engineering, and construction, and owner-operator (AECO) workflows. They developed Ideate Automation to boost the power of their Revit plugins by running time-intensive activities in the background.


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