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Save Dozens of Hours per Project Using Ideate BIMLink for General Data Management Tasks – Part 2

Providing the Same Information as in Part One but on Additional General Tasks


On July 22, 2020, we published a blog post on how much time our clients reported saving by using Ideate BIMLink to complete certain general Revit data management tasks. This post provides the same information on additional general tasks. With Ideate BIMLink, tasks are completed faster because users, including those who are not Revit users, use the software to pull Revit model data into Excel for easy editing, and then push the corrected data back into Revit to update the model. 


Below is information on how much time our users reported saving. 


Tasks: General Data Management 

Ideate BIMLink ROI

Calculate Your Return on Investment 

To figure out how much money your company can save by reducing time spent on Revit tasks with Ideate BIMLink: 


  1. Review the chart above as well as previously published data to learn how much time can be saved by using Ideate BIMLink for various tasks
  2. Compare that amount of time to your number of projects and your software purchase price


Two ROI Examples

Both examples below assume you will save four hours per project. Because our customers reported an average savings of 78 hours per project on the tasks featured in this blog post alone, your payback will likely be much higher.


  • A single standalone license of Ideate BIMLink costs approximately US$795. If you have 20 projects per year and save four hours per project, you’ll save 80 hours each year. The 2018 AIA Small Firm Compensation Report reports that the average designer salary is about $60K per year. Assuming a corresponding hourly rate of $29 (which would exclude overhead), you will have a payback (over covering software costs) of more than US$1500 each year. 


  • If you are a larger firm with network licensing, you can experience an even higher return on investment. For example, the cost of a single seat is about $2,000 per year. Assuming you save four hours per project, pay a higher burdened salary rate of $50, and have 50 projects a year, you will have a payback of more than $8,000 per year. 

Learn More 

We have several resources available online that can help you get the most out of Ideate BIMLink:

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