Compare
How we compare
Against a marketplace, against a bespoke service and against doing it in-house. Every cell comes from files we measured or from what each company publishes about itself, dated. A row we do not win is written just the same.
The rule
Only what we measured on their files or what they publish about themselves, dated. No adjectives. A row we do not win is written just the same.
121
BIM packages opened, from 18 brands in 9 countries
138
IFC files opened, 66 of them in IFC4
3
quotes received
Stratyo
Marketplace
BIMobject, Bimstore, ARCAT, NBS Source
Bespoke service
Bimética, Grupo Atlante, Hexagon
In-house
What you get
Native Revit file (material + floor type)
IFC4 file, the open format the mandates require
tile listings do not declare it ¹
IFC4 from 3 of 18 brands; none passes the official validator ²
if the team knows IFC
Product classified as a covering, not a slab
IfcCovering in 78 of 138 IFC files measured ²
IfcCovering in 78 of 138 IFC files measured ²
Technical product properties in the file
30, with test method where it applies
whatever the manufacturer uploads
test results as text in 93 of 138 IFC files; none as a number ²
Textures with every real face, to scale
5 to 15 real faces; 2 px/mm in the standard package
depends on the manufacturer’s file ²
face variation in some brands; 2 px/mm median where it can be measured ²
How it is checked
Validation by the official buildingSMART service
of 7 IFC files sent, 3 IFC2x3 pass; all 3 IFC4 fail ²
of 7 IFC files sent, 3 IFC2x3 pass; all 3 IFC4 fail ²
Verification report per product, inside the package
own seal (Bimética’s GDO-BIM) ¹
Opening test in a real Revit, with captures
by hand, unrecorded
How much it covers and how long it lasts
Complete catalog published
samples: Saloni 8, Atlas Concorde 12, Marazzi 36 objects ¹
whatever is paid for
New collection without a new project
one more spreadsheet
new commission
new commission
new internal work
Regeneration included when the Revit version changes
Version history per product
Discontinued product stays available for ongoing projects
How it reaches the architect
Published page carrying the manufacturer’s brand
inside the marketplace
Download panel on the manufacturer’s site (WordPress, Shopify)
embed code, with sign-up ¹
if they build it
Download with no sign-up
¹
Download statistics
by product, collection, format, country and origin
depending on plan ¹
Exportable files, in your hands
Time and dependence
Lead time per catalog
in the pilot; the number is published when it exists
on the content provider
quotes received ³
with an in-house team
A Revit team is needed on the manufacturer’s side
and it must be kept
Who keeps everything current
until the next commission
What we don’t deliver yet
Opens in Revit 2024 or earlier
yet
269 Revit files between 2015 and 2024, in 105 packages from 17 brands ²
269 Revit files between 2015 and 2024, in 105 packages from 17 brands ²
Relief maps alongside the color
yet
in 39 packages: Revigrés 27, Portobello 4, Landmark 3, Pamesa 2, INCEPA 2, Porcelanite 1 ²
in 39 packages: Revigrés 27, Portobello 4, Landmark 3, Pamesa 2, INCEPA 2, Porcelanite 1 ²
Environmental data and EPD
yet
environmental property sets in the IFC of 28 packages: Revigrés 15, Cotto d’Este 12, Panaria 1 ²
environmental property sets in the IFC of 28 packages: Revigrés 15, Cotto d’Este 12, Panaria 1 ²
COBie, DoP, warranty and service life in the IFC
yet
in 13 packages: Cotto d’Este 12, Panaria 1 ²
in 13 packages: Cotto d’Este 12, Panaria 1 ²
Loadable family (.rfa) besides the project
yet
in 23 packages: Revigrés 22 and one unidentified brand ²
in 23 packages: Revigrés 22 and one unidentified brand ²
Textures over 8192 px in the Revit material
yet
textures over 8192 px in 16 of the 121 packages: Revigrés 9, Cotto d’Este 5, Casalgrande 1, Alfagres 1; whether the Revit material uses them was not measured ²
textures over 8192 px in 16 of the 121 packages: Revigrés 9, Cotto d’Este 5, Casalgrande 1, Alfagres 1; whether the Revit material uses them was not measured ²
Native Archicad files (.gsm/.pln)
yet
in 5 packages: INCEPA 3, Panaria 1, Cotto d’Este 1 ²
in 5 packages: INCEPA 3, Panaria 1, Cotto d’Este 1 ²
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