Content updated April 20, 2023
If you want to cut back on unnecessary BIM tasks and instead focus on work that creates value, then our tools are what you’re looking for. ARKANCE Be.Smart (formerly AGACAD Tools4BIM) applications for Autodesk® Revit® significantly extend the capabilities of Revit software and save time during modeling, design, and documentation tasks.
Be.Smart add-ons are updated several times annually. They are compatible with Revit 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 and are straightforward to download, install, and use.
Why is it worth choosing Be.Smart products?
Our primary goal is to create productivity-boosting products that enhance the workflow of all Autodesk Revit users. We have an ambition to help clients automate design processes, increase design efficiency, and gain a competitive advantage using the most modern design technologies.
Geared specifically toward Revit users and a BIM workflow, our products empower you to quickly and easily detail and document your architectural, structural, and MEP designs. Our BIM solutions and Revit apps significantly increase productivity and reduce design costs.
But don’t take our word for it. Check out what others have to say:
- Thorn Engineering values AGACAD as a partner in its timber framing work
- Rihter: AGACAD framing solutions for BIM help stay at the cutting edge
- U.S.’s BIM Consulting Services boosts MEP detailing power with AGACAD hangers toolbox
- AMV House thanks AGACAD for efficiency and customization gains in its prefab timber homes
- Kerkhoff Engineering continues to find ever more advantages in AGACAD’s Precast suite
- Bela calls AGACAD metal framing and CNC solutions the “lifeblood” of its building design business
- NIRAS A/S: “AGACAD’s Cut Opening software supports our Lean BIM processes”
- U.S. preconstruction expert: “My productivity rose 60% with AGACAD’s framing tools”
- Mott MacDonald: “With AGACAD Cut Opening we can achieve the best outcomes for our clients”
- Norconsult: “The Precast Concrete suite brought efficiency and flexibility”
- ARUP implements Tools 4 Revit globally
- AEC AB: “Partnership with AGACAD was key for implementing BIM fully at Trivselhus.”
- THORSON BAKER & ASSOCIATES (TBA): “AGACAD software has given substance to our models”
- BIM Apps | API Applications for Autodesk’s BIM Tools
Many of Be.Smart add-ons and BIM solutions are developed by AGACAD Ltd., Autodesk Authorized Developer, a supplier of computer-aided design software and data management solutions since 1991. AGACAD develops tools and solutions for Revit, creates Revit families, and provides consultation and training services to help clients complete BIM projects quickly and easily. With resellers in a number of countries, AGACAD implements BIM solutions for architects, structural and MEP engineers, constructors, and building contractors around the world.
AGACAD Ltd. has been an Autodesk Partner for more than 30 years.
With more than 13,000 commercial licenses distributed in 130 countries worldwide, our apps and BIM solutions are used by small and medium-sized architectural, MEP, and construction firms as well as notable large-scale international design companies (such as AECOM, ARUP, Atkins, ATP Architects & Engineers, Cannon Design COWI, Foster & Partners, Henn Architekten, HDR Architecture, GRONTMIJ, Ramboll Architecture & Planning, KEO International, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, Stantec, Woods Bagot, and others).
What are the benefits?
- Increased productivity
All our Revit add-ons and BIM solutions have one common objective: to simplify and accelerate workflow for Revit users. Our BIM extensions streamline the entire design-to-documentation process, often doubling workflow speed, with some apps increasing productivity by a factor of ten. Bottom-line: Be.Smart products save you money.
- Easy to use
The content and tools are designed for Revit users at various skill levels. We have crafted Revit add-ons and BIM solutions to be as simple as possible, employing one operational method for all Be.Smart software. So, if you know one app, you can quickly make sense of the others.
- Easy to learn
We want to tell you exactly how our products work. That’s why we provide many tutorials, videos, tips, tricks, and articles on our website and blog. E-help material is available as well.
- More options, more quality
Get more detailed information in your project with ARKANCE Be.Smart software. To model quickly, easily, and precisely, these apps give comprehensive project documentation and perform various analyses for the whole project.
- More convenient
Our useful tools give you the power to make design decisions with ease.
- More professional communication
Be.Smart products give you more freedom to easily collaborate between different parts of project (arch, str, MEP).
- Developed to meet requests of professional Revit users
We are Autodesk-certified Revit users who always use the newest Revit versions. This keeps us in touch with the problems Revit users face and allows us to purposefully develop Be.Smart products to suit the needs of Revit users. We always consider the wish-lists of Revit users, and if possible we incorporate our clients’ wishes into future releases. We work together to make BIM better! On top of that, our products can be customized to fit your needs.
- Products that meet the standards of the whole design process
ARKANCE Be.Smart software is developed by BIM designers and documenters. Our team consists of certified architects, engineers, designers, and professional programmers.
In crafting AGACAD products, we have considered the whole process that BIM requires: from preliminary design to developed design through to completed documentation. Much of this is explained in our videos and technical information that is provided with each product.
We also provide consulting services to help you to develop your design processes, including standards, templates, custom-built families, and applications.
