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Ideal for modeling light-steel-framed constructions

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Modeling process

Easy & fast insertion of openings by predefined shapes, sizes & joining offsets.

Create openings for pipes, ducts, cable trays, and conduits

Save more than 90% of time inserting openings, compared with the manual method.

Automatically review openings to check if any changes are needed

Quickly find changes to MEP or structural elements and update openings with just one click.

Resolve clashes between linked Revit models

Openings can be created according to linked projects.

Create openings for beams

Create cuts or supporting profiles for beams that interact with walls.

Create openings for doors and windows in a structural model

Quickly create openings for doors and windows according to an architectural model.

Insert fire dampers where ducts cross fireproof walls

Quickly populate your model with fire dampers according to user-specified criteria.

Automatically join openings at a specified distance

Save time on searching for the openings to join.

Different opening families available

Precise configurations for all types of MEP penetrations.

Opening placeholders and void openings provided

Work with solid opening placeholders in MEP projects and actual void openings in structural projects.

Openings with fireproofing details available

Insert and schedule openings and fireproofing details with ease.

Customizable opening families

Opening families can be customized to fit every user’s specific needs. Additional details can be added.

Data control

Allowing other project participants to review, accept, or decline openings and leave comments as needed.

Share information among modelers

Share opening information among all project participants for simpler coordination.

Automatically create opening dimensions

Quickly dimension openings from walls, floors, grids, levels, or other elements.

Rule-based opening insertion

Create and reuse opening configurations to ensure quality and consistency.

Extract Revit data from MEP and structural elements

Gain access to more information for convenient opening control.

Opening information in Excel

Export any required information about openings to Excel for sharing or modifying.

Client stories.

Vestack’s greentech building revolution incorporates Agacad tools

In a drive to disrupt the construction industry with cost-effective environmentally friendly building solutions, this innovative Paris-based ‘green technology’ company says it has found big value in several AGACAD add-ins for Revit^®.

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AMV House thanks Agacad for efficiency and customization gains in its prefab timber homes

This Estonian producer of timber element buildings says Agacad's wood framing, clash detection and other BIM software for Revit® has strengthened the competitive advantages that are fuelling its Northern European expansion.

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Mott MacDonald: “With Cut Opening we can achieve the best outcomes for our clients”

Mott MacDonald’s Sydney team achieved outstanding results for a major infrastructure project by using Agacad's Cut Opening software to design penetration holes in the Revit® models.

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NIRAS A/S: “Agacad's Cut Opening software supports our Lean BIM processes”

After achieving impressive efficiency gains for its building operations in Denmark, this leading Scandinavian engineering consultancy now plans to use Agacad's Cut Opening tool for BIM projects of many types worldwide.

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Structural and MEP Openings in Revit done fast

Insert penetration holes in Revit for MEP and structural models (linked files, too). Also covers fire safety components. [2:23] Setting configurations [6:49] Running Interference Check [9:47]...

Manage Revit openings with fire safety components

Making holes for MEP services in Revit can be done very fast using our Cut Opening plug-in. It can also auto-insert fire safety elements. .

The faster way to manage Revit openings and fire safety components

How to manage openings and fire safety components in Revit. [2:29] Insert simple openings [7:24] Insert openings with fire details [13:30] Numbering fire boards & collars with unique Mark...

How to frame openings in Revit fast with Agacad Cut Opening

Coordinating and designing openings in Revit is a critical part of the framing process. Whether for doors, windows, structural, or MEP systems, it must be done accurately, as quickly as possible, and...

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Openings for doors and windows

We just released a new Cut Opening version with lots of new features. Some of them were implemented together with our customers from NIRAS and Mott MacDonald teams.

Modifying opening families

The advent of 3D design and BIM put a new spin on MEP coordination: resolving clashes between elements in a model instead of lines in a drawing. While MEP engineers working in 2D have to imagine...

Modeling process

Different opening families available

Data control