Simplebim: from major construction groups to small practices, IFC automation transforms BIM productivity

Major construction players have understood the strategic value of IFC automation

In the French construction sector, the major groups, engineering firms and the most structured BIM practices have for several years identified a key challenge: productivity no longer depends solely on the ability to produce digital models, but also on the ability to make effective use of the data they contain.

The integration of Simplebim into working processes responds precisely to this development.

On large projects, BIM teams must manage considerable volumes of IFC files coming from multiple parties, disciplines and design software.

These files regularly require operations of checking, classification, restructuring, enrichment or compliance with the information requirements of projects.

When carried out manually, these operations consume significant resources and are repeated with each new delivery.

With Simplebim, these processes can be automated, standardised and reproduced at scale.

For major groups, this capacity for industrialisation is a strategic lever: it makes it possible to harmonise working methods, improve the quality of deliverables and optimise the use of human resources across all projects.

A high-performing technology that benefits companies of every size

While major groups benefit particularly from automation because of the large volumes of data they handle, the gains delivered by Simplebim are by no means reserved for large organisations.

An architectural practice, a design office with a handful of staff, an independent BIM coordinator or an SME in the construction sector all face, at their own scale, the same challenges.

Checking object properties, modifying classifications, enriching information, preparing deliverables that comply with a client's requirements, or restructuring IFC data, is often time-consuming work.

Yet for a small organisation, available time is a particularly precious resource.

An hour saved through automation has as much operational value for a small company as for a large group. It can even have a proportionally greater impact on its organisation.

Simplebim thus allows every professional to benefit from advanced processing methods, without needing a large BIM department or resources dedicated to software development.

The goal remains the same for everyone: to work more efficiently, improve the reliability of the information produced, and devote more time to projects.

Industrialising the processing of IFC files: a fundamental change in method

One of the main benefits of Simplebim lies in its ability to turn repetitive manual operations into automated, reproducible processes.

Rather than repeating the same manipulations with every new version of a model, professionals can define processing rules suited to their needs.

These rules can then be reused on new IFC files, with reduced human intervention.

Simplebim notably makes it possible to:

• Automate the processing of IFC files, individually or in batches, to meet project requirements.
• Restructure and standardise data according to the requirements of companies and clients.
• Enrich and transform the properties of BIM objects based on predefined rules.
• Harmonise classifications and information coming from different design software.
• Remove unnecessary data in order to produce files suited to the intended uses.
• Standardise IFC deliverables and reuse the same methods across several projects.
• Prepare data for use in checking, analysis or reporting tools.

This approach makes it possible to move from a logic of manipulating files to a genuine organisation of data processing.

Professionals no longer spend their time repeating operations: they define the rules that allow Simplebim to carry them out.

For major groups, productivity gains multiplied by volume

Within large construction and engineering companies, the benefits of Simplebim take on a particular dimension.

When an organisation processes hundreds of IFC files, across several projects and with numerous stakeholders, each automated operation can represent a considerable cumulative time saving.

But the benefits go well beyond the time saved alone.

Automation also helps reduce discrepancies between teams' practices, improve the reliability of processing, and spread common methods across an entire organisation.

BIM departments can thus build consistent, reproducible processes that are less dependent on individual interventions.

This capacity for standardisation also eases the management of complex projects, in which the requirements for data quality and structuring are particularly high.

For major groups, Simplebim is therefore not simply an IFC editing tool: it becomes a component of their strategy for industrialising BIM processes.

For SMEs and freelancers, an immediate competitive advantage

On a different scale, small companies benefit from the same automation principles.

For a design office of three staff or an independent BIM coordinator, eliminating several hours of manual processing on a project can represent a direct economic gain.

This recovered time can be devoted to production, technical review, coordination or business development.

Simplebim also enables small organisations to respond more effectively to sometimes complex information requirements, particularly when they work on projects led by major clients.

They can thus professionalise their IFC processing methods, improve the quality of their deliverables and strengthen their competitiveness.

Automation helps narrow the gap in resources between small and large organisations: it makes advanced BIM data processing methods accessible to all organisations.

The real revolution: spending less time on data and more on projects

The digital transformation of the construction sector is not just about multiplying software tools or producing more information.

Above all, it involves rethinking working methods in order to use technology where it delivers real value.

BIM professionals possess technical and intellectual skills that should be deployed to understand projects, solve problems, coordinate stakeholders and improve the quality of the works.

Devoting a significant share of their time to repetitive data-manipulation tasks represents a poor use of these skills.

Simplebim helps change this by automating the processes that can be automated.

The benefit is universal: fewer repetitive tasks, greater reliability, and more time available for high-value work.

Whether processing five IFC files a month or several hundred, the challenge remains the same: no longer spending human time on operations that an automated process can carry out efficiently.

IFC becomes a genuine lever for economic performance

IFC should no longer be seen merely as an exchange format between design software.

By providing access to structured, usable information, it makes it possible to develop new working processes, automate checks, and feed analysis or management tools.

Simplebim contributes directly to this development by making it possible to prepare, transform and improve the reliability of IFC data according to companies' real needs.

The benefits apply both to large organisations engaged in industrialising their BIM processes and to small organisations seeking to improve their day-to-day efficiency.

The gains obtained naturally depend on usage, file volumes, existing methods and the processes automated.

But the principle remains the same: structured data, correctly prepared and automatically usable, has more value than data requiring repeated manual manipulation.

Simplebim: a powerful technology, supported by industry experts

Adopting a new tool is not simply a matter of acquiring a software licence.

To achieve lasting gains, companies must also identify the processes to automate, evolve their methods and support their staff through these changes.

This is why the Simplebim ecosystem in France combines the technology with support provided by BIM experts and practitioners.

This support is adapted to the realities of each organisation.

For a major group, this may involve deploying shared processes and structuring reproducible methods across numerous projects.

For an SME or a freelancer, the goal may be much more targeted: automating a few particularly time-consuming operations and quickly achieving operational benefits.

In both cases, the aim remains the same: turning Simplebim's technical capabilities into concrete gains for users.

Technology makes transformation possible. Human expertise makes it operational, lasting and value-creating.

Whatever the size of your company, your IFC files can become a source of productivity

Major construction players demonstrate the full strategic value of industrialising BIM processes.

But this development now concerns the entire industry: general contractors, design offices, architectural practices, SMEs, BIM managers, BIM coordinators and independent professionals.

Simplebim allows everyone, at their own scale, to benefit from the power of automation in order to improve their working methods and add value to their skills.

Why keep devoting hours to repetitive operations when they can be automated?

Discover the productivity gains Simplebim can bring to your organisation

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Together, let's identify the processes you could automate and the time your teams could devote to higher-value work.

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