Tools of the Trade

Official Checker Resources

From the BIM Modelling Guide to the IDS templates, each resource is designed to help you align with IFC+SG standards and avoid rework. Use them to prepare your models, validate information readiness, and build confidence that your designs will check smoothly when the beta goes live.

BIM Modelling Guide

Export settings, naming conventions, and step-by-step instructions for preparing your model in Revit, Archicad, and other BIM tools. 

Click here to Download the Guide

Plannerly Templates to Gauge Model Readiness

Use this free interactive template to automatically check if your model includes the information required for compliance checking. 

Click here to Access Plannerly Template

IDS Templates for openBIM Information Checks

In line with our openBIM philosophy, we’re making IDS templates freely available.
You can use them with any compatible information checker of your choice — no lock-in.

Click here to Download IDS Templates 

Guidance on using sample models for beta testing

Pick up skills in openBIM for CORENET X by testing accessibility chapters—from parking to dwelling units—using our six specialized sample models (Hospital, Mall, Condo, etc.)

Click here to Download Sample Model Guidance (PDF) 

Attend Free Compliance Checker Workshop for Orientation

Pick up the skills you need to work with openBIM data for CORENET X and automated compliance checks.
Compliance checker trainings are free every Wednesday until May 2026.  

Book a free session to learn how to use the Compliance Checker 
Book other training sessions to skill up in openBIM and CORENET X  

Community Reviews of openBIM Tools 

Our Observations, Your Feedback

The openBIM ecosystem is full of tools that can improve model quality, collaboration, and compliance. In these community reviews, we share our team’s observations from hands-on testing — and invite you to add your own feedback. 

Explore platforms like Qonic, BIMcollab, Plannerly, and openAEC to see how they fit into your workflows. Each review highlights what the tool does well, where it has limits, and who it’s best for. 

If there’s a tool you’d like us to cover, or if you’d like to contribute as a guest reviewer, we’d love to hear from you. You can also share your experiences at the bottom of each review to help build a collective, real-world picture of how these tools perform.