Services

BIM Quality Services for verifiable IFC model deliveries.

We translate BIM requirements into machine-checkable rules, validate IFC models and establish repeatable quality gates. Three service packages that build on one another.

Service ladder

Three steps to verifiable BIM quality.

Software alone is not enough. Before a permanent IFCLint deployment, there is usually a concrete trigger: a problematic model, a data field catalogue without machine-readable rules, or a model delivery that has to be checked repeatedly. These three services are built for exactly that. They can be booked individually — or one building on the next.

1
Diagnosis
Entry check

Is the IFC delivery fit for coordination and validation?

2
Sharpening requirements
AIA/BAP → IDS

Are our BIM requirements machine-checkable?

3
Establishing a process
Quality Gate Pilot

Can this become a repeatable validation process?

Headline service · Requirements engineering

AIA/BAP → IDS.

Written BIM requirements become machine-checkable.

Your BIM requirements already exist — in an AIA, BAP, data field catalogue or Excel. But they are written as "All shafts must be uniquely identifiable", not as "Property ObjectID must be present and not empty". We analyse your requirements, classify them by checkability, reformulate them with technical precision and translate them into machine-checkable IDS rules.

(AIA/BAP are the German equivalents of EIR/BEP and are the standard BIM requirement documents in the German-speaking market. In Switzerland the underlying catalogues are often referred to as Fachdatenkatalog or Informationslieferungsspezifikation — IDS is the international standard behind them.) The result: a reusable validation catalogue that runs directly in IFCLint.

Deliverables (Starter package)
  • Analysis of one AIA / BAP / data field catalogue
  • Extraction of the checkable requirements
  • Assessment: checkable / unclear / not checkable
  • Reformulation of approx. 20–30 requirements
  • Implementation as IDS and/or Bimtester rules
  • Test run with a sample IFC
  • Short results report
  • 60-minute handover workshop
PackageScope / When it fits
Starter20–30 requirements, 1 sample IFC
Project50–100 requirements, complete validation catalogue, pilot check with 1–2 models
Owner standardreusable validation library across multiple phases, optional maintenance
Example — what we deliver
Before (clause in BAP):
"All shafts must be uniquely identifiable."
After (IDS rule, simplified):
Object type: classified infrastructure element "shaft"
Property set: project / client Pset
Property: ObjectID
Check: present and not empty
Status: required

Price on request. Each engagement is scoped individually — we send a concrete quote, usually within one business day.

Discuss an AIA/BAP project
Entry check · Expert review

IFC Health Check.

The quick, low-cost entry point: an external second opinion on an IFC delivery.

You have received an IFC model and want a quick read on where it stands — without setting up a full validation project. The entry check runs your model against our standard model-hygiene catalogue: classification, property sets, georeferencing, quantities, structure. You get a technical assessment — not a black-box verdict.

Deliverables
  • Automated validation run with IFCLint
  • Manual expert assessment
  • Complete findings list, grouped by critical / moderate / cosmetic — nothing left out
  • Prioritised focus recommendation: what to tackle first
  • Short report (PDF)
PackageScope / When it fits
Entry check1 IFC model, standard catalogue, short report
Extended checkmultiple models or deeper analysis
Scope note
The check evaluates data quality — structure, properties, classification. Geometric clash detection is not part of the offering.
What you are not buying
The entry check does not replace a full validation project — it shows you quickly and cheaply where your model stands. If recurring validation needs emerge from it, we turn those into a machine-checkable rule catalogue in the next step.

Price on request.

Request an entry check
Defined consulting package

BIM Quality Gate Pilot.

A defined consulting package for a real model delivery.

The Quality Gate Pilot is a defined consulting package: together we set up a repeatable validation process for a real model delivery — defining validation rules, two validation runs, reports, BCF issues, a closing recommendation.

Deliverables
  • 1 project
  • 1–2 IFC model revisions
  • 20–30 validation rules
  • 2 validation runs
  • PDF and HTML reports
  • Optional: BCF export
  • 2 review calls
  • Closing recommendation for permanent operation
PackageScope / When it fits
Pilot1 project, 1–2 model revisions, 20–30 rules, 2 validation runs, 2 reviews
Add-onsfurther model revisions / rule packages as needed
Afterwards: ongoing Quality Gate service

After the pilot, we take over the ongoing validation of your model deliveries as a continuous service — monthly, with a fixed validation scope and a fixed reporting rhythm. The one-off pilot becomes a permanent quality process.

Price on request.

Request a Quality Gate Pilot
Overview

Which service fits your situation?

AIA/BAP → IDSEntry checkQuality Gate Pilot
Typical trigger"We have requirements, but checking is manual.""We received this model and don't know whether it is usable.""We receive models every few weeks and want an objective process."
OutputValidation catalogue (IDS / Bimtester)Diagnostic report with a complete findings listEstablished validation process + recommendation
Duration2–6 weeksapprox. 5 working daysproject-dependent
Follow-on engagementQuality Gate PilotAIA/BAP → IDSOngoing Quality Gate service
Common questions

Common questions about our services.

What does a service cost?

Every engagement is scoped individually — based on model size, number of requirements and project scope. Send us a short description of your situation and we will send a concrete quote, usually within one business day.

Why should we pay if we can use IFCLint ourselves later on?

You are not paying for the validation run, but for the technical judgement: which errors are critical, which are cosmetic, what the designer should concretely change. That assessment comes from BIM practice, not from running a tool.

What happens after an AIA/BAP → IDS project?

You receive a reusable validation catalogue as an IDS or Bimtester file. You can use it yourself in IFCLint, or you book a Quality Gate Pilot in which we test the catalogue against a real model delivery.

Can we do the Quality Gate Pilot without a previously booked AIA/BAP project?

Yes. If you do not yet have a validation catalogue, we define the first 10–30 rules as part of the pilot. If you already have a data field catalogue, we integrate it.

Can the entry check also be used for infrastructure models (IFC 4.3, civil engineering)?

Yes. IFCLint supports IFC 2x3, IFC 4 and IFC 4.3. For infrastructure projects, classification is often the hardest part — and that is exactly our focus.

What if our model is confidential?

IFCLint runs in compliance with the EU GDPR, with data held in Europe. For particularly sensitive projects we discuss data-flow questions in advance and can offer on-prem options where needed (Enterprise licence).

Which service fits your next step?

Tell us briefly which situation you are in. We will get back to you with a concrete quote — or with an honest recommendation if none of the services fit.