Get an unbeatable advantage
VIM's suite of APIs are purpose-built for developers so that you can get a leg up on the competition.
- Automate Power BI reports
- Deploy in secure environments
- Product-ready APIs and source code
- Web and native real-time apps
- White label ready
- Develop with less code
- Future-proof open format
Never compromise
Groundbreaking Speed
Our compact, high-performant, real-time data model and well-groomed data format deliver unparalleled speeds when loading, querying and navigating.
faster workflows
Unmatched Scalability
VIM empowers your software to handle any AEC project in blistering real-time with ease, no matter how big or complex — a first for our industry!
city scale project loads in seconds
Examples of VIM APIs in action
Estimating Edge: Vector
BIM takeoff and measuring software for Construction
RIB: Connex Cloud
Collaboration software to connect data, workflows and teams
Lang O'Rourke: Navis Exporter
Plugin to export to VIM from Navisworks
Difference Engine
Visualize and interact with change trends in your BIM Model over time.
open file format
Extend, tweak, or modify
VIM's open file format is tailor-made to address the challenging performance requirements of large BIM projects on a variety of devices at runtime. We have been evolving the VIM format over the last couple of years, testing it on thousands of large real-world projects, on multiple platforms, and in libraries written in multiple familiar programming languages.
learn more on github
Native Real-time App Performance
1GB Revit project with 5 links
Device specs: Windows 10 x64, 16GB RAM, Nvidia 1060 GTX
Average FPS: Higher is better. Updated 12/1/2022
vim real-time engines
Make it yours
Purpose-built for the built environment our real-time engines are unmatched giving you total control.
WebGL API is an easy to use online 3D model viewer based on Three.JS
Native Rendering SDK enables you to extend the VIM for Windows app
meet the Native Windows SDK >third-party game engines
Got clean quads?
VIM's automatically tessellates to nice, clean quads for game-ready assets without wasting time on decimating bad meshes, allowing you to boost frame rates for free in popular game engines.
Unity API enables devs to support editor and runtime VIM file loading workflows.
Learn about our Unity API >Unreal Epic Datasmith API is an open source VIM-to-Epic Datasmith converter.
See how the Datasmith API works >command line apis
Looking to automate hard tasks?
Accelerate your high-quality software development with VIM SDK's easy-to-use CLI tools.
IFC Converter is a fast and straightforward IFC-to-VIM conversion tool.
Discover the IFC Converter >Clash Detection is a simple, powerful tool to easily automate clash detection.
Read about Clash Detection >VIM Toolkit is a collection of tools to edit, transform, and inspect VIM files.
Check out the VIM Toolkit >Automated editing tools for efficient workflows:
Merge
Combine multiple VIMs from IFC or Revit to create one coordinated model.
Deduplicate
Evaluate duplicate meshes to reduce VIM size without losing BIM integrity.
Strip
Remove images (ie texture maps) from the VIM file to reduce file size
... and many more
VIM files easily transform into:
Seamlessly connect the data, systems and apps you already use
Source
Engines/Apps
OS/Platforms
XR
What people are saying about us
VIM allows our construction LEED projects to find energy modeling efficiencies, collaborate remotely, perform interference checks, and more.
Charlie Cichetti
With the VIM Portal we can process a file on the cloud in 12 seconds (with previous technology it used to take us 90 minutes). That’s serious money savings for us, and great customer service for our users.
Nicholas Holst
VIM enabled us to deliver a complete Expo digital twin on time and on budget.
Daisy Leak
VIM Can handle LOD 500 like it’s a word document.
Jean-Marc Demeo
VIM has exponentially sped up our workflow in creating renderings.
Emilio Santellan
A 20-30% reduction is a win. That’s where my expectations were. We actually condensed 2 days of work down to 20 minutes… that’s huge.
Ben Forman
Being able to see is important, but avoiding change orders is worth its weight in gold.
Michael Bell
With VIM it only took me 20 minutes to get from Revit to Unity. Previously, it easily would have taken two weeks.
Naji Rjaile
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Modernize your workflows and maximize your data with VIM's suite of APIs, so that you can get a leg up on the competition.
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