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Transform Your Construction Projects: Achieve Flawless Coordination, Precise Analysis, and Confident Delivery Without Costly Rework or Delays

Empower your team with Methvin’s BIM Model App — a powerful, cloud-based IFC viewer and collaboration platform that turns complex 3D models into actionable insights for architects, engineers, contractors, estimators, and infrastructure specialists.

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The Real Pain of Disconnected BIM Workflows

In construction today, fragmented tools force teams to switch between viewers, spreadsheets, emails, and external software for model review, measurements, clash detection, and coordination.

This leads to:

• Miscommunications
• Undetected clashes
• Inaccurate quantities
• Delayed decisions
• Expensive on-site rework

Projects often suffer 10–20% cost overruns as a result. For infrastructure teams, many BIM viewers struggle with large-scale linear assets such as roads and utilities, leaving civil engineers with limited visibility and analysis.

The cost of inaction?
Lost bids, strained relationships, safety risks, and eroded profits.

Methvin’s BIM Model App bridges this gap, delivering a unified, intuitive platform that integrates deep model intelligence with commercial workflows — saving time, reducing errors, and driving better outcomes.

Powerful Tools for In-Depth Model Analysis

Methvin’s BIM Model App provides fast and intuitive model exploration through tools like Plan Views for accessing 2D floor layouts, enhanced navigation controls with smooth orbit and adjustable zoom speeds, and multiple View Modes—including Wired, Shadowed Pen, and Color Pen—for clearer visual analysis. With Filtering Tools and the Spatial Tree, you can quickly isolate categories, navigate from project to individual elements, and review models with accuracy and ease.

Bring Insight to Every Review

The BIM Model App lets you create real-time cross-sections anywhere in your model for accurate quality checks, clash detection, and internal layout reviews, while the Measure Tool enables you to quickly measure lengths and areas directly inside the 3D environment—providing instant, reliable data for verification, design reviews, and construction planning.

Civil Tools Built for Infrastructure Projects

Methvin’s Civil Navigator provides specialized tools for working with civil IFC models, making it easy to navigate roads, highways, and other linear infrastructure. Using KP markers, the Navigator slider, Clip and Flip functions, and an optional 2D viewing mode, you can inspect alignment sections, isolate specific portions of the model, and switch between detailed or simplified views. This feature is purpose-built for infrastructure teams and works best when civil models are uploaded in separate BIM sessions for optimal performance.

Collaborate With Context 

The BIM Model App supports BIM Collaboration Format (BCF) for streamlined issue tracking directly inside the 3D view. You can create issues on specific elements, assign team members, set due dates, add comments, attach screenshots, and import or export BCF files—making coordination clearer, more organized, and fully connected to the visual model.

4 Standout BIM Features That Set Methvin Apart

Methvin’s BIM Model App goes beyond basic viewing to deliver coordination, analysis, and usability that directly impact your bottom line.

1. BIM Collaboration & Issue Tracking (BCF)

Vendor-Neutral Coordination Powerhouse

Methvin fully supports the open BIM Collaboration Format (BCF) standard, enabling seamless, context-aware issue management without altering the original IFC file.

• Create issues by double-clicking model elements, automatically linking precise viewpoints and locations
• Assign owners and followers for notifications
• Set statuses: Active, In Progress, Completed, In Review
• Apply priorities (Low → Urgent), disciplines (Architecture, Structure, MEP), and issue types (Issue, Clash, Fault)
• Add comments, subtasks, due dates, and attachments (specs, sketches, images)
• Generate PDF reports
• Import and export BCF files for cross-platform collaboration

Why it matters:
This transforms Methvin from a simple viewer into a true coordination platform. Resolve clashes and RFIs faster, keep designers, engineers, and contractors aligned in real time, and significantly reduce rework.

2. Measuring & Analysis Tools

Measure + Dynamic Sections

Perform accurate, on-model measurements and inspections without leaving the platform.

Measure Tool

• Instantly calculate straight-line distances and surface areas
• Pick points directly in the 3D model
• Switch between imperial and metric units on the fly

Sections Tool

• Create real-time cross-sections by double-clicking elements
• Drag to adjust depth and reveal internal geometry
• Ideal for verifying penetrations, alignments, and constructability

Why it matters:
These tools link BIM geometry directly to estimating and cost control. Validate quantities, check clearances, and ensure bids are based on reliable data — saving hours each week and strengthening commercial accuracy.

3. Model Filtering, Views & Spatial Tree

Clarity in Complex Models

Manage even the largest, multi-discipline BIM models with powerful visualization and organization tools.

Filtering & Spatial Tree

• Navigate hierarchically: Project → Site → Building → Storeys → Elements
• Filter by IFC categories (e.g. IFCBEAM)
• Hide, isolate, and focus on specific components

View Modes

• Default (shaded)
• Wired (edges only)
• Shadowed Pen
• Color Pen
• Color Shadows
• Color Pen Shadows

Switch instantly for inspection, analysis, or presentation — without modifying the model.

Why it matters:
These features remove noise from complex models, giving contractors and specialists role-specific clarity and enabling faster reviews and early issue detection.

4. Civil Navigator

Built for Infrastructure & Linear Assets

Methvin extends BIM capability into civil and heavy infrastructure — where many tools fall short.

• Navigate along alignments using a slider with chainage / KP markers
• Dynamic cross-sections update as you move
• Clip and Flip tools isolate areas of interest
• 2D mode for plan-based reviews
• Combine with Measure Tool for elevation, distance, and earthworks checks

Why it matters:
Methvin becomes a powerful choice for transport, roads, utilities, and civil engineering projects — enabling confident analysis, inspection, and estimating across large-scale geometry.

What Construction Professionals Say

“Methvin has made my life easier by generating cost and bids… a helpful experience for estimating project costs.”
— Dhananjay G., Contract Analyst

“Logical and easy to use… comprehensive yet simple, saving me both time and money.”
— Melissa R., Civil Engineer

Teams consistently report faster bid preparation, better coordination, fewer errors, and exceptional value at accessible pricing.

Technical Specs & Integrations

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Methvin cost?

• Forever Free: Basic access with limited projects
• Business: $27/month — full features for teams
• Enterprise: $179/month — unlimited users and priority support

Is there a free trial?
Yes — start instantly with no credit card required.

Does it work for infrastructure projects?
Absolutely. Civil Navigator makes Methvin ideal for civil and linear infrastructure projects.

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