Cadsoft

Cadsoft Corporation, headquartered in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, is the developer of Envisioneer, building information modelling (BIM) software in 3D aimed at houses and other residential work. The idea is one model that carries a home from first concept to construction and is used by homeowners, builders, remodellers, designers, estimators and suppliers of lumber and building materials. Cadsoft reports more than a million users working in four languages, with sales teams covering China, France, Australia and North America.

What Cadsoft offers

• Envisioneer editions — four tiers from Personal Architect up to Construction Suite, with the upper tiers adding construction drawings, material lists, panel diagrams and quoting.
• Automatic bill of materials — quantities are counted while the design is drawn, ready for pricing and ordering.
• Drawings and exports — sections, elevations and details come directly out of the model and can be exported to AutoCAD.
• Visualisation — rendered images, 360-degree views and a VR mode for touring a design.
• Integrations — connections to SketchUp, Autodesk, 2020, MiTek, Simpson Strong-Tie and Weyerhaeuser.
• Modelling service — Cadsoft staff can produce models, renderings and online show homes for clients.

Who it works with

Envisioneer is used by residential designers, custom builders, remodellers, estimators, LBM dealers and homeowners.

Key facts

• Based in: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
• Platform: Windows
• Languages: four