In almost every demo, someone asks us the same question:
“Qonic looks powerful… but what about our partners who work in other authoring tools?”
It’s a fair question and a real industry pain.
Most BIM teams depend on a mixture of Revit, Archicad, Tekla, Rhino or SketchUp. And collaboration often breaks the moment files start moving between tools.
At Qonic, we believe in choice. We don't want to replace your software. We want to unify your data. Below is how we make seamless collaboration possible, regardless of which BIM tools your ecosystem uses.
1. OpenBIM is the Core
Many tools export IFC. Qonic goes further: we are built on IFC.
Our internal data model is IFC-native, which means cleaner structure, consistent properties and fewer surprises during exchange.
- The Single Source of Truth: Import models from any authoring tool and keep your geometry, properties and enrichments intact.
Export them again, without degrading the data. - Interoperability. Working with Rhino, SketchUp or Revit? No problem.
Qonic reads models from all major platforms and ensures the data stays structured and reliable when you export it back out.
This is openBIM how it was meant to be: practical, predictable and tool-agnostic.
2. Accessibility for all stakeholders
One of the biggest collaboration failures in today’s BIM workflows?
Not everyone can access the model.
Either tools are too complex, licenses are too expensive, or the software is simply not installed. The result: the BIM model becomes a black box.
Qonic changes that.
- Browser-Based Review: Qonic can run entirely in the browser, making it a lot more accessible for external consultants, clients, and contractors to view, query and interact with the full model and all its data just by clicking a link.
- Unlimited users. Qonic operates with unlimited licenses as standard, which allows engagement for everyone working on the project.
- User experience and interface is key to making BIM more accessible and intuitive for everyone. Intuitive tools and clean interfaces based on modern design principles make the software easy to use for everyone.
3. Our focus is on the data, not the file
Our philosophy is simple:
BIM is not about files. It is about data quality.
Qonic is designed to sit on top of the tools you already use, not to replace them. Your team continues designing in their preferred software, while Qonic becomes the intelligent data layer that:
- structures and enriches your model,
- keeps everything consistent,
- fixes what needs fixing,
- and connects the entire lifecycle from design to operations.
Role-based access control
Grant permissions per user and per model. Control what someone can see or do without restricting their access to the project.
Full model versioning
Track changes across the entire lifecycle. Compare versions, view history and audit contributions, whether edits were made inside Qonic or in external authoring tools.
Want to see how Qonic handles your own models? We can show the workflow on your project data. Or if tool switching or data cleanup is taking time in your projects, we can map the ROI of a unified workflow for your team. Try Qonic here or ask for a personal demo.
