BIM applications sets

[Alfredo_Medina]

Is Autodesk the only firm offering a set of BIM solutions, such as the Architecture, Structure, and MEP set, or is there any other company offering an equivalent set? I know that for architecture there is Bentley Architecture, Graphisoft's ArchiCAD, and Nemetschek's Allplan; for structures there is Tekla. But do these companies offer BIM solutions in the other disciplines? I did some research in the other companies' websites but it is not clear to me yet.

Alfredo Medina
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[rosskirby]

Graphisoft also has an extension to ArchiCAD for MEP, and I believe the structural is a part of the primary program. So to answer your question, yes, Autodesk appears to be the only vendor offering stand-alone programs for each discipline.

[Alfredo_Medina]

Thanks for your input. So it seems that Autodesk has an advantage in the market by having the only set of 3 BIM solutions sharing the same platform. I see that other companies seem to have separate products but they don't convey the idea of being a set of applications sharing the same base; they don't even have the same name. On the other side, The Revit A., Revit S., and Revit MEP set looks like a very attractive choice for a group of professionals who want to work together using the same platform.
Last night I was watching one of the AU lectures from Subscription Center. It was the "Collaborating across the disciplines.." class with David Cohn. I thought it was an excellent presentation, and I was very impressed to see how the 3 Revit solutions work together. There is still work to do, but the platform is solid and the future is very promising for this set of tools.

Alfredo Medina
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