18. CostX® & IFC4
• Officially released March 12
• CostX® Version 4 (next major release) to
support IFC4- coming soon!
19. CostX® - BIM Case Studies
“With over 70% of our projects now
taken-off directly from BIM models,
CostX allows us to deliver world-
class quantity surveying services
with high levels of accuracy. We have
successfully used CostX to deliver
every project since 2007, from cost
planning to the preparation of full bills
of quantities.”
“CostX assisted our measurement
takeoff with automatic 3D quantity
generation. This was a great tool to
use and streamlined our cost
planning process. The revisioning
function also assisted with design
development, as it allowed us to
provide advise to the client at integral
points in the design phase.”
Editor's Notes
CostX is great and everyone loves it
The reason for most of the people using it….the compatibility with BIM
CostX® used in over 50 countriesTaught into many universitiesUsed on major BIM projects in UK, Australia and the USA, among others.
And many more…including nine out of ten of the top QS companies in Australia
Birmingham City University, Dublin Institute of Technology,Institute of Technology Carlow,Limerick Institute of Technology, Northumbria University, University of Glamorgan, University of West England
In todays day and age you need to have an interoperable solution to truly perform BIM to the best of its ability. We support many different file types
Very importantly- IFC compatible.
IFC in CostX
Transparent View
Ghost View
Model Map
Showing Properties
User Defined Properties
Auto-revisioning- showing all and then just showing new and deleted
Workbook with live links to the BIM model. Also live links to your rates
Standard report and Custom report
Manually measure from the model if requiredSupports a variety of 2D Drawings- combine 2D and 3D/BIM to create drawing sets.Network capabilities allow multiple users to work on the same project at once.CostX Viewer- a free viewer to download and view CostX files.
CostX® can help you move from the Why stage of implementing BIM to the How stage.Successfully implemented in multiple companies around the world with great success, many of whom were switching from an older system.2D estimating capabilities still allow you to use the software for 2D-only projects, allowing an all-encompassing program