SOFiSTiK

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FEA, BIM, and CAD software for structural engineering with a strong bridge-design specialisation -- the SOFiSTiK Bridge + Infrastructure Modeler (SBIM) provides parametric 4D bridge modelling with integrated structural analysis, code-based design (Eurocode, BS, AASHTO), and BIM coordination (Revit, Rhino, AutoCAD integration); the FEM Packages cover 2D/3D finite element analysis for buildings and infrastructure; founded 1987 in Nuremberg, Germany, with ~100 employees serving over 5,000 customers worldwide, including the Queensferry Crossing (Scotland) and other major bridge projects.

Hidden Pricing
2.8 /5 composite score
RF1 keeps C1 2/5 because commercial pricing is quote-required, and C2 3/5 reflects Grasshopper, Rhino Python, and Revit add-on scripting rather than a standalone public API. C5 4/5 reflects Revit, Rhino, AutoCAD, and IDEA StatiCa integrations, and C4 3/5 reflects IFC, DWG, DXF, and SAF exchange.
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Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 2/5 subscription (quote-required, but 30-day free trial) Source →
Agent Friendliness 3/5 API: Rhino/Grasshopper interface (parametric modelling); Revit add-on API (Analysis + Design for Revit, Reinforcement); BiMTOOLS for BIM integration; no publicly documented standalone REST API
Ease of adoption 2/5 --
Portability & lock-in 3/5 4 file formats
Interoperability 4/5 4 integrations

Pricing

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Evidence

File formats

FormatDirectionSupport
IFC both unknown
DWG both unknown
DXF both unknown
SAF both unknown -- Structural analysis format

Integrations

Revit Rhino AutoCAD IDEA StatiCa

Sources

Pricing

Also covers

SOFiSTiK also appears in these sub-categories:

Civil & Infrastructure
On the civil-infrastructure placement, C2 3/5 reflects Grasshopper, Rhino Python, and Revit add-on scripting, and C5 4/5 reflects the Revit, Rhino, AutoCAD, and IDEA StatiCa stack. RF1 keeps C1 2/5 because pricing is quote-required, and C4 3/5 reflects IFC, DWG, DXF, and SAF exchange for bridge and infrastructure models.

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