Stabicad
MEP design productivity plugin for Revit and AutoCAD enabling mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineers to rapidly design pipe/cable systems, access 30,000+ manufacturer BIM families, and perform integrated heating/cooling calculations.
Made by Trimble, public (TRMB, $12.4B)
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4.0 /5 composite score
C3 5/5 reflects the Revit and AutoCAD plugin workflow plus the 30,000+ manufacturer BIM family library, while C4 5/5 and C5 5/5 reflect RFA, DWG, and IFC portability with Revit, AutoCAD, and MEPcontent integration. C2 stays 1/5 because no public API, CLI, or MCP surface is documented.
Worth it
Rubric Scorecard
| Criterion | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Value for the price | 4/5 | Subscription Source → |
| Agent Friendliness | 1/5 | -- |
| Ease of adoption | 5/5 | desktop-install, gentle learning curve Source → |
| Portability & lock-in | 5/5 | 3 file formats, export: manual |
| Interoperability | 5/5 | 3 integrations Source → |
Pricing
ModelSubscription
Free tierno
Free viewerno
Trialno
TiersMonthly subscription, Annual subscription, Perpetual license
How we verified this: we checked Stabicad against its live site and an independent source — trimble.com. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-07-15.
Evidence
File formats
| Format | Direction | Support |
|---|---|---|
| RFA | both | full |
| DWG | both | full |
| IFC | export | full |
Integrations
Revit AutoCAD MEPcontent library
Adoption
Deploymentdesktop-install
Self-serve signupyes
Implementation requirednone
Training requiredtutorials
Learning curvegentle
Data export
Export mechanismmanual
Export scopepartial
Sources
Also covers
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