Archicad · BIM · Building Science
Production-Ready
Archicad Workflows
Templates, training, and quantity takeoff workflows built for real-world design and construction.
WHERE TO START
Start where you are
Whether you're using Archicad today, exploring it, or looking to integrate into the ecosystem — there's a clear path forward.
AUTHORITY
Built from real-
world experience.
Twenty years of construction-side BIM coordination — turned into a system you can deploy in weeks, not years.
Reach
21K+
YouTube subscribers learning Archicad workflows
Experience
20yrs
GC BIM coordination on real projects
Partner
#1
First Graphisoft Digital Associate · North America
Foundation
CB2.0
Built on building science, not just software features
Coordinated
$4.8M
Avg. project value coordinated through CB workflows
Audiences
7
AEC roles served — design through construction
THE SYSTEM · CB2.0
More than a template. A complete system.
CONTRABIM is a structured system you build into your process — not a static file. Click through the pieces.
CB2.0 · CORE
A scalable template framework — built on building science.
CB2.0 isn't a static file you download once. It's a structured framework you adopt, customize, and grow with — built on real materials, control layers, and code-compliant assemblies.
Control-layer assemblies
Rain, air, vapor, thermal — modeled correctly.
Trade-organized systems
Quantities map to real construction trades.
Code-compliant defaults
IBC, IRC, ASHRAE — out of the box.
THE BRIDGE · QTO
Model-based quantity takeoff — Archicad to Excel.
Stop re-counting the model by hand. The BRIDGE pipes trade-organized quantities straight from Archicad into cost-analysis workbooks — so the takeoff updates when the design does.
Trade-organized output
Grouped by division and work-class for the bid.
Stays in sync
Re-export on change — your cost logic stays intact.
One source of truth
The model is the count. The workbook is the price.
BIM PACKAGES · TRADE CONTENT
Trade-specific content, modeled the way it's bought.
Drop-in packages for the trades that drive a budget — built so the geometry and the quantities line up with how an estimator actually prices the work.
Concrete by placement
Slabs, walls, footings — split how it's poured.
Masonry by wall type
CMU and veneer organized for takeoff.
Framing by member
Studs, plates, headers — priced as built.
CONTRABIM FONTS · TYPOGRAPHY
Deploy your firm's typography system-wide in under 2 minutes.
Changing fonts in Archicad usually feels like defusing a bomb. CONTRABIM Fonts makes it one controlled action — your standard, everywhere, instantly.
One-click deployment
Push the standard across the whole template.
Consistent annotation
CMUEvery label, dimension, and note on-brand. and veneer organized for takeoff.
No more font defusal
Stop hand-fixing text styles project by project.
TPL ACCELERATOR · TRAINING
From install to production — fast.
A structured program that takes a team from a fresh install to running real projects on the system, with live cohort support along the way.
Structured curriculum
Sequenced from setup to advanced workflows.
Real project files
Learn on the same models you'll ship.
Live cohort sessions
Office hours and community Q&A.
OUTCOMES
What this changes.
Three shifts members consistently report once the system is in place.
Lesssetup
Work faster
Reduce setup time and repetitive work, and move through projects with less friction from day one.
FewerRFIs
Build Smarter
Apply real building science and coordination logic directly inside your BIM workflow, before it reaches the field.
Higheradoption
Gain control
Stop relying on broken templates and inconsistent processes. Build a standard your whole team can actually follow.
WHO IT'S FOR
Built for every role in the AEC process.
From early design through field execution — one ecosystem, five ways in.
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Learn through real-world BIM and building science
100+ articles, videos, and resources covering Archicad workflows, building science, trade practice, and QTO.
ARCHICAD WORKFLOWS · FEATURED
Templates that adapt instead of break — the CB2.0 philosophy
Why a frozen template fails on project two, and how a structured framework keeps working as your firm grows.
10 min read
BUILDING SCIENCE · FEATURED
The four control layers — rain, air, vapor, thermal — and why your wall section is wrong
CB2.0 models walls based on building science, not just geometry. Here’s what changes when control layers drive the assembly.
14 min read
TRADE-SPECIFIC · FEATURED
Concrete BIM packages — what GCs actually estimate from
How the Concrete BIM Package organizes work-class quantities the way preconstruction buys them.
14 min read
QTO & THE BRIDGE · FEATURED
Model-based quantity takeoff — Archicad to Excel
The BRIDGE workflow — piping trade-organized quantities from the model into cost-analysis workbooks that stay in sync.
10 min read
DESIGN & FIELD · FEATURED
The sheet a superintendent actually trusts
Annotation and documentation habits that hold up when the drawing reaches the field.
10 min read
ARCHICAD WORKFLOWS · FEATURED
Templates that adapt instead of break — the CB2.0 philosophy
Why a frozen template fails on project two, and how a structured framework keeps working as your firm grows.
10 min read
BUILDING SCIENCE · FEATURED
The four control layers — rain, air, vapor, thermal — and why your wall section is wrong
CB2.0 models walls based on building science, not just geometry. Here’s what changes when control layers drive the assembly.
14 min read
TRADE-SPECIFIC · FEATURED
Concrete BIM packages — what GCs actually estimate from
How the Concrete BIM Package organizes work-class quantities the way preconstruction buys them.
14 min read
QTO & THE BRIDGE · FEATURED
Model-based quantity takeoff — Archicad to Excel
The BRIDGE workflow — piping trade-organized quantities from the model into cost-analysis workbooks that stay in sync.
10 min read
DESIGN & FIELD · FEATURED
The sheet a superintendent actually trusts
Annotation and documentation habits that hold up when the drawing reaches the field.
10 min read
COMMON QUESTIONS
Before you decide
Most teams ask the same questions before adopting a system. Here are the ones we hear most often — answered directly..
I don't use Archicad yet.
Templates never work for me.
I don't have time.
This seems too complex.
I'm a small firm.
How is this different from Graphisoft training?
CHOOSE YOUR PATH
Choose your next step
Three paths. One ecosystem.
USING ARCHICAD
Join CONTRABIM
Join CONTRABIM and build your workflow on a system that actually works.
- CB2.0 template framework
- The BRIDGE · QTO workflow
- Community + ongoing updates
NEW TO ARCHICAD
Start a free trial
Start your free trial and learn the workflow before you commit..
- 30-day Archicad trial
- Getting-started guide
- Live community sessions
INDUSTRY PARTNER
Partner with us
Get your products specified inside the BIM tool active designers use every day.
- BIM-ready product content
- Specification reach
- Manufacturer & institution programs
GRAPHISOFT · FIRST DIGITAL ASSOCIATE PARTNER · NORTH AMERICA ● 3DCONSTRUCTOR, LLC · contrabim.com
