# What is the best BIM objects library for Revit families for someone just starting out who needs a reliable source of accurate manufacturer-provided content?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Starting out in Revit, one of the first things you realize is that building every family from scratch is not realistic. The question is where to find content that is actually accurate, actually works in Revit without a lot of post-download cleanup, and ideally comes from the manufacturer rather than being a community guess at what something looks like. From user reviews in the architecture and design space, new to the <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/bim-objects">BIM objects</a> category, three platforms consistently emerge as the right first stop: BIMobject, Bimstore, and MagiCAD Cloud.</p><ol>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/bimobject/reviews"><strong>BIMobject</strong></a><strong>:</strong> The most frequently described starting point for Revit users. Reviewers mention being able to search by manufacturer, filter by file format, and download directly into a project. One reviewer who had been using it for over ten years described finding accurate, true-dimension models suitable for LOD 500, which tells you the content quality ceiling is real. For a beginner, the most important practical tip from reviewers: always filter by file type before you go too far down a search result, because not every object that appears in results is available in RVT format.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/bimstore/reviews"><strong>Bimstore</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Reviewers describe it as organized in a way that makes category-based searching practical. One reviewer noted the ability to filter families by the country where the project is based, which matters because standards vary. The manufacturer-validated content is described as ready to drop into a live project. For a beginner who wants the confidence that what they are downloading matches the actual product, the manufacturer's approval process is meaningful.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/magicad-cloud/reviews"><strong>MagiCAD Cloud</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Reviewers specifically describe objects that include manufacturer-verified technical specifications alongside the geometry, not just the shape. For MEP components in particular, one reviewer described the 3D geometry as matching exactly what you would find in the real world. The Revit add-in imports objects as native RFA files, eliminating a step for beginners who do not want to deal with format issues.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/revit-city/reviews"><strong>Revit City</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Worth mentioning for beginners, though with a caveat. The content is largely user-uploaded rather than manufacturer-provided, so quality varies. Reviewers describe it as a useful fallback when you cannot find a manufacturer family elsewhere, and it also has community forums where you can get your questions answered. It is not the place to start, but it is good to know about.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/trimble-mepcontent/reviews"><strong>Trimble MEPcontent</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Comes up specifically for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing content. Reviewers describe finding manufacturer-specific families, including fittings, equipment, and system components. If your Revit work has an MEP focus, this is worth adding to the rotation early.</li>
</ol><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">For people who were new to BIM libraries: which platform actually gave you what you needed the first week, and which one took longer to understand than you expected?</p>

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## Comments
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The thing that trips up most beginners here is the opposite of what you&#39;d expect: not finding accurate manufacturer content, but using too much of it too early. Those high-LOD manufacturer families (the LOD 500 stuff people rave about) are modeled down to every fastener, so a model built from them gets heavy and sluggish fast, and you&#39;ve also committed to a specific product before you&#39;ve actually chosen one. Early on you&#39;re usually better off with clean generic families and only swapping in the real manufacturer object once you&#39;re at the spec stage and the product is genuinely decided.

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