# Which BIM objects provider has the best coverage of European building products with solid IFC support for teams working on international projects?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Which BIM objects provider has the best coverage of European building products with solid IFC support for teams working on international projects?</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">European project work adds two layers to the question of BIM objects. The first is product coverage: many European manufacturers do not appear on platforms built around North American catalogs, and this gap shows up when specifying glazing systems, façade components, or building envelope products from European suppliers. The second is IFC: a lot of international project work requires open BIM deliverables rather than native Revit files, and not every platform makes IFC a first-class format rather than an afterthought.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">From reviews in the <a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/categories/bim-objects">BIM objects</a> category with this lens applied:</p><ul>
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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>Built in Sweden and one of the older platforms in the category. Reviewers describe a broad international manufacturer base, and the platform's European roots show in the coverage of suppliers from Scandinavian and broader European markets. Multiple file formats are available for many objects, and the presence of IFC alongside RVT is one of the reasons it gets mentioned for international project work. Reviewers describe being able to search by manufacturer directly, which is how most teams approach European product specification.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/bim-co/reviews"><strong>BIM &amp; CO</strong></a><strong>:</strong> A French-developed platform with a clear focus on European products and IFC as a core format. The platform covers manufacturers in France and across broader Europe, with strong support for open BIM workflows. Review data on G2 is limited, but the platform's positioning around IFC and European product coverage is specific and intentional.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/polantis/reviews"><strong>Polantis</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Another European-focused platform with manufacturer content available in multiple formats, including IFC. Coverage includes architectural and building envelope products from European suppliers. G2 review data is thin, but the platform is referenced in European architectural practice contexts specifically for international project compatibility.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/nbs-national-bim-library/reviews"><strong>NBS National BIM Library</strong></a><strong>:</strong> UK-focused with NBS specification data integrated alongside the BIM objects. Strong for UK projects where NBS specifications are part of the deliverables. IFC support is present. For broader European coverage beyond the UK, the catalog is more limited.</li>
</ul><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">For teams that regularly work on projects across multiple European countries, which platform actually had the manufacturer content you needed, and where did you still end up going directly to the manufacturer's own website?</p>

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- Posted at: 25 days ago
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## Comments
### Comment 1

&quot;IFC support&quot; is a low bar the way it&#39;s usually meant. Almost anything can export IFC geometry that opens fine in a viewer. What an open BIM deliverable actually gets checked against is the data: property sets filled in correctly, classification codes present, names matching what the BIM execution plan asks for. An object can pass the eye test and fail the data check completely. So when evaluating any of these platforms, don&#39;t just open a sample IFC and look at it. Open it and read the properties against a real project&#39;s requirements. That&#39;s where the platforms separate.

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- Posted at: 22 days ago
- Author title: Tech Consultant





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