Roadmap 2026 — OpenAEC Foundation

Goal: everything live by end of 2026

We are working hard to have the complete ecosystem production-ready by the end of this year. All tools open source, all data in IFCX.

IFCX

Universal data format for the complete building model

In development
Open PDF Studio

PDF editor and annotator with a custom Rust engine

Beta
Open 2D Studio

Open source 2D CAD application

Beta
Open CAD Studio

2D + 3D CAD in Rust with native DWG/DXF (community project by Hakan Seven)

Beta
Monty IFC Viewer

Lightweight IFC viewer for the construction site

Live
BIM Validator

IFC validation against IDS, NL BIM Basis ILS, RVB BIM Norm

Live
Open Calc Studio

Cost estimation and budgeting (STABU/RAW, IBIS-TRAD import)

Beta
Open Calculations Studio

Structural calculations with IFCX integration

Beta
Open Frame Studio

2D frame and structural analysis for buildings and civil load-bearing structures

Beta
Open Heatloss Studio

Heat loss calculation per NEN 12831 & ISSO 53

Alpha
Open Energy Studio

Energy analysis and building performance (NTA 8800)

Beta
Open Geotechniek Studio

CPTs & borings: GEF + BRO-XML viewer, Robertson SBT, map overlays

Beta
Open Field Studio

Inspection, delivery and quality assurance

Beta
Open Speech Studio

Speech recognition and meeting notes with local AI

Beta
Open Pointcloud Studio

Point cloud viewer and as-built comparison

Alpha
Open Planner Studio

Project planning and coordination

Beta
Y-app

Communication and collaboration platform (mail, chat, invoicing)

Beta
BCF Manager Studio

BCF 2.1/3.0 issue management for BIM projects

Beta
OpenAEC Docs

BIM document management platform

In development
OpenAEC Cloud Platform

Central platform with SSO and synchronization

In development
BIM Modeller

Open source BIM modelling tool

Planned
IfcRoad Viewer & Editor

Visualization and editing of IfcRoad models (roads, intersections, cycle paths) per IFC 4.3 — for civil infrastructure projects

Planned
Open Bridge Studio

Structural analysis and parametric modelling of bridges and viaducts (IfcBridge) — extension of Open Frame Studio

Planned
Open Hydro Studio

Hydrological calculations for water works: dikes, flood barriers, sewerage and drainage (IfcMarineFacility)

Planned

Civil engineering & infrastructure

In 2026/2027 OpenAEC is actively broadening the ecosystem towards ground, road and water works and civil engineering. Alongside the planned tools above, we are building IFCX namespaces for IfcRoad, IfcRail, IfcBridge, IfcTunnel and IfcMarineFacility — so one open format covers both buildings and infrastructure projects.