A question about a Revit modeller rate rarely comes out of nowhere. There is a model that has stalled halfway, a family set that has become clogged over the course of the project, or a schedule in which the firm's own modeller starts on another job next month.
At a moment like that, what counts is not only what an hour costs, but also how quickly someone gets up to speed and how cleanly the model comes back.
We model in Revit for firms that are temporarily short of capacity, working in our own environment with our own licences. On this page we explain exactly what we deliver, how communication works, who owns the files and how a project runs from first conversation to delivery. We are down to earth about costs: we charge by the hour or per project at a fixed price, and we make that choice together after we have looked at the work.
Cable tray routing in the model, built with parametric families that carry the material schedule with them.
What a Revit modeller works up for you
Our modellers build models and work them up into usable drawings. In practice, that means floor plans, sections, elevations and details that we take straight from the model. We also produce 2D drawings, revisions to existing documents and as-built drawings when construction deviates from the original design. We draft and model, and that is deliberately the boundary of our service. Engineering, calculations and structural advice stay with the client and their consultants. A large part of our work lies in parametric Revit families.
We build smart components that adapt to a different size or situation, with the material schedule updating automatically as soon as the component changes. We can clean up an existing family set or rebuild it from scratch. Which route is wiser depends on the state of the set: if it is a collection of stray copies and half-finished variants, rebuilding is sometimes faster than repairing. We look at that before giving an estimate, because that choice determines a good share of the hours.
We deliver in Revit formats and, where the process calls for it, in DWG, DXF or STEP. We always work with the latest versions and agree beforehand if the client is still running an older version. The structure follows the standard and drawing conventions we receive from the client, so with their naming, their views and their title blocks. A model that looks good but does not fit their system still creates work later on. That is why we ask at the start for a view your own team considers good.
Communicating with our Revit modeller during the project
With us, you have one fixed point of contact. Barry, our project manager, usually picks up a new request first, and as soon as it becomes technical, Sam, our team leader, takes over. Sam has more than fifteen years of background in architecture, worked in Iran for seven years, ran his own design practice in the Netherlands and still works as an engineer. He leads our CAD team and is responsible for the technical side and project supervision. For the project lead on your side, that means a short line of communication and no being passed from pillar to post. We agree the meeting rhythm per project.
If there is time pressure, we speak every two days. If things are calmer, a fixed weekly moment is enough. Day-to-day contact is by email and phone, and where it helps we visit you or welcome you at our office. The work itself stays remote, because our team works from our own office. For standalone drafting, we simply send files back and forth by email. On larger projects, such as greenhouse construction projects, we use software that the client can log into to follow the project's progress.
That spares you the feeling that nothing visible is happening for a month. We also let you know when something takes more time than expected, for example because a supplied model turns out to be messier than it looked. With every partial delivery we briefly state what is finished, what is still in progress and what we ran into. That keeps the cost side visible along the way and nobody has to reconstruct afterwards where the hours went.
No ongoing payroll costs and no idle staff once the peak is over. If one of our people is off sick or on holiday, we replace them and the work simply carries on.
Ownership of the Revit files and confidentiality
The intellectual property of everything we make belongs to the client. The models, families and drawings are therefore yours, without any reservation on our part. You can keep working with them, modify them or hand them to another party. We hold nothing back and build in no dependency, not even in the families we develop. With parametric work in particular we think this matters: a smart component that only we can maintain does not help you move forward in the long run. That is why we deliver families that your own team can adjust and extend itself. We are honest about confidentiality. So far we have not signed a non-disclosure agreement, simply because clients have not asked for one. We are open to an NDA if you value one, and we then make that agreement before any material comes our way.
We use the documents supplied solely for the project they are intended for. We work in our own environment with our own licences, so we do not need access to your systems. For many IT managers at a firm, that saves a discussion about accounts and permissions. If you would still like us to work in your environment, we first discuss whether that is practically feasible. Our preference remains our own environment, because that is where we run the latest versions and a fixed way of working. We do not keep what we receive from you any longer than the project requires. That keeps the agreements on ownership and access simple and verifiable on both sides.
From first conversation to delivery in parts
With us, a project starts with a conversation in which we go through the work. What is already there, which standard applies, which part needs to be ready first and when is the deadline. We respond to a new request within 1 to 2 working days, so such a conversation is usually scheduled quickly. The client then supplies the details, together with the existing model or the drawings that need revising.
We go through that material and tell you what we are still missing. Sufficient information is our signal to start work. We deliver in parts. The first block goes back, you look at it, we process the feedback and move on to the next part.
This approach keeps deviations small: a misunderstood drawing convention then affects a handful of views, not an entire model. Meanwhile, our review runs alongside. A modeller works it up, a second team member checks it, Sam reviews the technical side as team leader and Barry does the final round. As a result, errors stay minimal in practice. That way you know well before the delivery date where the project stands.
If there is a deadline that cannot move, we say so up front and put extra people on the project. Our team has worked evenings and weekends for that, with days of fourteen to fifteen hours, even when Sam was actually on holiday. We would rather agree on that kind of effort beforehand than have to deploy it afterwards to plug a gap.
Frequently asked questions about the Revit modeller rate
Let us handle your Revit modelling
Send us your documents and drawing conventions and we will let you know within one to two working days what we can take on and when.