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    <title>topic COSTWAVES - Cost estimation doesn’t have to be complicated in General discussions</title>
    <link>https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/General-discussions/COSTWAVES-Cost-estimation-doesn-t-have-to-be-complicated/m-p/675129#M7697</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello guys,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Are your specifications and prices scattered across multiple files, hard to find when you need them?&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Do you spend hours adjusting formulas, formatting BOQs, and searching through cells instead of focusing on actual estimating?&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Is collaboration difficult — with limited visibility on what the team is doing, creating risks of inconsistencies, omissions, or duplicated work?&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;These are common frustrations in traditional workflows.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;CostWaves , our new webapp, was built to fix this for you. An easierr way to manage quantities from various modelling softwares and cost estimation while keeping everything centralized, traceable, and collaborative, no matter your workflow.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":white_heavy_check_mark:"&gt;✅&lt;/span&gt;️ COSTWAVES Key Features :&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Organize &amp;amp; customize your cost database&lt;BR /&gt;Build a hierarchical structure for articles, specifications, and cost items, fully adaptable to your projects and regional standards.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Import quantities from Archicad &amp;amp; Revit and other tools based on exported excel raw spreadsheets.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Bring in your model data with validations to ensure accurate, reliable quantities.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Manual quantity entry for projects without BIM models so the platform adapts to your workflow.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Price history tracking to Keep a record of all past prices to quickly reference, compare, and reuse data for new projects.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Automation of repetitive tasks &amp;amp; layouts and Save time with fully automated BOQ generation, ready-to-print formats, and structured summaries.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Real-time collaboration : Work simultaneously with your team : Architects, engineers, and QS, with inline comments and permission-based access.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;COSTWACES is Web-based &amp;amp; accessible anywhere, it's a Fully online platform, no software installation required, accessible on any device.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Independent &amp;amp; flexible&lt;BR /&gt;And the most important to note, it's NOT tied to any software brand or version, work with your existing tools without limitations.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":white_heavy_check_mark:"&gt;✅&lt;/span&gt; Try it for free&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Experience 30 days free, full access, no credit card required :&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="https://costwaves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Start your trial now !&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Explore the web app at your own pace and discover its functionalities.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Your feedback fuels Costwaves. Stay tuned for the next wave of powerful functionalities !&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Please note: Synchrobim is now called Costwaves. The name has changed, but the service remains the same.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:57:34 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Ahmed_K</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2025-08-30T12:57:34Z</dc:date>
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      <title>COSTWAVES - Cost estimation doesn’t have to be complicated</title>
      <link>https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/General-discussions/COSTWAVES-Cost-estimation-doesn-t-have-to-be-complicated/m-p/675129#M7697</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello guys,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Are your specifications and prices scattered across multiple files, hard to find when you need them?&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Do you spend hours adjusting formulas, formatting BOQs, and searching through cells instead of focusing on actual estimating?&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Is collaboration difficult — with limited visibility on what the team is doing, creating risks of inconsistencies, omissions, or duplicated work?&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;These are common frustrations in traditional workflows.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;CostWaves , our new webapp, was built to fix this for you. An easierr way to manage quantities from various modelling softwares and cost estimation while keeping everything centralized, traceable, and collaborative, no matter your workflow.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":white_heavy_check_mark:"&gt;✅&lt;/span&gt;️ COSTWAVES Key Features :&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Organize &amp;amp; customize your cost database&lt;BR /&gt;Build a hierarchical structure for articles, specifications, and cost items, fully adaptable to your projects and regional standards.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Import quantities from Archicad &amp;amp; Revit and other tools based on exported excel raw spreadsheets.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Bring in your model data with validations to ensure accurate, reliable quantities.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Manual quantity entry for projects without BIM models so the platform adapts to your workflow.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Price history tracking to Keep a record of all past prices to quickly reference, compare, and reuse data for new projects.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Automation of repetitive tasks &amp;amp; layouts and Save time with fully automated BOQ generation, ready-to-print formats, and structured summaries.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Real-time collaboration : Work simultaneously with your team : Architects, engineers, and QS, with inline comments and permission-based access.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;COSTWACES is Web-based &amp;amp; accessible anywhere, it's a Fully online platform, no software installation required, accessible on any device.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Independent &amp;amp; flexible&lt;BR /&gt;And the most important to note, it's NOT tied to any software brand or version, work with your existing tools without limitations.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":white_heavy_check_mark:"&gt;✅&lt;/span&gt; Try it for free&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Experience 30 days free, full access, no credit card required :&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;A href="https://costwaves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Start your trial now !&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Explore the web app at your own pace and discover its functionalities.&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Your feedback fuels Costwaves. Stay tuned for the next wave of powerful functionalities !&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Please note: Synchrobim is now called Costwaves. The name has changed, but the service remains the same.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:57:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Ahmed_K</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2025-08-30T12:57:34Z</dc:date>
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