Overview
The BIM Fit Check is a certification event run by buildingSMART Deutschland. Software vendors work through a defined BIM scenario in front of an expert jury and get a result. It is not a demo. The jury checks whether the software correctly implements the standard for a specific use case — verifiably, not approximately.
Štefan Jaud has led the technical side of the Fit Check since the first edition, working with the jury to develop the test models and evaluation criteria, coordinating the jury, and running the event.
The Fit Check and Jaud IT's consulting work pulls from the same knowledge base. The IFC schema and MVD expertise behind the test criteria is the same expertise that goes into openBIM infrastructure projects.
For the 2026 BCF round, Jaud IT's role expanded. Jaud IT authored the criteria document that specifies what correct BCF implementation looks like — the text the jury uses to evaluate each participant.
The Three Rounds
Round 1 — May 2025, Essen
Georeferencing
Round 2 — September 23, 2025, Berlin
Axis exchange and georeferencing
Two use cases ran in parallel for the first time. Nine companies, all passed. Held at the buildingSMART International Summit.
Round 3 — May 13, 2026, Berlin
BCF — BIM Collaboration Format
Six companies. The criteria document was developed primarily by Jaud IT. Held at the 23rd buildingSMART-Anwendertag.