Most AEC software adds complexity to manage complexity. We don't.

abstract ag is a Swiss AEC software company based in Basel. We build four products — pragmaticBIM, abstractBIM, iterthink, and {yourcompany}os — for architects, engineers, and real estate owners who've stopped waiting for the big platforms to solve their data problems.

Each product takes a category where the industry has converged on a bad answer and builds toward a better one. We're a small team. We intend to stay that way.

Each abstract product disagrees with a different industry consensus — Define, Produce, Review, Act.

pragmaticBIM — Know what data your project needs. abstractBIM — Get clean data from every model. iterthink — Catch every issue before it becomes a problem. {yourcompany}os — Make work flow through BPMN.

One position across four categories: automate the grunt work, keep humans in control of what matters.

It means every tool we build starts from a disagreement — not with a competitor, but with a consensus assumption the industry treats as settled.

Most AEC software adds complexity to manage complexity. We automate the grunt work instead: smaller models, checkable data contracts, visible AI, deterministic business processes. Humans stay in control of what matters.

They form a pipeline — Define, Produce, Review, Act — but each works on its own:

pragmaticBIM · Define — Know what data your project needs. Everyone else writes ISO documents nobody uses. abstractBIM · Produce — Get clean data from every model. Everyone else wants you to model more detailed. iterthink · Review — Catch every issue before it becomes a problem. Everyone else is adding AI that changes things automatically. {yourcompany}os · Act — Make work flow through BPMN. Everyone else sells software for one problem.

Coordination tools focus on geometry clash detection inside proprietary authoring apps. We focus on data integrity across the whole pipeline.

abstract treats geometry as data and decouples information from design tools. Models get validated against contracts you define, cleaned and enriched automatically, reviewed with full traceability, and connected to the systems that run your business. Less manual coordination, more reliable outcomes.

Rather than hardcoding rigid rules that break whenever regulations shift, abstract uses an open framework built on semantic web technologies, ontologies, and custom taxonomies.

Through pragmaticBIM's data contracts, you map building information to any regulatory or internal framework — SIA 2051, SIA 416, DIN/VDI, or your own corporate schemas. You define what the project actually needs; abstract validates incoming data against it automatically.

Just one. They're designed as a continuous pipeline, but each product solves a real problem on its own.

Most teams start with their biggest pain point — defining requirements, cleaning IFC models, reviewing deliverables, or connecting workflows — and add the others when they're ready. No platform lock-in required.

No. The platform handles large institutional portfolios and infrastructure projects, but it scales down as easily as up.

Independent BIM consultants, mid-sized architecture practices, engineering firms, and property owners all use abstract tools. Each product offers flexible onboarding matched to your project or organization — not a one-size-fits-all enterprise contract.

The fastest path is a free account on abstractBIM — upload an IFC model and see what automated cleaning and validation looks like in practice.

If your problem is upstream — unclear requirements before modeling starts — request a demo for pragmaticBIM. If it's downstream — connecting business systems with governed automation — talk to us about {yourcompany}os.

No long-term commitment or complex installation required.