Motif launches cloud-based collaboration platform for architects and engineers

New platform integrates 2D and 3D workflows for real-time design review.

Motif, Inc. has launched a cloud-based platform for real-time collaboration among architecture and engineering teams. The platform integrates 2D and 3D workflows, addressing longstanding design review inefficiencies. By connecting previously separate tools and processes, Motif aims to improve workflow efficiency and usability.

Solving key collaboration challenges in the industry

Design professionals use tools like Revit, Rhino, and SketchUp, but many reviewers and stakeholders lack access to these applications, making collaboration challenging. Whiteboard solutions often lack key architectural features, while specialized BIM software may not be accessible to all stakeholders, leading to delays, miscommunication, and rework.

Motif is solving these challenges by introducing:

• A unified collaboration space: Architects, engineers, and project stakeholders can work together in one infinite canvas workspace that seamlessly integrates 2D drawings, 3D models, images, sketches and specifications. No more toggling between different tools or losing time searching for files.
• Live model streaming and integration: Direct connections to Revit and Rhino allow real-time updates without manual re-uploads, ensuring teams are always working with the latest designs.
• 2D & 3D sketching and markups: Capture feedback directly on models and drawings with real-time commenting and sketching tools. Comments made in Motif appear in Revit and vice versa, enabling faster feedback cycles.
• Smart presentation tools: Use frames and views to create focused, interactive design presentations without the hassle of exporting static slides and maintaining connections to evolving designs.
• Web-based access: No software installation required, making it accessible to all stakeholders regardless of technical expertise. This eliminates the common practice of purchasing expensive CAD software licenses for team members who only need to review designs

Motif is built for project teams that need to review designs efficiently, whether they are in the office or remote. Unlike existing tools that require expensive software licenses or complicated workflows, Motif operates entirely in the browser, allowing anyone to participate in design discussions—without requiring expertise in CAD or BIM applications.

A new era of design collaboration begins

With its official launch, Motif is setting a new standard for design review and presentation in the built environment. Motif creates a new category by combining general collaboration capabilities with specialized review technical needs, while adding unprecedented integration with design tools that, until now, has not been available on the market. This strategic integration preserves the design team’s workflow while eliminating communication barriers between technical designers and other stakeholders, creating a unified design ecosystem without disrupting established processes.

Motif’s vision for BIM doesn’t stop at collaboration. Motif 1.0 is just the first step toward building the future of data-driven modeling, automated documentation, and AI-powered insights—with speed, scalability, and openness at the core.

For more information, visit motif.io.