Frequently Asked Questions

The Nemetschek brands SCIA, FRILO as well as DC-Software as part of FRILO, which had already formed an alliance called Nemetschek Engineering, and their employees will form a joint company with the Nemetschek brand ALLPLAN following the merger. Read more

ALLPLAN is a global provider of BIM design to build software for the AEC industry. We focus on the delivery of building and infrastructure projects with an emphasis on equipping customers to increase efficiency in Design to Build workflows. True to our “Design to Build” tagline, we cover the entire process from the first concept […] Read more

SCIA is one of the world’s leading developers of structural design and analysis software supporting the Open BIM process. With the multi-material structural analysis software SCIA Engineer SCIA provides a tool for design and calculation on 3D models. Its wide range of functionality makes SCIA the ideal partner for the design and calculation of all […] Read more

DC-Software was acquired by FRILO in 2022 in order to extend FRILO’s foundation engineering portfolio. For more than 30 years, DC-Software has been offering comprehensive solutions for foundation engineering that are both easy to use and highly efficient. The programs support geotechnical engineers in the efficient calculation of the stability of foundation and retaining structures […] Read more

The Nemetschek Group is a leading global software provider for digital transformation in the AEC/O and media industries. Its intelligent software solutions cover the entire lifecycle of building and infrastructure projects and enable creatives to optimize their workflows. Customers can design, build, and manage buildings and infrastructures more efficiently and sustainably and develop digital content […] Read more

The merger includes all products and brands associated with ALLPLAN (including Allplan, SDS2 by ALLPLAN, Allplan Precast, Allplan Bridge and Bimplus by ALLPLAN) and Nemetschek Engineering (including SCIA, FRILO and DC Software). Read more

These long-established software companies are joining forces to offer AEC professionals a powerful solution technology stack of digital design and planning tools for building design in building construction and foundation engineering, for infrastructure design and for construction planning. The aim is to harmonize the software solutions of the four brands and thus map efficient end-to-end […] Read more

The new alliance will bring together the best of each world, with great consideration for customer needs. The merger will enable further optimization of our products as well as the interoperability of the products through reliable and meaningful end-to-end workflows for the benefit of users and thus significantly increase customer productivity. Read more

The integration of FRILO and SCIA into the Allplan workflows is particularly interesting for multi-disciplinary consultancies and structural engineering offices. Architectural models designed in Allplan AEC can already be transferred directly to SCIA or FRILO for structural analysis and design. While the structural verifications are carried out in SCIA and FRILO in accordance with standards, […] Read more

The integration of DC-Software into the Allplan workflows will be particularly interesting for foundation engineers and geotechnical engineers. The vision is to be able to transfer CAD models of construction pits, earth layer models or terrain models designed in Allplan to DC-Software for structural analysis and design. While the structural verifications are carried out in […] Read more

All merging brands, as well as the Nemetschek Group, are heavily supporting open workflows and interoperability between the solutions that are used by our customers. It will remain unchanged by the merge. Read more

Yes, Allplan, SCIA, FRILO and DC-Software will continue to be offered as independent products. Read more

Yes, the merger of the brands will not affect the use of licenses. The licenses can be used as usual. Read more

Allplan and SCIA as well as FRILO and DC-Software will undergo updates and new developments in the usual innovation cycles. The existing team will also continue to be responsible for improving the interoperability between ALLPLAN products, SCIA Engineer, FRILO products and DC-Software products with integrated solutions to bring additional value to the users. Read more

The brands’ support teams will of course remain in place and will continue to offer their support to their users with the usual quality and reliability. Read more

For the time being the familiar contacts will remain unchanged. However, in order to provide the best possible experience for our customers, sales setups will be adjusted in the future. We will keep customers informed on future changes as they occur. Read more