Curated Revit templates and collab for student construction projects.
Architecture students struggle with Autodesk Revit's steep learning curve and high costs when working on construction modeling projects.
ArchTemplateHub is a marketplace of student-vetted Revit templates for buildings, structures, and details, with built-in customization tools. Students fork, edit collaboratively, and learn best practices via embedded guides. Solves high costs and curve by providing ready starters cheaper than pro services.
Architecture students tackling construction modeling projects
Student-only community templates with version control and peer ratings.
professional
Search/filter rated templates.
Duplicate and modify templates in web editor.
Real-time edit with classmates.
Export customized .rvt files.
Community feedback system.
In-app learning notes per template.
Pro users contribute.
Usage stats for creators.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| role | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| data | text | No |
| rating_avg | int | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| template_id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| changes | text | Yes |
| room_id | uuid | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| template_id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| rating | int | No |
| comment | text | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/templatesSearch templates
/api/templates/:id/forkFork template
/api/rooms/:roomIdGet collab room
/api/reviewsAdd review
/api/export/:forkIdExport fork
No collab
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 250 | 2.5% | $125 | $1,500 |
| Month 6 | 2,000 | 7% | $2,800 | $33,600 |
Fork, collab, export – accelerate your construction modeling projects.
Seed 20 templates yourself from public sources; post in university Arch Discords; partner with 1 student org for promo code.
Large library
Pro-focused, no collab
Student-centric + realtime edit
Pro objects
Overwhelming for students
Curated simple templates
Network effects from student contributions and ratings.
Revit template demand up with remote learning; collab tools mature (e.g., Liveblocks).
Low contributions
Seed content
Collab sync issues
Use proven lib
Template IP
Student licenses only
Success: Top 10 types identified
Success: Avg 4 stars
Success: 1000 templates browsed
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