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Ink elevation drawing of a modernist concrete house flanked by bare trees

IBC 1015.3

Guardrail required for fall protection

IBC 1011.11

Handrails required.

X: 1131 PX  Y: 1131 PX

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An AI agent that works inside your design tools

Heron reviews your model, identifies issues, and proposes solutions. Upon approval, it edits automatically. This concept crafted by Bearplus agency, the award-winning design agency.

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Hand-drawn floor plan artwork

Works natively inside the tools you already use, including Revit, Rhino, ArchiCAD and SketchUp.

The repetitive parts of modelling shouldn't eat your day. Heron handles the fiddly, manual work so you can stay focused on the design, not the software.

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Clients

  • Studio North
  • Atelier M
  • Form&Field
  • Arbor Group
  • Kline Assoc.
  • Meridian
  • Park+Co
  • Westline

Problems

Your design tools do what you tell them, nothing more

Design software is powerful but passive. It waits for every instruction, gives no advice, and can't act on its own, so all the repetitive work stays on you.

Manual [01]

Every change is on you

You make each edit by hand, one at a time, even the ones you've done a hundred times before.

Disjointed [02]

AI help sits outside your model

Generic AI tools can't see your project, so you keep copying, pasting, and re-explaining the same context.

Blind [03]

Nothing watches for problems

Issues sit quietly in your model until you happen to spot them, if you spot them at all.

Slow [04]

Small tasks pile up into lost days

The fiddly work that fills your week is exactly the work software should be doing for you.

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Right there with youFor the whole design

IBC 1017.2

Exit Access Travel Distance

Assembly occupancies without sprinklers are limited to 75 ft of exit travel distance. This layout exceeds the maximum allowable path length.

IBC 1010.1.2.1

Door Swing Direction

Assembly occupancies without sprinklers are limited to 75 ft of exit travel distance. This layout exceeds the maximum allowable path length.

ICC A117.1 §604.3.1

Accessible Toilet Clearance

Accessible restrooms require a 60” turning radius. This layout does not provide sufficient maneuvering space.

Your model. Your tools. Connected.

Run an agent natively in your model

Heron runs inside the design software you already use. It reads your model, understands what you're working on, and can make changes directly, with every action shown to you first so nothing happens without your say-so.

  • Works with Revit, Rhino, ArchiCAD, SketchUp.
  • Understands your geometry and intent.
  • Suggests fixes while you work.
  • Edits automatically after your approval.
Ink drawing of a concrete corridor and staircase

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Heron Chat widget

A chat that floats over your design tool. Ask it about your model or tell it what to change, and it acts inside the software on your approval.

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Ink floor plan drawing

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Heron Dashboard

Ask code questions about your building and get answers that reflect how the code applies to your layout, occupancy, and conditions, not just what the requirements say in isolation.

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Why us

Built to work the way you do

Heron fits into your process instead of replacing it. It watches quietly, speaks up when something needs attention, and only acts when you say so, so you stay in control the whole way through.

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ObserveHeron watches your model as you design

IBC 1011.5.2

Riser height exceeds code

AdviseIt flags issues and suggests fixes in plain language

Violation #01

Corridor width violation (IBC 1020.2)

Corridor width is less than 36 inches, does not meet minimum requirements for accessibility and egress.

AI-suggested fix

Widen the corridor to at least 36 inches to comply with accessibility and emergency egress standards.

ActWith your approval, it makes the edit directly in the model

Every action shown first — nothing happens without your say-so.

LearnIt picks up your firm's standards and gets more useful over time

Firm standards, remembered across projects.

Use cases

Made for
the people in
the model

  • Architects

    Hand the repetitive modelling to Heron and keep your focus on design.

  • Interior Designers

    Get quick help with layouts, fixtures, and clearances without leaving your model.

  • Landscape Architects

    Sort grading, site elements, and layouts without the manual grind.

  • Engineers

    Run discipline-specific checks and edits in the model, so coordination issues surface earlier.

  • BIM Managers

    Keep models clean and on-standard with an agent that knows your firm's rules.

  • Drafters

    Skip the tedious drawing cleanup and let Heron handle the repeatable parts.

  • Design Leads

    Keep quality and standards consistent across everyone's work.

  • Small Firms

    Get the output of a bigger team without adding headcount.

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Rendered massing model of a concrete building

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An AI agent that works inside your design tools