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Architecture Project Brief Checklist

Use this checklist to prepare CAD, BIM, Revit, visualization, Scan to BIM, or as-built files before sending a project for review.

5+ years team experience300+ projects across our professionals' architecture, interiors, and visualization workArchitect-led QA

Prepare your package

Use this checklist before requesting CAD, BIM, Revit, visualization, or Scan to BIM support.

A clear brief helps Nest review scope faster, ask better questions, reduce rework, and recommend the right production path.

Free resource Project Brief Checklist

Copy this checklist into your project email, RFP, or internal handoff before sending files for review.

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Checklist

What to include in your first project brief.

You do not need every item for every project. Send what you have, and Nest can help identify gaps before production begins.

Project overview

Project type, location, phase, client goals, design intent, and what needs to be produced.

Deliverables

DWG files, Revit model, PDF sheets, renderings, SketchUp model, as-built drawings, schedules, or coordination exports.

Software requirements

Revit version, AutoCAD format, ArchiCAD workflow, SketchUp version, rendering tools, and export requirements.

Standards

Title blocks, CAD layers, Revit template, BIM standards, naming rules, sample sheets, lineweights, fonts, and annotation style.

Source files

Existing drawings, survey files, point clouds, photos, markups, old models, consultant backgrounds, and reference images.

Deadline and milestones

Final deadline, review dates, internal check-ins, time-zone expectations, and required handoff format.

Scope boundaries

What Nest should do, what your internal team will handle, what is excluded, and where assumptions are allowed.

Confidentiality

NDA requirements, file-sharing channel, access permissions, and any client-sensitive information.

Review process

Who gives feedback, how markups are shared, how revisions are approved, and how final files should be packaged.

Next step

Start with one defined package before scaling support.

Send one drawing set, model task, visualization package, or Scan to BIM brief first. Once quality, communication, and timing are clear, you can continue per project or move into a dedicated monthly architect subscription.

5+ yearsof team architecture production experience
300+ projectsacross our professionals' architecture, interiors, and visualization work
US firmssupport shaped around American architecture workflows
Architect-led QAproduction checks before your team's final review
NDA before sensitive filesAgree confidentiality and the transfer method before sharing client-sensitive material.
We use your templates and softwareTemplates, software versions, file naming, and deliverables are confirmed before kickoff.
Architect-led QAWork is checked against the agreed scope and review comments before delivery.
You retain design responsibilityNest supports production under your studio direction and does not replace the local architect of record.

A practical next step

What does your team need completed next?

Discuss your drawing, model, or rendering requirements. We will review the scope and confirm available support before you commit.