r/bim rules, stats, and what to post

What r/bim Is For

Reddit’s public description is concise: “A place to discuss all things BIM.” The topic rule makes that scope more concrete by listing software, file types, hardware, related technology, and workflows.

Rules That Matter Before Posting

Keep posts relevant, civil, and professional. Insults, hate speech, prejudicial language, and bigotry are prohibited.

The no-spam rule says r/bim is not a venue to promote yourself or a business. Reputable resources can be mentioned in replies and actual research is acceptable, but blog spam and astroturfed promotional links are not. A truly innovative product still requires moderator preapproval. The old sidebar likewise says blog links must be new and relevant, not advertisements for third-party modeling services, and not blatant advertising.

Employment posts have a narrow exception: job-seeking and entry-level job posts are prohibited, while senior job posts may be accepted when they include relevant information, are not marketing spam, and are removed once filled.

What To Post

These are practical recommendations derived from the published scope and rules:

• Discuss software, file types, hardware, related technology, or modeling workflows.
• Share actual research or a new, relevant article that is not an advertisement.
• In a reply, link to a reputable resource when it directly helps answer the discussion.
• Give technical questions enough project and workflow context to make the problem clear.

What To Avoid

Avoid self-promotion, business promotion, blatant advertising, blog spam, astroturfed links, and third-party modeling advertisements. Do not treat an innovative product as an automatic exception; the rule requires moderator preapproval.

Rankhog Notes

Check both relevance and promotion before posting: a topic can fit the modeling scope and still violate the no-spam rule. Related guides cover r/constructionmanagers, r/3dscanning, and r/lidar.