Intellectual Property
All digital assets, source code, media, and written content on this website�including parametric Revit families, Dynamo scripts, custom C# plugins (Add-ins), shop drawing templates, and educational tutorials�are the exclusive intellectual property of SherBIM Studio.
When you purchase a premium asset or download a free resource, you are granted a non-exclusive license to use the content, but full copyright and underlying ownership remain with SherBIM Studio.
1. Scope of Protected Assets
Our intellectual property rights cover all proprietary materials provided on or through our platform, including:
- BIM Content: Parametric and complex Revit families, nested components, Shared Parameters, and custom templates.
- Automation & Tools: Dynamo visual scripting graphs, custom Python nodes, C# add-in source code, and custom software interfaces.
- Production Assets: Shop drawing layouts, detailing templates, annotations, and assembly documentation formats.
- Educational & Brand Media: Video tutorials, technical guides, code documentation, website designs, logos, and graphics.
2. Permitted Uses (Grant of License)
Your download or purchase grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to:
- Incorporate Revit families, Dynamo scripts, and custom plugins into your firm�s internal project workflows and BIM models.
- Use assets to produce commercial design documentation, coordination models, and shop drawings for your clients.
- Install custom add-ins and scripts across authorized workstations within your organization.
3. Prohibited Uses & Restrictions
Unless explicitly authorized in writing by SherBIM Studio, you may not:
- Resell, rent, sublicense, redistribute, or publish any assets, plugins, or scripts as standalone files or part of an external asset library.
- Decompile, reverse-engineer, or extract underlying source code from custom C# add-ins or DLL files.
- Rebrand, strip copyright metadata, or claim original ownership of any pre-made BIM assets, code, or tutorials.
4. Custom Client Work & Deliverables
For bespoke development contracts (e.g., custom C# plugins or dedicated shop drawing projects created specifically for your firm):
- Ownership of custom-produced project deliverables (such as final shop drawing PDFs and specific client project models) transfers to you upon full payment.
- SherBIM Studio retains underlying ownership of reusable code modules, core parametric framework algorithms, and background intellectual property used to generate those deliverables.
5. IP Protection & Enforcement
SherBIM Studio actively monitors the distribution of its proprietary code, visual scripts, and parametric models. Unauthorized distribution, piracy, or commercial exploitation without a valid license will result in immediate license revocation and potential legal action.