Aaron Perry has been on the NXT BLD stage before. This year, he came back not to talk about what Qonic is building but what it has built.
(opens in a new tab)THREE THEMES
Creativity
"Modelling in software should be joyful. Easy to create form, easy to explore form. Easy to run whilst you have that idea."
Software forces you into a rigid data structure before you can even draw a line. Qonic’s direct modelling engine changes that. It handles any geometry, fluid, complex, or highly structured, right in your browser. It gives you the freedom to just design, on any device, without the constant pop-ups or crashes.
Time
"AI in AEC to ideate. AI in Qonic to execute."
We don't need generative AI to spit out 500 ugly building variations we can’t use. We need AI that does the boring, repetitive cleanup work we hate. Because Qonic’s automation has deep access to the full geometry and data structure, it doesn’t just point out errors but also fixes them. Missing fire ratings, messy naming conventions, or unclassified geometry? Resolved in seconds.
Opportunity
"Why would you not use software developed on an open industry standard?"
We’ve all been trapped in closed software ecosystems that force everyone onto the same expensive licenses. True collaboration means total freedom: IFC in, IFC out. Qonic connects with tools like Rhino, Grasshopper, Cesium, and KOPE without losing a single piece of data along the way. To prove it, Aaron announced our first agentic integration with KOPE, letting data flow freely between design and offsite manufacturing.
Stop fighting the software. Upload an IFC file, see how fast it loads, and try our browser-based modeller for free.