BIMvision has evolved from a lightweight IFC viewer into a programmable BIM platform with its Python API Bridge plugin. Using a local REST API, users can automate model validation, quantity take-offs, reporting, GIS integration, AI-assisted review, and CI/CD testing. The article explains how this opens new workflows for BIM engineers, developers, and researchers.
Automation is becoming an essential part of modern BIM workflows. With the BIMvision Python API Bridge, you can unlock the full potential of BIMvision and connect it with the power of Python scripting and automation. This plugin introduces a simple…
We are pleased to announce the release of a new version of the program, which introduces several improvements that increase work comfort, control over operations, and tool organization. The capabilities of the measurement tools have been expanded to include a…
Parametric Structural Modeling with IgentBIM in BIMvision We invite you to a practical webinar dedicated to the IgentBIM plugin – an advanced tool for parametric modeling of steel and reinforced concrete structures directly within the BIMvision environment. During the session,…
BIMvision version 3.1.1 introduces new features and improvements. One of the changes is the expansion of the navigation grid functionality. This functionality is particularly useful for large models, such as those related to infrastructure. Previously, double-clicking on a grid field…
On October 7 and 9, a webinar was held on construction process management using the Construction Manager tool for the BIMvision platform. During the meeting, we demonstrated how to plan, monitor, and report on construction progress in an organized manner…
We’ve introduced new features, such as support for model rotation around any axis (rotation angle), management of OFFLINE and ONLINE run modes, and added reading of new elements. Here are the most important changes: Note! Maintenance is required for plugin…
Free webinar about the Construction Manager plugin for BIMvision We invite you to a practical webinar where we’ll demonstrate how to monitor construction progress based on the IFC model and the Construction Manager (BIMvision) plugin. You’ll learn how to maintain…
IgentBIM is an advanced plugin for BIMvision, designed for engineers, structural engineers, architects, and prefabrication designers. It enables fast, parametric modeling of steel and reinforced concrete structures – intuitively and without the need for programming. Using so-called “masses” (intelligent solids)…
The new version 1.1 of the Search and Select plugin has just been released! Check out what’s new! We’ve added new features and updated the overall look of the plugin. Now you can do even more! Check out the new…
Meet Search and Select, a new plugin for BIMvision that will make working with IFC models even faster, more convenient and intuitive! It’s time to bring the selection and visualisation of objects in your project to the next level. Search…
Today’s BIM models are not just geometry. They are first and foremost data. But what to do when the IFC file you receive contains incomplete, outdated or inappropriately assigned information? The solution is simple – IFC Edit. This advanced plugin…
We are pleased to announce that a new IFC Green plugin is now available in our store.bimvision.eu. This plugin is used to determine the impact of project elements on the environment based on material characteristics related to the product life…
Today we present the new version of BIMvision 3.0.0. We have introduced support for the IFC 4.4 format, added support for new features requested by users, and implemented Maintenance, which allows you to update to the next major versions of…
The recently released version 3.3 of the IFC Comments/BCF plugin has introduced many changes expected by users, as well as new functionalities that will significantly improve the work with this tool. See what new features and improvements have been added,…
We are pleased to announce that version BIMvision 2.29.0 is the last in the 2.x series. We will soon release version 3.0, which will introduce a number of new functionalities and improvements. New functionalities in version 3.0: The most important…
SELECTION AREA You may be familiar with this feature from AutoCAD or another CAD program. Draw a selection area from right to left or from left to right. To draw a selection area: press and hold Ctrl, click the cursor…
The new version of Clash Detection 1.3 will allow you to display collisions in the most convenient way for you. The previous display options have been extended with additional control options, and the interface for this part has been updated.…
The IDS format is a breakthrough element in openBIM processes. It is IDS that allows you to save the conditions required in the IFC model, as well as automate its verification in terms of information content. Choose the IDS requirements…
The Construction Manager plugin is the perfect tool to help you manage and monitor construction processes. Using the IFC model in BIMvision allows you to track work progress in real-time and aggregate data directly from the construction site. With the…
Would you like to simplify the process of creating IDS files and be sure that your IFC model meets all requirements? Meet IDS Maker and IDS Checker – two offerings from Datacomp IT, the developer of BIMvision. IDS Maker: create…
We are thrilled to present the latest version of BIMvision 2.28.0. This update introduces new elements, functionalities, enhancements, as well as changes in the API that will make your experience with BIMvision more intuitive, productive, and precise. Discover the new…
Watch the video and see what you can do. Create views with color markings, cross-sections or a selection of measurements to quickly switch to them later. Navigate through the IFC model to visualize a few selected elements or show a…
A “Custom selector” is a set of functionalities that allow you to create a selection mechanism based on the properties of elements. We can find it in various plugins such as Advanced Reports, Clash Detection, or Takeoff Reports. They may…
In Advanced Reports, you can visualize a simulation of the step-by-step creation of an object or animate another process based on a selected characteristic parameter. The animation is played according to groups of values (by grouping) or according to individual…
The IFC Edit plugin is an extensive, extremely useful tool that allows you to modify information contained in IFC files. It allows you to edit the properties and property sets of elements and export the changed data as a new…
We have introduced a number of changes that will significantly speed up the reading of large models and enable retrieving object properties from different levels of nesting in the property structure. We have also improved the diagnostics of file reading…
BIMvision 2.27.4 introduces several important updates: Modifications in BIMvision 2.27.4 are aimed at improving the usability and flexibility of the software, ensuring comfortable work for users using various plugins and file types. You can download the latest version as always…
In the course of building maintenance, the recording of the actual condition as well as the documentation of the planned and executed work is of key importance. Building diagnosis data can be implemented in BIM in an interface-open way. This…
We have introduced changes in drawing element geometry, extended API functionalities and corrected reported errors. Here are the most important modifications:
The IFC model is a set of data. They are assigned individual elements. In BIMvision, we have the ability to quickly review the defined parameters without having to click on each element in the model. The “Group” function of the…
The Advanced Reports plugin can be used for various purposes. Using the settings for grouping and coloring – you can highlight items with different data. With such functionality, you can visualize the individual stages of the construction process, check the…
Universal Method of Element Selection and Ways of Its Use in IT Tools of the IFC Model Platform Effective work with IFC Models depends largely on efficient processing and obtaining the data they contain. When developing files often composed of…
We are pleased to announce that from today our store.bimvision.eu store offers a new Datacomp plugin – Takeoff Reports, which will further streamline the work with the IFC model. Takeoff Reports is a tool that allows you to create a…
BIMvision version 2.27.0 available right from today, introduces such changes as: Support for IFC 4.3 files Support for new entities: Ifc_Triangulated_Face_Set IfcFixedReferenceSweptAreaSolid IfcTextLiteral in IfcMappedItem IfcCompositeCurve A flag has been added to the API to monitor the lack of status…
We are pleased to announce that the new version of BIMvision 2.26.4 is ready for download. Changes in version 2.26.4: Improved resetting view after loading a file, Improved the format of saving numbers to BVF, Changing the SDK version to 5.41. Support for new entities: IfcFacilityPartCommon, IfcMarinePart, IfcQuantityNumber, IfcRailwayPart, IfcRoadPart, IfcTransportationDevice, IfcTransportationDeviceType, IfcVehicle, IfcVehicleType.
We introduced changes to the drawing of element geometry and extended the API functionalities Changes to drawing geometry include: improved generation of geometry of IfcRevolvedAreaSolid and IfcExtrudedAreaSolid elements, corrected color assignment for IfcStyledItem elements, implemented STEP_RATIO property handling New API…
TARGET:– quick selection according to the value of the chosen property– dividing elements into smaller parts to make measurements more accurate– measurements in the model and saving them in the form of views COURSE (plugins used): OBJECTS INFO, GALLERY, +…
If we work with files in a certain way and repeat certain activities for which we need buttons from different tabs of the BIMvision main panel, we can improve our work. Instead of switching between tabs each time or looking…
Our partner in China, ZWSOFT, informed us that BIMvision will take part in an architectural competition organized by the Ministry of Education in ShanXi Province. Background of the Competition: The National Vocational College Skills Competition is a non-profit competition for…
We introduced in it, in addition to the standard reading of the classification from an IFC file, the possibility of uploading their definitions in the XML file format, as well as their configuration by the user Keyboard shortcuts for selected…
At the beginning of April, we had the opportunity to conduct a training on BIMvision for BIM Ambassadors of CDC Habitat, a major real estate office in France with more than 531 000 housing managed. The several-hour workshops concerned the operation…
BIM World is a cyclical event that takes place annually in Paris. It promotes the digitization of the construction sector. The event has the formula of a technical fair and is accompanied by thematic conferences. The event, in addition to…
BIM technology is a reality today. Virtual reality, which has become a real answer to current problems, a response to new directions in design, new ways of management and cooperation. In this process, we work with various tools available on…
We are pleased to announce that the Spanish blog “Espacio BIM” has recently published an entry dedicated to BIMvision. The author – Amaia Rodriguez Oroz – states that BIMvision is one of the most used platforms in projects developed in…
The BIMvision team is pleased to inform all BIM technology adepts and practitioners about the world’s largest online event in this field, which started yesterday and is currently underway! As a producer of one of the best IFC model platforms…
TARGET: – checking and comparing changes between revisions – creating a comprehensive project model with industries, e.g. as a reference model for Data drop COURSE (plugins used): MODULE: MULTIFILE – MODULE: COMPARE – IFC MERGE – IFC SPLIT Using the…
BIMvision allows you to quickly select the entire structure, group or assembly to which a single entity belongs. There are a few ways to quickly select the bigger part of the project starting from pointing an element. LET’S CHECK THEM…
Healthy, calm and full of hope and success and prosperity in the coming New Year wishes BIMvision Team
December 1, 2021 the Final Transnational European Meeting was held on the EU project BIMhealthy – ERASMUS+ . The meeting took place at the Catholic University of San Antonio in Murcia, Spain. The following institutions participated in the meeting: Project…
TARGET: -merging the facility model with the model of the surrounding -adjusting the position of the models in relation to each other -creating a light preview file of the concept of the arrangement of objects COURSE (plugins used): MODULE: MULTIFILE…
BIMvision allows you to measure custom distances, angles, areas or check the coordinates of various vertices. The problem, however, is when we DON’T HAVE these vertices, i.e. points with a measurable distance, in the model! So how can we take…
TARGET: – quick selection of elements according to the expected criteria – assigning documents related to individual elements – creating and saving color versions of the project COURSE (plugins used): OBJECTS INFO – EXTERNAL DOCUMENTS – GALLERY 1. Open the…
At the end of September Datacomp participated in “BIM and sustainable architecture” conference. During the presentation, the topic: The role of digital modeling in ecological optimization was taken up, as well as threads related to the complex issues of social,…
The buildingSMARTAward 2021 final is coming soon! On August 22, the list of finalists was announced, and the final will be resolved during the buildingSMART 2021 virtual summit, which brings together specialists from the construction industry in the development and…
We are pleased to announce that the new version of BIMvision 2.25.3 is ready for download. We have expanded the information on zero-volume features and improved the geometry generation of some feature types. Adding a handler for the disable_internet file…
buildingSMART International is an independent and non-profit organization that leads the development of open digital information flows. Its mission is to proactively support industry participants who want to develop open standards for planning, design, procurement, assembly and operation of buildings…
TARGET: – creating separate batches for convenient management – extracting groups of created batches with selected parameters COURSE (plugins used): MTS – IFC SPLIT – MODULE:MULTIFILE – ADVANCED REPORTS 1. Open the model on the basis of which you will…
Some of our customers use the free BIMvision viewer in its most basic version and the scope of its functionality is fully sufficient for them. However, professionals working in BIM on a daily basis – coordinators, designers, contractors, specialists from…
BIMvision is a free platform that, apart from its standard functions – related to the basic browser function and options of dimensioning based on the geometry of models or operating with cutting planes – enables the installation of plugins extending…
We are pleased to inform our clients that the new version of BIMvision 2.25.2 is now available. We have introduced a few changes to expand the program’s capabilities, such as adding reading of new objects and improving the reading of…
Each plugin update brings something new. Steps forward, sometimes bigger and sometimes minor changes that make our plugins and BIMvision platform grow with our customers and with BIM technology. We do not stop there. We search, we go ahead, we…
We are pleased to inform you that the BIMvision program has been certified by the German BIMSWARM platform. The main idea of this research project is to develop an open platform for the delivery of certified applications, services and catalogs.…
The annual BIM technology event will take place in Paris on June 23 and 24. This time, after a two-year break, in addition to the “online” form, it will also be held in a stationary form. Scheduled for 5,000 attendees…
On May 24 – 30, subscriptions and selected plugins 20% off! Don’t miss the summer promotion! 7 DAYS for great shopping at BIMvision! Visit our stores: Want to know more? Send us an e-mail contact@bimvision.eu!
New version of the IFC Merge plugin saves model offsets and changes to their coordinates Have you ever had several component models that, instead of being modeled with reference to their target location, were created with a common point of…
In IFC Split 1.3.0, you can export items from an IFC model while giving a new value to the “Project Name” property (Location> Project> “Project Name”). The new functionality was created as a response to the needs of BIMvision Users.…
On February 26, 2021, 3rd European Meeting was held of EU project ERASMUS+ – BIM Healthy. The following institutions participated in the meeting: Project Leader: UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION OF SAN ANTONIO DE MURCIA – Catholic University of San Antonio in Murcia – UCAM…
We encourage BIMvision Users to download the new version 2.25 of the program. We have created a new API with additional options, such as reading and writing to the BVF format or the option that allows additional user actions thanks…
26th February 2021 BIM Healthy Meeting 3rd International Partner Meeting of the BIM Healthy Erasmus+ project is being held online today. The partners will present the status of the project, BIM implementation and educational platform elaborated during the time of…
We invite you to download version 2.24.7 of BIMvision. Among other things, we have extended the measuring capabilities by adding two options expected by the users. Now it is possible to measure the distance “Point – Plane within the model”.…
The overall goal of the UrbanBIM project was to create and strengthen mutual cooperation, both at the educational and professional level, by creating, among others, an application operating on BIM models in urban areas and taking into account environmental indicators…
A Wonderful and Merry Christmas and many happy moments in the coming New Year wishes BIMvision Team
A new plugin External Documents is already available in our store.bimvision.eu. It is a tool for assigning documents and URLs to model objects. This solution provides quick access to documents and URLs related to individual model objects, such as contacts…
At our store.bimvision.eu there is already a set of plugins – IFC MultiTool Bundle available. The bundle consists of 3 plugins: – IFC Split with which you can extract parts of the IFC model and export them to new IFC…
Catch vacation deals! Only until September 1, 15% discount on subscriptions and all packages. Find out more about the offer. Welcome to our stores: BIMvision Plugin Store SUBSCRIPTIONS
In version 2.24.4 we have made additional settings in Advanced Options. These settings are related to the number of openings contained in the elements. Reading openings can be standard, i.e. skipping reading openings created by more than 32,000 triangles…
Version 2.24.2 has been extended with the option to move and read files with large coordinates. Moving such a file will enable us to avoid the appearance of numerical errors. In the Location tab, in addition to the current coordinates,…
On April 28, 2020, the second transnational European project meeting was held as part of the Erasmus+ program. Project No 2019-1-ES01-KA203-065060 The planned “live” meeting in Warsaw did not take place for obvious reasons, but it was moved…
In the downloadable version of the program we provide a new, very practical tool: bimvision protocol. It allows you to create links to model objects. After opening such a link, the object is marked on the model and shown in…
The University of Seville, which together with Datacomp participates in the European project Urban BIM, showed how it uses a strong IFC model analysis tool such as the BIM Vision plug-in, Advanced Reports. The University has been conducting Life Cycle…
From 1.04. until 7. 04.2020 we have prepared a special promotion for you: – 15% discount on selected BIMvision plugins – 20% discount on all BIMvision subscriptions We invite you to purchase plugins and subscriptions on our platforms:…
On 14 March, an epidemic emergency was introduced in Poland. Therefore, taking care of the safety of our Clients and Employees, we encourage everyone to contact the company only via electronic channels or by phone. We also encourage you to…
On 4 March, the Open BIM conference was held in Bettembourg, Luxembourg, organized by Neobuild and Modena. Initial lectures concerned the status of currently applicable BIM standards. These aspects were presented by Mr. Pierre Mit, Head of the Chapter of…
We are pleased to inform all our current and future Users that a new version of BIMvision 2.23.3 is ready to download on our website in the DOWNLOAD tab. In a new version we have added some options for…
We are very pleased to announce that Datacomp IT Sp. z o.o. has won the award „Leader of the digital transformation in the construction industry”. The Chapter awarded the Datacomp company for its activity in the field of development and promotion…
Only on February 14th, , an opportunity to buy subscriptions 15% cheaper! Valentine’s day promises to be extremely hot. You can choose your subscriptions: 30 days for 60€ instead of 70€ 90 days for 94€ instead of 110€…
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The Advanced Reports plugin now allows detailed material reporting. In addition to the standard export of object materials, there are 2 additional modes of their presentation: Materials by layers Materials by name
We are pleased to announce the edition of the new IFC Merge plugin. This extremely practical tool allows exporting model elements loaded from several files into one common IFC file (merging files). It is possible to export active elements, visible…
We are pleased to inform you that from now on user manuals of all plugins are also available in German (incl. Gallery, IFC Preview, Objects Info & STL Exporter) and French (incl. Gallery, IFC Preview, Objects Info, STL Exporter, Clash…
In the new version of BIMvision, we focused on measurement. We have added new measurement modes: the distance of the point from the edge and the point from the plane; diameter / distance between a pair of the most distant…
New plugin COBie Exporter Dear BIMvision Users! We have just launched the new COBie Exporter plugin. This tool allows you to export reports from files with the IFC, IFCZIP and BVF extension to an Excel spreadsheet in the…
Please, download BIMvision 2.21.1 manually to bring back automatic update feature.
We present to you a new version of the Advanced Reports plugin. Its new possibilities are: classifications and volume export, project animation, export of views; How it’s working? Find out more about Advanced Reports 1.6 HERE
Crazy prices at the end of the holidays! Only until August 31, 2019 an additional 20% discount on Clash Detection bundles. We invite you to take advantage of this unusual opportunity. More details on the BIMvision store website …
A new version of BIMvision 2.21 is launched! We invite all users and fans of our software to install the update. The new version will not only provide better support for .NET plugins (dependencies and updates). Its new options…
We present our new tool, the glTF Exporter glTF Exporter plugin for exporting the model geometry to the glTF format. GLTF (GL Transmission Format) is a file format for 3D models using the JSON standard. glTF minimizes both the…
By combining C.A.T.S. software and BIMvision, the IFC model browser, – a new data exchange platform will be created between the construction project and the project management system in the construction industry. Users who use C.A.T.S. project management software…
We give you the long-awaited plugin: IFC SPLIT! This tool allows you to save selected (visible / active) elements of the model to a new IFC file. This functionality makes it easier to work on large models, from which…
