Release notes | BIMvision

2.28.1 (current version) release date 2024-07-12

Improved terrain geometry display
Implemented IfcToroidalSurface, IfcMirroredProfileDef
Implemented alignment (only for v4x3)
Improved edge generation function
Improved mesh display condition for IfcTriangulatedIrregularNetwork
Improved model movement when units are set to mm
Improved handling of transparent objects with colored edges
Implemented updating of the “Field of View” slider value after switching to the view from the plugin level
Improved camera settings after switching to the view from the plugin level
Implemented a function calculating camera rotation angles around the X, Y and Z axes based on the view matrix
Coloring sections according to the colors of cut objects after using the “cutting plane”
Implemented saving the configuration file after confirming changes with the OK button in the advanced options window
Upgraded the API version to 5.48
- Providing “Data Type” via the BIMvision API
- Downloading full information about the plugin version

2.28.0 release date 2023-03-19

An option to compare two selected objects has been introduced (the DIFFERENCES button in the OBJECTS tab)
*Note: the Module Compare in demo or full version is required for the DIFFERENCES button to be visible
API version increased to 5.47; new features:
- bv_zip_get()
- bv_zip_get_file_length()
- bv_zip_read_buffer()
- bv_zip_write_buffer()
- on_main_form_close()
Improved user interface scaling in the x64 version
Improved the display of imperial units in the properties (“Dimensions”)
Improved geometry counting for Ifc_Sectioned_Solid_Horizontal for IFCINDEXEDPOLYCURVE
For version 4×3, reading of IfcLinearPositioningElement has been corrected and IfcLinearPlacenent has been implemented
Added reading of IfcSurfaceStyleRendering and IfcAnnotationFillArea
Implementation of Ifc_Structural_Surface_Member
Ifc_Sectioned_Surface reading has been improved
Implementation of construct_geometry for Ifc_Csg_Solid

2.27.7 release date 2023-11-09

New version of API

2.27.5 release date 2023-08-08

Optimization of edge calculation for large models
Implementation of retrieving object properties located at any nesting level in the property structure
Better diagnosis of reading errors – multiple entity numbers
Raising the version number of the state vector in the function performing automatic measurements
SDK version change

2.27.4 release date 2023-06-23

Internal SDK feature changes related to compilation and operation of some plugins
Liberalization of the requirements for reading files with parameters that do not meet the standards of the IFC format

2.27.3 release date 2023-05-30

Improvement of the vertex finding algorithm
New version of API for UNDO/REDO options

2.27.2 release date 2023-04-25

Rendering of objects with large coordinates has been improved

2.27.1 release date 2023-04-06

Button “Use finer cutting precision” has been added
Support for writing and reading large files to BVF
New entities have been added to v 4×3
New API function has been implemented – extracting the *ifc file of the project to an external file
SDK version handling has been changed – added get_api_version_major() and _minor() (get_api_version() changed)
Reported bugs have been fixed

2.27.0 release date 2022-11-02

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 of measurement details displayed on the model
The Ukrainian language version has been added

2.26.4 release date 2022-09-28

Improved resetting view after loading a file
Improved the format of saving numbers to BVF
Changing the SDK version to 5.41Measure_v1 support
- Get_grids_state () added
Support for new entities:
- IfcFacilityPartCommon
- IfcMarinePart
- IfcQuantityNumber
- IfcRailwayPart
- IfcRoadPart
- IfcTransportationDevice
- IfcTransportationDeviceType
- IfcVehicle
- IfcVehicleType
- IfcEarthworksCut
- IfcEarthworksElement
- IfcEarthworksFill

2.26.3 release date 2022-08-01

Geometry generation has been improved
Changes to API functionality have been made
- correction of the OnSelectionChange element
- correction of dm_different_measures value
- added return of the set value of measurement rounding for get_item_value function
Reported errors have been corrected

2.26.2 release date 2022-05-13

Classifications with the possibility of their configuration have been implemented
Keyboard shortcuts for selected functions and their combinations have been added and systematized
The ability to activate the plugin from a file has been implemented (without internet access)
The option to change the measurement unit to imperial units has been added
Ctrl+Z (Undo) and Ctrl+Y (Redo) options have been introduced
The Disable subscription switch has been added
Multiple selection in the property tree has been implemented
Added Restart button in Advanced Options
Bugs fixed

2.25.3 release date 2021-09-27

Support for the disable_internet has been added
Information on elements with zero volume has been extended
The generation of geometry of some objects has been improved (e.g. elbows and fittings for installations)
IfcTextLiteral reading and saving to BVF have been added
Fixed bugs related to BVF (save to BVF and delete file from BVF)
Descriptions when dimensioning any surface have been corrected
Functions have been added to the API:
- get_object_area ()
- get_object_edges ()
- get_object_corners ()

2.25.2 release date 2021-06-30

Improved and added graphics reading of new complex objects
Support for IfcComplexProperty has been added
The option to select elements in the structure with Ctrl and Shift has been added
Improved surface and volume measurement in special cases
Fixed deletion of files from the project

2.25.1 release date 2021-03-25

Change in error handling when reading IFC files
Added reading geometry of new primitives
Improved the performance of solid modeling and volume counting

2.25 release date 2021-03-09

New API – additional options:
- reading and saving to BVF format
- allowing for additional user actions to be programmed after pressing the Button
Saving to BVF – errors correction
Support for reading B-Spline curve and IfcSurfaceCurveSweptAreaSolid
New function of the backspace key

2.24.7 release date: 2021-02-10

Change in the way of selecting elements in the property tree
Change in password encryption. Unification of operation for 32 and 64 bit versions
In the MEASUREMENT tab, new methods of calculating distances have been added: “Point – Plane within model” and “Plane – Plane within model”
New API functions
- for saving files in .BVF
- for checking triangle degeneration

2.24.6 release date: 2020-12-18

Automatic download of the latest model from a folder when opening a file
Moved enabling / disabling grids and spaces to the Options / Show tab and such an option for the fasteners was added
The ability to systematize the IFC structure of the model has been added
Bugs fixes

2.24.5 release date: 2020-10-29

improved display of some IFC4 files
correction of minor errors
change of logos and icons

2.24.4 release date: 2020-08-19

Options for reading openings in elements have been added

2.24.3 release date: 2020-07-31

A switch for the use/disuse of redundant edges removal algorithm has been implemented

2.24.2 release date: 2020-07-09

Added option to move files containing large coordinates to eliminate numerical errors
Errors have been corrected

2.24.0 release date: 2020-05-12

Support for the bimvision protocol has been added
New API functions have been added (get_dropped_pos (), get_centroid () and get_projects_offsets ())
Bugs have been fixed

2.23.5 release date: 2020-04-14

Detection has been added if the ifc file has been modified.
Diagnostic information about errors in ifc files has been added.
Several corrections in drawing the geometry of objects were made.
Bugfix for saving cut objects to BVF file.

2.23.3 release date: 2020-03-10

options for cutting holes in nested objects have been added
bug fixes and stability improvements
new API functions:
- closing the application

2.23 release date: 2020-01-13

display of rounding in profiles has been improved
hole cutting in complex objects has been fixed
new API features:
- getting the thickness of material layers
- saving loaded models as BVF
- saving geometry to file (enables quick loading of models)

2.22.3 release date: 2019-12-12

added model geometry caching when saving to BVF file.

2.22.1 release date: 2019-11-25

profiles information loading has been added
added option to choose the default code page for IFC files

2.22 release date: 2019-10-23

new measure modes:
- point to edge and point to plane distance
- diameter / most distant pair of vertices of the selected plane
- custom area
- angles between planes, edges and the ground (XY plane)
- custom angle
measure improvements:
- selecting points and edges only from plane under the mouse cursor (not from faces behind)
- highlighting currently measured object (if the active selection is on)
- ability to draw an arbitrary shape (disable Snap to vertex) for the Area – CUSTOM, Angle – CUSTOM and Length – POINT measure modes
Translate project option uses exact values of measured offset regardless of the displayed precision unless values were edited by the user

2.21 release date: 2019-08-20

reorganization of the user interface; new tab “ADVANCED” was added
- ribbon group “Cutting” from tab “VIEW” was split into two groups: “Cutting” and “Cutting planes”, and moved to the new tab
- group “Offsets” from tab “OBJECTS” was also moved there
added “Offset” measurement type
ability to translate/set new position of whole project geometry (in “Coordinates” and “Offset” measure mode), which will be saved to the BVF file
option to select visible objects within the cutting region
better support for .NET plugins (dependencies and updates)

2.20 – release date: 2019-04-16

offsets for planes to precise cutting added
ability to split elements by cutting planes
classification tree, changes in displaying classifications added
relations window added
distinction of currently selected object from rest of the selection
Changes option works when many projects are opened, allowing to compare any projects
module Multifile can read *.tbp files
ability to open relative paths from properties
support for composite profile, tapered solids and table property values
user can set custom coordinates of the point for the measure mode
selecting object on the 3D view with Shift key copies its GUID to the clipboard
ability to get licence numbers and activate many plugins directly from plugin manager window

2.19 – release date: 2018-07-19

ability to move (offset) selected objects on 3D view to any direction
option to draw edges of selected objects, even if they are covered
support more IFC4 elements and types
improvements in compare models mode
added Location and Classification tabs in properties window
the layout of property sets (collapsed / expanded) is remembered when viewing objects. Note: settings are not saved in the BVF file

2.18 – release date: 2017-10-10

improvements to measure mode (measurement now can be done on any tab)
measure are remembered by plugins that save view state (Gallery and IFC Comments)
ability to hide inactive elements in objects list window
changes are merged in object list window when comparing models
faster generation of geometry through the use of multiple processor cores

2.17 – release date: 2017-08-21

multiple cutting planes, moving cutting planes by mouse
ability to sort types, layers and groups by name

2.16 – release date: 2017-06-12

ability to change field of view for perspective projection
orthogonal and oblique projections
options to rotate current view by 90 degrees
ability to measure total area of an object(s)

2.15 – release date: 2017-04-26

ability to take measurements in Imperial and US customary units
option to change zoom for minimap
inactive elements cannot be selected
menu “Export to BVF” is replaced by “Save” and “Save as…” options
displaying properties for door/window type and style

2.14 – release date: 2017-03-16

introducing partial support for IFC4 file format
ability to save and load all opened IFC files with plugin data, into one BIMvision File (file extension *.BVF)
improvements for module Multifile (multiple file viewing)
- new IFC Structure merge modes – you can now merge storeys also by name and elevation
- ability to unload projects (unloaded projects are not visible in viewer and will be not saved into BVF file)
“Fly mode” option that allows to navigate through the model from first-person perspective
removed edges that are inside planar surfaces
ability to set up measurement precision
access for plugin help files from main menu

2.13 – release date: 2016-11-10

displaying information from IFC file header in Project’s properties
new view option “Active selection”, which is default and allows to preview selection and measurement, while mouse cursor is over an element
“Advanced options” in main menu – ability to change parameters for geometry generation
displaying graphic card name and OpenGL version in “About” window

2.12 – release date: 2016-09-27

added location bar
minimap improvements – now draws storey that contains selected elements and draws selection
support for reading compressed IFC files (*.ifcZIP)
option to regenerate geometry for viewing projects, which have large distances
new navigation mode with Alt key pressed – it does not change camera control point

2.11 – release date: 2016-09-02

displaying groups and systems defined in IFC file
new color theme: “Graphite Gray” with two background colors – gray and dark gray
minimap option
improvements for multiple file viewing (module Multifile)
new option for IFC Structure object list – merge storeys
storey slide always operates on merged storeys

2.10 – release date: 2016-06-23

ability to load multiple IFC files in one view
new measure and selection modes
displaying more object’s properties and units
bug fixes and stability improvements

2.9 – release date: 2015-10-23

added “Element Specific” properties which contain additional object’s informations that are provided in IFC file
included 64 bit version of application which is faster and handles very large models

2.8 – release date: 2015-09-03