The BIMcollab web application is your unified platform for Model Quality Assurance and for working within a model-centric Common Data Environment (CDE). Within each space, BIMcollab provides a rich set of features designed to help you proactively and continually achieve the highest standards throughout your project’s entire lifecycle.
This article serves as a guided tour through the main pages and features you’ll encounter in your BIMcollab space. It will help you get oriented quickly, while also linking to detailed articles so you can explore specific functionalities in depth.
My Projects Page
After logging in, you’ll arrive at My Projects page, your personalized home base within a BIMcollab space. This page gives you a central overview of your work and acts as the starting point for everything you do in the platform. Here you can quickly see all the projects you are part of.
💡 Tip: The projects shown on this page will be limited only to those you have been invited to. To see the complete list of projects in one space, the administrator can go to the 'Project' tab from the space administration page.
Depending on your role, access rights, and subscription level, you may have different options available. In general, from this page you can:
Access your projects: Click on a project name to open its dashboard. Or go directly to the active project phase by clicking on the green Phase name. Use the quick access buttons to go directly to the (2) Model, (3) Issues, or (4) To do's tab from that project.
(5) Show inactive projects: Toggle inactive projects off to keep your overview clean.
(6) Switch view modes: Choose between Graph view or List view to customize how your projects are displayed.
BIMcollab Top Ribbon
The top ribbon is always visible, giving you convenient access to essential functions such as:
Navigation menu: Open the navigation menu on the left of the ribbon (three horizontal lines) to browse projects or phases (availability depends on subscription). Use the magnifying glass to search for specific projects, or the pin to keep the menu visible.
Space logo & name: Works as a home button, bringing you back to the My Projects page.
Search bar: Context-aware search bar located on the right side of the ribbon.
Use it to search for content specific to each page, like accounts while working on the User admin page, or issues within the Issues tab.Gear icon: Direct access to the Space Administration, Twin Administration, and Subscription page (visible only for admins)
Question mark icon: Access resources like the introduction tour, Help Center, or BIMcollab Academy.
Avatar Icon: It offers a visual representation of each user's account, where they can upload a picture to personalize their profile. The dropdown menu gives access to the following options:
Open My account page to review personal settings
View Messages (system notifications about maintenance, updates, etc.)
Change password
Log out
BIMcollab Project tabs
Once inside a project (from My Projects or via the Navigation menu), the top ribbon expands into feature-specific tabs. The available tabs may vary depending on your permissions and subscription. Here’s an overview:
Dashboard
This is the default tab that opens automatically when you click on a project (without using the shortcuts), providing an immediate overview of project activity. It is divided into two main categories. Each of these offers specific insights based on the nature of your project:
Documents Dashboard: Accessed via a toggle in the top right, this dashboard shows document activity, tasks, reviews, and audits. Data is shown at the location, project, or phase level.
Issues Dashboard: Provides key metrics, activity, and progress on issues. Use the Show all activities button to be redirected to the activities.
The Model tab is the host for your federated BIM models, ensuring that you always see the latest uploaded versions of your project files. It acts as the central place for reviewing your combined models and navigating the 3D environment.
Project leaders choose the viewer from the integrations available in the project settings, such as Autodesk Docs or Trimble Connect.
⚠️ Attention: these integrations only bring their native viewer into BIMcollab, while other functionalities from those platforms remain separate and are not synchronized with your BIMcollab project.
When no other viewer is selected, the BIMcollab WebViewer remains the default option. This one is divided into three main panels:
Navigation panel
Property panel
Issues panel
The Documents tab organizes all project files and serves as the main center for managing, reviewing, and sharing documents across your team. It ensures that everyone works from the correct versions of project files, and provides tools to maintain consistency and traceability throughout the project lifecycle. Within this you can:
Add new documents: Upload new files or placeholders into the project.
Search files: Locate documents quickly using the search bar or sett by their state.
Sort by categories: Use the menu panel to see all document categories.
Apply filters: Add, save, and share custom filters based on your files' metadata.
Review documents: Customize your document table columns to show your files' metadata.
The Issues tab centralizes all issue communication for coordinating BIM model discrepancies, requests for additional information, project design alerts, or wider communication needed between different project teams, helping them coordinate and resolve tasks effectively. Within this tab, team members can:
Create, import, or report issues.
Change page view mode.
Apply filters and customize visible columns.
Track issues across the full project lifecycle.
💡 Tip: Issues are synchronized with the model and can also be viewed within the Model tab.
The To do tab documents all communication items (questions, tasks, notes) related to project documents and workflows. It gives project members a transparent way to track, manage, and filter communication, ensuring that no request or task gets lost. Key features include:
Menu of item types.
My items filter.
Status-based filters.
Checking
The Checking tab provides a detailed overview of all validation resources stored in your project. It is the place where you can review the rules, specifications, and shared resources that support quality control across your models. While most of these resources are primarily set up in BIMcollab Zoom, they are also accessible in the web environment so that team members can stay informed and aligned:
Specifications (IDS): Manage and import Information Delivery Specifications.
Smart Properties: Custom properties for structuring BIM data.
Smart Views: Visual property-based filters.
Clash rules: Define collision and geometry validation checks.
Lists: Shared BIM data extracts, also viewable alongside your model.
📝 Note: Only IDS rules can be created in the web application. Other checking resources must be created in BIMcollab Zoom.
The settings page allows Project leaders or users with the right permissions to configure a wide range of elements that shape how collaboration takes place within the project. These settings are essential for ensuring consistency and adapting the platform to your team’s workflows. They include:
General: Manage team members, overall project information, and core details about the environment.
Issues Management: Define and customize milestones, areas, labels, types, priorities, groups, and custom fields so that issue management reflects the needs of your project.
Documents Management: Configure document workflows, naming conventions, work package codes, and upload settings, ensuring version control and alignment across the team.
📝 Note: Settings can be applied on both project and phase levels, depending on user roles.