Start BIMcollab Zoom application.
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Select the Smart Views panel.
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Connect to an online project on BIMcollab or load a set of models manually.
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Expand 'Local' or 'Shared' and select a Smart View set in which you want to create the new Smart View. If necessary, you can create a new Smart View set by clicking the [+] button, or by right clicking on 'Local' or 'Shared' and choosing 'Add smart view set'. The new set will be automatically selected once created.
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Click the [+] button again to create a new Smart View in the selected Smart View set.
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​Note: You can share Smart Views with your team by dragging and dropping Smart Views from 'Local' to 'Shared', or by immediately creating it in 'Shared'.
When you want to create a Smart View in 'Shared', make sure you are connected to the correct space and project, and that you have Bimcollab Zoom edit rights in the project. A BIMcollab Zoom license is also required to share, import or export Smart Views in BIMcollab Zoom application.
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Give your Smart View a clear and unique name.
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Define a set of rules to define which elements will be shown and colored by the Smart View.
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Add rules by clicking on the plus button.
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Delete existing rules with the minus button.

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or duplicate existing rules by clicking on the duplicate button.
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By default, the first line adds all elements in the project to the 3D view. Each rule exists of:
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Use the 'Include parts' checkmark to specify whether you want to include or exclude sub-components from your selection.
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Note: Sub-components are individual parts of a larger composition. This is common in assemblies like curtain walls made up of parts like mullions, panels, and grids, or in spaces and building stories, where items like furniture or structural elements are considered sub-parts. Working with sub-components can have an big impact in your Smart Views rules.
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Test the set by clicking on the play button

to show the selected set.
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Provide the Smart View with a clear description so its purpose is easily identifiable.
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If you have chosen the action 'Auto color' in the set of rules, you can also define an Auto color property listing (functionality under license).
An additional numeric property is added to the auto-color legend when the Smart View is executed. Choose the property to be listed as well as the desired value.
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Click on [Save].
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Once the Smart View has been created, you can execute the Smart View.
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Add

The components are added to the 3D view.
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(Make sure the first rule of the Smart View always contains an 'Add' action, otherwise the view will be empty.)
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Remove
The components are removed from the previously added set of components.
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Remove others
All components, except for those with the chosen property, are removed from the 3D view.
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Set colored
The chosen components get the chosen color override.
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Set transparent
The chosen components are set transparent.
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Set opaque
The chosen components are set opaque.
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Add & set colored
Combines the Add and set colored actions into one rule.
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Add & set transparent
Combines the Add and set transparent actions into one rule.
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And...
Add multiple properties for the same elements. Only elements which meet all properties in the sequence will be added.
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Auto color
Color code all the chosen components based on the indicated property. All components with the same unique value for the chosen property will get the same color. The colors with the corresponding values will be shown in the auto color legend after executing the Smart View.
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