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Find an overview of the new BIMcollab releases and improvements that were released in 2024 or earlier.

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BIMcollab Zoom | 11-12-2024

build number 9.2.12

Improvements

Changes to model coordination in previous versions are now optional and disabled by default.

  • Use of georeferencing for model coordination, which can benefit large scale and infrastructure projects.
    This option is turned off by default. To try it out, go to Settings > Model > Use georeferencing


BIMcollab Twin | 10-12-2024

New

  • Extract Document Naming Convention from filename
    When a Document Naming Convention is set up, Twin will try and match the filename to the Document Naming Convention during the upload progress. This will extract the document number and related metadata from the filename and fill in these fields on the upload screen. When a user formats the document filename according to the Document Naming Convention, this will result in less manual input during the upload process.

  • Custom field with single option
    When creating a custom field, space administrators can now choose between a single and multi option field.

  • Placeholder To-Do’s API includes custom fields and archive state
    When requesting document details through public API, custom fields and the archived state are also included.

  • Delete discipline and status entries
    Space administrators can now delete discipline and status options manually.

Minor Changes

  • Stamp fields are updated
    When requesting document details through public API, custom fields and the archived state are also included. The text “approved by [user]” and “approved on [date]” is removed from the stamp. Only the the user name and date will be printed, making the stamp details more concise.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed: When going back to the document set page, the details would not load.

  • Fixed: The "View documents" button on the work packages details page was not showing all documents.

  • Fixed: Lithuanian language special characters are now supported.

  • Fixed: Some combinations of localization and language settings mode it impossible to enter a valid coordinate.

  • Fixed: To do items (task, note, questions) that are attached to a revision are visible in all other projects / project phases.

  • Fixed: Confidential documents do not enter workflows.

  • Fixed: When uploading files, some required fields were missing the required asterisk symbol indication.

  • Fixed: Users unable to activate multiple archived documents in bulk.

  • Fixed: For some spaces, editing custom user role permissions is broken.



BIMcollab Zoom | 28-11-2024

build number 9.2.8

Critical bugfix for 9.2.7

  • Fixed a problem where 'set color' action in Smart Views is transformed to red.

Improvements

  • Improved model coordination when WorldCoordinateSystem in ifcProject is used for geographic referencing.

  • Added a scroll bar to the Conflict Rule Editor so Save and Cancel are always available.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a crash after loading model when a faulty Smart Property is present.


BIMcollab Twin | 20-11-2024

New

  • Placeholder To-Do’s
    Users can now start adding to-do items to a placeholder document before any document version has been uploaded. This enables early discussions about proposed document contents, even before the document is created.

Minor Changes

  • Search Query Persistence
    The search query entered on the documents page will now be remembered. When users leave and return to the documents page, even after logging out and back in, their previous search query will remain saved.

  • Enhanced Workflow Navigation
    From the audit and review task detail pages, users can now navigate directly to the workflow page. This page lists all tasks in the workflow instance, making it easier to reference audit results or previous steps while reviewing a document.

  • Mandatory Comments for Task Rejections
    Users are now required to provide a comment when rejecting a review task. This ensures that feedback accompanies every rejection, addressing a common client request.

  • Generic Terminology for Spatial Structures
    A new option allows users to use generic names for spatial structures, expanding beyond the current site/building/building part terminology. This change caters to infrastructure projects and improves flexibility.

Bug Fixes

  • Improved Bulk Action Performance
    Bulk actions for documents now load significantly faster in spaces with many projects, improving usability.

  • Archived Confidential Documents Visibility
    Confidential documents, once archived, are now visible under the archived documents section. Permissions for confidential documents remain enforced, ensuring only authorized users can view them.

  • Access to Review Task Details
    Users with visibility of review tasks can now always access the review task detail page.

  • Correct Placement of Document Stamps
    Document stamps are now correctly positioned within documents, resolving previous placement issues.


BIMcollab Twin | 14-11-2024

New

  • To-Do Items for Revisions
    Users can now associate to-do items with document revisions, allowing them to start discussions or assign tasks related to specific revisions.

  • Forwarding Audit and Review Tasks
    In workflows where assigning a responsible person in advance is challenging, users can now forward audit or review tasks to another user, ensuring the correct person assumes responsibility.

  • Map Pins by Coordinates
    Users can now place pins on location group dashboards using longitude and latitude coordinates, making it possible to map assets without requiring an address.

Minor change

  • Filtered To-Do List in PDF ViewerTo reduce clutter, the to-do list in the PDF viewer now displays only items for the selected version by default. Users can still toggle to view all to-do’s across document versions if needed.



BIMcollab Zoom | 16-10-2024

build number 9.1.6

Improvements

  • Alignment of models that make use of geographic referencing through IfcMapConversion

Bug fixes

  • Fixed missing section box option when right-clicking on a component in 3D

  • Fixed a problem where Issues would not display the colors of colored components in 3D

  • Fixed an problem that caused an error when loading certain models.

  • Fixed distorted display of certain models

  • Fixed a problem loading WebViewer models with a special character in the file name

  • Fixed a problem loading WebViewer models with the file extension .ifcZIP


BIMcollab Zoom | 19-09-2024

Build number 9.0.12

Important Upgrade Notification

We recommend upgrading with all team members at the same time, as the availability of shared Smart Views, Clash rules, Lists, and Smart Properties may become limited in previous versions.*

New feature: Distance Checking

  • Rule-based checking of distance requirements to find two components that are too close to each other. Check now for example:

    • Maintenance space around installations

    • Adjustment space for precast concrete elements or windows and doors

    • Space for insulation material around pipes

Improvements

  • Smart Issues are now associated with conflict rules.
    Use shared rules for a good collaboration experience, because:

    • Update Smart Issues respects the tolerances currently set in the rule.

    • Update Smart Issues checks if components are still part of the source/target set in the rule. If not, the issue is resolved.

    • If the associated rule cannot be found, the status color is purple ('unknown')

  • Option to ‘Include parts’ for Smart Views, Clash rules, and Lists.

    • Add/remove spaces without their parts in Smart Views and Conflicts

    • Create Lists for just containers, such as overview of all models in a project

  • Editor/Project leader with Zoom license but ‘No edit rights” can now report conflict results

  • Improved geometry rendering

  • Improved performance for loading models

  • Improved the drag selection experience

  • When connected to a project with WebViewer models, 'Open Recent' from the File menu now closes the current project first

  • Versioning of local Conflict rules, Smart Views, Lists and Smart Properties

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a problem with changing the issue type for multi-select editing (Windows)

  • Fixed incorrect French translations for ‘Report as one issue’

  • Fixed a problem with not being able to see WebViewer models when connecting to the space using www

  • Fixed the missing arrow to select property sets in the property panel (MacOS)

  • Fixed a problem with silent installation via .exe

*After adding or editing a resource (Smart View, Clash rule, List, or Smart Property), the set is no longer available in previous versions of BIMcollab Zoom. Additionally, any other shared resources become read-only in previous versions.



BCF Managers | 03-09-2024

AutoCAD 2025

Build number 7.1.9

Bug fix

  • Fixed missing viewpoint information for issues created in AutoCAD 2025 without MagiCAD.



BIMcollab Nexus | 15-08-2024

Improvements

  • IFC 4 entities are now supported in IDS specifications

  • Several improvements to make IDS import and export compliant to version 1.0

  • Reports page is accessible from the Issues page

  • List results are accessible from the Checking page



BIMcollab Twin | 31-07-2024

New

  • Document search query in URL.

  • For communication items, include the entire question, answer descriptions, and link in Excel exports.

Minor changes

  • Added more information to action history.

  • Mobile: On the document detail page, show viewer icon "eye".

  • Show default login method of users in space settings.

  • Removed 'Storey names' permission from the permissions list.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed: error when exporting documents to Excel.

  • Fixed: issue where empty field in upload list gets filled with default discipline.

  • Fixed: 'Edit columns' menu not opening when the menu with filters is collapsed.

  • Fixed: Incidental 500 error when client uses upload list.



BIMcollab Zoom | 18-07-2024

Build number 8.2.2

Bug Fix

  • Fixed a problem with the coordination of WebViewer models in BIMcollab Zoom


BCF Managers | 18-07-2024

Navisworks

Build number 7.1.6

Bug fix

  • Fixed a problem with viewpoint components not found for workflow with NWC file.


BIMcollab Twin | 28-06-2024

New

  • Document to object linking: Documents stored in Twin can now be attached to IFC-objects in the WebViewer. Users can simply select the objects and then search for documents in Twin to attach them. This is useful for attaching design documents or maintenance documentation to specific objects in the model.

  • IFC sharing to WebViewer: IFC-models from Twin, can be made visible in the WebViewer with simple click of a button. Version management will be tracked by Twin, new updated versions will automatically be synced to the WebViewer. All file-permissions assigned to specific users, will carry over to the WebViewer. For example confidential models will remain confidential and won’t be visible to other users.

  • New topbar menu: In an effort to integrate Twin into the BIMcollab Platform, we have added all menu items to the top bar. As a transition phase, users will keep the vertical menu bar, next to the new horizontal top bar.

  • Better project and permissions management for Premium subscriptions: The flexibility of creating multiple projects per location and assigning teams to multiple project phases is now also made available for Premium subscriptions.

Minor changes

  • Include columns for start and end dates in revision list.

  • Updated and improved translations.

  • Disabled upload for documents on location level.

  • Zooming in PDF-viewer is now possible using CTRL+ mousewheel.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed: Icons in toolbar for pdf-annotations not visible.

  • Fixed: Error when sending email notifications for placeholders.

  • Fixed: When creating a new workflow, only project phases for selected project are shown as option.

  • Fixed: Stamp previews now match the actual stamp on the pdf-document.

  • Fixed: When exporting a list of document-details, descriptions 2 and 3 are missing.

  • Fixed: When using a upload list, empty discipline fields will remain empty and will not be filled with a default discipline.



BIMcollab Zoom | 27-05-2024

Build number 8.1.4

New features

  • Select multiple conflict results in 3D and report them as one issue or multiple issues via the context menu

  • Select different conflict results in the result panel and report them as one issue via the context menu



Bug fixes and improvements

  • Ability to open a BCP file after connecting to a project so the offline workflow for loading models can be combined the online workflow for issues

  • Fixed a problem with saving BCP files

  • Resolved disappearing section planes when activating a Smart View

  • Fixed a crash when synchronizing issues with invalid milestones

  • Fixed a problem with updating Zoom after choosing “remind me later”

  • Fixed installation problem with .NET version check on Windows 11

  • Fixed a problem where the unloaded state of WebViewer models was not be remembered

  • Fixed a crash when applying a certain Smart Property

Hotfix 31-05-2024

  • Fixed a bug with using the quick zoom option for issues on Windows.


BCF manager | 23-05-2024

Revit and Navisworks

Build number 7.1.3

Bug fixes and improvements

Revit

  • Fixed a crash that occurred in offline mode for the Revit family environment

  • Fixed a crash when synchronizing issues with invalid milestones

Navisworks

  • Ability to create issues and zoom to the correct viewpoints in Navisworks using all conversion methods of IFC import

  • Viewpoints for imported clashes now follow the Quick Comment settings for selected components and color overrides

  • Fixed a crash when synchronizing issues with invalid milestones

  • Fixed a problem with zooming to an issue that has section planes

  • Fixed a problem where the Navisworks window goes behind other applications when closing the clash import dialog


BCF Managers | 13-05-2024

Build number 7.1.2

New compatibility versions

  • BCF manager for Revit 2025

  • BCF manager for Navisworks 2025

  • BCF manager for Tekla 2024

  • BCF manager for AutoCAD 2025



BIMcollab Nexus | 06-05-2024

New features

  • The right to upload and update models in the BIMcollab WebViewer can be assigned to both Project leaders and Editors

  • Project leaders now have the option to enable or disable the accessibility of BIMcollab WebViewer project models within BIMcollab Zoom



BIMcollab Zoom | 06-05-2024

Build number 8.0.9

New features

  • Your BIMcollab WebViewer project models are now also available to you in BIMcollab Zoom. Learn More

Improvements

  • For IDS conflicts, the status color matches the component geometry

Bug fixes

  • Fixed an internal error when connecting to a project with certain models

  • Fixed a bug that limited the ability to add a local clash rule set

  • Several small bug fixes and improvements



BIMcollab Nexus | 23-04-2024

Improvements

  • The Project leader can pre-select folders in the Autodesk Docs integration to filter the models for the rest of the team

  • Models loaded in the Autodesk Docs modelviewer are automatically updated if a new version gets uploaded in Autodesk Docs

Bug fixes

  • Encoding of exported IDS files is now UTF-8

  • Fixed a bug where other languages were not available for long existing users



BIMcollab Twin | 16-04-2024

New

  • Document Naming convention

  • Document Revisions

  • Several performance improvements

  • User activity reports

Bug fixes

  • Fixed: Locationgroups containing themselves caused an error

  • Fixed: Downloading files for audit tasks was broken

  • Fixed: Map of location does not work consistenly

  • Fixed: Checkboxes are invisible on project creation page



BIMcollab Nexus | 07-03-2024

build number 7.4.9

New features and improvements

  • Extended IFC 4.3 support with ifcAlignment, ifcRoad, and ifcBuiltElement displayed in 3D and Navigation trees

  • The icons for models in the navigation tree have been adjusted


  • Improved Smart Issues for reported conflicts

    • Zooming to Smart Issue comments now recreates the viewpoint (Windows only)

    • User settings of the Update issues dialog are now stored

  • Improved ifcProject information

    • Attributes can now be validated with IDS specifications.

    • Attributes moved to the Summary tab.
      Note: Existing Smart Views, Clash rules, Lists and Smart Properties are automatically adjusted.

  • Part Of and Smart Properties tabs have been added to the property panel

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a problem with reading and writing of BCF files that contain comments with viewpoints but no text

  • Fixed a bug for opening property URLs starting with 'https://'

  • Addressed a Zoom license check that was clearing conflict results every 30 minutes (Windows only)

  • Reset issue filter now consistently resets to all active and resolved issues

  • Corrected version number error message for Smart Properties

  • Fixed synchronization error between comments tab and issue tiles

Hotfix 19-03-2024

  • Fixed compatibility problems with very old versions of Smart Views, Lists and Smart Properties

  • Fixed a crash when adding a comment to a Smart Issue

  • Fixed a bug where zoom-to sometimes did not work for Smart Issues

  • Fixed incorrect section box around clash result

  • Resolved disappearing section planes when activating a Smart View


BIMcollab Zoom | 29-01-2024

Build number 7.3.6

New features and improvements

  • Update Smart Issues is now available for IDS conflicts

  • All IDS related functionality is now available in the MacOS version of Zoom.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed an error when obtaining a space-restricted license if the URL was not an exact match

  • Fixed crash after removing local model from Project folder

  • Fixed ifcProject description not appearing in Lists

  • Fixed timezone bug (where timezone has a minus offset from UTC, e.g. UTC-2)

  • Fixed quantities for certain files with a prefix in square or volume dimensions (like cm2 and cm3)

  • Fixed the labelling of IfcTank as Electric Flow Storage Device instead of Tank

  • Fixed a visual problem with the conflict results count after run/sync (MacOS)

  • Fixed problem when editing a List set, the description was not visible in the editor window (MacOS)

  • Fixed a crash when loading a file after running a conflict rule (MacOS)


BCF Managers | 26-01-2024

All platforms

build number 7.0.5

New features

  • IDS palette in the Navisworks, AutoCAD, Tekla, Standalone, and SDK BCFMs

  • New BIMcollab visual identity in Archicad BCFM

Improvements & bugfixes

  • Fixed a bug where the Deadline field was handled incorrectly for time zones negative from UTC.

  • Fixed a crash bug for Archicad 26 and earlier versions


BIMcollab Zoom | 21-12-2023

build number 7.2.17 Windows

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a bug where the Comments section of the Issues panel did not update after Update Smart issues


BIMcollab Nexus | 29-11-2023

New features

  • Introduction of the BIMcollab Model WebViewer. Share and explore BIM models of any size with unparalleled performance (will become available gradually over the next couple of weeks)

  • Switch to BIMcollab Twin, BIMcollab's digital twin management platform

Improvements

  • Introduction of BIMcollab's new visual identity

  • Renaming (BIMcollab Cloud to BIMcollab Nexus)

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a bug where custom properties were not correctly synchronized across applications

  • Fixed a bug where the Autodesk Docs integration could not be set up

  • Fixed a bug where the modification date of Lists is not updated correctly


BIMcollab Zoom | 29-11-2023

build number 7.2 Windows and 6.10 MacOS

New features and improvements

  • New visual identity

  • IDS conflicts now saves the reported and ignored status of conflicts (windows only)

  • IDS conflict checks are now case-insensitive (windows only)

  • Restrictions for free versions are extended:

    • Import/export of Smart views has been removed

    • Read only rights for shared Smart views

    • Read only rights for project folders

Bug fixes

  • Resolved a problem when using Project folders with special characters

  • Resolved a crash on property selection



BCF Managers | 29-11-2023

Revit, Tekla, Navisworks, AutoCad, Standalone

build number 6.5.5

New features

  • Rebranding the BCF managers new product icon and logo.

Improvements & bugfixes

  • Repaired the AutoCAD BCF Manager uninstaller so it now deletes the language registry entry.

  • Fixed a bug where changes done in IDS on Nexus were not getting synced in the IDS palette.

  • Corrected an issue where the Revit 2021 BCF Manager installer was overriding the Revit 2020 version.

  • Fixed the item order in the Add, Edit and Filter issues drop-downs to match Nexus.


BCF Managers | 07-11-2023

Revit

build number 6.4.4

Bug fix

  • Fixed a bug that caused Revit to crash after certain interactions e.g. editing of families


BIMcollab Zoom | 26-10-2023

build number 7.1.300 (Windows only)

Improvements

  • You can now check 'Part-of' specification from IDS

  • Run on My view for IDS check

  • Part Of information available in the property panel

Bug fix

  • Resolved a crash that could occur when importing Smart Views and Lists from the File menu

build number 6.9.24 (MacOS)

Bug fix

  • Fixed a problem with displaying of subfolders in the shared project folder


BIMcollab Cloud | 05-10-2023

New features

  • Set up Specifications based on the IDS standard and share them with the whole team

  • Import IDS files to create Specifications

  • Export IDS files to share Specifications with external parties


BIMcollab Zoom | 28-09-2023

build number 7.0.12 (Windows only)

New feature

Use IDS conflict detection to check your model against information specifications

  • Connect to your Cloud project and retrieve BIM specifications (IDS)

  • Detect missing or incorrect properties with a single click

  • Report IDS results to issues as you are used to with clash detection


BCF Managers | 28-09-2023

Revit

build number 6.4.3

New features

  • IDS palette to display IDS specifications in the context of the Revit model, in a human readable format

Improvements & bugfixes

  • Fixed a Zoom-to issue about Quick-zoom not unhiding elements previously hidden by Full zoom


BCF Managers | 30-08-2023

Navisworks, Tekla, AutoCad, Archicad, Stand alone

build number 6.3.8

Improvements & bugfixes

  • Fixed an issue about the assignee not updating on update issue (Navisworks)

  • Corrected a view projection error (Tekla 2023)

  • Fixed a connection issue (Archicad, Windows)


BIMcollab Cloud | 17-08-2023

Bug fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the issue panel would not always load in the Trimble Connect model viewer

  • Fixed an issue where a company could not be deleted


BCF Managers | 16-08-2023

Revit

build number 6.3.7

New features & Improvements

  • Support for Revit Shared Coordinates

Bug fixes

  • Corrected an error on the version selection page of the Revit bundle installer

  • Fixed a SelectionUpdate event crash on Revit 2023 and 2024


BIMcollab Zoom | 13-07-2023

build number 6.8.26

New features

  • Nested objects are now added in the model tree

Bug fixes & improvements

  • Updated the prerequisites included in the installer

  • Fixed an issue with converting sq ft to m2

  • Fixed an issue where Smart Views were empty

  • Fixed an issue where the timestamp property was unavailable in Lists

  • Fixed an issue where some property values of IfcProject were wrong

  • Fixed an issue where the component property panel was displayed only after selecting it twice


BCF Managers | 26-05-2023

Revit, Navisworks, Tekla, and AutoCAD

build number 6.2.19

New features

  • New BCF manager for Revit, Navisworks and AutoCAD 2024

  • New BCF Manager for Tekla 2023

Improvements & bug fixes

  • Fixed an issue with Revit Survey Point coordination (Revit 2023)

  • Fixed an error with list sorting according to deadline (Autodesk 2024, Tekla 2023)

  • Fixed an issue caused by mouse scrolling in issue comments (Autodesk 2024, Tekla 2023)

  • Fixed an error concerning uninstallation (AutoCAD 2024)


BIMcollab Zoom | 24-05-2023

build number 6.7.16

New features & improvements

  • 'Run' will now only execute the selected clash rules or lists, instead of all

  • Improved geometry rendering

Bug fixes

  • Fixed crash caused by mouse scrolling in issue comments

  • Fixed a crash for some IFC file from Tekla


BIMcollab Cloud | 13-05-2023

New feature

  • ZOOM shared resources (Smart views, Clash rules, Lists, Smart Properties) are now visible in Cloud

Improvements

  • Reload the issue list separately on the Model tab

  • Added support for switching from Named to Floating licenses

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a bug where zoom-to in Model tab did not show the correct viewpoint after changing the default viewpoint

  • Fixed a bug where it was not possible to disable the “Enforce use of templates” when last template was deleted


BCF Managers | 04-05-2023

Archicad only

build number 6.1.17

New features

  • Saved filters: save and retrieve different property configurations for filtering issue

  • Apple Silicon compatible BCF Manager for Archicad 26 (MacOS only)

Improvements & bugfixes

  • Fixed an issue where it was not possible to activate the BIMcollab ID because of a DLL mismatch

  • Fixed an issue where viewpoints created in BCF manager Archicad were misplaced in other applications

  • Fixed an issue where going offline did not clear the content from the middle panel

  • Fixed an error concerning the Milestone not being disabled for offline issues

  • Fixed an issue where it was not possible to add a snapshot to a new comment at first

  • Fixed an issue where icons were missing from the BCF manager panel (MacOS only)


BIMcollab Zoom | 25-04-2023

build number 6.6.342

New features & improvements

  • Option to run Smart Views, Clashes or Lists on components in My view only

Bugfixes

  • Fixed some minor issues on activating measurement tool

  • Fixed a crash on file open for specific cases


BCF Managers | 06-04-2023

Revit only

build number 6.2.18

Hotfix

  • Fixed a viewpoint cut plane coordination error between the Revit BCF Manager and other software


BIMcollab Zoom | 03-04-2023

build number 6.5.267

New features & improvements

  • Clashes can now be grouped on any property

  • Revised the clash report naming for more flexibility

  • Small change to Classification property naming (backwards compatible)

  • Approval field added to issue filter options

  • Relational operators for priority and deadline added to issues filter options

Bugfixes

  • Fixed an issue where application was crashing when sharing lists

  • Fixed a crash when closing BIMcollab Zoom and a component is selected (MacOS only)

  • Solved a bug where IFC Classifications were not shown in Summary (hotfix)


BIMcollab Cloud | 30-03-2023

New features & improvements

  • Support for assigning ZOOM Named licenses (from April 1st)

  • Several interface improvements to make the difference in issue status clearer in the issue list

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a bug where changes to Lists and shared results in BIMcollab Zoom were not shared (hotfix release 24-03-2023)

  • Fixed a bug where visible components were hidden when zooming to an issue in the Trimble Connect integration

  • Problem resolved where some special characters were not handled correctly in the issue search window


BCF Managers | 09-03-2023

Revit, Navisworks, Tekla Structures, AutoCAD, and Stand alone

build number 6.2.16

New features

  • Approval field added to issue filter options

  • Relational operators for priority and deadline added to issues filter options

  • Option to choose the Project Base Point as coordinate base for Viewpoint creation (Revit only)

  • MSI installer for AutoCAD

Improvements & bugfixes

  • The save filter subdialog is now translated in the localized versions

  • Fixed an issue where the BCF manager could freeze if many closed issues are filtered out from the issue list view

  • Fixed an issue where the sync-indicator did not change status in the issue panel on adding an issue to favourites

  • Fixed an issue where the deadline filled in by a milestone did not appear in issue list view

  • Fixed a Zoom-to coordination error related to BCF files exported from Prospect VR (Revit only)

  • Fixed an issue where the header of the issue panel was too tall in dimension for certain scalings (Navisworks only)


BIMcollab Zoom | 25-01-2023

build number 6.4.0.9

New Features

  • Users can now share Smart Properties within their BIMcollab project

  • It is now possible to override the default naming when reporting Smart Issues

  • Support for IFC4 Classifications

Improvements & bugfixes

  • Fixed an issue where 'Long name' could not be used in Lists

  • Fixed an issue where the 'Create new list' dialog could not be closed

  • Fixed an issue where switching user was unavailable after a user was deleted from a project

  • Fixed an issue with exporting Lists to excel

  • Fixed a crash when a List was dragged and dropped

  • Fixed an issue when browsing Material properties (MacOS only)


BIMcollab Cloud | 18-01-2023

Updated Trimble Connect viewer to most recent Trimble API


BCF Managers | 15-12-2022

ArchiCAD for Windows

build number 6.0.13

Hotfix

  • Solved a bug where certain localized ArchiCAD versions freeze and crash after the user clicks on 'Connect' in the Connect-dialogue


BIMcollab Cloud | 14-12-2022

Updated user interface: White theme


BIMcollab Zoom | 13-12-2022

build number 6.3.9

New Features (Windows only)

  • Saved filters: save and retrieve different property configurations for filtering issues

  • Auto-sync: an option to always keep selected and edited issues up to date with BIMcollab Cloud

  • Set viewpoint as default: an option to set any comment viewpoint as default issue viewpoint

Improvements

  • Scaling support for monitors with different DPI's improved

  • The selected property tab is now kept when switching selection between components

  • (De)select all components in 3D is now much faster

  • A direct link to BIMcollab academy is available through Help > BIMcollab academy

Bugfixes

  • Solved a bug where icons are missing for files from shared folders (Mac only)

  • Solved several interface issue for german localisation (Mac only)

  • Solved a crash when right clicking element properties in clash details (Mac only)

  • 'Help' links are redirecting language specific


BCF Managers | 8-12-2022

Navisworks, Revit, Tekla Structures, AutoCAD and Stand alone

build number 6.1.11

New Features

  • Saved filters: save and retrieve different property configurations for filtering issues

  • Auto-sync: an option to always keep selected and edited issues up to date with BIMcollab Cloud

  • Set viewpoint as default: an option to set any comment viewpoint as default issue viewpoint

Bugfix

  • Solved a bug where the 'Server busy' prompt blocked the user from activating the Navisworks BCF manager and using the MRU


BCF Managers | 31-10-2022

build number 6.0.12

Hotfix

  • Solved a bug that made the BCF manager crash when using the search function for issues (Windows only)

  • Removed the Server busy prompt which blocks the user from logging in to the BCF Manager in Navisworks


BIMcollab Zoom | 28-10-2022

build number 6.2.13

Hotfix

  • Solved a bug that made BIMcollab Zoom crash when using the search function for issues (Windows only)


BIMcollab Cloud | 15-10-2022

New features

  • New option to follow issues and be notified when changes are made

  • Create, use or enforce the use of project templates

  • New field to set and display a Project ID

  • New option to add multiple values at once to define custom fields

  • User dropdown lists are grouped by company

  • Create subteams by prohibiting team members from assigning issues outside of their company

Improvements

  • Improved error handling in Trimble Integration

  • Improved German translations

Bug fixes

  • Duplicate names for saved filters prevented

  • Resolved bug while importing BCF files with unassigned issues

  • Resolved problem with deleting issues in spaces where SSO is enabled

  • Several other bugs solved


BIMcollab Zoom | 11-10-2022

build number 6.2.11

Features

  • Smart Properties are now available on BIMcollab Zoom Mac

Other improvements and bug fixes

  • Vertex count property is now more accurately calculated

  • Solved a bug where the color picker would not show up when editing Smart view colors

  • Solved a bug where units and decimals were not presented correctly

  • Solved a bug where an expert property was not added after enabling it in the options

  • Solved a bug where the introduction tour would not load on Mac

  • Solved a bug where a file would not load when non-numerical values are given for numerical properties in stairs

  • Solved a bug where not all issues would be visible in specific scenarios


BCF Managers | 07-10-2022

build number 6.0.11 (6.0.12 for Archicad Mac)

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a bug where not all issues would be visible in specific scenarios

  • Fixed the BCF Manager Info button in Navisworks

  • Fixed the behaviour of Labels when set as Mandatory fields

  • Fixed a language mismatch bug in the Revit and Navisworks BCF Managers


BIMcollab Zoom | 06-09-2022

build number 6.1.30

Hotfix

  • Solved an issue that would show all Property Sets in the property panel, regardless of selection

  • Solved an issue where some properties in Summary were shown twice


BIMcollab Zoom | 29-08-2022

build number 6.1.22

Improvements

  • Smart properties performance for Summary and Material properties 5 times faster

  • Improved Remember me functionality

  • Renewed issue panel (see BCF Manager, Windows only)

Bug fixes

  • Solved a crash when the material layer names are empty

  • Solved a crash when adding two files with the same name to a shared project

  • Solved a bug where Classifications would not be sorted alphabetically in the property dropdown

  • Solved a bug where user would not be able to login to a space if the address contains "/" at the end

  • Solved a bug that would not show IfcProject property values in Lists

  • Solved a bug that would not save the applied movement & rotation to Point cloud files on shared projects

  • Solved a bug that would prevent Tooltips and Stamp tool to show the Material Name value

  • Solved a bug that would not allow to use Show/Hide/Filter similar on the Element's tab for a selected clash

  • Solved a bug that would select elements hidden by a section box when using drag selection


BCF Manager | 29-08-2022

Build number 6.0.10

Redesigned user interface

All BCF Managers and Issue panel in BIMcollab ZOOM Windows

  • Customize the columns shown in the Issue list

  • Smart Zoom-to: Zoom to viewpoints is always fast and optimized (Revit only)

  • Quickly add comments with or without viewpoints to issues

  • Use Quick-edit to update issues much faster

  • Comments are now displayed in a chat-like format *

  • Added user avatars to comments *

  • Issue details tab shows a detailed overview of selected issues

* Not included in BCF Manager Archicad

Other improvements

  • Improved Remember me functionality

Bug fixes

  • Solved a bug that would display pending members in the notify and assign to lists

  • Solved a bug that would prevent the BCF manager from starting unless the right .NET Framework was installed (Archicad only)


BIMcollab Installer | 29-08-2022

build number 1.0.13

A new application that allows users to install and manage all BIMcollab products through a single access point.


BIMcollab Cloud | 16-07-2022

All users

  • Saved filters (Connected+ only)

  • Upload profile-photo, visible in issue-history

  • Simplified Two-factor Authentication setup

  • Improved menu structure

  • See the status of hyperlinked issues

  • Added company column to activity list

Editors

  • Add new viewpoints to an issue from model viewer (Connected+ only)

Project leaders

  • Create new issues based on previous ones (cloning)

  • Simplified new project creation workflow

  • Easier access to project settings

  • Issue report as flat CSV file

Administrators

  • Ability to delete companies and avoid duplicates

  • Added additional columns to user list

  • Export user list as a CSV file

  • Automatic notifications for users added to/removed from a ZOOM license pool

Developers

  • Added more user related information to Admin API endpoints

Platform

  • Improved security and performance by updating critical .NET libraries


BIMcollab ZOOM | 09-06-2022

build number 6.0.4

New feature: Smart Properties (Windows only)

  • Create your own dictionary with Set value to standardize data

  • Create your own classifications based on available object data

  • Map property values to a single new property set

  • Use Smart Properties to make Smart views, Clash rules, and Lists operate from a shared filter setup

  • Create and edit Smart Properties in the Smart Property editor

  • Import / Export Smart Property sets

Other improvements

  • Users are less frequently notified when all ZOOM licenses are in use


BIMcollab Cloud | 07-05-2022

Increased security

  • Increased security by enforcing complex passwords with a minimum of 10 characters

  • Two-Factor Authentication available for all users

  • Enforce usage of Two-Factor authentication in Connected plans and up

  • Enforce a reset password policy in Connected plans and up

  • Supported from May releases of BCF Managers and BIMcollab ZOOM

  • Ability to download User Access logs in Enterprise plans

Single sign-on

  • Single sign-on capability added via Azure Active Directory in Enterprise plans

  • Supported from May releases of BCF Managers and BIMcollab ZOOM

Model Viewer Integrations

  • Each user can select visible models in model viewer according to their need

  • Project leader can filter out unwanted file types

  • On average a 50% performance increase when loading one or more large models in the Autodesk Docs integration. The increase for small models is around 15%

General

  • Multi-value filters added to the issue and activities filters

  • Select which columns are visible in the issue list

  • Search for literal strings by using quotes

  • Fixed issue with active user count after deactivating a user

  • Fixed issue when downloading reports with non-Latin characters in the name


BIMcollab ZOOM | 05-05-2022

build number 5.3.29

New features

  • Simplified product activation by logging in with BIMcollab ID

  • Modernised connection to BIMcollab Cloud

  • Drag selection: Hold CTR/CMD to start selection window

Improvements

  • Set opaque (Smart views) now works on any component

  • The property of Systems is now available for Coverings

Bug fixes

  • Solved a bug where issue snapshots could not be edited on Win 11

  • Solved a crash when opening/adding files in Windows 11

  • Solved a crash when synchronizing a very large amount of clash results

  • Solved an issue with opening geometry in obscure models

  • Solved a crash when selecting results from a disabled clash rule

  • Solved an issue with viewpoints from Desite BIM showing up-side-down

  • Solved a bug where values of IfcPropertyListValue and IfcPropertyEnumeratedValue were not shown


BCF Managers | 05-05-2022

build number 5.6.79

New features

  • Simplified product activation by logging in with BIMcollab ID

  • Modernised connection to BIMcollab Cloud

Navisworks specific

  • Redesigned Import to BIMcollab panel

  • Extended limits for description and custom fields

  • Solved a bug where the element IDs of clashed elements were not added to comments after importing

  • Solved an issue where pending team members were processed incorrectly on the Notify list

  • Solved a bug about the Lookup in BIMcollab button on the Import dialog


BIMcollab Cloud | 09-04-2022

Improvements

  • Improved model viewer performance in all integrations

  • Resolved viewpoint issues in Trimble Connect model viewer

  • Resolved issue loading textures in Autodesk Docs model viewer


BIMcollab Cloud | 26-02-2022

New features

  • Time-to-close issue data available via Power BI in Connected and Enterprise plans

  • Administration statistics available via Power BI in Enterprise plans

Improvements

  • Performance improvements in BIMcollab Cloud

  • Improved uploading performance of Smart Issues from BIMcollab ZOOM

Bug fixes

  • Resolved issue where images are cropped in PDF reports

  • Resolved issues with overlapping text in PDF reports

  • Various other bug fixes


BIMcollab Cloud | 05-02-2022

New features

  • Ability to delete issues by project leaders and/or administrators

  • Simplified account creation and login through BIMcollab ID

Improvements

  • Admins can now see when users were added to the space in user list

  • All introduction tours are localized

  • Various user interface improvements on the dashboards

Bug fixes

  • Resolved various issues with importing and exporting large reports

  • Resolved issue accessing ZOOM license pool management


BCF Managers | 14-12-2021

build number 5.5.83.0build number Autocad BCF Manager 5.5.85.0

Improvements

  • Minor interface improvements

Bug fixes

  • Solved a crash when multiple devices would synchronize changes on the same issue


BIMcollab Cloud | 11-12-2021

New features

  • Improved onboarding on private spaces via a tooltip tour

  • Ability to change the visibility of issues using multi-edit

  • Easy navigation through issues using arrow keys

  • Ability to choose the default viewpoint of an issue

Improvements

  • Improvements to integration dialog performance

  • Additional metrics added to better manage Zoom license pools

  • Additional security enhancements to protect against brute force attacks

  • Groups tab again available in all plans

  • Ability to block sending invitation emails to new users on on-premisses spaces (administrators set passwords)

  • BIMcollab became fully PCI-DSS compliant (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)

Bug fixes

  • Issue resolved when creating new integrations with Dropbox

  • Problem resolved with missing headers on the Lists and Statistics pages

  • Issue resolved with generating excel reports


BCF Managers | 19-10-2021

build number 5.5.17.0

build number Archicad BCF Manager 5.5.21.0

Features

  • Dutch & Portuguese languages support

  • Community translation support

  • Issues can now set without assigned team member

Improvements

  • Improved add/edit issue dialog

  • Improved performance when zooming to issues on big projects (only Revit)

  • Improved interaction while trying to edit someone else’s comment

Bug fixes

  • Fixed an issue with custom fields' character limit

  • Solved a bug where some BCF manager files would not be correctly removed after uninstallation (Revit only).

  • Solved a bug when using the wire tool in Magicad (Revit only)


BIMcollab Zoom | 15-10-2021

build number 5.2.20.18

Hotfix

  • Solved interface problem for add comment window


BIMcollab Zoom | 07-10-2021

build number 5.2.20.8

New features

  • Nightshift: script based automation: update and share lists, update Smart Issues

  • Support for 3D SpaceMouse

  • Undo/redo action in the 3D window

  • Introduction tour for new users

  • Dutch & Portuguese languages support

  • Community translation support

  • Issues can now be set without assigned team member

Improvements

  • Improved add/edit issue dialog

  • Upgraded security framework

  • Improved interaction while trying to edit someone else’s comment

  • Improved geometry engine

Bug fixes

  • Fixed an accuracy issue on dimensioning tool

  • Solved a bug where not all rows were exported in lists

  • Solved a coordination problem for scattered models in project folders

  • Solved a bug where move and rotate was reset upon reconnect

  • Solved a bug where update issues could empty the viewpoint

  • Solved an issue where Zoom would be outside the screen after disconnecting a 2nd monitor


BIMcollab Cloud | 03-10-2021

New features

  • Provide admins with Zoom license denial statistics

  • Support for unassigned issues

  • New supported languages: Dutch, Portuguese / Community language : Estonian, Vietnamese

  • Introduction tour private spaces

Other improvements

  • Dropbox security

  • BIM 360 Docs integration has been renamed to Autodesk docs integration

  • Improved GUI for creating and editing issues; more space for custom fields


BIMcollab Zoom | 27-07-2021

Improvements

  • Smart view auto color and lists now consistently show parent and child components in decomposed objects

  • Unknown clashes (purple) are no longer considered a change when updating issues

  • The property panel now always shows the last selected object while multi-selecting

  • Selection in navigation tree and 3D window are now more connected

  • Double click in 3D window will now zoom to selection

  • 100% transparent objects are now made slightly visible

  • Improved editing of labels while multi editing issues

  • Improved performance when switching to issue panel (Mac only)

Bug fixes

  • Several geometrical issues resolved

  • Materials and properties related to type-level are now correctly shown

  • Solved a conversion issue with angle properties


BCF Managers | 27-07-2021

All

  • Japanese language support

  • Improved feedback on selected labels while multi-editing issues

  • Added ‘Edit issue’ to right click menu menu

  • Fixed some issue related to installation issues

Revit specific

  • Fixed an issue when two models shared a Project UniqueID

Archicad specific

  • Solved an issue where non-reserved components were not considered selected

  • Fixed an issue where users could not scroll in the comment section

  • Fixed an issue where default issue type was not reflected

  • Fixed an issue when created issues in 2D on negative floor levels

Navisworks specific

  • Improved performance for creating issues with components in viewpoint set to 'None'

  • Fixed an issue with clash import having empty dropdowns

  • Solved an issue related to user mapping when importing clash groups

  • Solved an issue where issue were re-opened with clash import after manually closing them

  • Users are now warned when importing saved viewpoint with too many components


BIMcollab Zoom | 08-06-2021

New feature: Smart Issues

  • Clashes grouped and collectable in shared Smart Issues

  • Status indicators for linked clashes: Reported, Ignored, New

  • See live clash status when zooming to a Smart Issue

  • Auto-update Smart Issues with latest clash status

Improved clash detection

  • Separate results for clashes and duplicates

  • Clash boxes are selectable and have a color coded status

  • Clash group naming improved

Other improvements

  • Redesign 'Discard & reload' to a single function

  • Improved multi-editing of labels

  • Several interface improvements

Bugfixes

  • Fixed a bug with 'And...' statements in clash rules

  • Fixed a bug where duplicate text would not work

  • Fixed bugs with updating/reloading point cloud files


BIMcollab Cloud | 05-06-2021

New features

  • Smart Issues show linked clashes and status in issue details

  • Default viewpoint of issue shows latest clash status

  • Project leaders can now hide Approval, Visibility and Custom fields in projects where they are not used. They are hidden in issue details and reports; also in Zoom and BCF Managers

Other improvements

  • Users are now forced to change password on login if it does not meet requirements set by Administrator

  • Zoom edit rights visible in Team member list

  • Updated BCF-API+ to support all new features

  • Security Level raised further (security headers to match level B of CSP Security Rating)

  • Custom fields added to excel reports

  • Several small GUI refinements

Bugfixes

  • Reset filter now also resets Custom field filtering

  • Viewpoint loss during import of BCF files solved

  • Several small bugs with mandatory/custom fields usage and settings solved

  • Clicking on 'Click here to navigate to issue' from Notification email opened image instead of issue: solved

  • BCF-API made more robust to client-input, related to duplicating issues by Solibri

  • Several small bugs solved


BCF Manager for Autodesk 2022 products | 19-04-2021

build number 5.4.11.373

  • Revit 2022

  • Navisworks 2022

  • Autocad 2022

Bugfixes

  • Fixed an issue with 2D issues in Autocad

  • Navisworks installer no longer remove BCF Manager from older products


BIMcollab Cloud | 10-04-2021

New functionality

  • User accounts in a space again fully manageable by administrators

  • Ability to force use of more complex password

  • Ability to force users to reset password after a definable period

  • Brute force attack protection by temporally blocking login after five failed attempts

Other improvements

  • Encoded links to snapshots

  • Several (Japanese) localization inconsistencies

  • Several GUI inconsistencies


BCF Manager for Tekla | 07-04-2021

build number 5.4.11.358

  • Tekla 2021


BIMcollab Zoom | 17-03-2021

build number 4.2.17.30

Bugfixes

  • Fixed a bug where clash filters were cleared after editing a rule

  • Fixed an issue with reloading scans in e57 point clouds

  • Fixed an issue with decimals settings in clash rule editor on Mac


BCF Manager for Archicad | 15-03-2021

build number 5.4.11.326

New functionality

  • Added filters for custom fields

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a bug where quick zoom would not work

  • Fixed a bug when connecting to the example project on join.bimcollab.com

  • Fixed a bug where silent installation wouldn't work


BIMcollab Cloud | 27-02-2021

New functionality

  • Ability to change the aggregation type in Lists

  • Can show user's projects on Users statistics page

  • Max 5 users on join.bimcollab.com (viewers included)

Other improvements

  • No mandatory fields anymore at BIMcollab account confirmation

  • Improved sorting in Lists, Projects-, Companies- and Statistics pages

  • Added missing Japanese translations

  • Passwords created by Administrator in on-premise spaces are now saved

  • Several bug fixes and styling improvements


BIMcollab Zoom | 23-02-2021

build number 4.2.17.26

Bugfixes

  • Fixed a crash on editing lists created in older versions

  • Fixed a crash on renaming clash rule sets

  • Fixed a bug on clash detection tolerance setting (Mac only)


BIMcollab Zoom | 18-02-2021

build number 4.2.17.25

New features

  • Projects with many files now load twice as fast, again!

  • Native support for Apple Silicon ARM chips, gaining 30% performance

Improvements

  • The component filter for lists is now more accessible

  • Improved handling of duplicate file names in Project Folder setups

  • Synchronize no longer deletes section planes

  • Merged lists can now be split on unique numerical values

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a crash when dragging a item to the bottom of a set

  • Fixed a crash when unloading and loading .PTS or .XYZ files

  • Fixed some bugs on opening BCF files with annotations

  • Fixed a bug where IfcAnnotations would not show in Zoom

  • Fixed a bug where some clash box volumes appeared 1000 times bigger

  • Fixed a bug where unloading files could corrupt the available properties in smart views

  • Fixed a bug for opening web links through open command in properties

  • Fixed a bug for special character support for opening files through open command in properties

  • Fixed an issue where Zoom did not start anymore for some machines

Other changes

  • Disabled PDF export for lists for stability reasons


BIMcollab Zoom | 28-01-2021

build number 4.1.17.12

Bug fixes

Fixed an issue where Zoom would close right after startup on some computers


BIMcollab Zoom | 17-12-2020

build number 4.1.16.29

New features

  • Added support for units in Lists

  • Japanese language is now available

Bug fixes

  • Several small bug fixes in Lists

  • Fixed a bug where components in viewpoint Selected will only apply to selected elements

  • Fixed a bug where angle units would not be saved after closing Zoom

  • Fixed a bug that would not allow to remove all labels from an issue

  • Fixed a bug where Zoom license would not be released immediately after closing Zoom in Windows


BCF Manager for Revit | 10-12-2020

build number 5.4.11.238

New functionality

  • Added filters for custom fields

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a bug with working on extended screens

  • Fixed a bug where the issue snapshot wouldn't be saved when the Plan view name is longer than 50 characters

  • Several improvements and small bug fixes


BCF Manager for Tekla | 02-12-2020

build number Tekla 2018 - 2020: 5.4.11.232

New functionality

  • Added filters for custom fields

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a bug where quick zoom would show all components

  • Fixed a bug where quick zoom could not be activated

  • Fixed a bug where actions would require a second click

  • Fixed a bug with creation of an issue right after starting

  • Fixed a bug with working on extended screens


BIMcollab Zoom | 24-11-2020

Hotfix and bugfixes

  • Fixed a crash when moving point cloud files

  • Fixed a crash when synchronising point cloud files in project folders

  • Removed some empty files that were created when opening files with double click


BIMcollab Zoom | 12-11-2020

Hotfix and bugfixes

  • Fixed a crash when synchronising in new projects without edit rights

  • Fixed a bug where Lists were always copied instead of moved on Mac

  • Exported BCP files now have project name as default name

  • Fixed a bug where shared lists were not sorted alphabetically

  • Several small improvements and fixes on project folders


BIMcollab Zoom | 29-10-2020

New feature: Lists

  • Create lists (property tables or pivot grids) with BIM data from IFC files

  • Share List definitions with your project team in BIMcollab

  • Share List data to view in BIMcollab Cloud or Zoom Free

  • Export list data as XLS, CSV or PDF

Project structure

  • Select folders that are used in your BIMcollab project

  • Automatically add all BIM files from selected folders

Performance

  • Load large projects twice as fast

  • Improved navigation performance in point cloud files

Bug fixes

  • Fixed an issue with proxy settings

  • Fixed a bug where auto color on GUID would show model in red

  • Fixed a bug where preview set in clash detection did not work

  • Fixed a bug that caused start up problems for some computers


BIMcollab Cloud | 24-10-2020

New functionality

  • View shared List data from BIMcollab Zoom

Updated Power BI Connector

  • Access to shared list data via Power BI Connector

General

  • Simplified method to grant Zoom data sharing permissions to team members

  • Improved model coordination in BIM 360

  • Optimized API for Solibri 9.12 support


BCF Manager for Navisworks | 01-10-2020

New functionality

  • Added support for IFC conversions 'Revit IFC' (NWS 2019-2020) and 'Modern' (NWS 2021)

  • Added filters for custom fields

Bug fixes

  • Fixed an issue where incorrect clash groups were imported

  • Fixed several issues for connection through proxy servers

  • Fixed a bug where 'Assigned to' and 'import' buttons would be disabled

  • Fixed an issue where viewpoints were not saved in join and starter projects

  • Fixed a bug where not all section planes were saved

  • Fixed an issue with updating 3D when components in viewpoints is set to 'None = show all'

  • Fixed a bug when duplicated clash test names were used


BIMcollab Zoom | 21-07-2020

build number 3.4.13.559 (hotfix)

Bugfixes

  • Resolved a bug where new Dropbox business accounts wouldn't be able to retrieve models from integrated folders

  • Resolved a bug in the clash rule editor where the preview button (source and target) would not show the correct predefined elements

Zoom Pro license

  • New My license information dialogue for Zoom Pro trial licenses

Other improvements

  • Zoom start up time is now 40% faster


BIMcollab Ecosystem | 13-06-2020 / 25-06-2020

Dropbox & Trimble Connect integrations

  • In Connected plans: Dropbox and Trimble Connect added in integration dialog

  • Zoom automatically finds files on Dropbox when connecting to BIMcollab Cloud project

  • Models from Trimble Connect directly visible in BIMcollab Cloud to create, edit and lookup issues

New functionality

  • Allow users to authenticate themselves via Active Directory (OnPremisses BIMcollab Cloud servers only)

  • Provide your own custom filenames for PDF and BCF reports

  • Create issue and activities reports based on search results

Updated Power BI Connector

  • Provides issue URLs allowing users to navigate directly to a BIMcollab Cloud from your Power BI dashboard

  • Provides group information of issue creators and owner

General

  • Several authentication improvements

  • Resolved a bug where some objects would show without colors

  • Resolved a bug where Systems property would not show for IfcBuildingElementProxy

  • Other smaller bug fixes


BIMcollab Zoom | 07-05-2020

Better performance

  • Loading large models up to 9 times faster

  • Up to 80% less RAM usage for models with many repetitions

  • Smaller viewpoints when using section planes: ZOOM only saves actual visible components

Clash detection improvements

  • Clash detection engine is now much more accurate without losing performance:

    1. More edge cases recognized (like objects in objects)

    2. Less false positives

    3. Accurate clash bounding box

  • Clashes can be grouped per story level

  • Improved viewpoints for clashes (zoom-to-fit the clash instead of components)

  • Wireframe for transparant objects improves clash visualization

  • Bug fixed in clash rule edit rights

Issue management

  • You can now save override colors even when components in viewpoint is set to ‘None = Show all’

  • Issues can now be filtered on custom fields

  • Custom- and mandatory fields can be used while batch generating issues

General Improvements

  • User can choose to see wireframes for transparent objects

  • Support for LongName property for ifcSpatialStructures

  • Solved connection problems for retrieving Zoom Pro licenses

  • Fixed a positioning bug when importing Tekla BIMsight packages

  • Improved several UI scaling issues


BIMcollab Cloud | 25-04-2020

Improvements

  • Support for object coloring in viewpoints in BIM 360 Docs

  • Paste image to create issue snapshot

  • Improved security by not allowing others to edit your comments (also in BCF Managers)

  • New column in issue list with a-provers

  • Custom fields supported at CSV import

Bugfixes

  • Sometimes slow space-entry after login is solved

  • Sorting issue list by issue modification-dates now correct

  • Long space names correctly displayed

  • Several other improvements and bugs fixed


BCF Managers | 23-04-2020

New BCF managers

  • Revit 2021,

  • Navisworks 2021,

  • AutoCAD 2021

  • Tekla Structures 2020

Bugfixes

  • Fixed problems where one could not activate a license

  • Bug fixes for using 2D viewpoints, importing BCF files, working with detached models in Revit 2018 and grouped clash import in Navisworks


BIMcollab Ecosystem | 20-02-2020

BIMcollab Zoom | build 3.2.13.297

  • Import Tekla BIMsight files via File > Import

  • Shared Smart view - and Clash rule sets alphabetically sorted

  • Improved interface for displaying material properties

BIMcollab Zoom and BCF Managers

  • Custom and mandatory fields in Connected plans are supported

  • BCF API support opens the possibility in the near future to connect to other CDE’s as BIMcollab.

  • Performance of the connection is further improved: issues are 2 times faster visible on your screen after connecting to a cloud project. Publishing issues is 15% faster.

  • Viewers and reviewers can now see all issue details

Bug fixes

  • Fixed the activation of Pro licenses through proxy servers

  • Fixed a crash when editing a smart view after unloading models

  • Fixed a bug where Summary.Name would change into Material.Name after editing the smart view

  • Fixed a bug where ‘Save changes’ was not triggered for offline issues when closing Zoom

  • Fixed a bug where sorting of building stories would be inconsistent in rare situations


BIMcollab Zoom | 18-12-2019

Build 3.1.13.217

New functionality

  • Clash detection now distinguishes clashes from duplicates

  • Tolerance for clashes now includes an option to filter out clashes based on the shortest side of the clash box

  • ‘And…' operators are now also available for clash detection

  • In-app updater: download and install the latest version of Zoom from within the software

  • Implemented feedback forms for specific user groups

Improvements

  • Improved handling of material properties in the material tab

  • Improved support for working with BCP files with relative paths to IFC files

  • Several settings for floor plans are now saved

  • Update IFC geometry kernel for faster IFC loading

  • Improved the rotation of clash boxes to fit around clashes

  • Click defines center of orbit is now default for all new users

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a bug where counting of auto color items went wrong for partial strings

  • Fixed a bug where text values were formatted as numbers

  • Fixed a crash on Mac when smart views were dragged from shared to local

  • Clash results should now always reset after changing the model structure

  • Several minor bug fixes


BIMcollab Cloud | 08-12-2019

BIM 360 Docs Modelviewer improvements

  • Navisworks files supported

  • Support for viewpoints with section planes

  • Icons in model selector for better navigation

  • Bug with zoom-to and several other small bugs fixed

Filter improvements

  • Filter for 'Company' added to issue filter

  • Reset filter now also resets 'custom fields'

  • Wrong filter description fixed

  • Sorting on favorites and custom fields fixed

Other improvements

  • BCF-API+ further improved and extended, several bugs fixed

  • New integrations-dialog to prepare for future integrations

  • Option to create a company while creating a user

  • New user can be added directly to a Zoom license pool

  • Option 'Only allow to assign issues to members of the team member's user groups' now also applies to project leaders

  • Custom and mandatory fields supported on import

  • Last login -column also based on BCF Manager and Zoom logins

  • Several known bugs fixed and other small improvements


BIMcollab Zoom | 12-09-2019

Build 3.0.12.226

New functionality

  • Stamp tool: You can now use the stamp tool to create annotations of element properties in a single click.

  • 'And…’ statements: Users can now chain several property requirements in smart views with 'And...' statements

Clash detection improvements

  • Improved the accuracy of clash detection between face-to-face elements

  • Improved feedback and handling of moving section planes

  • Floorplans can now be enabled/disabled in your view modes of Clash Detection

  • You can now run an individual clash rule by double click or pressing enter

Other improvements

  • Unsynchronized changes to a shared smart view or clash rule will now be indicated with a (*).

  • Improved geometry creation in IFC kernel

  • Extended functionality to find relative path from .BCP file

  • Update model will no longer apply a restore view afterwards

  • Quantities are now supported in IfcComplexProperty

  • Added support for material properties (IfcMaterialProperties)

  • When multiple users synchronize changes that are in conflict, the user will be prompted to choose action

Bug fixes

  • Fixed the bug where Door Width was displayed as 0mm

  • Fixed a bug where element colors were not shown for some IFC4 files

  • Running a single clash rule will no longer reset the scroll list (Mac only)

  • Fixed a bug where a change in rule order was lost in clash detection editor

  • Fixed a bug where geometry of IfcBuilding was not drawn

  • Fixed a bug where the search field would not work with upper case letters

  • Fixed unit conversion bug for Riser Height in ifcStair

  • Fixed a bug that synchronize issues would also synchronize smart views and clash rules

  • Fixed the issue snapshot being resized when creating issues

  • Previously set viewpoint options are no longer applied to batch generate issues


BIMcollab Cloud | 08-09-2019

General improvements

  • Trial mode for BIM 360 Docs integration on join.bimcollab.com and Starter/Classic plans

  • Nicer 3D view and better model handling

  • Higher and lower than -operators when filtering on priority and deadline

  • Several bugfixes and improvements

Power BI connector

  • Basic issue data also available on Starter plan

  • More activity data available (Connected and up)

  • Custom fields added to Power BI data (Connected and up)

  • Download multiple projects at once (Connected and up)

New workflow settings (Connected and up)

  • Only employees of space owning company can close issues

  • Only allowed to assign issues to members of same user groups

Other Improvements (Connected and up):

  • Visibility filter with more options

  • New graphs for custom fields

  • Search through custom fields values

  • Custom fields are added to multi-edit

  • Copy custom and mandatory field definition from other project on project creation


BIMcollab Zoom | 09-07-2019

Smart view and clash rule sharing

  • Share your smart views easily through the BIMcollab project in the cloud

  • Define a unique set of smart views per project

  • Drag and drop from local to shared and vice versa

  • Define edit rights for smart views per team member in BIMcollab

  • Reinstated Smart View export functionality

Clash detection (Pro only)

  • Define clash filters and rules comparable to smart view definitions

  • Share clash rules with your project team easily through the BIMcollab project in the cloud

  • Group clashes based on user defined similarities

  • Identify clashes by nearest grid, nearest space and component properties

  • Visualize clashes with three different view modes

  • Batch generate issues with the issue generator

Quantity listing (Pro only)

  • Select operator and property per smart view

  • Review quantities stored in the IFC file

  • Copy the result table to paste in a spreadsheet or export to CSV

  • Share smart views with property listing through BIMcollab

Other Improvements

  • Significant faster loading of IFC files (+25% on average)

  • Smart view auto color applied to ‘Any element’ will no longer apply to subparts in decomposed elements

  • Properties are now always sorted alphabetically in all dropdown menu’s

  • Update of geometry kernel to resolve geometrical problems

Bugfixes

  • Fixed a bug when combining Auto color with wildcards would result in incorrect entity counting

  • Fixed a bug where IfcBuildingElementProxy could not be found through the search dialogue

  • Fixed a bug where IfcOpeningStandardCase (IFC4) did not act as opening


BIMcollab Cloud | 06-07-2019

Features

  • Introduction of different plans, different prices

  • New custom fields: two dropdown lists and two text fields

  • Filter on custom fields

  • Mandatory fields: define per issue-property which is obligatory

  • New graphs comparing multiple projects

BIM 360 integration

  • Connect your BIMcollab space to a BIM 360 account

  • Define which project is connected to which models

  • Define access to the 3D View per team member

  • Lookup, create and verify issues in the context of the 3D model

Reporting Improvements

  • printable PDF reports without grey background

  • larges snapshots on tile view PDF reports

  • combine graphs with issue-lists in PDF reports

Other Improvements

  • auto-grow of description and comments for large content

  • and many more small interface improvements and bugs fixed


BCF Managers | 29-05-2019

Navisworks | build 168

  • Viewpoints with section planes can be created and used again.

  • Clash import works correctly again when using Groups.

  • Clash import now uses the correct units in created comments.

  • Several GUI improvements (mainly in non English languages)


BCF Managers | 16-05-2019

Revit | build 155

  • Crash during the loading of some models is fixed


BIMcollab Zoom | build 149 | 03-05-2019

Bug fixes

  • Fixed several geometrical issues

  • Fixed navigation could be blocked in far away models

  • Fixed zoom to fit would sometimes zoom out too far

  • Fixed Time_stamp property being converted in time zones

  • Fixed several scaling issues on MacBooks with attached displays

  • Fixed the issue where some Mac users could not mount the installer


BCF Managers | 24-04-2019

For Navisworks

Performance

  • Redesigned and optimized workflow when synchronizing clashes to issues- up to 100x faster synchronizing issues from clashes

  • Immediate responsiveness of the import clashes dialogs in any project size

  • Automatic optimization of viewpoints for fast zoom-to’s and light-weight communicatio

Improvements

  • Use of viewpoints stored in clash detective, eliminating the ‘saved viewpoint workaround’

  • Whether to update or to create an issue automatically detected

For Revit

Performance

  • New algorithm makes zoom-to and check components 61% faster in complex models with many linked files

  • Creating snapshots and issues much faster on large models

Improvements

  • Fixed problem making issues when Revit runs in viewer mode

For Tekla

Performance

  • Zoom-to and check components 69% faster when working with many linked reference models

  • Creating issues when working with many linked reference files became more than 80% faster

Improvements

  • Tile view added in issue-panel

  • Fixed problem with making snapshots in non-administrator mode

  • Fixed problem where components were not isolated on zoom-to

  • Support for Base point when working with complex coordinated models

General

  • Fixed communication with Solibri Model Checker regarding lost visibility of selected components in viewpoints.

  • Removed selection of colored components in applications that do not support color-override from BCF.

  • Several improvements for creating viewpoints and zoom-to, improved locating of issues and refined GUI.improvements


BIMcollab Zoom | 11-04-2019

Performance

  • Up to 40% less memory usage, loading models twice as large

  • Five times more objects during smooth navigation

  • Supports latest MacOS OpenGL for better imaging and 5K graphics support

  • improved auto-fixing of IFC imports ensures all your models being loaded correctly

Bug fixes

  • Problems solved for intel HD graphical cards

  • Many more small improvements and bug-fixes

Improvements

  • Visualize project origin and zoom to this location

  • Automatic floor plans now includes floor plans from other models on equal elevations

  • Improved positioning of dimension text

  • Moving multiple section planes at once

  • Function to duplicate annotations

  • Open documents and external url’s from properties

  • Support for more properties of reinforcing elements

  • Use tab-key to browse through property sets


Power BI Connector | 04-04-2019

Improvements

  • More issue-attributes available like Title, Description, Labels and Approval.

  • Support for Microsoft On-Premise Gateway for automatic synchronization of data.

  • User can now only access projects and issues via Power BI Connector which he/she is authorized to

  • No ‘beta-version’ anymore in description


BIMcollab Zoom | 24-01-2019

Improvements

  • Added functionality to edit multiple issues at once

  • Quick search can now be used to only search in visible elements or My view

  • Select, isolate, show, or hide elements directly from the auto color legend

  • Added a quantity count for elements in auto-color legend

  • Subtypes of IfcStructuralItem are now supported and can be used to visualize Structural Analysis models

  • 10% loading option added for point cloud

  • Create issues from anywhere in the application with right click

  • Show or hide all your MEP components at once with Alt + M

  • Support for structural analysis elements

Performance

  • Loading speed of models with complex objects improved

  • Added restore view as button to the toolbar

Bug fixes

  • Section planes will no longer be removed when a smart view is executed

  • Implemented support for multiple grid-systems in a single IFC file

  • Fixed a bug where dedicated video cards were not used by Zoom on some computers


BCF Managers | 24-01-2019

Improvements

  • Edit multiple issues at once *)

  • Add Navisworks meta data to issue descriptions and comments when importing in BIMcollab

  • Auto assign team members when importing issues from Navisworks into BIMcollab.

*) Except for BCF Managers for Archicad

Performance

  • Switching between issues in complex Revit models is significantly faster

  • Faster connection with BIMcollab projects

  • Several smal bugs fixed

Bug fix

  • Build 297 Navisworks: fixes checkbox for not reopening closed issues when updating from clash detective

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