Archive - Release history Nexus, BCF Managers, Zoom

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

Introduction of BIMcollab's new visual identity

Renaming (BIMcollab Cloud to BIMcollab Nexus)

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
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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:

Resolved a problem when using Project folders with special characters

Resolved a crash on property selection
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Rebranding the BCF managers new product icon and logo.

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.
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Fixed a bug that caused Revit to crash after certain interactions e.g. editing of families
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You can now check 'Part-of' specification from IDS

Run on My view for IDS check

Part Of information available in the property panel
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Resolved a crash that could occur when importing Smart Views and Lists from the File menu
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Fixed a problem with displaying of subfolders in the shared project folder
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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
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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

IDS palette to display IDS specifications in the context of the Revit model, in a human readable format
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Fixed a Zoom-to issue about Quick-zoom not unhiding elements previously hidden by Full zoom

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)

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

Support for Revit Shared Coordinates

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

Fixed a SelectionUpdate event crash on Revit 2023 and 2024

Nested objects are now added in the model tree

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

New BCF manager for Revit, Navisworks and AutoCAD 2024

New BCF Manager for Tekla 2023

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

Improved geometry rendering

Fixed crash caused by mouse scrolling in issue comments

Fixed a crash for some IFC file from Tekla

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

Reload the issue list separately on the Model tab

Added support for switching from Named to Floating licenses

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

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

Apple Silicon compatible BCF Manager for Archicad 26 (MacOS only)
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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)
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Option to run Smart Views, Clashes or Lists on components in My view only

Fixed some minor issues on activating measurement tool

Fixed a crash on file open for specific cases

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Improved error handling in Trimble Integration

Improved German translations

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

Smart Properties are now available on BIMcollab Zoom Mac

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

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
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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
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Smart properties performance for Summary and Material properties 5 times faster

Improved Remember me functionality

Renewed issue panel (see BCF Manager, Windows only)

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

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

Improved Remember me functionality

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)

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

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

Create new issues based on previous ones (cloning)

Simplified new project creation workflow

Easier access to project settings

Issue report as flat CSV file

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

Added more user related information to Admin API endpoints

Improved security and performance by updating critical .NET libraries
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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

Users are less frequently notified when all ZOOM licenses are in use
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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 capability added via Azure Active Directory in Enterprise plans

Supported from May releases of BCF Managers and BIMcollab ZOOM

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%

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
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Simplified product activation by logging in with BIMcollab ID

Modernised connection to BIMcollab Cloud

Drag selection: Hold CTR/CMD to start selection window

Set opaque (Smart views) now works on any component

The property of Systems is now available for Coverings

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
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Simplified product activation by logging in with BIMcollab ID

Modernised connection to BIMcollab Cloud

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
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Improved model viewer performance in all integrations

Resolved viewpoint issues in Trimble Connect model viewer

Resolved issue loading textures in Autodesk Docs model viewer

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

Administration statistics available via Power BI in Enterprise plans

Performance improvements in BIMcollab Cloud

Improved uploading performance of Smart Issues from BIMcollab ZOOM

Resolved issue where images are cropped in PDF reports

Resolved issues with overlapping text in PDF reports

Various other bug fixes

Ability to delete issues by project leaders and/or administrators

Simplified account creation and login through BIMcollab ID

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

Resolved various issues with importing and exporting large reports

Resolved issue accessing ZOOM license pool management

Minor interface improvements

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

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
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Dutch & Portuguese languages support

Community translation support

Issues can now set without assigned team member

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

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)
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Solved interface problem for add comment window
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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

Improved add/edit issue dialog

Upgraded security framework

Improved interaction while trying to edit someone else’s comment

Improved geometry engine

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
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Provide admins with Zoom license denial statistics

Support for unassigned issues

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

Introduction tour private spaces

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

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)

Several geometrical issues resolved

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

Solved a conversion issue with angle properties

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

Fixed an issue when two models shared a Project UniqueID

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

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
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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

Separate results for clashes and duplicates

Clash boxes are selectable and have a color coded status

Clash group naming improved

Redesign 'Discard & reload' to a single function

Improved multi-editing of labels

Several interface improvements

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
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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

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

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
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Revit 2022

Navisworks 2022

Autocad 2022

Fixed an issue with 2D issues in Autocad

Navisworks installer no longer remove BCF Manager from older products
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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

Encoded links to snapshots

Several (Japanese) localization inconsistencies

Several GUI inconsistencies
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Tekla 2021
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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
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Added filters for custom fields

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
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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)

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

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

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

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

Disabled PDF export for lists for stability reasons
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Added support for units in Lists

Japanese language is now available

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
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Added filters for custom fields

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
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Added filters for custom fields

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
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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
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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
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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

Select folders that are used in your BIMcollab project

Automatically add all BIM files from selected folders

Load large projects twice as fast

Improved navigation performance in point cloud files

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
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View shared List data from BIMcollab Zoom

Access to shared list data via Power BI Connector

Simplified method to grant Zoom data sharing permissions to team members

Improved model coordination in BIM 360

Optimized API for Solibri 9.12 support

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

Added filters for custom fields

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
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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

New My license information dialogue for Zoom Pro trial licenses

Zoom start up time is now 40% faster
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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

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

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

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
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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 engine is now much more accurate without losing performance:

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

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

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
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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

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
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Revit 2021,

Navisworks 2021,

AutoCAD 2021

Tekla Structures 2020

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
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Import Tekla BIMsight files via File > Import

Shared Smart view - and Clash rule sets alphabetically sorted

Improved interface for displaying material properties

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

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
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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

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

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
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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 for 'Company' added to issue filter

Reset filter now also resets 'custom fields'

Wrong filter description fixed

Sorting on favorites and custom fields fixed

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
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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

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

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

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
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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

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)

Only employees of space owning company can close issues

Only allowed to assign issues to members of same user groups

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
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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

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

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

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

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
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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

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

printable PDF reports without grey background

larges snapshots on tile view PDF reports

combine graphs with issue-lists in PDF reports

auto-grow of description and comments for large content

and many more small interface improvements and bugs fixed
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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)
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Crash during the loading of some models is fixed
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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
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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

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

Whether to update or to create an issue automatically detected
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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

Fixed problem making issues when Revit runs in viewer mode
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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
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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
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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
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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

Problems solved for intel HD graphical cards

Many more small improvements and bug-fixes

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
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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
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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

Loading speed of models with complex objects improved

Added restore view as button to the toolbar

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
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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.

Switching between issues in complex Revit models is significantly faster

Faster connection with BIMcollab projects

Several smal bugs fixed

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