BIMcollab

Issue management

Make sure to create and manage your issues the correct way.

Good issue management

This article focuses on the BIMcollab web application's User Interface on the Issues tab.

Issue Management in the BIMcollab Web Application

How BCF files work in BIMcollab

Learn the fundamentals of how issues work in BIMcollab. This section introduces the core concepts of issue management, including what an issue is, how it fits within your project workflow.

Understanding Issues in BIMcollab

Working with Issues in the BIMcollab web app

Web Application

From the BIMcollab Web Application, you can create, review, and close Issues with no need to have any other extra software.

Create a new issue in BIMcollab

To be able to organize and structure the issues, it is necessary to define as many properties as possible.

Classifying and structuring issues

The difference between 'author' and 'assigned to'

Automatically assign issues based on the selected Area

It's also possible to leave the 'Assigned to' field on 'Unassigned' until it's clear who needs to solve this issue.

Unassigned issues

You can add comments or edit existing issues from the BIMcollab Web application,BIMcollab Zoom or any BCF Manager

Edit and comment on issues

Multi-edit issues in the BIMcollab Web application

Edit multiple issues in BIMcollab

How to change the viewpoint of an issue to default so it shows in the list or table view.

Change the default viewpoint of an issue

Quickly add similar issues by cloning an issue

Clone an issue

We do not advise to delete issues but sometimes it is necessary.

Delete an issue

Creating, assigning and updating issues online

Issue Creation & Editing

BIMcollab keeps track of all changes made to the issues in your project.

Use the activity log to see what is going on with your issues

How to setup filter to view, edit or export issues in the BIMcollab Web application

Manage issues with filters

If you need to make a presentation, you can mark your issues as favorites to quickly present them.

Mark your favorite issues for a presentation

Issue Viewing & Filtering

The title of issues in BIMcollab web app, BCF Managers, and BIMcollab Zoom will be in different color based on their progress status.

Colors of issues based on their status

How to set up the approval workflow so issues can be checked before being resolved and closed.

The approval workflow

Why can an issue be closed that I haven't approved?

Issue Workflows & Statuses

Issue changelog

In order to keep track of one or multiple issues, it is possible to follow an issue and get notifications about changes to the issue.

Follow an issue

One or more users can be informed about the specific changes to an issue by adding them to the 'Notify' field to trigger a one-time email.

Notify someone about an issue change

Create references to other issues

Issue Collaboration

How to import a BCF or CSV file with issues into BIMcollab.

Import issues into BIMcollab from a BCF or CSV file

Import your issues via BCF format from Autodesk Docs or Trimble Connect into your BIMcollab project.

Import issues from Autodesk Docs or Trimble Connect into BIMcollab

Issue reports created from BIMcollab have export limits depending on the file type and reporting options

Limits for Issue Reports

How to work with BIMcollab when there is no integration available from my BIM software and my software does not support BCF.

Using software that does not support BCF

How to work with BIMcollab when there is no integration available from my BIM software.

Using software not integrated with BIMcollab

Working with BCF files and syncing with other tools

Issue Import/Export

Use the camera of your mobile to add photos to issues in BIMcollab

How to setup a generic user for Issue Management

Assign issues to a generic user like ARC or MEP

Tips

Working with Issues in the BIMcollab desktop applications

Desktop Applications: BIMcollab Zoom and BCF Managers

This article explains using BCF Managers online with BIMcollab or offline with BCF files.

Publish Issues which were opened from a BCF file

This article explains how to sync Issues between BCF Managers or BIMcollab Zoom and BIMcollab, both manually and automatically.

Synchronizing Issues to your BIMcollab space

Learn how to sync Issues from BIMcollab Zoom application to your BIMcollab space, including manual and Auto-sync options.

Synchronization of Issues in BIMcollab Zoom application

Working with or without Projects

In this article, learn how to validate model quality in BIMcollab Zoom application and create Issues from the results.

Finding Issues in BIMcollab Zoom

Connect BIMcollab Zoom app to your project to create, edit, and manage Issues and comments.

Creating and editing Issues in BIMcollab Zoom application

Creating and zooming into 2D issues

Creating and assigning issues in the desktop app

In this article, you’ll learn how to filter Issues by Properties or Favorites, save filters and more.

Use filtering to view specific Issues in the BCF manager or BIMcollab Zoom

Filter and organize Issues in BIMcollab Zoom application by properties or favorites, and save custom filters for quick access.

Viewing specific Issues in BIMcollab Zoom application

Change the Issue list to Tile view in the BCF Manager or BIMcollab Zoom app

In this article, you’ll learn how to use Quick zoom in BIMcollab Zoom and BCF managers to navigate heavy Viewpoints faster

How to speed up 'zoom to' in Issues

In this article, you’ll learn how to add Issues to a favorites list and view them easily in the BIMcollab Zoom Issues panel.

The favorite function for Issues in BIMcollab Zoom

In this article, learn how to review component details saved in an Issue using the Viewpoint Info Window in BIMcollab Zoom application.

How to view the elements saved in an Issue?

Zoom-to and finding your issues with filters

Issue Viewing and Filtering

Learn how Smart Issues track and update model Conflicts for efficient coordination in BIMcollab.

Create Smart Issues by reporting Conflict results

In this article, learn how BIMcollab shows and manages Conflict statuses using colors and Smart Issues.

The status of a Conflict

In this article, learn how to update Smart Issues in BIMcollab Zoom application with new models loaded.

Update Smart Issues based on Conflict results

Identify the Issue number for a reported conflict.

Viewing which Issue a reported Conflict is linked to

Working with smart issues from the BIMcollab Zoom

Smart Issues from BIMcollab Zoom

To know what to save in a viewpoint can sometimes be a bit tricky. This article will help you decide what option is best for your situation.

Create the best Viewpoints

Warning of more than 10.000 components when creating an Issue

Warning of more than 25.000 components when zooming to the Viewpoint of an Issue

In this article, you’ll learn how to identify and resolve synchronization overlaps in BIMcollab Zoom application.

Issues that cannot be published from BIMcollab Zoom application

Why can’t others read the BCF files I create with BIMcollab Zoom application?

Are colors and annotations saved to Viewpoints in Issues?

Tips & Troubleshooting

  WebViewer Course                         Example course                          Another course

About us

Sobre

Site

Website

À propos

Site web

Über uns

Sobre nós

Over

Policy & terms

Política e termos

Loja virtual

Webshop

Politique et conditions générales

Boutique en ligne

Richtlinien und Bedingungen

Beleid en voorwaarden

Developers

Desenvolvedores

Eventos

Evenementen

Développeurs

Événements

Entwickler

Veranstaltungen

Events

Ontwikkelaars

Company

Resources

Downloads

Academy

Find answers and get help from Intercom Support and Community Experts

This site employs cookies and other technologies that we and our third party vendors use to monitor and record personal information about you and your interactions with the site (including content viewed, cursor movements, screen recordings, and chat contents) for the purposes described in our Cookie Policy. By continuing to visit our site, you agree to our {websiteTermsLink}, {privacyPolicyLink} and {cookiePolicyLink}.

This site uses cookies and similar technologies ("cookies") as strictly necessary for site operation. We and our partners also would like to set additional cookies to enable site performance analytics, functionality, advertising and social media features. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for details. You can change your cookie preferences in our Cookie Settings.

We use cookies to make our site work and also for analytics and advertising purposes. You can enable or disable optional cookies as desired. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for more details.

Advertising cookies are set by our advertising partners to collect information about your use of the site, our communications, and other online services over time and with different browsers and devices. They use this information to show you ads online that they think will interest you and measure the ads' performance. Social media cookies are set by social media platforms to enable you to share content on those platforms, and are capable of tracking information about your activity across other online services for use as described in their privacy policies.

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.

You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for more details about how we use your data.

Your Privacy Choices

We use cookies to enhance your experience. You can customize your cookie preferences below. See our {cookiePolicyLink} for more details.

Cookie Settings

Link, Press control-option-right-arrow to exit

Empty Help Center

Uh oh. That page doesn’t exist.

Disappointed

Neutral

Smiley

Thinking...

Searching through sources...

Analyzing...

Tickets submitted through the messenger or by a support agent in your conversation will appear here.

No tickets created by you

Try using different keywords or checking for typos.

No tickets found

Title

Track the progress of all tickets related to your company.

Tickets portal.

{assigneeName} needs more information from you

Tickets

No access to tickets portal

Português do Brasil

Nederlands

English

Français

Deutsch

Español

url(https://downloads.intercomcdn.eu/i/o/mni2zxzx/27531/45266b28c4e3c586f534179404a1/69a1603ca1564688b3e2c8cbf4819f58.png)