Release history Nexus, BCF Managers, Zoom

Release history Nexus, BCF Managers, Zoom

In this article you can find an overview of the new features and improvements of the BIMcollab Nexus, Zoom and the BCF Managers made in 2024 and 2025.

BIMcollab Zoom (Windows only) | 06-05-2025

build number 9.4.7

New features

  • Ability to use model tags of WebViewer files in model checking
    • Model tags available as property in Smart Views, Clash rules, Lists and Smart Properties
      • Use Smart Views for a quick visualization for models with a certain tag
      • Use Lists to get an overview of all loaded models and their assigned tags
      • Transition Clash rules based on prefix to model tags for projects that share models via the WebViewer
    • Model tags available in property panel
      • Select a model in the Navigation tree to view its tags in the property panel
      • Use show, hide and filter similar in the context menu
    • Search components based on tags

Improvements 

  • Ability to check (IDS) whether any classification is set for a component and report which components are not compliant.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a problem with auto-coloring applied to Projects in Smart Views
  • Fixed a problem with creating multiple section planes via the context (right-click) menu
  • Fixed a problem where the entire system gets selected instead of a selected object
  • Resolved an error during creation of the support report
  • Fixed a problem with transparency in ‘Set color’ action for Smart Views and the manual ‘Set color’ action

BIMcollab Zoom (Windows only) | 04-03-2025

build number 9.3.30

Improvements

  1. Updated UI framework version to address start-up problems
  2. The License Agreement has been updated to reflect recent enhancements in our analytical capabilities aimed at optimizing system performance and improving user experience while maintaining data privacy and security.
  3. Added the option to disable data collection in the general settings

Bug fixes

  1. Fixed silent install of VC++ redistributables for .msi installer
  2. Fixed problem with visibility of System in summary and Smart View results
  3. Fixed problem with loading new model version from WebViewer

BIMcollab Nexus | 01-03-2025

New feature

  • Project navigation menu - Switch to other projects from any page

Improvements

  • Improved Issue interface

    • Quick adding of comments

    • Quick changing of status

  • Specifications: There is no longer a limit on the amount of values when choosing the 'one of' operator


BIMcollab Zoom (Windows only) | 02-05-2025

build number 9.3.21

New Features

  1. Support for ifcBuildingSystem, ifcDistributionSystem and ifcDistributionCircuit (IFC4).

Improvements

  1. Several technical improvements to address start-up problems related to the latest Windows update and anti-virus scans*

Bug fixes

  1. Resolved a problem where Smart View auto-color legend did not respect the component filtering.
  2. Fixed empty values for ifcReinforcingBar attributes.
  3. Fixed a failure to load ifcAlignments.
  4. Fixed a failure to load IFC-IfcAxis2Placement2d.

*Details technical improvements:
  1. Updated Windows Installer.
  2. Updated prerequisite of VC++ redistributables to latest version (14.42.34433).
  3. Warning instead of force close and system restart when updating while multiple instances are open. 
  4. Note: during a silent installation the warning is not shown and Zoom is closed automatically. The machine is not restarted.
  5. Added additional and better crash logging (appdata>local>CrashDumps).
  6. Automatically create an entry in the Process Monitor and Reliability Monitor to help advanced users and system administrators.
  7. Updated Windows memory allocator (mimalloc to 1.8.9), which includes a newer version of the mimalloc-redirect.dll for better compatibility with the latest Windows updates.
  8. Improved checks and warning dialogs for finding the minimal required OpenGL version.

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 Zoom | 28-11-2024

build number 9.2.8

Critical bugfix for 9.2.7

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

Improvements

  1. Improved model coordination when WorldCoordinateSystem in ifcProject is used for geographic referencing.
  2. Added a scroll bar to the Conflict Rule Editor so Save and Cancel are always available.

Bug fixes

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

BIMcollab Zoom | 16-10-2024

build number 9.1.6

Improvements

  1. Alignment of models that make use of geographic referencing through IfcMapConversion

Bug fixes

  1. Fixed missing section box option when right-clicking on a component in 3D
  2. Fixed a problem where Issues would not display the colors of colored components in 3D
  3. Fixed an problem that caused an error when loading certain models.
  4. Fixed distorted display of certain models
  5. Fixed a problem loading WebViewer models with a special character in the file name
  6. Fixed a problem loading WebViewer models with the file extension .ifcZIP


BIMcollab Zoom | 19-09-2024

Build number 9.0.12
Alert
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:
  1. Maintenance space around installations
  2. Adjustment space for precast concrete elements or windows and doors
  3. Space for insulation material around pipes

Improvements

• Smart Issues are now associated with conflict rules.
Use shared rules for a good collaboration experience, because: 
  1. Update Smart Issues respects the tolerances currently set in the rule.
  2. Update Smart Issues checks if components are still part of the source/target set in the rule. If not, the issue is resolved.
  3. If the associated rule cannot be found, the status color is purple ('unknown')
• Option to ‘Include parts’ for Smart Views, Clash rules, and Lists.
  1. Add/remove spaces without their parts in Smart Views and Conflicts
  2. 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

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

BIMcollab Nexus | 15-08-2024

Improvements

  1. IFC 4 entities are now supported in IDS specifications
  2. Several improvements to make IDS import and export compliant to version 1.0
  3. Reports page is accessible from the Issues page
  4. List results are accessible from the Checking page

BIMcollab Zoom | 18-07-2024

Build number 8.2.2

Bug Fix

  1. 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

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

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
  1. 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

  1. BCF manager for Revit 2025
  2. BCF manager for Navisworks 2025
  3. BCF manager for Tekla 2024
  4. BCF manager for AutoCAD 2025

BIMcollab Nexus | 06-05-2024

New features

  1. The right to upload and update models in the BIMcollab WebViewer can be assigned to both Project leaders and Editors
  2. 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

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

Improvements

  1. For IDS conflicts, the status color matches the component geometry

Bug fixes 

    1. Fixed an internal error when connecting to a project with certain models
    2. Fixed a bug that limited the ability to add a local clash rule set
    3. Several small bug fixes and improvements


    BIMcollab Nexus | 23-04-2024

    Improvements

    1. The Project leader can pre-select folders in the Autodesk Docs integration to filter the models for the rest of the team
    2. Models loaded in the Autodesk Docs modelviewer are automatically updated if a new version gets uploaded in Autodesk Docs

    Bug fixes

    1. Encoding of exported IDS files is now UTF-8
    2. Fixed a bug where other languages were not available for long existing users


    BIMcollab Nexus | 07-03-2024

    build number 7.4.9

    New features and improvements

    1. Extended IFC 4.3 support with ifcAlignment, ifcRoad, and ifcBuiltElement displayed in 3D and Navigation trees
    2. The icons for models in the navigation tree have been adjusted



    3. Improved Smart Issues for reported conflicts
      1. Zooming to Smart Issue comments now recreates the viewpoint (Windows only)
      2. User settings of the Update issues dialog are now stored
    4. Improved ifcProject information
      1. Attributes can now be validated with IDS specifications.
      2. Attributes moved to the Summary tab.
        Note: Existing Smart Views, Clash rules, Lists and Smart Properties are automatically adjusted.
    5. Part Of and Smart Properties tabs have been added to the property panel

    Bug fixes

    1. Fixed a problem with reading and writing of BCF files that contain comments with viewpoints but no text
    2. Fixed a bug for opening property URLs starting with 'https://'
    3. Addressed a Zoom license check that was clearing conflict results every 30 minutes (Windows only)
    4. Reset issue filter now consistently resets to all active and resolved issues
    5. Corrected version number error message for Smart Properties
    6. Fixed synchronization error between comments tab and issue tiles
          Hotfix 19-03-2024
    1. Fixed compatibility problems with very old versions of Smart Views, Lists and Smart Properties
    2. Fixed a crash when adding a comment to a Smart Issue
    3. Fixed a bug where zoom-to sometimes did not work for Smart Issues
    4. Fixed incorrect section box around clash result
    5. Resolved disappearing section planes when activating a Smart View



    BIMcollab Zoom | 29-01-2024

    Build number 7.3.6

    New features and improvements

    1. Update Smart Issues is now available for IDS conflicts
    2. All IDS related functionality is now available in the MacOS version of Zoom.

    Bug fixes 

      1. Fixed an error when obtaining a space-restricted license if the URL was not an exact match
      2. Fixed crash after removing local model from Project folder
      3. Fixed ifcProject description not appearing in Lists
      4. Fixed timezone bug (where timezone has a minus offset from UTC, e.g. UTC-2)
      5. Fixed quantities for certain files with a prefix in square or volume dimensions (like cm2 and cm3)
      6. Fixed the labelling of IfcTank as Electric Flow Storage Device instead of Tank
      7. Fixed a visual problem with the conflict results count after run/sync (MacOS)
      8. Fixed problem when editing a List set, the description was not visible in the editor window (MacOS)
      9. 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

      1. IDS palette in the Navisworks, AutoCAD, Tekla, Standalone and SDK BCFMs
      2. New BIMcollab visual identity in Archicad BCFM

      Improvements & bugfixes

      1. Fixed a bug where the Deadline field was handled incorrectly for timezones negative from UTC.
      2. Fixed a crash bug for Archicad 26 and earlier versions


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