Release history

Release history

In this article you can find an overview of the new features and improvements of the BIMcollab Ecosystem made in 2022 and 2023. Older release notes are archived.
Use the navigation column to the right to navigate quickly to the older release notes. 

BCF Managers | 09-03-2023

Revit, Navisworks, Tekla Structures, AutoCAD, and Stand alone
build number 6.2.16

New features

  1. Approval field added to issue filter options
  2. Relational operators for priority and deadline added  to issues filter options
  3. Option to choose the Project Base Point  as coordinate base for Viewpoint creation (Revit only)
  4. MSI installer for AutoCAD

Improvements & bugfixes

  1. The save filter subdialog is now translated in the localized versions
  2. Fixed an issue where the BCF manager could freeze if many closed issues are filtered out from the issue list view
  3. Fixed an issue where the sync-indicator did not change status in the issue panel on adding an issue to favourites
  4. Fixed an issue where the deadline filled in by a milestone did not appear in issue list view
  5. Fixed a Zoom-to coordination error related to BCF files exported from Prospect VR (Revit only)
  6. 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

  1. Users can now share Smart Properties within their BIMcollab project
  2. It is now possible to override the default naming when reporting Smart Issues
  3. Support for IFC4 Classifications

Improvements & bugfixes

  1. Fixed an issue where 'Long name' could not be used in Lists
  2. Fixed an issue where the 'Create new list' dialog could not be closed
  3. Fixed an issue where switching user was unavailable after a user was deleted from a project
  4. Fixed an issue with exporting Lists to excel
  5. Fixed a crash when a List was dragged and dropped
  6. 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

  1. 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)

  1. Saved filters: save and retrieve different property configurations for filtering issues
  2. Auto-sync: an option to always keep selected and edited issues up to date with BIMcollab Cloud
  3. Set viewpoint as default: an option to set any comment viewpoint as default issue viewpoint

Improvements

  1. Scaling support for monitors with different DPI's improved
  2. The selected property tab is now kept when switching selection between components
  3. (De)select all components in 3D is now much faster
  4. A direct link to BIMcollab academy is available through Help > BIMcollab academy

Bugfixes

  1. Solved a bug where icons are missing for files from shared folders (Mac only)
  2. Solved several interface issue for german localisation (Mac only)
  3. Solved a crash when right clicking element properties in clash details (Mac only)
  4. '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

  1. Saved filters: save and retrieve different property configurations for filtering issues
  2. Auto-sync: an option to always keep selected and edited issues up to date with BIMcollab Cloud
  3. Set viewpoint as default: an option to set any comment viewpoint as default issue viewpoint

Bugfix

  1. 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

  1. Solved a bug that made the BCF manager crash when using the search function for issues (Windows only)
  2. 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

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

BIMcollab Cloud | 15-10-2022

New features

  1. New option to follow issues and be notified when changes are made
  2. Create, use or enforce the use of project templates
  3. New field to set and display a Project ID
  4. New option to add multiple values at once to define custom fields
  5. User dropdown lists are grouped by company
  6. Create subteams by prohibiting team members from assigning issues outside of their company

Improvements

  1. Improved error handling in Trimble Integration
  2. Improved German translations

Bug fixes

  1. Duplicate names for saved filters prevented
  2. Resolved bug while importing BCF files with unassigned issues
  3. Resolved problem with deleting issues in spaces where SSO is enabled
  4. Several other bugs solved

BIMcollab ZOOM | 11-10-2022

build number 6.2.11

Features

  1. Smart Properties are now available on BIMcollab ZOOM Mac

Other improvements and bug fixes

  1. Vertex count property is now more accurately calculated
  2. Solved a bug where the color picker would not show up when editing Smart view colors
  3. Solved a bug where units and decimals were not presented correctly
  4. Solved a bug where an expert property was not added after enabling it in the options
  5. Solved a bug where the introduction tour would not load on Mac
  6. Solved a bug where a file would not load when non-numerical values are given for numerical properties in stairs
  7. 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

  1. Fixed a bug where not all issues would be visible in specific scenarios
  2. Fixed the BCF Manager Info button in Navisworks
  3. Fixed the behaviour of Labels when set as Mandatory fields
  4. Fixed a language mismatch bug in the Revit and Navisworks BCF Managers

BIMcollab ZOOM | 06-09-2022

build number 6.1.30

Hotfix

  1. Solved an issue that would show all Property Sets in the property panel, regardless of selection
  2. Solved an issue where some properties in Summary were shown twice

BIMcollab ZOOM | 29-08-2022

build number 6.1.22

Improvements

  1. Smart properties performance for Summary and Material properties 5 times faster
  2. Improved Remember me functionality
  3. Renewed issue panel (see BCF Manager, Windows only)

Bug fixes

  1. Solved a crash when the material layer names are empty
  2. Solved a crash when adding two files with the same name to a shared project
  3. Solved a bug where Classifications would not be sorted alphabetically in the property dropdown
  4. Solved a bug where user would not be able to login to a space if the address contains "/" at the end
  5. Solved a bug that would not show IfcProject property values in Lists
  6. Solved a bug that would not save the applied movement & rotation to Point cloud files on shared projects
  7. Solved a bug that would prevent Tooltips and Stamp tool to show the Material Name value
  8. Solved a bug that would not allow to use Show/Hide/Filter similar on the Element's tab for a selected clash
  9. 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
  1. Customize the columns shown in the Issue list
  2. Smart Zoom-to: Zoom to viewpoints is always fast and optimized (Revit only)
  3. Quickly add comments with or without viewpoints to issues
  4. Use Quick-edit to update issues much faster
  5. Comments are now displayed in a chat-like format *
  6. Added user avatars to comments *
  7. Issue details tab shows a detailed overview of selected issues
* Not included in BCF Manager Archicad

Other improvements

  1. Improved Remember me functionality

Bug fixes

  1. Solved a bug that would display pending members in the notify and assign to lists
  2. 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

  1. Saved filters (Connected+ only)
  2. Upload profile-photo, visible in issue-history
  3. Simplified Two-factor Authentication setup
  4. Improved menu structure
  5. See the status of hyperlinked issues
  6. Added company column to activity list

Editors

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

Project leaders

  1. Create new issues based on previous ones (cloning)
  2. Simplified new project creation workflow
  3. Easier access to project settings
  4. Issue report as flat CSV file

Administrators

  1. Ability to delete companies and avoid duplicates
  2. Added additional columns to user list
  3. Export user list as a CSV file
  4. Automatic notifications for users added to/removed from a ZOOM license pool

Developers

  1. Added more user related information to Admin API endpoints

Platform

  1. 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)

  1. Create your own dictionary with Set value to standardize data
  2. Create your own classifications based on available object data
  3. Map property values to a single new property set
  4. Use Smart Properties to make Smart views, Clash rules, and Lists operate from a shared filter setup
  5. Create and edit Smart Properties in the Smart Property editor
  6. Import / Export Smart Property sets

Other improvements

  1. Users are less frequently notified when all ZOOM licenses are in use

BIMcollab Cloud | 07-05-2022

Increased security

  1. Increased security by enforcing complex passwords with a minimum of 10 characters
  2. Two-Factor Authentication available for all users
  3. Enforce usage of Two-Factor authentication in Connected plans and up
  4. Enforce a reset password policy in Connected plans and up
  5. Supported from May releases of BCF Managers and BIMcollab ZOOM
  6. Ability to download User Access logs in Enterprise plans

Single sign-on

  1. Single sign-on capability added via Azure Active Directory in Enterprise plans
  2. Supported from May releases of BCF Managers and BIMcollab ZOOM

Model Viewer Integrations

  1. Each user can select visible models in model viewer according to their need
  2. Project leader can filter out unwanted file types
  3. 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

  1. Multi-value filters added to the issue and activities filters
  2. Select which columns are visible in the issue list
  3. Search for literal strings by using quotes
  4. Fixed issue with active user count after deactivating a user
  5. Fixed issue when downloading reports with non-Latin characters in the name

BIMcollab ZOOM | 05-05-2022

build number 5.3.29

New features

  1. Simplified product activation by logging in with BIMcollab ID
  2. Modernised connection to BIMcollab Cloud
  3. Drag selection: Hold CTR/CMD to start selection window

Improvements

  1. Set opaque (Smart views) now works on any component
  2. The property of Systems is now available for Coverings

Bug fixes

  1. Solved a bug where issue snapshots could not be edited on Win 11
  2. Solved a crash when opening/adding files in Windows 11
  3. Solved a crash when synchronizing a very large amount of clash results
  4. Solved an issue with opening geometry in obscure models
  5. Solved a crash when selecting results from a disabled clash rule
  6. Solved an issue with viewpoints from Desite BIM showing up-side-down
  7. Solved a bug where values of IfcPropertyListValue and IfcPropertyEnumeratedValue were not shown

BCF Managers | 05-05-2022

build number 5.6.79

New features

  1. Simplified product activation by logging in with BIMcollab ID
  2. Modernised connection to BIMcollab Cloud
  1. Redesigned Import to BIMcollab panel
  2. Extended limits for description and custom fields
  3. Solved a bug where the element IDs of clashed elements were not added to comments after importing
  4. Solved an issue where pending team members were processed incorrectly on the Notify list
  5. Solved a bug about the Lookup in BIMcollab button on the Import dialog

BIMcollab Cloud | 09-04-2022

Improvements

  1. Improved model viewer performance in all integrations
  2. Resolved viewpoint issues in Trimble Connect model viewer
  3. Resolved issue loading textures in Autodesk Docs model viewer

BIMcollab Cloud | 26-02-2022

New features

  1. Time-to-close issue data available via Power BI in Connected and Enterprise plans
  2. Administration statistics available via Power BI in Enterprise plans

Improvements

  1. Performance improvements in BIMcollab Cloud
  2. Improved uploading performance of Smart Issues from BIMcollab ZOOM

Bug fixes

  1. Resolved issue where images are cropped in PDF reports
  2. Resolved issues with overlapping text in PDF reports
  3. Various other bug fixes

BIMcollab Cloud | 05-02-2022

New features

  1. Ability to delete issues by project leaders and/or administrators
  2. Simplified account creation and login through BIMcollab ID

Improvements

  1. Admins can now see when users were added to the space in user list
  2. All introduction tours are localized
  3. Various user interface improvements on the dashboards

Bug fixes

  1. Resolved various issues with importing and exporting large reports
  2. Resolved issue accessing ZOOM license pool management

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