This Quick Start Guide describes the basic online workflow of the BCF Manager for Revit. It will get you up and running in no time.
If you have not yet installed it, download and install the BCF Manager for Revit here.
Online workflow BCF Manager
Start Revit
Load the model(s) for which you want to create or review issues in Revit
Choose the BIMcollab tab in the ribbon
Click on the BCF Manager icon to open the BIMcollab BCF Manager pop-up window
If you are a first time user, you first need to login with your BIMcollab ID.
Create a View Template in Revit, to determine the view settings when zooming to issues from the BCF Manager
Connect to a project on BIMcollab from the BCF Manager
If there are already issues present in the project you connect to, they will be displayed in the issue list
Check the settings of the BCF manager to align with your IFC export coordination settings
For more details reference Use models from Revit for model coordination.
Create new issues manually
Select issues in the issue list and see its details
When an issue is selected, you can quick edit it, or add a new comment to it
Double click the issue to zoom to its viewpoint in the model in Revit
When you have made all the necessary changes, synchronize the project to BIMcollab, to share the issues with your team members
📝 Note: To know how to use the BCF manager without connecting to a project in BIMcollab, consult the article about the offline workflow with the BCF Manager.
The BCF Manager window
Import and save a BCF file
Synchronize the project
Open the IDS specification panel (appears after connecting to a private BIMcollab space)
Search
BCF manager options: Settings, Info, Help
Name of the project you are connected to
Active filter and Filter issues
Issue list
Viewpoint information
Show snapshot of the selected issue larger
When an issue is selected: Description of the issue
Snapshot of the selected issue
Quick edit of the selected issue
Add a comment
View comments of the selected issue
View details of the selected issue
Comments or details of the selected issue
When a comment is selected instead of an issue, on the bottom half of the window, you get a few more icons for editing and viewing comments:
Add viewpoint to the selected comment
Edit snapshot of the selected comment
Delete viewpoint of the selected comment
Edit the text of the selected comment here
Snapshot of the selected comment