Bugfixes Build 149

• Fixed several geometrical issues.
• Fixed the issue where navigation could be blocked in far away models.
• Fixed the issue where zoom to fit would sometimes zoom out too far.

Navisworks BCF Managers

• 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 communication.

• Use of viewpoints stored in clash detective, eliminating the ‘saved viewpoint workaround’.
• Whether to update or to create an issue automatically detected.

Revit BCFM

• 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.

Performance

• 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.

Improvements

• 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

Improvements

• 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 visualise 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.

Improvements

• 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.

Improvements

• Better support for IFC4 files.
• Improved handling of point cloud files.
• More efficient (video) memory usage.
• Clearer indication of loaded scans in a point cloud.
• Number formatting follows OS setting.
• Point clouds with far away origin are now supported.
• Section planes remain on move/rotate.
• Arced walls are rendered more precise.
• Models now rotate around their center instead of site location.
• Several UI refinements also for 5K displays.
• More minor improvements.

Improvements

• Several UI refinements also for 5K displays.
• Faster upload of new issues and snapshots.
• ARCHICAD ElementID available for search in viewpoint info.
• Software Development Kit (SDK) available.
  
   

New features

• Add hyperlinks to pdf reports
• Easy process of updating your space
• Easy to set an automatic payment method
• Option for automatic debit from credit card
• Option for automatic debit from IBAN bank accounts (European SEPA countries)

New features WebApp

• Mark issues as favorites, to prepare review meetings; also shared from/to ZOOM and BCF Managers.
• Define types, favorites, labels and user groups per project.
• Option to create a template project to reuse settings like issue types, team members, areas, and more.
• Hide/delete projects and users (via recycle bin) (GDPR).
• Allow selected users to create projects and users.
• Many small productivity improvements.

Three extra languages, international usage

• BIMcollab ecosystem (WebApp, BCF Managers, ZOOM) available in English, French, German and Spanish.
• Different languages allowed per user within one project, for international cooperation.
• Improved hotkey functionality in ZOOM when using non-US keyboard layouts

WebApp

• Completely redesigned user interface, new look, same logic.
• New project dashboard with graphical overview of projectstatus and recent changes.
• Fresh colors reflect status of an issue everywhere.
• Graphs page with 15 different graph types.
• Improved coloring, illustrating history of status changes in issue details pages. 
• Block administrators from accessing confidential projects.

New features

• Issue list now available as small, medium or large tile view *)
• Comment history visually enhanced with snapshots.
• Issue filter extended with all properties.
• More clear user interface for usage of colors.
• Updated logos and toolbar icons.

Performance improvements

• Synchronizing up to 50 times faster
• Reduced viewpoint-size
• Information send only once and only when modified
• Publish only modified issues
• Improved user-identification and user-mapping.

 Enhancements

• Start-page shows latest activities & better graphs.
• Lists of activity per person since last login, last week, month.
• Lots of interface enhancements, better columns, filtering, sorting, paging, etc.
• Improved viewpoint handling and information: number of visible and selected components.
• Better feedback during import and export (reporting).

Performance optimization

• Browsing issues up to 10 times faster
• Issue lists use paging for faster display
• Import of large (>100Mb) BCF files up to 50 times faster
• Webservices for connecting add-ons optimized
• Improved performance throughout the application.

BIMcollab new features & improvements

• Approve/merge users which are created during BCF import.
• Improved filter possibilities with status.
• Improved BCF 2.0 support, synchronized with other vendors.
• Easy purchase of new projects and users.
• Easier recognition of inactive projects.
• Improved project-pages for administrators.

Free on join.bimcollab.com 

• Possibility to create unlimited new projects.
• Possibility to set projects active / inactive

BIMcollab new features & improvements

• Select multiple issues to assign, change milestone, area, etc.
• Fold history loggings of an issue.
• Rotate and remove snapshots (handy when photo’s are taken with mobile phones).
• Multi-user handling for simultaneous work on same issue from different clients.
• E-mail-notifications now contain a snapshot of the issue.
• Optimized GUI for less clicking and scrolling.
• Improved BCF import.
• BCF export is less sensitive to erroneous BCF files.
• Several bugs fixed for overall stability and performance.