Good coordination is often about removing the small detours that quietly take over your day. This Tech Tip edition introduces useful new features for model handling and checking, helping you keep your workflow moving with fewer clicks, searches and restarts.
Discover smarter ways to reload updated WebViewer models in Zoom, access model version history in the browser, and learn how BCF Managers bring issue management into your native BIM tools.
Enjoy the reading break, your models will still be there when you return.
Reload one model, not your full setup
A modeler shares a revised version midway during a coordination review? In Zoom, simply Reloadthe new individual WebViewer model and pick up where you left off, without reloading the entire model federation.
You can then review the resolved coordination, rerun the relevant checking rules to verify the correction, or refresh a List to get the latest quantities. The new version added in the WebViewer is quickly available in Zoom, so one late model does not require you to restart the entire workflow.
A small change that allows coordinators to spend less time refreshing their setup
When a coordination question begins with “What did the model show at that time?”,you don't need to search through old downloads or rely on someone’s memory.
In the WebViewer, open View versions from
a model’s menu and return to an earlier version
in its original context.
You can look at the geometry and information available at that moment, retrace design decisions, or confirm how far the model has progressed since then.
Select the version you need to review, investigate the situation, and switch back to the latest Shared or Published view when you are done. No need for a time machine, just a well-kept model history.
In BIMcollab Zoom, are you using a section plane to look inside a space, ceiling or crowded service zone? You can measure directly from that plane (for precise placement hold Ctrl/Cmd) to check element depth or clearance.
Use the search bar to quickly find and isolate elements in the WebViewer, which searches for the property values shown in the Summary tab. Handy when you know what you need but not where it is hidden.
"When users think about model checking in Zoom, they jump straight to clash detection. But if you need to guarantee minimum clearance around elements, use Distance Checking instead. Set a minimum distance, and Zoom flags anything too close with red dimensions, even if nothing is technically overlapping."
Gabriela Sitja Rocha
BIMcollab Customer Success Manager
Keep your team aligned
with shared Smart Views
A daily tour of various applications shouldn't be necessary for good model coordination. BIMcollab’s BCF Managers help users locate and resolve issues directly in the native model. Coordination and follow-up are greatly accelerated
when all parties have access to the BCF Manager for their BIM tool.
Getting started is simple: install the latest BCF Manager, connect to your BIMcollab project (no additional activation required) and double-click an issue to jump straight to its model context.
👉 BCF Managers support many of the latest BIM software versions, including the latest version of Archicad 29!
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