What BIM software and authoring formats can I use?

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• What are the tasks bimU.io can do but traditional BIM software could not?

  bimU.io is Cloud-based and accessible by any modern internet browser. No software installation or configuration is required. You can also share BIM design very easily without the need to send large native files around. Reviewing a BIM model on mobile ...

• What is a BIM model?

  BIM is short for Building Information Modelling. There is a number of similar definitions of BIM which you can find on the internet. On bimU.io, a model is a proprietary data format that was designed to be consumed by our online BIM viewer and can be ...

• Are there hardware and software requirements?

  To upload a model from BIM software, you should already be using a CAD/BIM workstation or laptop. This kind of hardware specification is sufficient. Though a high-performance machine will definitely help speed up the model export and upload process. ...

• Does bimU.io use encrypted connection?

  Yes. All communications between your browser and bimU.io’s servers are via the HTTPS (Secure HTTP) protocol. All file and data transfers to/from bimU.io are encrypted using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). This is the same security used by many large ...

• Can I upload a BIM file directly?

  Yes. bimU.io supports open BIM format. You can upload an IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) file directly via browser.