BIMx & BIMx PRO New Features 2015 – Overview

Summer 2015 BIMx release features overview
GRAPHISOFT®, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) architectural software developer, has introduced Cloud storage access for its award-winning BIM presentation app, BIMx.
Cloud storage has become the obvious choice of multi-platform and mobile users, especially for users constantly on the go. BIMx is widely used in the AEC industry for design presentations to project stakeholders, and the ability to sync a project model to the latest version is essential in an on-site situation.

Closing the gap between file management apps and BIMx, the document picker allows users to link popular Cloud storage services like iCloud and Dropbox to the app. As a result, downloading and opening BIMx models becomes seamless.

“From the architect’s desk to on-site navigation, BIMx offers a streamlined workflow for all parties in the AEC industry,” said Gyuri Nyitrai, BIMx Product Manager. “A very unique and innovative method of displaying Zone Labels in BIMx helps non-professional users to navigate through building spaces in 3D by providing continuous feedback about the current location. This function, together with the direct access to Cloud storage services, will make BIMx even easier to use for a wider range of people.”

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[jakewhite]

Just been discussing BIMx in the office as a communication tool. Is BCF export functionality coming to BIMx? This would be a huge leap forward!! Jake.

[andyklu]

In the 21st century, and they still offer solution for visualization of the last century, which migrate every year to the new version arсhiсad without the changes.

Modern graphics cards are capable of displaying photorealistic graphics in real time. And technologies such as anti-aliasing, normal mapping, bump mapping, various reflections have long been used even in the most backward projects. Grafisoft same with his BIMx viewer he remained for 10 years - 15.

What needs to be added in future releases.

1. Material properties - Reflections. Cube maps and flat mirror. With the ability to adjust the blur strength and reflection in the material properties.
2. Bump mapping.
3. Adjust the brightness, contrast, gamma counted cards before saving lighting.
4. Calculating the coverage maps in view of light sources, and not just the volume, as it is now.
5. Anti-aliasing.

And then this product can be used for demonstrations.

I understand, do bump mapping when the current scheme of "GI" will not work, because no light sources, but everything else can be.