It features the BIMx ‘Hyper-model’ – a game-like navigation tool that helps anyone easily explore the building model and understand project deliverables. Some services were made available via free iOS or Android apps, while others required a paid-for BIMx PRO application (iOS only)īIMx is described as bridging the gap between the design studio, the client’s office, and the construction site. Over time the solution has been extended to include support for Android devices and web browsers, plus a desktop application. The first Virtual Building Explorer, for ArchiCAD 13, was launched in late 2013 ( post) and enabled users of Apple iOS devices to view and navigate around building information models.

BIMxīIMx is based on technologies originally developed by Swedish developer Zermatt Virtual Reality Software, acquired by Graphisoft in 2010. It has also released significant enhancements to its BIMx model visualisation technologies and to its BIMcloud hosting and collaboration product, including an SME-oriented BIMcloud Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering. Hungary-based BIM software giant Graphisoft, part of the Nemetschek group, has announced ( 7 July 2021) the release of the latest version of its BIM software, Archicad 25. Alongside Archicad 25, Graphisoft has announced enhancements to its BIMx model viewing and BIMcloud design collaboration applications, though these are consciously not ‘CDE’ products.

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