BIM collaboration format and simplified geometry MVD enhance experience for Vectorworks users

BIM collaboration format and simplified geometry MVD enhance experience for Vectorworks users

Mar 26, 2015  | Software 

BIM collaboration format and simplified geometry MVD enhance experience for Vectorworks users
(Photo by: Nemetschek Vectorworks)

These features are part of Service Pack 3, which also includes other improvements.

BCF Importer

The new BCF Importer allows users to read BCF files from collaborators to view project model issues directly within the context of the Vectorworks model. Now users can review and resolve issues that may require changes to the architectural model without having to switch between Vectorworks and another application.

Take a closer look at the BCF Importer in action by watching the YouTube video below.

Simplified Geometry MVD

To meet the expanding needs of users, Vectorworks software now offers an additional Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) export option for defining the model view. The Simplified Geometry MVD allows Vectorworks users to export IFC files optimized for other software programs that can only import a limited set of simple geometry types.

Additionally, a new option called “Export Walls/Slabs by components” has been added to the Export IFC Project dialog box. This option optimizes the export of IFC files for use by estimating software such as BIM2COST. These improvements increase interoperability between BIM software applications, as well as enhance communication among design disciplines.

“As the adoption of Open BIM workflows continues to increase among our users, we continue to develop new functionality to enable architects to collaborate in a flexible way and communicate using their Vectorworks building information model,” said Jeremy Powell, director of global product marketing at Nemetschek Vectorworks. “The Simplified Geometry MVD and BCF Importer allow for more flexibility and interoperability between Vectorworks software and other programs.”

To read more on these advancements or to see additional features of SP3, click here.

Via Nemetschek Vectorworks
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