BIM Collaboration Format

The BIM Collaboration Format (BCF) is a structured file format suited to issue tracking with a building information model. BCF is designed primarily for defining views of a building model and associated information on collisions and errors connected with specific objects in the view. The BCF file format allows users of different BIM software, and/or different disciplines to collaborate on issues with the project.[1] The use of the BCF format to coordinate changes to a BIM are an important aspect of OpenBIM.

The format was developed by Tekla and Solibri and later adopted as a standard by buildingSMART.[2] Most major BIM modelling platforms support some integration with BCF, typically through plug-ins provided by the BCF server vendor.

Although BCF was originally conceived as a file base there are now many implementations using the server based collaborative workflow described in the bcfAPI, including an Open Source implementation[3] as part of the Open Source BIMcollective.

Research work has been done in Denmark looking into using BCF for a broader range of information management and exchange in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector.[4]

Supporting software

BCF is supported natively by modeling software Vectorworks, ArchiCAD, Tekla Structures, Quadri, DDS CAD,[5] as well as BIMcollab ZOOM,[6] BIMsight,[7] Solibri, Navisworks, and Simplebim. Standalone BCF plugins include BCF Manager,[8] and BCFier.[9] Cloud services offering BCF based issue tracking include BIMcollab, BIM Track, bimsync and OpenProject.

See also

References
  1. Rafael Sacks, Chuck Eastman, Ghang Lee, Paul Teicholz (2018). BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-54137-1.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "BCF intro". www.buildingsmart-tech.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  3. Léon van Berlo, Thomas Krijnen (2014). "Using the BIM Collaboration Format in a server based workflow". Procedia Environmental Sciences. 22 (12th International Conference on Design and Decision Support Systems in Architecture and Urban Planning, DDSS 2014): 325–332. doi:10.1016/j.proenv.2014.11.031.
  4. Treldal, Niels; Parsianfar, Hussain; Karlshøj, Jan (2016). "Using BCF as a mediator for task management in building design". Proceedings of the International RILEM Conference Materials, Systems and Structures in Civil Engineering 2016: 48–59. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. CAD Open BIM
  6. zoom
  7. BIMsight
  8. BCF Manager
  9. archived from original at BCFier.com.


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