BIMmTool is a fully integrated Archicad add-on for reading, navigating, and generating high-quality BIM models from point clouds. BIMmTool integrates itself into the Archicad interface and ensures a hassle-free workflow in modeling from scans, adopting Archicad’s working method and toolset.
New point cloud import
The new point cloud import offers a multitude of highlights, including multiprocessing, block sampling at various resolutions, insertion according to the Archicad survey point, automatic placement of scans on floors, and a reduction in project sizes by up to 90%.
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New point cloud import
The new point cloud import offers a multitude of highlights, including multiprocessing, block sampling at various resolutions, insertion according to the Archicad survey point, automatic placement of scans on floors, and a reduction in project sizes by up to 90%.
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Idealizer
Laser scanners capture buildings with millimeter precision, which in most cases is excessively accurate. If no deformation-accurate measurement is required, the inventory recording should be precise, but also suitable for further processing. The idealizer assists you in finding and standardizing components with almost identical dimensions, without exceeding the specified deviation tolerance.
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Project sizes
| Source file: | 79 GB | E57-Format |
| BIMmTool until now: | 56,2 GB | GSPC-Format |
| BIMmTool new 2 mm: | 28,6 GB | GSPC-Format |
| BIMmTool new 5 mm: | 11,9 GB | GSPC-Format |
| BIMmTool new 10 mm: | 5,6 GB | GSPC-Format |
| PointCab Origins: | 10,4 GB | LSE-Format |
With unstructured point clouds, the effect is not as great, since the point density is lower from the beginning with mobile scanners.
| Source file: | 11,9 GB | E57-Format |
| BIMmTool new 10 mm: | 5,2 GB | GSPC-Format |
| (GSPC = Graphi Soft Point Cloud) | ||
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Pointcloud Switcher
Capture a point cloud for the BIMmNavigator, select scans and toggle them on and off in floor plan, sections/views or 3D. Change the resolution via a slider, select the type of point cloud and unhide hidden points – all this on a clear palette. The PointCloud Switcher is your control center for point clouds in Archicad. Until now, settings for point clouds could only be made via the model view options. Now, you can select the panorama to be displayed in the BIMmTool Navigator using the “Capture Location” function on the tool palette of the PointCloud Switcher.
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Job Manager and Job Shortcuts
In the Job Manager, all created jobs for orthophotos, delta analyses, clipping boxes, and deviation analyses are clearly listed in table form under the respective category. All relevant settings can be made directly in the table for individual or all jobs at the same time. On the Job Shortcuts Palette, you can find all icons for creating jobs. Select the desired function, click in the floor plan and drag, preferably from the bottom right to the top left, the respective object. You will be prompted for a name for the job.
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Easy2Model Update
The “old” BIMmTool palette has now become the Easy2Model palette. This now contains exclusively the functions necessary for modeling from the BIMmNavigator. The “Shot 3D” function has received a new icon “2D/3D” and allows all Easy2Model functions to be used in the floor plan and in the 3D window.
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Orthogonal snap
The new feature “Orthogonal Snap” replaces the previous function “Angle Snap”. It allows for orthogonal modeling without exceeding a maximum deviation to the point cloud set in the settings. In this process, the components are placed centrally and the worksheet orientation is taken into account.
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Cloud Tools
Behind the Cloud Tools is the interface to the IVION platform from NavVis. The IVION integration is now available free of charge to all BIMmTool Pro license holders. Through this, the panoramas on the platform can be directly accessed in Archicad and modeled into Archicad using the Easy2Model functions as in the BIMmNavigator. Further interfaces, such as to the Nemetschek Cloud or to Matterport, will follow.
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Connect
The Connect icon opens the interface to PointCab’s Origin and Lupo Scan. Through the dialog, orthophotos and delta analyses can be placed in Archicad.
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Orthophotos
The new Orthophoto function generates horizontal and vertical orthophotos from the imported point clouds directly in Archicad. It does not matter whether the point clouds are structured or unstructured, and the calculation time is three times shorter than earlier. It adapts the workflow to the regular Archicad working methods, making the modeling work extremely easy and transparent. In addition to displaying in color or grayscale, you can also generate high-resolution orthophoto representations, e.g., for monument protection. The calculation always uses the scans or point clouds placed on visible layers. Arrange your layers to create views using only the exterior scans. Once ready, you can import the orthophotos into the desired Archicad window using the Connect menu or create a new worksheet or section/elevation window.
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Delta Analysis
A delta analysis is the colored representation of deviations of the point cloud to a given plane, horizontally or vertically. It is an excellent new tool for inspecting existing buildings for deformations and drawing conclusions for modeling. Structural engineers, architects, and craftsmen can use it to assess the condition of the load-bearing structure visually and, for example, floor irregularities very quickly. It is also ideal for comparing the actual state of a construction site with the designed model. The generation and calculation of the delta analysis are identical to orthophotos and can also be stored at the desired location in Archicad via the Connect menu.
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Point Cloud Clipping Box
Use the new clipping box to cut and trim point clouds imported via the BIMmTool in Archicad: drag the clipping box onto the desired area of the point cloud that you want to cut out or trim. You can now hide or delete the point cloud inside or outside the box. Use it to remove scatter or mirror effects from the point cloud, remove a building in a house row, hide the furnishings in a room, etc. The clipping box also facilitates the creation of a new point cloud, like that of a doorway, a historical window, or statue. You may also consider using it to show the surroundings of your project. The new point cloud objects are always calculated in full resolution and can contain further data or parameters. Consequently, you can display these details in a higher resolution, even combine them with the original point cloud.
