topic Re: BIMx Failure to create file in BIMx

BIMx Failure to create file

Anonymous — Tue, 09 May 2023 12:49:37 GMT

I am working in AC20. When I go to publish a BIMx file it gives me a error that the thumbnail image was not created. Then it processes the file and all I get is sky. A message appears in the sky that says "The Hyper-model does not include 3D models. The 2D documentation included can only be viewed on BIMx mobile app."

Why is it failing to create the 3D model?

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:57:53 GMT

Could it be, that you forgot to add a camera view to your BIMx publishing set?

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

Jeff Griffin — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 12:43:51 GMT

I'm experiencing the same issue that Brian described. I can confirm that the BIMx publisher set includes a 3D View. While it's publishing, the 3D View and the "Saving BIMx Info" items (on the progress window) show a red X and indicate a "Failed" status. When I double click on these in the progress window, a dialog box appears that says "Publishing of the item failed because ARCHICAD was unable to generate it." The 3D view displays correctly in my View Map, so I'm not sure why it's unable to be generated when publishing to BIMx. I've included a screen shot showing what I've attempted to describe.

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

Richard Molnar — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 08:39:00 GMT

Hi all,

I'm experiencing the same. What is more frustrating is that I experience on a project file where there was no problem to create BIMx hyper-model a week ago and I only added more items to the set since then. Very frustrating.

If anyone nows the cause or a solution that would be greatly appreciated.

Update: Weird but when I restarted AC20 and tried again I didn't get the message and made the BIMx Hyper-model without a problem.

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 08:30:04 GMT

I am also having the same problem, I generated 2 bimx model earlier this morning without issues, and now that I have made amendments in archicad and going to republish the bimx it wont publish the 3d model i tried deleting the original bimx files so as not to overwrite, same problem, I tried generating a completely new bimx model with a different name publishing the model by itself without layouts and then again with layouts, it doesnt make any difference if I use archicads File>Publish BIMx Hyper Model or if I try generating it from the publisher/ layout book all have the same problem.

I will now try a restart...
Looks to have fixed it with computer restart (or archicad restart)
although seems a bit of a bug to have to do this!?

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

Katalin Borszeki — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 14:42:51 GMT

Hi ALl,
please post the following screenshots so that we can better understand the issue:
screenshot #1: what items are selected in Navigator/Organizer to be published screenshot #2: what items are published in the Publisher window (green check marks)
Thanks, k

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 10:52:50 GMT

Hi .. my archicad 20 file menu does not have bimx hyper menu. Rather it looks dim. I can not make a choice. Could you help me with this.

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

ares997 — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 17:03:22 GMT

My Theory:

Make sure there are no spaces in the file name of the location where you are saving the file.

For example:

incorrect-
c:\superCPU\firstname lastname\projectname.bimx

correct-
c:\superCPU\FirstnameLastname\projectname.bimx

The spaces will mess up the processing of the files.

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

toofuerte — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:16:33 GMT

I am having the same error when publishing some BIMx models. The latest is a simple model. I don't have any error messages form the model. I tried the previous mentioning the space in the name, that didn't help.

I am uploading a picture from the publishing window showing the x in the window and one that shows the error message.

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

ares997 — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:18:33 GMT

I restarted my cpu and also changed the location of where the file is saved and it seemed to fix the problem.

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

latecia — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:45:43 GMT

ArchiCad 21 is hanging when you try to publish a BIMx file. The computer registers that all the steps are complete (there are green check marks next to each of the steps) and the close button appears, but the BIMx process window is still open and the spinning icon is still present, even waiting ten plus minutes it will not close, and you end up having to use the click to abort button to get control of ArchiCad back. When you go to the file save location for BIMx the file is listed but the contents reads 1 KB, and there is no 3-D information in the file.

Not sure why it's not working, we were able to save the file in ArchiCad 20 with no issues, we tried taking the spaces out of the file save name, restarting the computer, etc. but can't get it resolved.

Latecia Herzog

ArchiCad 19 & 20 on Windows 7 pro
ArchiCad 21 on Windows 10
intel i7-2600 3.4GHz 8GB RAM 64-bit
dual monitors

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

ares997 — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:11:05 GMT

Make sure the path where you are saving the file doesn't have any spaces in the name. For example c:\\My_Computer\File_name.bimx vs c:\\My Computer\File name...

And that file is located on you CPU not on the network.

Maybe that will work.

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

latecia — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:38:35 GMT

OK, just tried that, published to desktop, no spaces in name...
still no 3-D model in the file.

Latecia Herzog

ArchiCad 19 & 20 on Windows 7 pro
ArchiCad 21 on Windows 10
intel i7-2600 3.4GHz 8GB RAM 64-bit
dual monitors

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

ares997 — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:41:26 GMT

Is there a 3D file in the folder you are publishing?

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

latecia — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:45:35 GMT

The 3-D model is the only thing we are publishing, no PDF documents are being generated as of yet.

Latecia Herzog

ArchiCad 19 & 20 on Windows 7 pro
ArchiCad 21 on Windows 10
intel i7-2600 3.4GHz 8GB RAM 64-bit
dual monitors

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

ares997 — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 19:17:09 GMT

Try starting a new publisher set from scratch and see if that corrects the issue.

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 01:59:49 GMT

We're having similar problems.

The model seems to export fine (just the 3D, no layouts) and saved to the desktop, but when you open the bimx file it just says "file error" and there'e a sky, but no model...

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 02:00:42 GMT

and the result...

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

Barry Kelly — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 02:37:55 GMT

Double click the yellow triangle and see what it says - may or may not be useful.

I had this error with a file and it came down to a corrupt 3D element.
Do you get any error messages when viewed in 3D in Archicad?

The problem I had was a painting object on a wall that could not find the associated JPG image for the painting.
I deleted that and all was fine with the BIMx model.

I isolated the problem by turning half the layers off and generating the 3D model.
No problems then turn half of the remaining layers on and generate BIMx again.
Keep doing this until you can find the layer causing the problem, then you might be able to see the problem in Archicad.

Barry.

Re: BIMx Failure to create file

latecia — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 18:44:03 GMT

There are no errors generated, the file progress comes back with all green check marks...see previous post from Wed Oct. 11, 2017. We are going to remove the newest library part from the file which happens to be one of the new ArchiCad stair and railing parts... to see what happens next.

Latecia Herzog

ArchiCad 19 & 20 on Windows 7 pro
ArchiCad 21 on Windows 10
intel i7-2600 3.4GHz 8GB RAM 64-bit
dual monitors