topic Re: Why Bimx in Windows System don't have 3D cutplane in BIMx

Why Bimx in Windows System don't have 3D cutplane

Anonymous — Tue, 09 May 2023 12:12:50 GMT

In android mobile/tablet, the model could be viewed with 3D cutplane. It's so strange this function could not be found in Bimx for windows system.

Re: Why Bimx in Windows System don't have 3D cutplane

ryancjw — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 22:41:50 GMT

i think the cut-plane function is on BIMx tablet only.
Perhaps you could include this function in the wishlist for desktop version.

Re: Why Bimx in Windows System don't have 3D cutplane

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 05:47:26 GMT

I am very disappointed that there is no BIMx app for the Windows 8 tablets.
Running the BIMx viewer in windows does not compare to running the App as on Ipad or Android.
I want to be able to run ArchiCAD from my Windows 8 tablet (which I can) and then be able to show a client the BIMx model on the same tablet device.

Using the BIMx viewer is nowhere near as user-friendly as the App version and has limitations e.g 3D cutplane
Now with the release of the new BIMx Docs version, this is awesome but only available for Mac.

Graphisoft please make a Windows 8 BIMx app.

Re: Why Bimx in Windows System don't have 3D cutplane

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 13:00:53 GMT

Toward the bottom of this page it says that Android version is coming in 2014:

http://www.graphisoft.com/bimx/

Re: Why Bimx in Windows System don't have 3D cutplane

Bricklyne Clarence — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 18:01:37 GMT

laszlonagy wrote:
Toward the bottom of this page it says that Android version is coming in 2014:

http://www.graphisoft.com/bimx/

Again, I could be wrong, but I believe his concern wouldn't be addressed with an Android version anyway.
Android is a separate OS platform from Windows 8 RT or Pro. Windows have their own OS from for tablets, which, I'm not sure if it's capable of opening regular Android Apps and files.
I know the desktop version (of Windows) doesn't open them (.APK's or .BIMX).

Which goes back to the point of why there would be no capability of using Hypermodels on the desktop viewer because Windows 8 Pro (for Surface Pro Tablets - which is what I believe he uses) opens regular Windows programs and files just fine on the Surface Pro Tablet.

But with no desktop version for the BIMx Hypermodel viewer, Windows Surface (RT or Pro) tablet users are stuck in a no-man's land as far as using or viewing BIMx Hypermodels regardless of Android availability.
Despite the fact that they will be able to generate and produce those same models from within ArchiCAD (also running on those same Surface Pro tablets.)

Re: Why Bimx in Windows System don't have 3D cutplane

Anonymous — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 23:46:47 GMT

Thanks Clarence, you are right my problem is not related to the Android version.
What we need is an App version that would run on a touch screen Windows 8 tablet device such as a Surface Pro or Sony Vaio (there are many on the market these days).

The desktop BIMx version works on my Windows 8 tablet device but does not have the touch screen interactivity such as the BIMx App version on an Ipad, making it very cumbersome to use. Also I cannot run a BIMx Docs version on the desktop version.

Graphisoft please put this on your wishlist as it affects our business and probably others.
I am sure you are thinking why now just buy an Ipad. We did look at this originally but we need a mobile tablet device that can run all our applications on our windows network and the Ipad cannot achieve this. The Windows 8 tablet ticks all the box's except a suitable BIMx solution.

Re: Why Bimx in Windows System don't have 3D cutplane

Wokka — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 04:47:04 GMT

Wow! I can't believe you can't run BimX on a Windows 8 tablet! Thats really ridiculous. Currently notebook pc with touchscreen has approx. 10% and is expected to grow to about 40% by 2017. I just purchased a Vaio for remote work and Bimx for clients. Is there no way to run a Bimx file?

refer (http://betanews.com/2013/11/27/touchscreen-notebooks-increase-in-popularity-but-why-why-why/)

Re: Why Bimx in Windows System don't have 3D cutplane

Bricklyne Clarence — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 19:34:37 GMT

Wokka wrote:
Wow! I can't believe you can't run BimX on a Windows 8 tablet! Thats really ridiculous. Currently notebook pc with touchscreen has approx. 10% and is expected to grow to about 40% by 2017. I just purchased a Vaio for remote work and Bimx for clients. Is there no way to run a Bimx file?

refer (http://betanews.com/2013/11/27/touchscreen-notebooks-increase-in-popularity-but-why-why-why/)

Theoretically one should be able to run BIMx (The Desktop version) on an Surface Pro or a Tablet that runs Windows 8 Pro (not the table version which I believe they discontinued).

But I suspect you wouldn't be able to control it with the same ease as with the Android version or on the iPad, since Graphisoft haven't customized or re-purposed it for touch control.
I've always been curious about it since I think my next tablet might in fact be a Windows 8 tablet, and given the fact that a lot of notebooks and ultrabooks these days are coming with either Touchscreen functionality or are transformable into tablets.

Yes, it's a little ridiculous that there's no dedicated Windows 8 tablet version for BIMx, (much less BIMx Docs which isn't coming at all), but what are you going to do?

Re: Why Bimx in Windows System don't have 3D cutplane

Wokka — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 20:19:44 GMT

Bricklyne wrote:
Wokka wrote:
Wow! I can't believe you can't run BimX on a Windows 8 tablet! Thats really ridiculous. Currently notebook pc with touchscreen has approx. 10% and is expected to grow to about 40% by 2017. I just purchased a Vaio for remote work and Bimx for clients. Is there no way to run a Bimx file?

refer (http://betanews.com/2013/11/27/touchscreen-notebooks-increase-in-popularity-but-why-why-why/)

Theoretically one should be able to run BIMx (The Desktop version) on an Surface Pro or a Tablet that runs Windows 8 Pro (not the table version which I believe they discontinued).

But I suspect you wouldn't be able to control it with the same ease as with the Android version or on the iPad, since Graphisoft haven't customized or re-purposed it for touch control.
I've always been curious about it since I think my next tablet might in fact be a Windows 8 tablet, and given the fact that a lot of notebooks and ultrabooks these days are coming with either Touchscreen functionality or are transformable into tablets.

Yes, it's a little ridiculous that there's no dedicated Windows 8 tablet version for BIMx, (much less BIMx Docs which isn't coming at all), but what are you going to do?

Further to this, though I'll be doing some more experiments this weekend, if I plug in another monitor, BimX will play, but only on the attached monitor, not the touch screen... I wouldn't mind even just displaying on the notebooks screen if I need to use a mouse and disable the touch screen functionality...
More to follow I'm sure.....

Re: Why Bimx in Windows System don't have 3D cutplane

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 22:56:08 GMT

For anyone finding this thread looking for how to run the BIMx Desktop Viewer on a Microsoft Surface Pro:

We tried to run the BIMx viewer on a Microsoft Surface Pro 3. The viewer software installed without problem, but would not run. The cursor would change to indicate activity but the viewer nor the model ever appeared on screen. Graphisoft Tech Support provided the following solution of putting BIMx Viewer in Windowed mode which fixed the problem for us, and allowed us to bring up the model and navigate it normally, with a mouse and keyboard. The model is not setup for the Surface touch screen, and while it responds, it's impossible to navigate effectively.

To put BIMx in Windowed Mode:

* Please start regedit.exe (you can search for that http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/search-apps-files-settings) and inside the registry editor please follow the settings in the attachment.

* HKEY Current User > Software > Graphisoft > BIMx

* Edit the Windowed entry Value, and change from 0 to 1.

* Close regedit. Restart BIMx viewer or open an BIMx model. The viewer should come up in a window which can be full screened or minimized just like any other windowed application.

Hope this helps someone else with this problem.

Re: Why Bimx in Windows System don't have 3D cutplane

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 14:22:35 GMT

Hi all,

There seems to be some overlap in discussion between:
- BIMx Desktop Viewer (https://www.graphisoft.com/downloads/bimx/bimx_desktop.html)
and
- BIMx app (http://bimx.archicad.com/en/)

I believe that whilst BIMx Desktop Viewer will work on Windows devices including Surface Pros (if you put BIMx into Windows Mode as explained by 4DArchtiects) BUT the BIMx app will not.

This seem like an oversight as the Windows Surface Pro is a multi functional device that is intended to be used as a tablet just as much as a desktop.

Although it is great that you can run the BIMx Desktop Viewer it is missing a LOT of functionality that the BIMx app, especially their Pro version, offers.

BIMx is a valuable tool, especially as the Surface Pros don't have a GPU that conforms with ArchiCAD's minimum performance specifications. As a result although you can run ArchiCAD on a Surface, it is slow, laggy so BIMx is a good alternative to the full ArchiCAD software.

in short - ArchiCAD, sort this out and get the BIMx and BIMx Pro apps on Windows devices please!