topic Re: BIMcloud Discontinued in Collaboration with other software

BIMcloud Discontinued

Aaron Bourgoin — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:11:07 GMT

We got confirmation that the upgrade to BIMcloud Basic has been discontinued.

Graphisoft: this is a hugely boneheaded move on your part. And the first one that I've ever felt the need to rant about in a public forum.

What are you thinking?

We don't want to have our projected hosted on your servers, but are getting advise from your Tech Support team that we might benefit from the features in BIMcloud.

Furthermore, you BIM Manager Course Team describe it as a product.

FAIL. FAIL. FAIL.

Re: BIMcloud Discontinued

Marcus Scott — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:56:44 GMT

I don't think BIMcloud Basic has been discontinued instead it was compiled into one BIMcloud Installer file. When the installer file is run during the setup you can choose the BIMcloud Basic version and it'll work the same as the previous versions.

See https://helpcenter.Graphisoft.com/Graphisoft-archives/83073/ for guidance in which at step "select product plan" you can choose BIMcloud Basic here.

Re: BIMcloud Discontinued

Aaron Bourgoin — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:59:10 GMT

Basic is not discontinued, but the option to have a more fully featured server product managed an in-house server - BIMcloud has.

Re: BIMcloud Discontinued

Marcus Scott — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 15:05:22 GMT

There are three tiers of BIMcloud:

BIMcloud Basic which you can install in house and is managed by the user.

BIMcloud (we refer to it as premium in the UK) which again can be installed in house and managed by the user or hosted on cloud services.

BIMcloud SaaS (Subscription as a Service) which is a paid subscription to Graphisoft in which the server is hosted by Graphisoft.

Is this not the same in the USA?

Re: BIMcloud Discontinued

Lee Hankins — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 15:24:03 GMT

I panicked when I saw this. I am pretty sure we have BIMcloud Basic, looked at the SaaS version but cannot justify the expenditure at present. What's the difference with BIMcloud and BIMcloud Basic? We installed it years ago when it was BIM Server and kind of lost track of how it has evolved.

Re: BIMcloud Discontinued

Marcus Scott — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 15:33:00 GMT

You can see a feature comparison of all three via https://Graphisoft.com/solutions/BIMcloud

BIM server was rebranded to BIMcloud Basic then the two new products BIMcloud/BIMcloud SaaS were released.

Re: BIMcloud Discontinued

Lee Hankins — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 15:49:44 GMT

Thanks for that. BIMcloud is the pay for subscription isn't it?

Re: BIMcloud Discontinued

Karl Ottenstein — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 18:17:55 GMT

@Marcus ScottSaaS stands for "Software as a Service" (meaning a hosted product) ... NOT "Subscription as a Service". Instructors in the BIM Manager Course also incorrectly call it Subscription as a Service. Of course, typically SaaS is done via subscription, which may be where the confusion steps in. But, worth not muddying the waters 🙂

Re: BIMcloud Discontinued

Aaron Bourgoin — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:09:42 GMT

Friday's Cross-Canada Internet outage is one sure reason why the BIMcloud product should be sold and supported here in North America. No market for it? Sorry, but that is a pretty lame rationale you've offered.

Re: BIMcloud Discontinued

Huaralsheep — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:17:04 GMT

Greetings, so if BIMcloud Basic for Archicad 26 has not been discontinued, where can I find the installer? On the International website I only see the BIMcloud-2022.1-26.0.222.3000-1.2-INTEL version, is this version compatible with AC26?

Re: BIMcloud Discontinued

Lee Hankins — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:52:42 GMT

The latest version of BIMcloud is compatible. That’s the one I’ve installed. You just select the version you want to install.

Re: BIMcloud Discontinued

Huaralsheep — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 01:54:57 GMT

It is correct, I have installed that version of BIMcloud and I was able to select Archicad 26. I am calm since BIMcloud Basic is still available as the previous versions. Thanks.

Re: BIMcloud Discontinued

KKuhnlein — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 22:32:07 GMT

Hi Aaron,

Thank you for posting your feelings. It appears there is a misunderstanding. BIMcloud Basic and BIMcloud Saas are the two products sold in North America. Our Key Accounts team has a meeting with your firm leadership next week to discuss this topic. We can address any questions at that time.

For others on this thread, BIMcloud Basic has not been discontinued.

Re: BIMcloud Discontinued

Aaron Bourgoin — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 12:30:27 GMT

It's not a misunderstanding. My original post in this thread never referred to BIMcloud Basic. Anyone's interpreting my reference BIMcloud was their own.

Re: BIMcloud Discontinued

Barry Kelly — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 13:39:45 GMT

@Aaron Bourgoin wrote:

It's not a misunderstanding. My original post in this thread never referred to BIMcloud Basic. Anyone's interpreting my reference BIMcloud was their own.

Are you sure?

Barry.

Re: BIMcloud Discontinued

Aaron Bourgoin — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 13:42:52 GMT

Yes Barry, In other GS Sales markets, there is an upgrade from BIMcloud Basic to BIMcloud. I was told originally that the upgrade had been discontinued. Then I was told that it wasn't discontinued, but rather just not offered in North America.