BIMx Publishing Sets

[Matthew Johnson]

In AC17 we now have the ability to Publish to BIMx files. This looks to be a great feature when combined with BIMx Hyper-docs but I can find any user guides or supporting information on how to set the publisher set up properly.

Anyone seen a guide on this yet?

[Anonymous]

my suspicion is that its do with being on a SSA agreement, which I am on ( im sure) ............but someone at the graphisoft end hasn't flicked a switch over at there end

[Jody S Keppers]

vfrontiers wrote:

Matthew wrote:
Dear Graphisoft,
"Can't connect to GRAPHISOFT" is not enough for an error message. How do I diagnose why it can't access the website?

Did it ask you for your MY ARCHICAD Credentials?

I'm having the same problem. I used the drop-down menu in Archicad 17, went through some dialogs. The first time I tried this, it prompted me to login to my Graphisoft account. I logged in, and it seemed to recognize the account. It goes on to start the upload process but then gives an error message "Can't access upload location".

I'm working on a Mac with standard internet settings. Don't know where to go from here!

[vfrontiers]

This may not be timely enough for you guys, but there's a WEBINAR on the 29th... You might want to make plans to be there...

Hopefully there is an answer before then....

[Matthew Johnson]

Just to clarify what we are seeing;


Note this shows my Graphisoft account is logged in and it recognises my company.

Then once publishing starts it opens the BIMx Uploader which then opens this dialog;


After having set my user details in the Publisher Settings it doesn't ask me to log in again so I am assuming that the BIMx Uploader is getting the login details from ArchiCAD.

I'm then left with a BIMx Uploader that doesn't want to upload.


Tech support in AUS is having to forward the issue to Hungary. And by the responses here we are not the only ones.

[vfrontiers]

Here's a quick link I found by searching the internet... It may help...

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/allow-a-program-to-communicate-through-windows-fire...

[Matthew Johnson]

Duane,

The Windows Firewall is already letting BIMx Uploader through. The program may be being stopped by our hardware firewall if it is using a port we haven't opened previously but there is no documentation to confirm what that port may be.

EDIT: Just tested it at home from outside our hardware firewall and still the same issue.

[vfrontiers]

So... this has already gone beyond my pay grade!

If you wanted to take a total shot-in-the-dark, you might try opening up ports that are used for Bim Server (not sure if it's a security risk showing the actual ports here online). These are what I've opened up (actually forwarded) on my MAC for use with BIM SERVER.

I have done NOTHING else and certainly nothing specific to the new BIMx Uploader.. it just worked "out of the box" for me...

These are only desperate suggestions because no one from GS is chiming in...

[Matthew Johnson]

Apparently no one from Graphisoft is joining in this discussion because they are all having a holiday today for Nemzeti ünnep.

I should have known this before having a technical issue on a National Holiday in Budapest.

[Anonymous]

Matthew

I am experiencing the exact same problem.
For now I have saved a local copy to dropbox , and opened from there.

[Laszlo Nagy]

You guys should report this to your local resellers, who will either be able to help or contact GS HQ.
But as Matthew said, today is National Holiday in Hungary, so take that into consideration.