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Teamwork & BIMcloud

Tips about Teamwork, plus BIMcloud functions and settings

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Tired of not knowing which team member has control over project elements in Archicad Teamwork? Unclear element ownership causes confusion, double work, and delays in collaborative BIM projects. To prevent this, Archicad provides visual feedback features and a clear set of ow...

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In this article we would like to talk about the management aspects of BIMcloud SaaS (Software as a Service) concerning its features. If you are new to BIMcloud SaaS, this article provides a quick introduction to management tasks and possibilities, as well as a helpful starti...

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Do you want to manage your students’ coursework more efficiently? Are you a student who would like to streamline your team projects? Then this article is for you! Below we will explain different scenarios for collaborative university projects and how you can use the BIMcloud...

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When having Hotlinked Modules in Teamwork projects you might have run into the problem of not being able to break the hotlinks as in the solo projects. Reserving the modules and/or the Hotlink Manager dialog itself doesn’t solve the problem either, the Break Hotlink button i...

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A guide for student groups about team setup and modeling strategies Are you a student? Are you using Architectural or engineering software? Do you struggle with group work? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this is the article for you! You probably know abo...

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Here are a couple of things you need to do when you want to end your BIMcloud as a Service subscription to download and secure your data: Export users - Graphisoft ID users cannot be exported. In case of Graphisoft ID users, disconnect them first from Graphisoft ID. Export y...

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BIMcloud basics and FAQ for students With BIMcloud for EDU, your teamwork projects are stored on our servers and automatic backups are performed. We set up your university's own access, and create users for you to join fellow students in collaboration. Our guide to setting u...

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How to start, tips & tricks on Teamwork - a guide for students In this article, you will learn how the BIMcloud Manager is structured, how to share a teamwork project, and how to link your own libraries and upload project-specific files to BIMcloud. You will also find in thi...

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Related versions: v19 and newer When an Archicad user attempts to share a project or open an existing Teamwork project, the operation fails with the error message as above. Archicad or BIMcloud / BIMcloud Basic is not up-to-date Make sure that all Archicad clients and BIMclo...

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Related versions: v19 and newer Archicad users experience slow down or freeze during Teamwork operations (Send & Receive, Send, Receive, Reserve, Release) in teamwork projects. Possible reasons based on the frequency of occurrence Archicad or BIMcloud / BIMcloud Basic is not...

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Related versions: v19 and newer Possible reasons based on the frequency of occurrence Archicad or BIMcloud / BIMcloud Basic is not up-to-date Make sure that all Archicad clients and BIMcloud / BIMcloud Basic components are updated to the latest build. Network issue Archicad ...

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Applies to: BIMcloud and BIMcloud Basic from version 19 and above The status of the BIMcloud Server is Not Accessible, but the BIMcloud Manager is still accessible from Archicad or a browser. Users are not able to join projects. Joined projects indicate they are offline. Fol...

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Related versions: 2018.2 and newer The BIMcloud Server is stopped and cannot be started anymore. The BIMcloud Manager is still accessible from Archicad and from a browser as well. From version 19, although, the BIMcloud Control Icon shows that the Server is running, but the ...

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BIMcloud Software as a Service facilitates secure, real-time collaboration among architects in the cloud. With your BIMcloud Software as a Service subscription, you gain access to a dedicated BIMcloud server, hosted by Graphisoft on the Google Cloud Platform. There's no need...

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File server capabilities came with BIMcloud 2020.2 and this feature allows you to store frequently used files, such as PDF, BIMx or MOD files. While normally the two BIMcloud components are continuously synchronizing between each other, in certain cases we need to manually s...

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Applicable: from BIMcloud 2020.2 To make support for BIMcloud related cases easier and faster, from BIMcloud 2020.2, GRAPHISOFT provides a new support tool to collect the necessary data for investigations. This article is covering the usage of the tool and give you an insigh...

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During maintenance, it is possible that BIMcloud as a Service is not accessible from Archicad, BIMx or browser. In the meantime if you need to access your project data, please sign in and download the project as a .PLN file using the built in Snapshots feature before mainten...

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From BIMcloud 2020.2, as a licensed feature (available in BIMcloud and BIMcloud as a Service), BIMcloud Server can handle files, such as PDFs, IFCs, or MOD files, which connects to one ore more Archicad Teamwork projects. Uploaded files can be accessed from Archicad 24 and l...

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Affected versions: BIMcloud 2020.2, 2022.3, 2025.3 and later Each BIMcloud installer can update installations from a limited range of earlier versions only. Because of this, an older BIMcloud or BIM Server installation cannot always be updated to the latest version in a sing...

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Preparation is key to an uneventful downgrade process. The more features of BIMcloud that were used the more important the preparation process is. For instance, in step 3 shown below, one will be required to delete incompatible projects. To preserve some continuity with thos...

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Related versions: v19 and newer When an Archicad user attempts to Open a teamwork project or do a Send & Receive in teamwork, the operation fails with the above error message. Archicad or BIMcloud / BIMcloud Basic is not up-to-date Make sure that all Archicad clients and BIM...

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BIMcloud Software as a Service enables real-time, secure teamwork between architects in the cloud. With your BIMcloud Software as a Service subscription, you get access to your own private BIMcloud server hosted by Graphisoft in the Google Cloud Platform. No IT setup require...

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During the building design process, changes are constant. A crucial task of lead architects and BIM Managers is to track, manage, and approve all the desired changes and filter unwanted or accidental changes from different people of different disciplines, and various file fo...

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BIMcloud 2020.2 is introducing a new functionality called BIMcloud Project*. It is serving as a central directory for all the information and settings related to the design project. To manage the multiples parties working on a BIMcloud Project, you can now define Teams* with...

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The Change Tracking feature allows Teamwork users to follow any modifications made in the project by fellow teammates. This functionality was introduced in Archicad 24 and is only available with BIMcloud. (It is not a part of the BIMcloud Basic feature-set). With this articl...

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This article collects the most typical issues experienced on BIMcloud as a Service. Please go through these troubleshooting steps to find a quick solution. Check first - is your BIMcloud as a Service available from the browser? After registration to your BIMcloud as a Servic...

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Related versions: v19 and newer, BIMcloud as a Service Addresses Domain names or IP addresses Before installing any server products, consider how the server(s) will be accessed by clients (Archicad, BIMx) and other servers (BIMcloud). Plan for a long-term solution to avoid a...

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BIMcloud and BIMcloud Basic use the same installer. Therefore it is possible to install the licensed product by mistake. If you do not know what is the difference between BIMcloud and BIMcloud Basic, please check out our product overview site. Indicators that the licensed ve...

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Most projects need time to be finished and within that time some version maintenance will be necessary. In general, a project with a 3-year life cycle or longer will need to be migrated to a fresher version of Archicad at least once. Project migration may even be necessary w...

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As a new licensed feature, available from BIMcloud 2019.1, BIMcloud Server offers to save snapshots to an external folder (e.g. company file server or backup server). This article presents how to utilize this new feature in your workflow. WARNING: Snapshots on external stora...

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Start the activation process in the browser-based Manager interfaceSign in with your Graphisoft ID Reactivate with a different Graphisoft ID During the final steps of installing and configuring your BIMcloud Basic, you must activate it. Start the activation process in the br...

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After installation of BIMcloud Basic, BIMcloud Server does not show up as an available Server on the Manager web interface. Pair BIMcloud Server to BIMcloud Manager manually Follow these 3 steps: Upgrade BIMcloud Basic to BIMcloud - this is a completely free process, you can...

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Applies to: BIMcloud and BIMcloud Basic v22, v21, v20, v19 The project or library snapshot creation failed. Possible reasons based on the frequency of occurrence Available data storage is low Check the available space on the data store where the BIMcloud / BIMcloud Basic com...

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Applies to: BIMcloud Possible reasons based on the frequency of occurrence Missing email address Every user must have an email address in BIMcloud. This is a requirement even if the users are coming from an active directory. Verify in your active directory settings if every ...

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Related versions: v18 and newer Backing up your BIMcloud is essential to avoid data loss and minimize the time needed in case of a disaster recovery. Your backup can also be used for moving the Teamwork Projects and Libraries or even the entire installed application onto a d...

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There are two options to Start or Stop BIMcloud manually (the results are the same in case of both options): Using the BIMcloud tray icon. Directly starting or stopping the services of BIMcloud. Start and Stop BIMcloud components using the BIMcloud tray icon WindowsmacOS To ...

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General BIMcloud logs locations The following folders contain log and database files that are useful for troubleshooting. WindowsmacOS BIMcloud Manager log files C:\Program Files\GRAPHISOFT\BIMcloud\Manager-\Logs BIMcloud Manager data files C:\Program Files\GRAPHISOFT\BIMclo...

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This article summarizes how ARCHICAD elements generated and modified by the Grasshopper - ARCHICAD Live connection behave in a Teamwork environment. Reservation Elements created in a Teamwork environment from Grasshopper will be locked and reserved by the creator user. Eleme...

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Related version: 21 The mains steps are the following: Choose a machine or machines to serve as the new host(s) for the BIMcloud Install BIMcloud software on these machines and update them to the same patch level as the original BIMcloud Move the backup from its archived sto...

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Related versions: v19 and newer Possible reasons based on the frequency of occurrence Archicad or BIMcloud / BIMcloud Basic is not up-to-date Make sure that all Archicad clients and BIMcloud / BIMcloud Basic components are updated to the latest build. Network issue Archicad ...

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Related versions: v19 and newer Possible reasons based on the frequency of occurrence Archicad or BIMcloud / BIMcloud Basic is not up-to-date Make sure that all Archicad clients and BIMcloud / BIMcloud Basic components are updated to the latest build. Network issue Archicad ...

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Related versions: v19 and newer Possible reasons based on the frequency of occurrence Archicad or BIMcloud / BIMcloud Basic is not up-to-date Make sure that all Archicad clients and BIMcloud / BIMcloud Basic components are updated to the latest build. Network issue Archicad ...

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Related versions: v19 and newer When an Archicad user attempts to Send & Receive in a teamwork project, the operation fails with the above error message. Possible reasons based on the frequency of occurrence Archicad or BIMcloud / BIMcloud Basic is not up-to-date Make sure t...

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Related versions: v19 and newer When an Archicad user attempts to Open / Share a project or Send & Receive in a teamwork project, the operation fails with the above error message. Possible reasons based on the frequency of occurrence Archicad or BIMcloud / BIMcloud Basic is ...

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