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2012-04-18 |
• ArchiCAD 15 |
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BIMx
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The GRAPHISOFT BIMx (BIM Explorer) is an innovative, interactive, 3D presentation tool for architects, which sets new standards for design communication and presentation. |
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BIMx product family
BIMx Add-On (BIM Explorer)
BIMx Add-On (BIM Explorer) is a part of the ArchiCAD 15 package and allows the publication of desktop/laptop and iPad/iPhone/iPod touch compatible BIMx models from ArchiCAD with the included desktop application after the first ArchiCAD 15 Hotfix - build 3267 is applied.
For available license types see: FAQ
BIMx Desktop/Laptop Viewer:
A free viewer that can open all BIMx model types on any desktop computer, is available on the BIMx Community Site.
BIMx App for iPhone/iPad
The iOS compatible version of BIMx has been released on the 20th of September 2011 and is available as a free download in the App Store.
Read more about supported platforms and updates on BIMx FAQ site.
Here you can find a description how your model can be transferred to mobile devices: BIMx/iOStransfer
BIMx Community Site
BIMx Community Site is a public site where BIMx models can be published.
System Requirements for BIMx
Operating System
The Operating System requirements correspond to those of the ArchiCAD 15 version. For more details, see "Getting Started with ArchiCAD 15" available from the ArchiCAD Help menu or on Graphisoft website: ArchiCAD 15 System Requirements.
Software
ArchiCAD 15 version is needed to run the BIMx Export Add-On.
Java 1.6.0 or later is required to run the installer.
CPU
Windows: Intel Pentium 4 or higher required.
Multicore processor is recommended to exploit ArchiCAD 15 performance capabilities.
MacOS (MacIntel): 64-bit processor required.
Mactel with Intel processor (Core2Duo and later).
Multicore processor is recommended to exploit ArchiCAD 15 performance capabilities.
Only case-insensitive file-system volumes are supported.
RAM
2 GB of RAM is required.
4 GB or more is recommended for complex models.
Hard Drive
Minimum of 1 GB free hard disk space is required for a full installation of ArchiCAD 15 and BIMx.
Additional 2-3 GB is required for work with complex projects and 3D visualization.
Display
Resolution of 1280*1024 or higher to work with ArchiCAD. BIMx supports 1024*768 or higher resolutions.
True Color display adapter is needed.
Video card
Open GL 1.4 and DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with 256 MB or more on-board video memory is recommended to fully exploit hardware acceleration capabilities.
To find compatibility data for video cards, please visit the following website: Video Cards For BIMx
For recommended hardware see: RecommendedHardware#BIMx
Categories: CategoryBimx Category3dModeling CategoryVersions
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