Additional InformationĪt the press event on launch day, the Graphisoft team answered numerous questions from the press in attendance, including this author. In the future, this viewer will likely support macOS users, but we have no timetable on when that may happen at this moment. Users can explore this tool by downloading it here. It supports IFC, DWG, gbXML, and Autodesk 3ds Max file formats. Number of displayed IFC models not limited - visualize the entire projectĭDScad Viewer is free.Supports BIM Collaboration Format (BCF) for easy and precise issue management.Clash detection analysis is available when using multiple IFC files.Processes IFC, BCF, gbXML and other file formats.An Archicad-like user interface providing excellent usability.The DDScad Viewer is an advanced IFC viewer application for the Windows platform and provides features to help BIM professionals coordinate Open BIM models with advanced clash detection analysis, powerful IFC data visualization, and bi-directional interfacing with BCF servers. The new DDScad Viewer features an Archicad like user-interface and is a free Open BIM viewer with support for multiple file formats and multi-discipline clash detection. While updates to the main DDScad application are due later this year, Graphisoft Building Systems did deliver DDScad Viewer, a powerful IFC viewer that can process data and models in multiple formats. With intelligent MEP design tools, engineers can deliver building systems that perform at peak building performance levels. With DDScad, engineers can collaborate seamlessly with their BIM project stakeholders. We have already heard from Graphisoft CEO Huw Roberts, AIA, that this merger doesn’t mean the company has lost faith in Open BIM and technologies like IFC but rather that both have roles in the AEC delivery process. DDScadĮarlier in 2022, Graphisoft and Data Design System of Norway (now Graphisoft Building Systems) merged companies to add Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) capabilities to the Graphisoft ecosystem. Other improvements include a simplified Publisher workflow and new customization features in Archicad’s texture export in BIMx Desktop Viewer.

There are now real-time shadows on BIMx Mobile, which increases realism even further. BIMx Desktop Viewer gains additional rendering powers in the latest version shipping with Archicad 26.

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