NOTE:

The BCF Export Beta app is currently closed for new users. We're collecting feedback from the previous phase users and are currently working on the next version.

We will update as soon as we can invite more users to use the app. Please check this page in few months for updates on when the app will be available.

Usage Instructions:

Follow these instructions to convert BIM 360 issues into BCF format:

1. Launch BIM 360 Document Management and open the 3D model you want to export the issues for in the BIM 360 Viewer.

2. From the right-hand toolbar, click the “Issues” button. The Issues tab opens displaying the list of issues that have been added to the 3D model.

3. Optionally filter out any issues that you do not want to export. Note that you can export issues in any state. Note that we do not support exporting more than 300 issues.

4. From the top right-hand corner of the Issues tab, select the ellipses, and click “Export as BCF”. A BCF file is created that includes issues data, attachments, comments, statuses and model elements. Note that the name of the BCF file is generated automatically.

If the issues are not exported within 15 minutes, refresh the page to re-export them. This can happen if the model is very large.

5. Upload the 3D model (IFC or RVT) to the design tool.

6. Import the BCF file to the design tool.

7. When you select an issue, the design tool can potentially display the following:

• Data about the issue
• The camera view of the issue
• Highlight the relevant model part
• Issue comments
• JPG, JPEG, and PNG attachments added to the issue

Note that the functionality depends on the design tool that you use.

Note that you can also export all the issues for a project by opening the Issues tab in the Document Management or Field Management modules, clicking the “Export” button, and selecting “Export BCF”. Issues from 2D files are exported without pushpin metadata. 

Currently, you can only export issues from Project Files folder models, or a model nested under the Project Files folder.

We do not support 2D models.

We do not support exporting more than 300 issues for a single BCF file.

Export time is limited to 15 minutes.

If the BCF file does not automatically download, the link to download the exported BCF file expires after 10 minutes.

When exporting in an IE 11 browser, the downloaded file extension will be ZIP instead of BCF.

We do not currently support importing BCF files into BIM 360.

You can only export JPG, JPEG, and PNG attachments.

You can only export attachments that were added directly to the issue, but cannot export attachments that were added from BIM 360 Document Management.

Currently, there is no snapshot preview image attached to the exported issue.

You cannot currently configure the name for the BCF file.

Currently, you can only export issues for 3D models in RVT and IFC format.