Bimlyte guides

Step-by-step guides for everyday BIM tasks in Bimlyte.

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Add attribute values

Add your own options to standard attributes like status, priority and type.

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Add custom attributes

Create your own fields beyond the standard BCF attributes.

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Add documents to a Bimlyte project

Attach supporting documents to your project and reference them from issues.

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Add files to a Bimlyte project

Bring IFC models and BCF files into an existing project.

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Annotate viewpoint snapshots

Draw on the snapshot image a viewpoint carries — markups stay with the issue.

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Convert BCF between 2.1 and 3.0

Convert BCF files between version 2.1 and 3.0 in both directions.

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Create a Bimlyte project

Start a new project to organise your IFC models and BCF issues.

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Export a BCF file from Bimlyte

Download your issues as a standard BCF file — whether you created them in Bimlyte or imported them.

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Export a Bimlyte project

Bundle a whole project into a .bimlyte file to back up or share it.

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Export a ZIP from Bimlyte

Download your project files — plus optional reports and documents — as a plain ZIP.

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Export BCF to Excel

Export your issues to an Excel spreadsheet — the whole project or a selection.

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Export BCF to PDF

Turn your issues into a shareable PDF report — the whole project or a selection.

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Merge BCF comments

Smart-merge comments into matching issues from another project or a BCF file.

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Merge BCF viewpoints

Smart-merge viewpoints onto matching issues from another project or a BCF file.

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Open a Bimlyte project

Open a project you already have, or import a shared .bimlyte file.

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Save charts from Bimlyte

Save a dashboard chart as a PNG image — with its table of values — for reports and slides.

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