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Release 1.0 stable

February 4 2011  |   Léon van Berlo  |  Blog, News  |  2 Comments

After several release candidates, the final 1.0 version is now available for download. The team made some final adjustments on the stability, security and usability. The core team received lots of help from enthusiastic developers all over the world.
Feel free to download it from http://download.bimserver.org and try it yourself.

A small selection of stuff we are proud of:

  • ‘Intelligent’ merging of IFC data;
  • User specific RSS feeds;
  • Geolocate your BIM project using openstreetmap;
  • Easier Google Earth link;
  • More query and filter options;
  • Better and more intuitive ‘early warning system’ (for concurrent engineering);
  • Enhanced user control and authentication;
  • ifcZIP upload and download;
  • Tested for ‘BIM in the Cloud’;
  • More options for fine-tuning the configuration;
  • Lots of improvement on the webservice interfaces;
  • Improved security;
  • WebGL browser based IFC viewer (very beta);
  • Better and more monitoring and logging of the server (for administrators);
  • More BIM and GIS integration (geoBIM);
  • Automatic e-mail on clashdetection of your models;
  • COBie export;

Together with the 1.0 we also release our new services. You can find them on http://bimserver.org/service/ To get more professional support for the open source BIMserver software we now offer masterclasses, training and custom development. These services give you more stability on using and implementing the open source BIMserver software in your daily work.

As you might have noticed the documentation of the open source BIMserver is lacking behind. Therefore we are very pleased to tell you that nine Dutch companies and the Netherlands organisation for applied scientific research TNO have started a ‘BIMserver Documentation’ project. This project will take 5 to 6 months and will deliver documentation as pdf, wiki (wiki.bimserver.org) and screencasts on YouTube. At the end of this documentation effort, BIMserver.org and TNO will organise a 4th BIMserver Breakfast (find inspiration on the 2010 site). This will take place in June this year. We are still looking for a location, it you are interested please contact us at breakfast@bimserver.org.

If you have any questions on the 1.0 release, please subscribe to one of the mailinglists and ask your questions there.

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Masterclasses

January 15 2010  |   Léon van Berlo  |  Featured  |  Comments Off

Getting to know the BIMserver: introductions and details….

BIMserver.org is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit Building Information Models. Designed for interoperability, it publishes BIM data using open standards.

When you are a professional in the AEC industry and you want just a bit of extra attention beside the standard documentation, we are glad to help you. A full day masterclass will introduce you to BIMserver.  Attendees will learn how to upload, publish, and share BIM data in different formats.  Discussion will include the BIMserver user interfaces, IFC, merging, clash detection, and much more….

Get a full day of personal attention of the BIMserver experts, addressing your issues, helping on your specific questions. Make sure to invite your partners as well!

Who should want this:
Anyone interested in BIM and working together with partners is encouraged to attend, but familiarity with basic BIM concepts and 3D modelling is suggested.

Directions:
The masterclass will take place at your office. We will come to your place and help you with your issues. Make sure to invite your partners as well!

Please contact us at masterclass@bimserver.org for more information or to book our experts.

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