The Bentley BIMWork viewer has been upgraded to BIM 1.4. This is the latest, supported version of the BIMWork viewer. Why the change?

• To include several functional improvements such as improved error handling
• Several bug fixes were implemented

In addition, this update removed some seldom-used legacy functionality:

• Clash detection
• Associated documents
• Associated links

This update:

• Will not require IFC files to be re-imported.
  • IFC files which could previously be viewed will still be viewable after the update.
• Did not require any downtime of either the BCDE instance or the BIMWork viewer
• Was carried out at a time to minimise impact on users
• Did not require any pre- or post-upgrade testing because:
  • It is a simple switch to point your instance of BCDE to a different server for providing the IFC viewer capabilities
  • BIMWork 1.4 has been thoroughly tested by Bentley’s in-house QA team
  • BIMWork 1.4 does not include significant changes in either functionality or any changes in data structures

Please note that:

• Users will not be able to view clashes after the update, in existing or new IFC files
• Users will still be able to view associated documents or links from the BIMWork viewer, in a read-only state - after the update, it will not be possible to add new associations