BimCraft Try
0.3

Open a building model.

Choose an IFC, RVT, RFA or DWG file, or a whole project folder, from your computer. Or drag either onto this page: a dragged folder opens without a permission prompt. It opens here, in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

  • IFC

    The full model in 3D. Orbit it, turn storeys on and off, cut it with a section plane, and click any element to see its properties and quantities. Change names, tags and property values, then save a new IFC; your original stays as it was.

  • RVT and RFA

    A file card: the release it was saved in, project information, the preview picture and linked files. The 3D model inside an RVT is in an undocumented format, so to see it in 3D, export IFC from the app that made it (File, Export, IFC) and open the .ifc here.

  • DWG and DXF

    The drawing in 2D: model space and every sheet, pan and zoom, layers on and off, with live coordinates. Switch model space to 3D to orbit round its elevations, thickness, 3D faces, meshes and blocks. Print view shows it black on white with its line weights. Linked drawings and title-block pictures are found in the open folder. AutoCAD 2000 to 2018 formats.

  • A folder

    Every model in a project folder at once: numbered backups grouped with their model, linked files checked against the folder, and incomplete files flagged. Only the few kilobytes each card needs are read, so a network drive is fine.

BimCraft settings

These settings are only for BimCraft, and you can change them only here, in the app.

When a model opens

Rooms and spaces are see-through boxes that can hide the walls behind them, so they start hidden. The Spaces button still turns them on and off for the open model.

Edge lines give the drafting look but cost memory. "Small models only" draws them for models under 300,000 triangles. Above 1.5 million triangles they are always off.

Opening view

The camera a model opens with. Fit looks at the whole model from a corner.

Placing library items

When placing or pasting starts, the item's back snaps to the nearest wall. Tab or the Wall snap button turns it off for the moment.

Corner indicator

In the corner of the 3D views: a view cube to click a side to look from, an X/Y/Z axis icon, or nothing. The 2D drawing view has none.

Theme

The theme applies to every CadCraft app and the site.

Screen

Browsers allow full screen only after a click or key press, so it starts on your first click in the drawing.

Toolbar

Arrange: drag tools within their group, and drag a group by its name.

Panels

You can also drag a panel's inner edge. Double-click the edge to put it back.

Panels

Drag a panel by its name to dock it left, right or at the bottom, or drop it over the drawing to float it. A new window can go on your other screen. Reset layout puts every panel back where it started.