Questions¶

Can I edit an IFC file?¶

Not in place. IFC files open for viewing, plans and comparison. Bimble edits its own .bimble models, which it can export to IFC4 (bimble export-ifc). Any IFC converts into an editable .bimble model: File → Convert to .bimble (editable)… for the open IFC, File → Import IFC…, or bimble import-ifc model.ifc model.bimble. Every element comes along; see Editing an IFC file.

An older Bimble can't open my .bimble file¶

Files saved by Bimble 0.12 and later are binary, and 0.11 and older can't read them. Upgrade Bimble, or ask for the model written as .json.

How do I send a model to someone who only wants to look at it?¶

File → Share for viewing… writes a .bimbleview file: small, quick to open, also in a browser, read-only. See Share for viewing.

Where are my files sent?¶

Nowhere. The desktop program works offline, and the browser version reads files inside the page without uploading them.

A wall shows no opening, or the Warnings list "opening(s) not cut"¶

The wall's geometry in the file isn't a closed solid, so the opening can't be cut out of it. The wall is drawn uncut rather than guessed at. The warning names the element's class.

My plan doesn't fit the paper¶

Bimble suggests the scale that fits. You can also choose a bigger paper, or leave Paper on Smallest that fits. Grid axes, dimensions and the legend take room around the drawing: switching them off makes room.

The plan shows things I don't want¶

Add their IFC classes to hidden_classes in a plan template. Terrain, reinforcement, spaces and openings are hidden by default.

North is wrong in the view cube¶

The cube's north is +Y of the model. The IFC "true north" isn't read yet.

Something doesn't work¶

Open an issue. Say which file type, how big it is, your system and browser, and what you saw. Please don't attach client files to public issues.