How to use the Commenting Tool

The Commenting Tool allows you to create topics and add comments to selected locations - in real-time. Tridify supports BCF; you can open the BCF file in the Viewer, add new comments and then export the BCF file.

 

 

 

 

BCF (BIM Collaboration Format) allows different BIM applications to communicate model-based issues with each other.  You can create topics and add comments in the Tridify BIM Viewer and save them as a BCF file, or import a file created in other software.

Comments imported from the BCF file and comments created with the Commenting Tool are attached to the BIM Viewer link. The link can be shared and those with the link can create new topics and add comments. 

Please note that the Commenting Tool is only accessible in the Viewer if the tool is selected when publishing the Viewer.

In the Tridify BIM Viewer, click the Commenting Tool button to turn on the tool.

 

Add a new topic

Navigate to where you want the new topic to appear and click the + button.

 

Enter your name and comment in the fields provided.

You can attach objects to the comment (optional). Attached objects appear in the Details tab of the Comment window and are highlighted in the Viewer each time the comment is selected.

Click Attach objects.

 

 

Select one or more objects. The selected object is colored with the color selected from the menu on the left. If you select the wrong color or object, click the object again to remove the selection. The color added to the object is displayed whenever the comment is viewed.

Click Add objects.

 

 

You can attach photos and pictures to the comment (optional). Click Attach photo.

 

 

Select one or more images. On your mobile device, you can choose to add an image from a folder or take a photo with the device's camera.

Once the required information has been added, click Create topic.

 

 

A new topic has now been created.

In the Comments tab of the Comment window, you will see all the replies to the comment. In the Details tab you will find, among other things, the attached objects. The Snapshots tab contains attached pictures and photos, as well as a snapshot of the comment view.

 

 

The created topic can be deleted as long as the current Viewer session is open.

 

Reply to a topic

To reply to a topic, click Reply in the Comment window.

 

 

Once you've entered the required information, click Add comment. The comment will be added as a reply to the comment thread.

 

 

The created comment can be edited or deleted as long as the current Viewer session is open.

 

Viewing comments

Tridify BIM Viewer's Commenting Tool provides a way to communicate in real-time. New topics and comments created by other users are marked with a red dot.

 

 

You can move from one topic to another by clicking on the small comment icons...

 

 

...or by clicking the back and forward buttons in the Comment window

 

 

Click x to close the Comment window.

 

 

To view the list of topics, click the Comments list button. Clicking a topic in the list opens the topic and takes you to its location.

 

Using the BIM Collaboration Format

Topics created in other software can be opened to the Tridify BIM Viewer using BCF. The imported new topics will be added to those already present in the Viewer. Make sure the IFC file in the Viewer is the same as that used to create the BCF.

To open a BCF file in the Viewer, open the Comments list window and click Open BCF.

 

 

Topics imported from a BCF file can be viewed in the Tridify BIM Viewer and new topics and comments can be created.

You can download a BCF file with all the topics and comments for use in other software. To save the file to your device,  open the Comments list window and click Download BCF.

 

 

Filter topics

Use filtering to view specific issues. Filtering is most useful when a BCF file is imported into the Viewer. In the Comments list, click the Filter issues button.

 

 

You can filter issues by status, label, assignment and type. Select the desired filters and click Apply filters.

 

Hide comments

You can hide all the comments in the Viewer by clicking the Commenting Tool button. Comments reappear when you click the Commenting Tool button again.

Note that when you delete the Viewer or the uploaded IFC file, the comments are deleted. Downloaded BCF files remain intact.