The Commenting Tool allows you to add comments and replies to selected locations - in real-time. Tridify supports BCF (BIM Collaboration Format); you can open the BCF file in the Viewer, add new comments and export the BCF file.
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Comments created with the Commenting Tool are attached to the BIM Viewer link. The link can be shared and those with the link can reply to comments and add new ones.
BCF (BIM Collaboration Format) allows different BIM applications to communicate model-based issues with each other. You can create comments in the Tridify BIM Viewer and save them as a BCF file, or open a file created in other software.
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.
Navigate to where you want the comment to appear and click the + button to create a new comment.
Enter your name and comment in the Comment window.
You can attach objects to a comment (optional). Attached objects appear in the Issue details tab of the Comment window and are highlighted in the Viewer each time a 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 a 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 to the comment, 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 Issue 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.
Click x to close the Comment window.
You can move from one comment to another by clicking on the small comment icons...
...or by clicking the back and forward buttons in the Comment window
To view the list of comments, click the Comments list button. Clicking a comment in the list opens the comment and takes you to the location of the comment.
To reply to a comment, go to the comment and click Reply.
Once you've entered the required information, click Add comment.
New, unread comments are marked with a red dot.
Topics created in other software can be opened in the Tridify BIM Viewer using BCF. 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 opened from a BCF file can be viewed in the Tridify BIM Viewer and new comments can be created.
You can download a BCF file with topics and new comments for use in other software. Open the Comments list window and click Download BCF.
Use filtering to view specific issues. 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.
You can hide comments 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.