Archicad Dotbim Add-On

Archicad Add-On to import and export Dotbim (.bim) files.

Add-On Usage

Install

You can download the Add-On from the Bimdots store. Please read the installation guide for more instructions.

Use

You can access import from:

• File > Open > Open...
• File > Interoperability > Merge... > Merge from File...

You can access export from:

• File > Save As...
• File > Interoperability > Export Dotbim File...

Add-On JSON interface

The Add-On registers commands to the Archicad JSON interface, so you can access export and import via an external application.

Export command example:

{
    "command" : "API.ExecuteAddOnCommand",
    "parameters": {
        "addOnCommandId": {
            "commandNamespace": "Bimdots",
            "commandName": "ExportDotbimFile"
        },
        "addOnCommandParameters": {
            "filePath": "path/to/dotbim/file"
        }
    }
}

Import command example:

{
    "command" : "API.ExecuteAddOnCommand",
    "parameters": {
        "addOnCommandId": {
            "commandNamespace": "Bimdots",
            "commandName": "ImportDotbimFile"
        },
        "addOnCommandParameters": {
            "filePath": "path/to/dotbim/file"
        }
    }
}

Add-On Development

The build environment is set up for Windows development, but the code should compile on Mac as well.

Prerequisites

You should install some prerequisites to build the Add-On:

• Visual Studio (2019+)
• CMake for generating the project file (3.16+)
• Python for resource compilation (2.7+ or 3.8+)

Generate the project and build

Run this command from the root of the repository:

python Tools\BuildAddOn.py --configFile config.json --acVersion 26 27 28