Using Allplan to log in to Bimplus
To upload data straight from Allplan to Bimplus, you must use Allplan to log in to Bimplus.
Important!
You can log in to Bimplus using Allplan independently of logging in to Bimplus using the Bimplus web portal. In other words, logging in to Bimplus using Allplan does not automatically log you in to Bimplus using the Bimplus web portal and vice versa.
To log in to Bimplus using Allplan
- Click Login on the Allplan menu bar.
The Bimplus dialog box opens. - Type the email address and the password you selected or received when you registered at Bimplus.
- Click Login.
This connects Allplan with Bimplus.
Uploading planning data for the first time
Only the owner of a Bimplus account can create new Bimplus projects in this account. So if a Bimplus project has not yet been created for an Allplan project, the account owner must personally upload the data from an Allplan project for the first time. In doing so, the account owner can create the Bimplus project.
To load planning data from Allplan to Bimplus for the first time
- Make sure all design elements you want to upload to Bimplus are visible.
To check this, set the relevant drawing files to Current, Edit or Reference mode. In addition, make all layers visible by selecting at least the Visible, frozen layer status. Open the File menu, point to Export and click Export Bimplus Data.
The Allplan Bimplus Upload dialog box opens.If you are a member of several Bimplus teams
Go to the TEAM area and select the relevant Bimplus team.If the Bimplus project has not yet been created
In the PROJECT area below the Projects table, click Create new Bimplus project and enter a name for the new Bimplus project (only the account owner is allowed to do this).Or:
If the Bimplus project has already been created
Go to the Projects table in the PROJECT area and select the Bimplus project to which you want to import the planning data (the account owner and project administrators are allowed to do this).In the PROJECT area below the Models table, click Create new Bimplus model and enter a name for the new Bimplus specialist model.
Click Upload.
This links the Allplan project with the selected Bimplus project and uploads the planning data from Allplan to Bimplus.A message appears as soon as the operation is complete. Click OK to confirm this message.
Updating the planning state in Bimplus
After the first upload of a specialist model, every time you upload the planning data from Allplan again you can decide whether you want to update (= overwrite) the existing planning state or create a new revision.
To update the planning state or create a new revision
- Make sure all design elements you want to upload to Bimplus are visible.
To check this, set the relevant drawing files to Current, Edit or Reference mode. In addition, make all layers visible by selecting at least the Visible, frozen layer status. Open the File menu, point to Export and click Export Bimplus Data.
The Allplan Bimplus Upload dialog box opens.If you are a member of several Bimplus teams
Go to the TEAM area and select the relevant Bimplus team.Note: If you have the required rights, you can also create a new Bimplus project in another Bimplus team and add the model as a new model to this new Bimplus project.
- Go to the Upload setting area and decide whether you want to update the existing model or create a new revision.
- Click Upload.
This uploads the planning data from Allplan to Bimplus. - A message appears as soon as the operation is complete. Click OK to confirm this message.