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Connect with Bimplus. Relation(workflow) between Bimplus portal and Bimplus api
Create, modify and access different resources/objects of the building model using the Bimplus api
Create a project, add an object(wall) and view it using the web viewer
Get the list of available projects and its properties
Add a thumbnail to the project
Project topology and object topology tree
Find the geometry of an object. Get to know the types of geometry available
Get the different properties / structure(normal, viewer properties, object in hierarchical tree structure) of the object using different property combinations
Get the project layers and element types. Find the relation between them
Filter the building information using different filter criteria
Import an existing model in the form of IFC/SketchUp file
Create and assign issues to projects. Locate/visualize the issues in the project
Learn about the issue based rights & roles
Add attachments to the whole building as well as to the individual objects
Find out how many teams I am part of. Remove myself from some of the teams
Authentication token for multiple services
Rights & Roles. Relation between User, Team and Project
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is the first place of contact of the user/developer for using the Bimplus platform(stage version). The production version of the portal can be found underNewwindowlink title Bimplus portal url https://www-stage.bimplus.net
where you can purchase different editions of Bimplus cloud platform.Newwindowlink title shop url https://www.bimplus.net/en/products/
you can also find a few critical foundation apps like the Bimplus Explorer, Bimplus Viewer and Bimplus Problem Spotter. The portal takes care of the user registration(developer registration) as well.Newwindowlink title Here url https://www.bimplus.net/en/Home-oxid/bim-Apps/ - The Bimplus API(development version url : https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2) provides an interface for accessing the building information and models. It connects the building project information to a vast number of developers providing innovative Apps / applications that can operate on the building models and information.
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Become a Bimplus compliant developer/partner. Register and authorize yourself to access the Bimplus resources. Relation between teams and projects
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for accessing the Bimplus resources and become a Bimplus compliant developer and a partner. You will receive an authentication token after the registration.Newwindowlink title here url https://www-stage.bimplus.net - A Team is a tenant/company which work on the projects. The team has to be specified and setup through the
portal as so calledNewwindowlink title bimplus url https://www-stage.bimplus.net
to present aNewwindowlink title slugs url http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_URL
. The team slug will be used to know which tenant database to work on.Newwindowlink title clean URL url http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_URL - Using the authentication token and the team slug, you can start working with the building projects which you are a member of, using our Bimplus api.
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The Bimplus provides a few user administration relevant services. They are:
- User Management Service
- Team Management Service
- Membership Management Service
- Please use the Bimplus Team Management Service (POST https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/teams) for creating a team. This will basically create a data storage for the team. See in the Request/Response tab where we have created the "best-company" team. Also, please note that the team slug "best-company" will be part of the subsequent requests for accessing the resources and performing the desired actions on them.
- Create a new user using the Bimplus User Management Service(POST https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/users).
- Add the user which you have created to the team using the Bimplus Membership Management Service(POST https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2//members).
- Verify whether the user has been added to the team by using the Bimplus Membership Management Service(GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2//members). In the response tab, you can see the user(test@bimplus.net) who is part of the "best-company" team.
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The project slug (which should be provided during the creation of a project) should be provided as part of the URL for accessing all the project relevant resources. This is also necessary to verify the user’s access rights on the project in an early stage of processing the API call (before any business data will be touched and any business logic will be executed)
These are the project relevant services available at the moment:
- Project Service
- Object Service
- ElementType Service
- Division Service
- Attachment Service
- Issue Service
- Pin Service
- Import Service
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A Topology node has to be created for adding the objects (Column, Wall). As a topology node is also an object, the Bimplus Object Service has to be used for creating the topology object. Please see the request tab. The id of the project is provided as the parent of the topology node object. The model id has to be provided as the "divisionid" attribute.
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Again we use the Bimplus Object Service for creating the wall object in the project. Please note that the wall is added to the topology node and not the project (i.e See the request tab. The id of the topology node is provided for the parent attribute of the json object(wall))
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For verifying whether the wall and the column is added to the project, we have to call GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/nemetschek/objects//topology. Please note that the API call GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/nemetschek/projects//topology will only give you its children (i.e topology) details. So, if your project is very big, you can first call GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/nemetschek/projects//topology and get the topology id(i.e 7f76a497-e322-4b78-b820-1ce85ebc39db in our example). Using the topology id we can get the object(wall, column in our case) details using the call GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/nemetschek/objects/7f76a497-e322-4b78-b820-1ce85ebc39db/topology.
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- This API call(GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2//projects) should retrieve the list of projects available to the team. In this call, only a few properties of the projects will be visible.
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Thumbnail API call:
Web Viewer:
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The geometrical information(graphical representation) of a building can be accessed through the Bimplus Object Service. There are different types of geometry available for optimizing and viewing on different devices.
There are three type of Geometry objects.
- mesh: It is the default geometry type. It is an uncompressed mesh format where the geometry object will be compressed on the server before storing it into the database. Please use this API call(GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2//objects/) for getting the mesh information of an object.
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{
"id": "7cf910cb-e357-43f6-aa3a-b45c26380f75",
"type": "Wall",
"attributes": {
"element": {
"isparent": true,
"nr": 0,
"matrix": "AAAAAAAA8D8AAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAINejcP1YsEAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAPA/AAAAAAAAAIAK16Nw/fy
2QAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAADwPwAArkfheoS/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA8D8=",
"elementtyp": "10074eef-9418-4d64-9c6d-23932835a7f1",
"logparentid": "0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e",
"divisionid": "ac21b9a1-8853-4658-9fbf-0cf62340bd18"
},
"general": {
"name": "Updated_Brickwall",
"isobjectvalid": true
},
"allplan": {
"allplan_guid": "08b8195a-a2ad-11e2-9993-002215ea7d6b",
"allplan_id": 2065507287,
"allplan_text": "<PP>Wall",
"dateofexport": "2013-05-01T09:32:13"
},
"geometry": {
"mesh": "{\"C\":0,\"V\":[4450.01,115.01,0.01,3200.01,115.01,0.01,3200.01,0.01,0.01,4450.01,0.01,0.01,2315.01,
0.01,0.01,2315.01,115.01,0.01,0.01,115.01,0.01,0.01,0.01,0.01,4450.01,115.01,2750.01,4450.01,0.01,
2750.01,0.01,0.01,2750.01,0.01,115.01,2750.01,2315.01,115.01,2190.01,3200.01,115.01,2190.01,3200.01,
0.01,2190.01,2315.01,0.01,2190.01],\"F\":[4,0,1,2,3,4,4,5,6,7,4,8,9,10,11,4,0,3,9,8,8,6,5,12,13,1,0,
8,11,4,7,6,11,10,8,3,2,14,15,4,7,10,9,4,12,15,14,13,4,15,12,5,4,4,13,14,2,1]}"
}
}
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- meshblob: It is a compressed mesh format intended to be used in the desktop CAD applications. Internal CAD format of the geometry will be converted into a Bimplus compressed mesh format with the help of a DLL in order to minimize the JSON object. Please use this API call(GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2//objects//geometries/meshblob) for getting the meshblob information of an object.
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"elementsCount": 1,
"objects": [
{
"id": "7cf910cb-e357-43f6-aa3a-b45c26380f75",
"parent": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
"type": "Wall",
"attributes": {
"geometry": {
"compress": true,
"picture": "H4sIAAAAAAAEANVXW3PbRBTWylIsuUmctml6T900t7aua+eetiHOndAQDLS8pBnhyzYVUeQiyR0cGJ545y9QGB
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"type": 3,
"matrix": "AAAAAAAA8D8AAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAINejcP1YsEAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAPA/AAAAAAAAAIAK16Nw/fy2QAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAA
DwPwAArkfheoS/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA8D8="
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- threejs: It is a format which is optimized for viewing on mobile devices or in browsers where the native model is filtered and tessellated in order to deliver minimal JSON size and maximal navigation speed (FPS). This model has ThreeJS JSON v 3.1 format and can be directly parsed by the client.Please use this API call(GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2//objects//geometries/threejs) for getting the threejs information of an object.
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"elementsCount": 1,
"viewbox": {
"x": -5081.562,
"y": 5005.8785,
"z": 1231.1029999999996,
"width": 5950,
"height": 5540.835,
"depth": 7065.71
},
"colors": [
-9868951
],
"objects": [
{
"id": "f5cc3c6c-1fdf-499d-a38d-0582adadc216",
"type": "RoofLayer",
"attributes": {
"geometry": {
"threejs": {
"faces": [
0,
2,
1,
3,
0,
5,
3,
9,
1,
1,
14,
1,
5,
6,
15,
12,
1,
7,
4,
13,
14
],
"vertices": [
-2106.562,
7588.114,
-2301.752,
-8056.562,
7588.114,
-2301.752,
-8056.562,
-880.999,
-4742.212,
6700,
-880.999,
-4742.212,
7412.539,
-1821.578,
-5522.212,
7412.539,
-1821.578
],
"metadata": {
"formatVersion": 3,
"colorid": 0
}
}
},
"quantity": {
"length": 7065.71,
"height": 150,
"volume": 7911354818.818842,
"area": 52742365.4587924
},
"general": {
"name": "<PP>RoofLayer"
}
}
}
]
}
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url: /geometries/threejs/properties/{props}
where props can be 1, 2 or 3.
/geometries/threejs/properties/1 : show objects as hierarchical tree ( default (/geometries/threejs or /geometries/threejs/properties/0 will give the object details in a flat structure))
/geometries/threejs/properties/2 : show also viewer attributes
/geometries/threejs/properties/3 : include FACE_NORMAL
You can also combine different property numbers
eg: geometries/threejs/properties/4 should give both the show objects as tree(1) + add FACE_NORMAL in threeJs json(3)
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- Please see the list of element types here
- The list of element types can be accessed through this API call(GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2//element-types)
- The list of layers can be accessed through this API call(GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2//element-types/disciplines)
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The "ThreeJS" or the "meshblob" information can be filtered by the layer.
- Please use this API call (GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/<team>/objects/<object_id>/disciplines/<discipline_id>/geometries/threejs) to get the object tree with selected property list whose geometry type is "ThreeJS" filtered by layer
- Please use this API call (GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/<team>/objects/<object_id>/disciplines/<discipline_id>/geometries/meshblob) to get the object tree whose geometry type is "compressed geometry mesh (meshblob)" filtered by layer
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Projects in the form of IFC/SketchUp files can be imported into the Bimplus platform by using the Bimplus Import Service
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Create and assign issues to projects. Locate/visualize the issues in the project
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Any problems or remarks can be reported and assigned to a project in the form of issues. To understand the problem better, comments or attachments can be added to the issue.
- Please use the Bimplus Project Service for creating/deleting an issue or for getting all the issues assigned to a project
- Please use the Bimplus Issue Service for doing all the specific issue related actions
Pins are used to visualize the issues. Pins are relation between an issue and an object. It defines position of an issue in the 3D space.
- A Pin can be created by using the Bimplus Issue Service (POST https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2//issues//pins)
- There is also a Bimplus PIN Service available for doing all the specific pin related actions.
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Currently Bimplus has a couple of issue based roles (i.e Author, Responsible). Author is the user who creates an issue and the responsible is the one who solves it. Here are some of the conditions that apply for the Bimplus issue tracking.
- An user can create an issue only if he has the rights for editing a project. See the project based rights & roles here
- Issue details can be changed only by the author. An exception to it is the "solution" property of the issue where both the author and responsible can change this property.
- Only the author of the issue can set the issue "Status" to be "Closed". Currently there are three defined issue status: Status, Open & Solved
- Issues can be deleted only by the author of the respective issue
- An email will be sent to the author/responsible/cc when an issue is created/updated/deleted (not implemented)
- Please use the Bimplus Project Service for creating/deleting an issue or for getting all the issues assigned to a project
- Please use the Bimplus Issue Service for doing all the specific issue related actions
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The pictures or any other documents(pdf, ifc etc) can be attached to both the project as well as the individual objects.
- Please use the Bimplus Project Service (POST https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/projects/attachments) for adding an attachment to the project.
- Verify whether the picture has been attached to the project using the Bimplus Project Service (GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/projects/attachments)
- Please use the Bimplus Object Service (POST https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/objects/attachments) for adding an attachment to the object.
- Verify whether the picture has been attached to the object using the Bimplus Object Service (GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/objects/attachments)
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- Please use the Bimplus Team Management Service (GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/teams) to get the team list in which you are member of.
- After getting the team list, use the Bimplus Membership Management Service (DELETE https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2//members/) to delete yourself from some of the teams that you don't want to be part of.
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- Please use the client_id as part of the authentication request. The client_id is a name of another application ,that user wants to use additionally. When user authenticate to another service using SSO, it opens browser UI login page again, it uses cookies and issues token without re-entering credentials. A token will be generated based on the new client_id and cookies which will allow single-signon logins at the same time and increase security because credentials are not entered and transferred many times and the token is only valid for this device and client (Browser, Mobile App).
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Rights vs Roles
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| Edit Project | x | x | x | |
| Delete Project | x | x | ||
| View Project | x | x | x | x |
| View all Models | x | x | x | x |
| Create Model | x | x | ||
| Admin Model (eg. invite) | x | x | ||
| Assign User to Model | x | x | ||
| Edit Model | x | x | ||
| Import Data | x | x | ||
| Delete Model | x | x | ||
| View Model | x | x | x | x |
- Please note that the the column names are roles and the horizontal ones are rights.
- There can be many Project Owners although there can be only one Team/Account Owner.
Relation between User, Team & Projects
So, in Bimplus the users have project based roles. After assigning the registered user to a team, the Team Owner or the Project Admin of that particular project has to send an invitation (via portal. See the picture below) to the user who belongs to one of his team.
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- What is Bimplus? How do I start?
- How can I create a project, add some objects(walls, columns) and view it using the web viewer?
- How to get the list of available projects?
- What is the difference between project topology and object topology tree?
- What is the relation between teams and projects?
- How to find the geometry of a particular object?
- What do I filter the building objects and what kind of filters are available?
- Ohh I am not seeing the project which I created just now. What might be the cause?
- What kind of caching mechanisms available?
- I want to get the project disciplines and element types. How can do I that?
- I have an existing project in the form of IFC/SketchUp file. Can I upload the project or do I have to create a new project?
- I have found a problem in the project. But, as I didn't create the project and its objects I want my Architect to correct the problem. So how can I make a note for him?
- How can I locate / visualize the issue which I have created?
- I want to add some pictures which are relevant for my whole building as well as for my individual objects. What should I do?
- How can I create a team? How can I create a user and add him/her to my already existing team and how can I verify whether he/she is already added to my team?
- How many teams am I part of? I want to remove myself from some of the teams. How can I do that?
- How many teams am I part of? I want to remove myself from some of the teams. How can I do that?
Please use the Bimplus Team Management Service (https://api.bimplus.net/v2/teams
) to get the team list in which you are member of. After getting the team list, use the Bimplus Membership Management Service to delete yourself from some of the teams that you don't want to be part of.