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Info

Developers please use

Newwindowlink
titlehttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2
urlhttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2
(stage version of Bimplus API) and
Newwindowlink
titlehttps://www-stage.bimplus.net/
urlhttps://www-stage.bimplus.net/
(stage version of Shop/Portal) for testing purposes. Please use these login details(Login: bimplus, password: Bimplus) if you receive a login dialog before our portal loads.

 

Connect with Bimplus. Relation(workflow) between Bimplus portal and Bimplus api

Become a Bimplus compliant developer/partner. Register and authorize yourself to access the Bimplus resources. Relation between teams and projects

Create a team. Create an user. Assign the newly created user to the newly created team. Verify whether he/she is part of the team

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 properties to the project

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 logins and cross client authentication using temporary token

Rights & Roles. Relation between User, Team and Project


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storyAPIPortal

Connect with Bimplus. Relation(workflow) between Bimplus portal and Bimplus api

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  •  
    Newwindowlink
    titleBimplus portal
    urlhttps://www-stage.bimplus.net
     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 under 
    Newwindowlink
    titleshop
    urlhttps://www.bimplus.net/en/products/
     where you can purchase different editions of Bimplus cloud platform. 
    Newwindowlink
    titleHere
    urlhttps://www.bimplus.net/en/Home-oxid/bim-Apps/
     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.
  • 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.

The figure below describes the relation between the Bimplus portal and the API.


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storyAuthorize
storyAuthorize

Become a Bimplus compliant developer/partner. Register and authorize yourself to access the Bimplus resources. Relation between teams and projects

Gliffy Diagram
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nameUS_Register_Compliance

  • Please register 
    Newwindowlink
    titlehere
    urlhttps://www-stage.bimplus.net
     for accessing the Bimplus resources and become a Bimplus compliant developer and a partner. You will receive an authentication token after the registration.
  • A Team is a tenant/company which work on the projects. The team has to be specified and setup through the 
    Newwindowlink
    titlebimplus
    urlhttps://www-stage.bimplus.net
     portal as so called 
    Newwindowlink
    titleslugs
    urlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_URL
     to present a 
    Newwindowlink
    titleclean URL
    urlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_URL
    . The team slug will be used to know which tenant database to work on.
  • 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.
  • Please find a quick start tutorial 
    Newwindowlink
    titlehere
    url1.2+Quick+Start
    .

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storyCreateUser
storyCreateUser

Create a team. Create an user. Assign the newly created user to the newly created team. Verify whether he/she is part of the team

Gliffy Diagram
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nameUS_Team_User

The Bimplus provides a few user administration relevant services. They are:

  • 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.
  • 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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storyBimplusApi

Create, modify and access different resources/objects of the building model using the Bimplus api

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nameUS_Api_Intro

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:

For further details see the Bimplus api reference


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storyCreateProject

Create a project, add an object(wall) and view it using the web viewer

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1. Create a new project

Use the Bimplus Project Service for creating a new project.

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Card
labelHTTP Method
 POST
Card
labelURL / Resource / JSON Structure
 Resource: projects 

URLhttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/<team>/projects

Examplehttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/bimplus-gmbh/projects

JSON Structure

Name

Mandatory / Optional

Type

Description

name

optional

string

Name of the project

shortDescr

optional

string

Short description of the project

created

will be ignored

string (date)

Creation date of the project

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Creates a new project.
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{
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"shortDescr" : "The best building model in the world"
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{
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    "teamName": "Bimplus GmbH",
    "teamSlug": "bimplus-gmbh",
    "hasWriteAccess": true,
    "thumbnail": null,
    "created": "2014-01-30T15:43:55.1302187Z",
    "changed": "2014-01-30T15:43:55.1302187Z",
    "disciplines": null,
    "id": "69e48f92-a8dc-4af5-8f71-187b40a8b8f5"
}
2. Create a model under the project  
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idbimCreateModel
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labelHTTP Method
 POST
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defaulttrue
labelURL / Resource / JSON Structure
 

Resource: divisions 

URLhttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/<team_slug>/projects/<project_id>/divisions

Examplehttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/bimplus/projects/69e48f92-a8dc-4af5-8f71-187b40a8b8f5/divisions

JSON Structure

Name

Mandatory / Optional

Type

Description

name

mandatory

string

Name of the model

description

optional

string

Short description of the model

projectId

will be ignored

string (guid)

Id of the project to which the model belongs

topologyIdoptionalstring (guid)Id of the topology to which the model belongs
disciplinesoptionalobjectThe discipline list of the model
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 Creates a new model.
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{
"name" : "Nemetschek Building",
"shortDescr" : "Model created via API"
}
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Status: 201 Created
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{
    "name": "Nemetschek Building",
    "description": null,
    "projectId": "69e48f92-a8dc-4af5-8f71-187b40a8b8f5",
    "id": "4496b8ad-ba5a-483c-9912-2cb837178708"
}
3. Create a topology node

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.

Deck of Cards
idbimGetObject1
Card
labelHTTP Method
 POST
Card
labelURL / Resource / JSON Structure
 Resource: objects 

URLhttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/<team>/objects

Examplehttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/bimplus/objects

JSON Structure:

Name

Mandatory / Optional

Type

Description

parent

optional

string (guid)

The id of the parent to which the object can be associated

type

mandatory

string

Element type of the object

attributes

optional

string

Attributes of the object

children

optional

Object

Children of the object

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 Creates a new object
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{
    "parent": "69e48f92-a8dc-4af5-8f71-187b40a8b8f5",
    "type": "TopologyDivision",
    "attributes": {
        "element": {
            "isparent": true,
            "elementtyp": "e003e080-f21b-4f8a-8c4c-4c9c5026cf50",
            "divisionid": "4496b8ad-ba5a-483c-9912-2cb837178708"
        },
        "general": {
            "name": "created by objects post",
            "isobjectvalid": true
        }
    }
}
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borderColorGreen
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Status: 201 Created
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titleJSON
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{
    "id": "b793c860-d3b8-48a5-aa42-9df9e24a0d71",
    "parent": "69e48f92-a8dc-4af5-8f71-187b40a8b8f5",
    "type": "TopologyDivision",
    "attributes": {
        "element": {
            "isparent": true,
            "elementtyp": "e003e080-f21b-4f8a-8c4c-4c9c5026cf50",
            "divisionid": "4496b8ad-ba5a-483c-9912-2cb837178708",
            "logparentid": "69e48f92-a8dc-4af5-8f71-187b40a8b8f5"
        },
        "general": {
            "name": "created by objects post",
            "isobjectvalid": true
        }
    }
}
4. Add a wall to the project

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))

Deck of Cards
idbimGetObject1
Card
labelHTTP Method
 POST
Card
labelURL / Resource / JSON Structure
 Resource: objects 

URLhttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/<team>/objects

Examplehttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/bimplus/objects

JSON Structure:

Name

Mandatory / Optional

Type

Description

parent

optional

string (guid)

The id of the parent to which the object can be associated

type

mandatory

string

Element type of the object

attributes

optional

string

Attributes of the object

children

optional

Object

Children of the object

Card
labelDescription
 Creates a new object
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defaulttrue
labelRequest
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Content-Type: application/json
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{
    "parent": "b793c860-d3b8-48a5-aa42-9df9e24a0d71",
    "type": "Wall",
    "attributes": {
        "element": {
            "elementtyp": "10074eef-9418-4d64-9c6d-23932835a7f1",
            "divisionid": "4496b8ad-ba5a-483c-9912-2cb837178708"
        },
        "general": {
            "name": "a new test wall without walllayer"
        },
        "quantity": {
            "width": 100,
            "volume": 200.4
        },
        "geometry": {
            "mesh": {
                "color": 4291407461,
                "vertices": [
                    -3486.667,
                    0,
                    -3000,
                    8993.333,
                    0,
                    -3000,
                    8993.333,
                    300,
                    -3000,
                    -3486.667,
                    300,
                    -3000,
                    -3486.667,
                    0,
                    -400,
                    8993.333,
                    0,
                    -400,
                    8993.333,
                    300,
                    -400,
                    -3486.667,
                    300,
                    -400
                ],
                "faces": [
                    4,
                    3,
                    0,
                    1,
                    2,
                    4,
                    4,
                    7,
                    6,
                    5,
                    4,
                    0,
                    3,
                    7,
                    4,
                    4,
                    1,
                    0,
                    4,
                    5,
                    4,
                    2,
                    1,
                    5,
                    6,
                    4,
                    3,
                    2,
                    6,
                    7
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}
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Status: 201 Created
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{
    "id": "b2a92252-ae51-4c72-ab1e-fafa141ac54c",
    "parent": "b793c860-d3b8-48a5-aa42-9df9e24a0d71",
    "type": "Wall",
    "attributes": {
        "element": {
            "elementtyp": "10074eef-9418-4d64-9c6d-23932835a7f1",
            "divisionid": "4496b8ad-ba5a-483c-9912-2cb837178708",
            "logparentid": "69e48f92-a8dc-4af5-8f71-187b40a8b8f5"
        },
        "general": {
            "name": "a new test wall without walllayer"
        },
        "quantity": {
            "width": 100,
            "volume": 200.4
        },
        "geometry": {
            "mesh": {
                "color": 4291407461,
                "vertices": [
                    -3486.667,
                    0,
                    -3000,
                    8993.333,
                    0,
                    -3000,
                    8993.333,
                    300,
                    -3000,
                    -3486.667,
                    300,
                    -3000,
                    -3486.667,
                    0,
                    -400,
                    8993.333,
                    0,
                    -400,
                    8993.333,
                    300,
                    -400,
                    -3486.667,
                    300,
                    -400
                ],
                "faces": [
                    4,
                    3,
                    0,
                    1,
                    2,
                    4,
                    4,
                    7,
                    6,
                    5,
                    4,
                    0,
                    3,
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                    4,
                    4,
                    1,
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                    5,
                    4,
                    2,
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                    6,
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                    7
                ]
            }
        },
        "elementstate": {
            "state": "0aaf5a1c-2453-40cb-9232-315119dd288f"
        }
    }
}

5. Verify whether the wall and column is added to the project by seeing the object topology

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.

Deck of Cards
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labelHTTP Method
 GET
Card
labelURL / Resource / JSON Structure
 Resource: objects/<object_id>/topology

URLhttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/<team>/objects/<object_id>/topology

Examplehttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/bimplus-gmbh/objects/69e48f92-a8dc-4af5-8f71-187b40a8b8f5/topology

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 Get all the project properties of a project using its id.
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{
    "parent": null,
    "name": "Your Wonderful Model",
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            "name": "created by objects post",
            "type": "ID_TopologyDivision",
            "children": [
                {
                    "parent": "b793c860-d3b8-48a5-aa42-9df9e24a0d71",
                    "name": "a new test wall without walllayer",
                    "type": "ID_ArchWall",
                    "children": [],
                    "id": "b2a92252-ae51-4c72-ab1e-fafa141ac54c"
                }
            ],
            "id": "b793c860-d3b8-48a5-aa42-9df9e24a0d71"
        }
    ],
    "id": "69e48f92-a8dc-4af5-8f71-187b40a8b8f5"
}
6. See your result visually by using the web viewer.


 


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Get the list of available projects and its properties

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nameUS_Project_List

  • 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.
  • Using the project id got from the previous call, the full property list can be accessed using this API call(GET https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2//projects/)

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storyThumbnail

Add a thumbnail to the project

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nameUS_Thumbnail

  • Thumbnail can be added to a project by using the Bimplus Project Service(POST https://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2//projects//thumbnail). There is also a service available for downloading the thumbnail.

Thumbnail API call:

Web Viewer:

  • Please, note that there is a seperate attachment service available for uploading attachments other than thumbnail.

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storyAddProperties

Add properties to the project

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nameUS_AddProperties

  • The project can be updated with the necessary attributes. The list of available Bimplus attributes can be seen here
  • Update the project with the project properties

Deck of Cards
idbimUpdateProject
Card
labelHTTP Method
 PUT
Card
labelURL / Resource / JSON Structure
 Resource: projects/<project_id>

URLhttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/<team>/projects/<project_id>

Examplehttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/bimplus/projects/0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e

JSON Structure

Name

Mandatory / Optional

Type

Description

name

optional

string

Name of the project

shortDescr

optional

string

Short description of the project

created

will be ignored

string (date)

Creation date of the project

changed

will be ignored

string (date)

Changed date of the project

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 Update or replace a specified existing project with a new one.
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{
    "properties": {
        "MainFloorArea": "456m²",
        "Architect": {
            "name": "NemetschekTech.GmbH",
            "phone1": "089/12793-1115",
            "phone2": "0171/71384483",
            "email": "MyName@Nemetschek.com",
            "city": "Munich",
            "zip": "81829",
            "street": "Konrad-Zuse-Platz1"
        },
        "Customer": {
            "name": "Bimplus customer",
            "phone1": "001-201-1279345",
            "email": "MyName@Nemetschek.com",
            "city": "New Jersy",
            "zip": "08201"
        }
    }
}
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Status: 200 OK

 

  • See the updated project properties
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idbimUpdateProjProp
Card
labelHTTP Method
 GET
Card
labelURL / Resource / JSON Structure
 Resource: projects/<project_id>

URLhttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/<team>/projects/<project_id>

Examplehttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/bimplus/projects/586b02be-43b8-4e27-b698-e067e85e38e2

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 Get all the project properties of a project using its id.
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{
    "name": "Your Awesome Building",
    "shortDescr": "The example project",
    "thumbnail": "/nemetschek/projects/0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e/thumbnail/download",
    "created": "0001-01-01T00:00:00",
    "changed": "0001-01-01T00:00:00",
    "disciplines": [
        {
            "id": "0f106af0-a919-44c5-b211-15bd5ef620b6",
            "name": "ID_BuildingModel",
            "divisionId": "ac21b9a1-8853-4658-9fbf-0cf62340bd18",
            "divisionName": null,
            "revisions": []
        }
    ],
    "properties": {
        "mainfloorarea": "456m²",
        "architect": {
            "name": "NemetschekTech.GmbH",
            "street": "Konrad-Zuse-Platz1",
            "phone1": "089/12793-1115",
            "phone2": "0171/71384483",
            "email": "MyName@Nemetschek.com",
            "zip": "81829",
            "city": "Munich"
        },
        "customer": {
            "name": "Bimplus customer",
            "phone1": "001-201-1279345",
            "email": "MyName@Nemetschek.com",
            "zip": "08201",
            "city": "New Jersy"
        }
    },
    "id": "0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e"
}

 

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Project topology and object topology tree

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Topology is a hierarchical tree representing all its child nodes. A topology tree consist of components which can have a graphical representation(objects or elements) or components which does not have a graphical representation(nodes). A topology tree can be obtained both on the project as well as on the object level.

  • Please use the Bimplus Project Service for obtaining/filtering the project topology tree. This will yield the topology nodes filtered till the sub-project level.
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            "name": null,
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\],
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titleProject Tree (GET api.bimplus.net/v2/<team>/projects/<project_id>)
langxml
{
"name": "Your Awesome Building",
"shortDescr": "Updating the example project",
"created": "0001-01-01T00:00:00",
"changed": "0001-01-01T00:00:00",
"disciplines": \[{
            "id": "0f106af0-a919-44c5-b211-15bd5ef620b6",
            "name": "ID_BuildingModel",
            "divisionId": "ac21b9a1-8853-4658-9fbf-0cf62340bd18",
            "divisionName": null,
            "revisions": []
        }
\],
"id": "0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e"
}
  • Please use the Bimplus Object Service for obtaining/filtering the object topology tree. This will yield the topology nodes with all the properties, attributes, geometry and children.
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Column
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titleObject Topology Tree (GET api.bimplus.net/v2/<team>/objects/<object_id>/topology)
langxml
{
    "parent": null,
    "name": "Updated_Brickwall",
    "type": "ID_ArchWall",
    "children": [],
    "id": "7cf910cb-e357-43f6-aa3a-b45c26380f75"
}
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titleObject Tree (GET api.bimplus.net/v2/<team>/objects/<object_id>)
langxml
{
"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,
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}
}
}
  • A project is basically an object. For a better understanding, here the same project is represented using the different API calls.
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titleProject Tree (GET api.bimplus.net/v2/nemetschek/projects/0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e)
langxml
{
    "name": "Your Awesome Building",
    "shortDescr": "Updating the example project",
    "thumbnail": "/nemetschek/projects/0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e/thumbnail/download",
    "created": "0001-01-01T00:00:00",
    "changed": "0001-01-01T00:00:00",
    "disciplines": [
        {
            "id": "0f106af0-a919-44c5-b211-15bd5ef620b6",
            "name": "ID_BuildingModel",
            "divisionId": "ac21b9a1-8853-4658-9fbf-0cf62340bd18",
            "divisionName": null,
            "revisions": []
        }
    ],
    "id": "0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e"
}
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titleProject Topology Tree (GET api.bimplus.net/v2/nemetschek/projects/0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e/topology)
langxml
{
    "parent": null,
    "name": "Your Awesome Building",
    "type": "ID_Project",
    "children": [
        {
            "parent": "0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e",
            "name": "Your Awesome Building",
            "type": "ID_TopologyDivision",
            "children": [],
            "id": "c1c6c2bc-f38e-4c01-ae5a-864baaa0b2d0"
        }
    ],
    "id": "0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e"
}
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Column
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titleObject Tree (GET api.bimplus.net/v2/nemetschek/objects/0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e)
langxml
{
    "id": "0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e",
    "type": "Project",
    "attributes": {
        "element": {
            "isparent": true,
            "elementtyp": "8d27ae6d-3c9a-4201-8a4d-bf0225861788",
            "materialsurfaceid": "cdbd7fbc-0d02-4be5-adb3-04b7f0b2a638"
        },
        "general": {
            "name": "Your Awesome Building",
            "description": "Updating the example project",
            "isobjectvalid": true
        }
    }
}
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titleObject Topology Tree (GET api.bimplus.net/v2/nemetschek/objects/0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e/topology)
langxml
{
    "parent": null,
    "name": "Your Awesome Building",
    "type": "ID_Project",
    "children": [
        {
            "parent": "0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e",
            "name": "Your Awesome Building",
            "type": "ID_TopologyDivision",
            "children": [
                {
                    "parent": "c1c6c2bc-f38e-4c01-ae5a-864baaa0b2d0",
                    "name": "Brickwall",
                    "type": "ID_ArchWall",
                    "children": [],
                    "id": "7cf910cb-e357-43f6-aa3a-b45c26380f75"
                }
            ],
            "id": "c1c6c2bc-f38e-4c01-ae5a-864baaa0b2d0"
        }
    ],
    "id": "0d2ce2cc-3588-45d6-a59a-f6b89ebed34e"
}

Anchor
storyGeometry
storyGeometry

Find the geometry of an object. Get to know the types of geometry available

Gliffy Diagram
sizeL
nameUS_Geometry

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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titleGet the mesh data from the object tree (GET api.bimplus.net/v2/<team>/objects/<object_id>)
langxml
{
"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,
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          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]}"
}
}
}
  • 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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titleMeshblob data (GET api.bimplus.net/v2/<team>/objects/<object_id>/geometries/meshblob)
langxml
{
    "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
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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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titleThreeJS data (GET api.bimplus.net/v2/<team>/objects/<object_id>/geometries/threejs)
langxml
{
    "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"
                }
            }
        }
    ]
}

Anchor
storyObjectWithDifferentProps
storyObjectWithDifferentProps

Get the different properties / structure(normal, viewer properties, object in hierarchical tree structure) of the object using different property combinations 

Gliffy Diagram
nameUS_ObjectWithDiffProps

Different properties / structure (normal, viewer properties, object in hierarchical tree structure) of the object can be obtained using different property combinations. 

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)

Deck of Cards
idbimGetObjectWithDiffProp
Card
labelHTTP Method
 GET
Card
defaulttrue
labelURL / Resource / JSON Structure

Resource: objects/<object_id>/geometries/threejs/properties/{props} 

URLhttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/<team_slug>/objects/<object_id>/geometries/threejs/properties/{props}

Examplehttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/bimplus/objects/a17ff78a-8b42-4523-9bf7-283e725e3e95/geometries/threejs/properties/4

Card
labelDescription

Get the different properties / structure (normal, viewer properties, object in hierarchical tree structure) of the object using different property combinations.

Card
labelRequest
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titleHeaders
langxml
Authorization: BimPlus 9c1874a62c974dcfa75e0132c423a088
Content-Type: application/json
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titleStatus
langxml
Status: 200 OK
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titleJSON
langxml
{
    "elementsCount": 1,
    "faceCount": 88,
    "viewbox": {
        "x": 21000,
        "y": 2850,
        "z": -19000,
        "width": 133,
        "height": 5700,
        "depth": 140
    },
    "colors": [
        4278190080
    ],
    "objects": [
        {
            "id": "a17ff78a-8b42-4523-9bf7-283e725e3e95",
            "type": "Column",
            "attributes": {
                "geometry": {
                    "threejs": {
                        "faces": [
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                            2,
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geometries/threejs/properties/7 should give you a combination of objects as tree(1) + viewer attributes(2) + face normal(3)

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Resource: objects/<object_id>/geometries/threejs/properties/{props} 

URLhttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/<team_slug>/objects/<object_id>/geometries/threejs/properties/{props}

Examplehttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/bimplus/objects/a17ff78a-8b42-4523-9bf7-283e725e3e95/geometries/threejs/properties/7 (i.e 7 gives you a combination of objects as tree(1) + viewer attributes(2) + face normal(3))

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Get the different properties / structure (normal, viewer properties, object in hierarchical tree structure) of the object using different property combinations.

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storyDisciplines
storyDisciplines

Get the project layers and element types. Find the relation between them

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nameUS_Discipline

A group of element types constitute a layer. But an element type cannot belong to two layers. Both the element types and layers are predefined.

  • 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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storyFilters
storyFilters

Filter the building information using different filter criteria

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nameUS_Filters

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

Anchor
storyImport
storyImport

Import an existing model in the form of IFC/SketchUp file

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sizeL
nameUS_Import

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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storyIssues
storyIssues

Create and assign issues to projects. Locate/visualize the issues in the project

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sizeL
nameUS_Issues

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

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)

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storyIssueRightsRoles
storyIssueRightsRoles

Learn about the issue based rights & roles

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nameUS_IssueRightsRoles

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)

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storyAttachments
storyAttachments

Add attachments to the whole building as well as to the individual objects

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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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storyTeamList
storyTeamList

Find out how many teams I am part of. Remove myself from some of the teams

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  • 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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storyCrossToken
storyCrossToken

Authentication token for multiple logins and cross client authentication using temporary token

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  • Please use the client_id as part of the authentication request. The client_id is a unique identifier for the client which is authorizing the user against the API server. The client_id will be generated from the server during the authentication request(Please see the response of the authentication request). A token can be generated based on the client_id and the user_id which will allow multiple logins at the same time and increase security because the token is only valid for this device(Browser, Mobile App).
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Column

Column

  • As you see from the above picture, call 1 generates the client_id from the server. Using this client_id, a new token is regenerated using the call 2(using the same API call with client_id as the additional parameter) which can be used for multiple logins at the same time. If the token generated without the client_id is used to login multiple times at the same time, then the second login will cause the logout of the first login.

Example:

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URLhttps://api-stage.bimplus.net/v2/authorize

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Description

user_id

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string

The email address of the user

password

mandatory

string

The user's password

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The identifier of the used client

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The id of the application

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Use the client_id "9fd0bb9d-570b-4719-bfae-93e2f879c19a" to generate a token for multiple logins.

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Mandatory / Optional

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Description

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The email address of the user

password

mandatory

string

The user's password

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The id of the application

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{
access_token: "c33fa174169e46999fe82fb07fc53e3d"
expires_in: 2591999
client_id: "9fd0bb9d-570b-4719-bfae-93e2f879c19a"
token_type: "BimPlus"
}

 

 

  • For switching the client, the cross token service can be used. This service is basically used for requesting a disposable temporary token which will be used for authenticating against different clients. Based on the given authentication token the user is identified and a one time token is generated and returned. This one time cross token is valid only for 5 minutes and is used for logging into the given device/client using cross authentication service . As a result of this call, this one time cross token will be removed but the new token which will be generated can be used in the header for the subsequent API calls.     

Here is the cross token workflow:


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Rights & Roles. Relation between User, Team and Project

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Rights vs Roles

 Account / Team
Owner
Project
Admin
Project
Editor
Project
Viewer
Create Projectxx  
Admin Project (eg. invite)xx  
Edit Projectxxx 
Delete Projectxx  
View Projectxxxx
     
View all Modelsxxxx
Create Modelxxx 
Admin Model (eg. invite)xx  
Assign User to Modelxxx 
Edit Modelxxx 
Import Dataxxx 
Delete Modelxxx 
View Modelxxxx
  • 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.