BIMcloud

BIMcloud is platform for real-time collaboration between project team members provided by Graphisoft. Its integration within SCIA Engineer allows you to store your models in SAF format on this platform, so you can open/upload files directly from/to it.

For more info about BIMcloud solution visit:

www.graphisoft.com/solutions/bimcloud

Export to BIMcloud

Click on File tab in main bar, select Export to option and choose BIMcloud.

Then there are two possible scenarios:

You want to upload completely new file

In this case you just select the project and at the right side of the window choose the version of SAF, name of your file and then click on Upload file.

You want to update some of the existing files with this new one (create a revision for the existing file)

For this case you select project, SAF file, version of SAF and confirm it by Upload file.

In both cases, after upload you will see the status message at the top of the window on the right side. If you want to see more info about exporting, you can click on “i” button.

Then you can close this dialog.

Import from BIMcloud

For import model directly from BIMcloud click on the File, choose Open from and then select BIMcloud.

Then you select project, SAF file and also its revision you want to open (in the right side of the window). Confirm this step by Import.

Your model will import and automatically open in 3D scene.

Update from BIMcloud

With BIMcloud you can also use feature Update from. It allows you to update the model in SCIA Engineer with analysis model saved on BIMcloud (in SAF format). Update process means, that it compares the objects in SCIA Engineer and in the model from BIMcloud and proceed these rules:

Objects that are in SCIA Engineer and not in model from BIMcloud are deleted.
Objects that are not in SCIA Engineer and are in model from BIMcloud are imported and added to current model.
Objects that are in SCIA Engineer and are in model from BIMcloud too, they stay (if some changes in properties are recognized, they are applied - e.g. different cross-section, materials, etc.).
Objects that are part of SCIA Engineer project and can't be part of SAF model saved on BIMcloud, stay without any changes (e.g. settings of project).

If you want to remove some types of objects from comparison, so they won't be compared at all and they will always stay in the model in SCIA Engineer, then you can use Ignored objects or Ignored groups.

These properties allow you to set in SAF file, that you want to ignore some objects or groups during comparison as a part of Update from procedure. All you have to do is fill cells Ignored objects or Ignored groups (or both) in the Model list of the SAF file and upload it to BIMcloud (e.g. as a revision) before you start updating the model. If you want to specify more than one item in these cells, then use semicolon as a separator.

List of the objects and groups can be found here:

www.saf.guide/annexes/ignore

Once you have your model ready on BIMcloud, then use following steps to proceed with updating model in SCIA Engineer.

Click on File tab in main bar, select Update from option and choose BIMcloud.

Then you select project, SAF file and also its revision you want to open (in the right side of the window). Confirm this step by Import.

After download, mapping table can be shown to you (it is not, when there is no cross-sections to be mapped). Here you will see list of cross-sections. System will try to map them automatically to SCIA library. If auto-map can’t find it or you want to change the mapping, just select the row with cross-section and map it by yourself in the right side of the window.

You confirm this step by OK button and the model will be updated. At the end of the process info dialog will pop-up, where you can see, which objects were created, updated or deleted.

Confirm it by OK and your model should be updated and ready in 3D scene of SCIA Engineer.