Archicad Dotbim Add-On

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

How to use?

You can download the latest version here:

• Archicad 27 (Windows)
• Archicad 26 (Windows)
• Archicad 25 (Windows)
• Archicad 27 (macOS)
• Archicad 26 (macOS)
• Archicad 25 (macOS)

Install

You have two options to install the Add-On

First option: Load in Add-On Manager

You can open Add-On Manager with the Options > Add-On Manager command. Open the "Edit List of Available Add-Ons" panel, click on the "Add..." button, and select the downloaded apx file.

Second option: Copy to the Add-Ons folder

Copy the downloaded apx file to the Add-Ons folder of your Archicad installation. Make sure to restart Archicad after the copy. On Windows the Add-Ons folder location is something like this:

C:\Program Files\GRAPHISOFT\ARCHICAD\Add-Ons

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...

How to build?

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:
  • Archicad 24: Visual Studio 2017
  • Archicad 25: Visual Studio 2019
  • Archicad 26: 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 25 26 27