Archicad Add-On to import and export Dotbim (.bim) files.
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)
You have two options to install the Add-On
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.
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
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...
The build environment is set up for Windows development, but the code should compile on Mac as well.
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+)
Run this command from the root of the repository:
python Tools\BuildAddOn.py --configFile config.json --acVersion 25 26 27