Convert more than 25 file formats for viewing with the BimCT viewer, add quantity takeoffs, geometry healing and export anything back to IFC.

RESTful and Command Line APIs for converting to the .bimct file format and exorting back to IFC.

RVT, IFC, DWG, DWFx and many more file formats supported with .bimct.

You can choose from easy to use high level web based APIs to get you started immediately or low level OpenGL or ANGLE based (Vulkan and DirectX) wrappers for use with your VR-Enabled Desktop or Mobile apps.

Web, Desktop and Mobile APIs with VR support.
Complete set of features available to boost BIM applications.

BimCT 3D, VR and 2D Visualization APIs

BimCT Viewer is available as a high level web-based JavaScript API or low level Desktop and Mobile APIs for (C/Java and .NET).

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BIM and 2D Visualization APIs
WebGL2

WebGL 2

  • High level API, very simple to use and embed
  • Fully Documented JavaScript and TypeScript APIs
  • Works with frameworks like AngularJS and VueJS
  • All WebGL2 compatible browsers and platforms supported
  • WebXR support (support for all WebXR compatible headsets)
  • Support for out-of-the-box customizable UI components for managing design trees, properties, selections, settings, markups etc
OpenGL4

OpenGL 4.5

  • High level API for Java and Lower level APIs for C/.NET
  • Extreme performance, can render a building with 1 GPU draw-call.
  • Support for Windows 7 and above
  • OpenXR support for Desktop platforms (ie Oculus Rift, HTC Vive etc)
  • Includes Windows Loader DLLs

No Cloud dependencies with BimCT

OpenGL ES 3.0

  • Low level API for Java, C and .NET
  • Support for Android, IOS and Windows
  • Compiled with ANGLE (Vulkan, Metal, DirectX and OpenGL backends available)
  • OpenXR support under development
  • Includes Windows Loader DLLs

Visualization APIs Features

  • Extreme Performance Rendering (up to 1 draw call per model on shaded mode with OpenGL 4.5)
  • 2D Paper and 3D Visualizer combined (switch modes on the same scene)
  • Orthogonal, Perspective, Fly, Touch and VR navigation modes.
  • Static and Dynamic (animated) elements.
  • Dynamic Measurements (Areas, Lengths, Points, Arcs)
  • Shading Scene Modes: Transparent, Hidden Lines, Hybrid, Shaded, Realistic.
  • Ground Shadows, Scene Grid, Enhanced Silhouettes, MSAA, FXAA, SSAO.
  • Occlusion Culling and Selective Rendering.
  • Bulk highlights and dynamic colorizations of Elements, Faces, Lines, Areas, Lengths and Points.
  • Camera Cube and Compass with TrueNorth including Rotations and Zoom Transitions based on Quaternions.
  • Single Selections Modes: Elements, Faces, Lines, Points, Measurements (Areas, Points, Count Symbols)
  • Rubberband selection Modes for Elements, Faces and Measurements: Front Inclusion, Front Intersect, Deep Inclusion, Deep Intersect.
  • Photorealistic Sky Maps: Day and Night Sky.
  • Photorealistic Sun Light and Shadow Maps: Sun, Sun-Light, Sun-Lens and Shadows rendering, based on Angle to TrueNorth and Year-Day-Hour with animated Clouds.
  • GPU based quantity takeoffs for (Elements, Faces, Lines, Points, Measurements etc)
  • Computation of O-Snaps based on Conceptual Lines and Points and predefined Snap Symbols.
  • Real time Snapping support including Quick Area and Quick Corner based on Image Recognition algorithms.
  • Similar Image Detection API based on image samples.
  • Entourage Graphics Support (Billboards and High-Quality Textured Graphics Elements).
  • Hybrid Transparent and Solid Rendering Modes
  • Offscreen Rendering support / Streaming Image API.
  • Instant model imports using memory caching.
  • Cutting Planes (X, Y, Z and Custom).
  • Mini Map (Small Navigation Map of the scene).
  • 2D Texture Planes.
  • 2D Drawing Overlay API for Text, Images, Markups, Labels, Polygons, Symbols, Pins etc
  • Virtual Reality Ready: OpenXR and WebXR support (Quest Link, Oculus Rift, Meta Quest 2, HTC Vive etc)
  • VR: UI Rendering on Planes (Offscreen Canvas and HTML/CSS)
  • VR: 3D Laser to 2D Pointer projection on HTML5 Elements rendered on 2D Planes
  • VR: Meta Quest Controller and Laser Real time visualization
  • VR: Teleportation and Real Time Movement Support
  • WebUI: Design Tree Window optimized for projecting thousands or even millions of tree nodes without DOM.
  • WebUI: Properties, Filtering, Views, Sharing and Settings Windows.
  • WebUI: Context-Menus and ToolBars implementing general actions to enable BIM features in applications.
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