BIM Vision Alternatives

BIM Vision is described as 'Freeware IFC model viewer. It allows to view the virtual models coming from CAD systems like Revit, Archicad, Advance, DDS CAD, Tekla, Nemetschek VectorWorks, Bentley, and others without necessity of having commercial licenses of these systems' and is an app. There are six alternatives to BIM Vision for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best BIM Vision alternative is Bonsai BIM Add-on, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BIM Vision are xeoVision, xeokit SDK, usBIM.viewer+ and FZKViewer.

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    An add-on for beautiful, detailed, and data-rich OpenBIM with Blender. It was named BlenderBIM until 2024. It uses the ifcopenshell.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Blender
     
    • Bonsai BIM Add-on is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to BIM Vision.

    • Bonsai BIM Add-on is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to BIM Vision.

    • Bonsai BIM Add-on is Free and Open SourceBIM Vision is Free and Proprietary
    • Bonsai BIM Add-on is LightweightBIM Vision is not according to our users
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    xeoVision is a fast, browser-based 3D BIM viewer built with xeokit SDK. Viewing multiple 3D models and formats at once per drag & drop from your browser on PC & mobile!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • xeoVision is the most popular Web-based alternative to BIM Vision.

    • xeoVision is Freemium and Open SourceBIM Vision is Free and Proprietary
    • xeoVision is LightweightBIM Vision is not according to our users
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    3D BIM IFC Viewer SDK for AEC engineering applications. Open Source JavaScript Toolkit based on pure WebGL for top performance, real-world coordinates and full double precision.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • npm
     
    • xeokit SDK is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to BIM Vision.

    • xeokit SDK is Free and Open SourceBIM Vision is Free and Proprietary
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    Do you need to open an IFC file and modify it? usBIM.viewer+ is the only freeware certified by buildingSMART International that allows you to view, edit, convert and share BIM models in the IFC format. Basically, it is more than just a viewer!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    FZKViewer visualises the sematic data models IFC, CityGML und gbXML. Supported Versions: IFC 2x, IFC 2x2, IFC 2x3 and corresponding ifcXML; CityGML 0.4.0, CityGML 1.0.0, CityGML 2.0.0, ADE Noise, ADE Subsurface Structure, ADE...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Solibri Model Viewer (SMV) is the software that everyone should use within the construction industry. It’s free of charge and allows you to open all Standard IFC and Solibri Model Checker Files. Transparency is given on open issues and challenges.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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