What’s new in Version 25 & BEXEL CDE?

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BEXEL Manager

Version: 25.8.0

CDE Publisher

The comparison of two versions of a CDE project has been enabled via the BEXEL CDE portal. The version compare functionality is described in more detail within the CDE release notes. Comparison can only be performed if at least two versions of the project have been published from BM version 25.8.0.0 or later.
Schedule Columns: Parent Task Level 1/2/3/… and IsCritical have been set to always be published when publishing a model to CDE.
The publishing and display of Task Activities in CDE has been enabled, accessible within the Gantt chart.
An issue that caused certain percentages within IDS Check analyses in CDE to display incorrectly has been fixed.
The loading speed of the CDE project list within the BEXEL CDE ribbon tab has been improved, as it occasionally slowed down project loading in BEXEL Manager.

Cost

On-demand refreshing of the Cost Estimate has been enabled. After this change, the Update Cost Estimate must be triggered manually after editing a Property or a Cost classification.
A prompt has been added during schedule updates, asking whether the Cost version should also be updated. The purpose of this prompt is to remind users to update the Cost version when updating the schedule, since Cost version updating is now on-demand. It is important to update the Cost version before updating the schedule to avoid incorrect creation of activities at the Schedule level.
A setting has been introduced at the Cost Version level to define whether Fixed Cost and Fixed Quantity should be retained during AutoAssign. By default, this option is checked, preserving the behavior from previous versions.
An issue has been fixed where CostAssignments Supplement could not be edited if two assignments with different Supplement Unit Cost values were selected.
An issue has been fixed where using AutoAssign to Selected Elements or Add Assignment options resulted in multiple Assignments with different unit costs.

Methodology

The option to select elements based on selected Methodology Items has been enabled. The option performs selection according to the active Cost version and is activated via the context menu in the Methodology Editor window (Selection → Select Elements or Add To Selection).

Progress/Schedule

The algorithm for scaling parent tasks has been improved to provide more accurate results. Scaling of relation lags (different from 0) has been excluded.
Saving selected Gantt columns at the individual schedule level has been enabled.
The creation of new Custom Gantt columns/Task properties by importing from Excel has been enabled (Schedule Editor → Import → From Excel…).
Two parallel Viewers have been introduced in BEXEL Manager, allowing Planned vs Actual visualizations.
– A new Viewer named Baseline Schedule has been introduced. The Schedule Animation window now includes the option Animate Baseline. To view Planned vs Actual animation, the currently selected Schedule in the Schedule Editor must have a defined Baseline Schedule. Both the Schedule and Baseline Schedule Viewers must be manually arranged to display simultaneously.
– Tip: Depending on the calendar, it may be necessary to uncheck the Skip non-working intervals option in the Schedule Animation settings to ensure synchronized animation dates.
Export of Gantt charts to PDF has been improved. The exported PDF (with default settings) is now properly formatted. Options have been added to control whether task relations are shown and to configure the timeline export format (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.).
Import of task relations from Excel has been enabled. For this process, the previously exported Excel file should be used, and it has to contain either the “Successor Row Index” or “Predecessor Row Index” column.
Import of progress from CDE has been enabled based on Takt Planning data entered at the element level (BEXEL CDE → Import → Import Progress from CDE).
Export of schedules to Primavera P6 has been enhanced so that WBS tasks are sorted in the same way as in BEXEL Manager (Schedule Editor -> Export -> Export To Primavera P6). Sorting by custom properties included as well.
Import of schedules from the latest versions of Primavera P6 has been supported.
The issue that caused significant extensions of task Finish Dates after entering progress has been resolved. This occurred when a task had a Must Start On constraint later than the progress entry start date, and the task was not 100% completed.
The issue that in some cases prevented Select Completed Elements from selecting finished elements has been resolved.
The issue that caused Code and Name of resources to be exported concatenated twice into Primavera has been resolved.
The issue that in some cases caused incorrect task dates in PDFs exported from BEXEL Manager has been resolved.
Milestone tasks were incorrectly displayed as duration tasks in PDFs exported from BEXEL Manager. This has been corrected.
The Elapsed Days lag type from MS Project was incorrectly imported as Hours in BEXEL Manager. This has been corrected to import as Days.
An unnecessary Start No Earlier Than constraint was being created when exporting schedules to MS Project. This behavior has been corrected.

Update

The issue that caused changes in element categories during model updates has been resolved. This fix will be applied only to newly created projects.
The issue related to model positioning during project creation and updates has been resolved. The problem occurred when not all elements in the IFC file were positioned relative to the IFCSite. (This case was invalid and appeared only in faulty IFC files.)

Properties

Search/Filter functionality has been enabled in the Property Values window (View values of property).

Selection Sets

The option to delay refreshing of smart Selection Sets has been enabled to improve performance on large models.
– When automatic refreshing is disabled, smart Selection Sets will not refresh upon Add/Edit/Delete of element properties, whether through the UI or Excel import.
– Refreshing can be triggered manually by clicking Update All or Update Selected (refreshing only selected Selection Sets and their children) from either the toolbar or the context menu.
– Dependent sections such as QTO, CBS, etc. will only be updated after using Update All or Update Selected.
– Automatic refreshing will still occur for the following actions: deleting elements, modifying or deleting floors, buildings, or families.
By default, automatic refreshing is disabled for both new and existing projects. It can be re-enabled in the Selection Set window under Settings.

User Interface

General update and addition of translations for all languages.

BEXEL CDE

Released: December 2025

AI Assistant

Introduced the AI Assistant module, which helps users find the desired information within uploaded documents.
The module is available in the AI Assistant window. If not visible, it can be added via Modules → AI Assistant and the layout saved.
After uploading documents, click Process Document in the toolbar to prepare them for use in the module. Processing may take several minutes.
Once processed, users can ask questions in any language, e.g., “List all subcontractors on this project.” Only documents the user has access to (as defined in Docs) are considered.
Access rights for the AI Assistant module can be configured via the Project Users window. By default, users with access to Docs also have access to the AI Assistant.
Users can view previous messages (history) when reopening a project and clear history using the Clear button.
Users can preview documents directly by clicking links in AI Assistant responses.

BCF

Added the ability to select columns within the BCF Manager window. Column width, order, and visibility are now stored per user and per project.
Changes can be saved using the Save button, while column selection is available through the Column Chooser button in the toolbar.
In addition to predefined columns, Custom Fields columns can also be added.
Column filters have also been introduced. These filters work in combination with the predefined toolbar filter and display only values from the currently loaded BCF Issues.
Added a new ‘Planner Link’ column that indicates whether a specific BCF Issue is linked within any Takt Planning canvas.
The “Load Related Sources” option is now available for Document Approval, Approval, and Document Set BCF Issue types. Previously, it was only available for the standard issue type.
Web links can now be attached within BCF comments by selecting the Attach Link option.
The ability to archive BCF Topics has been added.
Archiving is available to administrators and can be performed via the Archive action in the topic panel or the context menu. Archived topics are removed from the active list and are visible only to administrators.
A new filter option allows switching between active topics, archived topics only, or all topics. Archived topics can be returned to the active state using the Restore action.
Fixed an issue where custom fields automatically changed values in the issue list (left table) before the specific issue was saved.
Fixed an issue where completing an Approval incorrectly changed the status of linked documents. The option to change the status of linked documents now works only for Document Approvals.

BI Analytics

Enabled importing Excel files as new sources in MultiProject and Project BI analyses.
A new source can be added through Data Sources Manager in the left menu by clicking the + button. Once added, the source is available to all users with access to that type of dashboard: all Account Administrators for MultiProject dashboards, and all Project Users for Project dashboards.
After selecting the Excel file, users can choose the worksheet to read data from using the Sheet Name combo box.
Added a new CDE source in both MultiProject and Project BI analyses.
The CDE source provides access to data from CDE projects. When creating a dashboard, select the CDE source, go to Data Sources in the side menu, click Add Query, then Run Query Builder, and drag the desired tables into your dashboard. Tables are already linked with relationships; simply select the required fields/columns. Selected tables and columns can then be used in any visual within the current dashboard.
Currently, the following tables are available from the CDE source: Project, ProjectType, Constraint, RelationLagType, Schedule, ScheduleCalendar, Task, TaskConstraint, TaskRelation, TaskType, Calendar. Additional tables will be added to this source in future updates.

Clash Detection

Improved calculation of statistical data and added an on-demand recalculation button.
When changing status or priority, or when creating/un-grouping options, the Recalculate button (on the right side of the left table) highlights in blue and allows users to trigger on-demand statistical calculation.
Statistical data is now updated only after clicking the Recalculate button and applies only to the selected jobs.
A “Updating Status/Priority” waiting window is displayed if the status and priority changes require additional time.
Added a setting for how statistics are calculated within the Clash Detection window.
Users can choose to calculate statistics by Clash Group (treating each group as a whole) or by Clash Pair (treating each pair individually) using the “Calculate by Groups” option in the toolbar.
If calculation by groups is selected and the status or priority of any group shows Different Values, the corresponding Different Values columns will also appear in the statistics table.
Added an “Owner” column in the property/column selection window.
Enabled the “Load Related Sources” option for selected Clash Jobs.
After selecting Clash Jobs in the left panel, users can right-click to open the context menu, choose “Load Related Sources”, and wait for the part of the model (sources) containing elements belonging to the selected Clash Jobs to load.
Optimized the Clash Detection window loading times.
Fixed an issue where selected jobs were deselected after making changes in the right table (Clash Pairs).

General

Fixed an issue where a user could not be added as a Project Administrator without having all Cloud licenses (CDE, Viewer, BCF, and Docs), even if the project did not include a specific module.
Improved the performance of loading the Projects page.
Added the ability to set Latitude and Longitude values in the Create/Edit Project form. These values can be used in MultiProject dashboards, for example, for map visualizations.

Docs

The Docs module has been upgraded with a new, modern user interface, providing enhanced stability, improved usability, and a more consistent user experience across the platform.
The old Docs interface are also available and can be enabled or disabled via
Settings using the Use New Docs / Use Old Docs options.
Fixed an issue where a user became unavailable for re-adding after their access rights were removed in Docs.

Schedule

Enabled creating new schedules directly through the CDE portal.
A new schedule can be created by clicking the + button inside the Schedule window. New tasks can be added via the Create button in the toolbar or from the context menu.
Notes:
• Editing schedules created in BEXEL Manager is currently not supported.
• Task editing options are available through the context menu.

Takt Planning

Added the ability to manually add tasks to the canvas
Notes:
• Manually created tasks cannot be added to progress entries.
• Editing of description, percentage, notes, status, and other properties is allowed.
• Tasks can be added at any level within the Location hierarchy.
Added options to select all completed elements within an entry. There are three different options:
• Select all elements in entry – selects all elements in the entry.
• Select all completed elements in entry – selects all completed elements from the entry.
• Select elements completed in this entry – selects only the elements completed in the specific entry.
Added an option to configure the information displayed in tooltips on hover (e.g., Takt Name, Resource Name, etc.). The configuration can be adjusted by clicking the TT icon in the toolstrip.
Added a warning and disabled saving when a newer version of the canvas exists.
If another user has made changes, saving is blocked until the project is reloaded and the latest changes are retrieved.
Locations are now sorted by name when generated, regardless of the property type used.
Added toolbar displays for both the progress entry date and the schedule linked to Takt Planning.
Enabled linking existing BCF Issues/Topics to Takt Planning via the BCF Manager and Takt Planning canvas. Linked BCFs are added as milestones or tasks based on the selected date option (Deadline, Start, or Both), with task color reflecting the BCF status (Resolved or Active). Updates to linked BCFs are reflected after using the Sync option.
Progress entries can now be updated using Planned, Reported, or Completed statuses.
Added the option to view both previous and total completion percentages and the number of completed elements within a progress entry, for each respective task being performed.
User-specific preferences for the Takt Planning module can now be saved. Currently, these settings include toggles that control which warnings are displayed during typical workflows.
A selected BCF Topic/Issue can now be linked to a canvas / progress entry by clicking on the relevant toolbar button.
Fixed unexpected behavior that occurred in certain situations within drop-down menus.
Fixed a bug where resources from the template were not assigned to tasks added to the canvas.
Fixed a bug affecting the coloring of model elements according to progress.
Fixed multiple Planner issues, including progress entry via element selection, saving of progress entries, progress-based coloring, and proper removal of archived BCF links after refresh. Several minor issues were also resolved.

Version Compare

Added the ability to load and display elements from the compared model.
Elements from Removed and Changed groups can now be loaded and displayed, including elements that are present in the compared version but missing in the current model version (deleted elements).
By default, elements from the compared model are not loaded. Loading can be enabled using the Load and Show/Hide switches in the toolbar. When Color Coded mode is enabled, deleted elements are highlighted in red.
Display of elements from the current and compared models is separated for easier use, with new nodes: Geometry Changed Elements (R3), Location Changed Elements (R3), and Removed Elements (R3).
Property values are shown only for nodes corresponding to the model they belong to; other nodes display 0 to ensure correct totals.
When elements from the compared model are loaded and displayed, the Scenes and Properties options operate in read-only mode.

Properties

Enabled opening a URL entered as a property value in a new window by clicking it.
Improved loading speed of the Create New Property form.
For projects published from BM v25.11.0.0 or later, the form shows all Property Set values from all elements.
For older project versions, only Property Set values from selected elements are shown.
Enabled updating properties on an existing CDE model version.
Property updates are supported from BEXEL Manager v25.11.0.0 and later.
Properties can be selected within the Update wizard (if Properties is checked on the initial screen). Saved property templates can also be used.
For model versions published from BM v25.0.0.0–25.8.5.0, only Element properties can be updated. For versions published from BM v25.11.0.0 or later, both Element and Parent properties can be updated.

Viewer

Enabled saving Viewer settings per user and per project.
Saved settings are applied to all versions within the same project. Changes in the Settings form are saved by clicking Save. To restore default settings, click Reset and then Save.