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BEXEL CDE – April 2025

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Released: April 2025
 
BCF
  • The option for partial saving of viewpoint components is now supported when creating a BCF Issue within the BEXEL CDE portal. Users can now precisely choose which components to save along with the viewpoint – besides the camera position, it is possible to individually include the selection of elements, their colors, and/or visibility. These options are available under the Viewpoint Types section.
    When later applying a BCF Issue that contains a partially saved viewpoint, changes in the scene will only affect the components that were originally saved. This allows for selective scene updates without altering other parameters that were not explicitly saved.
  • An option to edit multiple selected BCF Issues at once has been added. This feature is available if all selected BCF Issues are of the same type and if you have edit permissions for each of them. During the editing process, only the fields explicitly modified by the user will be updated, ensuring that all other data remains unchanged.
  • Now it is possible to export selected BCF Issues to a BCF file. The exported file is fully compliant with the BCF standard and can be used as an exchange format with third-party software that does not have a direct integration with BEXEL, i.e., where a client for BEXEL BCF.Server is not implemented yet.
  • A new option has been added to export multiple selected or filtered BCF Issues at once into a PDF in a tabular format.
    When uploading an Excel template, you now need to specify whether the template is intended for a Single or Multiple report, depending on the desired output format. [SINGLE TEMPLATE EXAMPLE] [MULTIPLE TEMPLATE EXAMPLE]
    Additionally, as part of this update, an option has been added to choose the export format – either PDF or Excel.
    When selecting a template from the dropdown menu (by clicking the arrow next to the Report button on the main screen), the report is exported to PDF by default. However, by clicking directly on the Report button, a new window opens, allowing you to select both the desired report template and the preferred export format.
  • A new feature has been added to display the list of linked documents within BCF reports.

    For Single-type reports, the list of documents can be added in two ways:
    1. List of file names in multiple lines within a single cell, using the tag {DOCUMENT_LIST}.
    2. Table format, with selectable columns/information. Depending on the tags added in the first row of the table, the following information can be displayed:
    {DOCUMENT_FILENAME} – file name
    {DOCUMENT_SIZE} – file size (in KB, MB, or GB depending on the actual size)
    {DOCUMENT_AUTHOR_NAME} – full name of the user who last uploaded the specific version linked to the BCF Issue
    {DOCUMENT_DATE_MODIFIED} – date of last modification
    {DOCUMENT_CURRENT_VERSION} – version number of the document currently linked to the BCF Issue
    {DOCUMENT_LATEST_VERSION} – latest version number / total number of versions

    For Multiple-type reports, the list of documents can be added as:
    1. List of file names for each individual Issue, in multiple lines within a single cell, using the {DOCUMENT_LIST} tag.

  • A new BCF Issue type named Approval has been introduced.
    It is designed to follow the same approval workflow as Document Approval, but with a key difference: documents are optional. They can be added or removed at any point during the approval process.
    If documents are linked to an Approval issue, changing the approval status does not affect the status of the documents (unlike in Document Approval), and there is no file copying process upon approval.
  • A new BCF Issue type – RFI (Request for Information) – has been added. The new type can be selected from the Type dropdown menu when creating a BCF Issue (+ → New Issue → Type: RFI).
  • Significant performance improvements have been made to the loading of the BCF Manager window.
  • When creating a new issue, only elements that are fully visible are now saved. Elements displayed in x-ray or wireframe mode are no longer included.
  • In addition to Creator and Assigned To, users listed as First Reviewers and Final Reviewers can now edit the Description and other custom fields in BCF Issues.
  • Fixed an issue where users who are not Creators or Project Administrators were able to close a BCF issue in certain cases.
  • Resolved an issue where the status of a BCF Document Approval could be changed twice in a row when triggered from two open tabs.
  • Resolved an issue where the full text within the Description field was not visible for users without editing permissions.
  • Fixed an issue where a Project Administrator could not edit a BCF Issue if they were added only as a Participant.
  • Removed the misleading text from Linked Documents window stating that no linked documents were present, even when documents were correctly linked.
  • Fixed an issue where report generation was not working on certain projects.
  • Fixed an issue where creating a Document Approval from the Documents window was not working in certain cases.

CDE

  • Loading times for certain pages and modules have been improved, enhancing the overall user experience when working in BEXEL CDE.
  • User interface across all pages and modules has been refined to use smaller text, buttons, tables, and other elements for a more compact layout.
  • Resolved an issue where deleting a project could cause the application to crash in certain scenarios.

Clash Detection

  • Advanced grouping options for Clash Pairs are now available. After selecting multiple ungrouped Clash Pairs, right-click to open the context menu and select Create Multiple Groups → Left or Right.
    Limitation: If all selected pairs have different elements on the left or right side, no grouping will be applied to avoid creating groups with only one pair.
  • New options have been added for selecting elements involved in clashes. After selecting one or more Clash Groups or Clash Pairs, right-click to open the context menu and choose from:
    Select Elements → All Elements, Right Elements, or Left Elements.
    Additionally, a Select All Clashes option has been introduced to select all Clash Pairs within the current Clash Job. All selection options are also available in the Select section of the toolbar.
  • Filtering of Clash Jobs and Clash Pairs by any column is now enabled. Filtering can be done by clicking the filter icon in the header of any column.
  • Added the ability to delete one or more selected clash jobs from the Clash Detection table. The Delete button is located in the toolbar, next to the Search option.
  • Fixed an issue where vertical scrolling in the Clash Jobs table did not function correctly in certain situations.

Properties

  • It is now possible to add, edit, and delete element properties directly through the CDE portal. All newly added properties are visually highlighted in blue and have the column value ‘Created on CDE’ set to True, making them easily distinguishable from properties published from BEXEL Manager
  • Properties added through the CDE portal are automatically carried over to the next version of the project. In cases where a newly published version from BEXEL Manager contains a property on the same element with identical name, type, and property set (PSet), the BEXEL Manager property will overwrite the one created in the CDE portal. As a result, the value from BEXEL Manager will be used in the new version.
  • Any project participant can add new properties via the CDE portal. Regular users can modify or delete only those element properties created through the portal, while properties published from BEXEL Manager remain locked for editing. Project administrators have full access and can edit or delete all element properties regardless of origin.

Several enhancements have been made to the Properties module, including:

  • Filtering: The ability to filter values in any column within the Properties window has been enabled. The applied filter is retained even after changing the element selection.
  • Clipboard Copy Options: New options for copying property values to the clipboard have been added to the Properties context menu:

    – Copy to Clipboard – Copies both the Name and Value of the selected property. This option is optimized for use in Excel and text documents. When pasted into Excel, the Name is placed in one cell, while the Value is inserted into the adjacent cell.
    – Copy Value To – Copies only the Value of the selected property, excluding its Name.

  • Color Indicators: A colored square is now displayed for properties that represent a specific color value, both in the Properties window and the View Property Values form.
  • Expand/Collapse Options: Collapse All and Expand All options have been added to the Properties window for better navigation.
  • New Column in View Property Values: The Elements column has been added to the View Property Values form. This column shows the number of elements that share a specific value. Additionally, values can now be sorted by this column in both ascending and descending order.
  • Icons have been added to the Properties context menu for better visual identification and improved user experience.
  • Optimized the loading of properties, resulting in significantly faster display times, even for larger projects.

    Additionally, the ‘View Property Values’ form and the ‘QTO/CBS Creation’ form now load much faster.

  • The display of empty (undefined) property values and the ability to select elements with such values within the Properties window have been enabled (the Select By Property Value and View Property Values options).
  • An issue with the validation of access rights when working with properties on the CDE has been resolved. In certain cases, an error was displayed even though the user had the necessary rights to view specific properties.
  • An issue causing the same QTO/CBS to be recreated after selecting elements following its initial creation has been resolved.
  • Resolved an issue where the context menu for properties remained visible even after the element selection was changed.

Selection Sets

  • The Selection Sets window has been redesigned and improved, and is now placed as a dedicated tab within the CDE user interface. If the tab is not visible by default, it can be accessed by clicking the Selection Sets button located in the header.
    Search and filtering capabilities have been added to improve navigation and usability. There are two available search methods:

    – Typing text into the Search field in the toolbar.

    – Selecting one or more values from the column filters (such as Name or Elements).

Viewer

  • The enhanced version of the converter has significantly accelerated the model conversion process and reduced waiting times, whether models are uploaded from BEXEL Manager or directly via CDE. Additionally, the Viewer module has been optimized, resulting in a several-fold increase in loading speed and a much smoother overall user experience when working with models.
  • Fixed an issue where the Recent projects list failed to update after deleting individual project versions, causing a crash when loading the Home page.
  • The user interface within the BEXEL Viewer window has been redesigned to provide a more comfortable and efficient experience when working on high-resolution screens.
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