WebViewer BIM 2023 Changelog

1.5.0 - February 17th, 2023

New

Issue Hotspots

• Issue hotspots allow you to visually see where the created issues reside on the 3D asset.
• By clicking a hotspot, you change the current view to the selected issue.
• Hovering over a hotspot displays the respective issue on the issue's panel.

Section Planes

• Section Planes allow you to temporarily cut through a 3D asset along a designated axis, enabling easy viewing of the interior of assets.
• Users can now add section planes to the X, Y, and Z axes.
• Active Section Planes are saved within an "Issue" when created.
• Users can reset all "Section Planes" in the current view.

Camera Modes

• Support for an orthographic camera has been added.
• The camera mode can now be toggled from the viewport.

File Formats

• Added support for .RVT, .OBJ, and .STL 3d file formats.

Issue Improvements

• Hidden elements, section planes, and camera mode are now preserved in the 'Issue'. These elements are applied when entering an 'Issue'.

New APIs

• Ground shadows can now be toggled on or off.
• APIs for customizing the properties panel.
• APIs for customizing the first-person camera mode.

Fixes

• Improved performance of the 'Model Tree' when hiding/unhiding elements.
• Fixed an issue where panel menus did not close properly.
• Fixed an issue where the 'WCS' widget was blocking the 'UI'.