{"id":1360962,"date":"2021-10-12T13:48:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T20:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1360962"},"modified":"2024-07-18T16:30:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T23:30:43","slug":"whats-new-for-bim-and-cad-in-arcgis-october-2021","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/aec\/whats-new-for-bim-and-cad-in-arcgis-october-2021","title":{"rendered":"What’s new for BIM and CAD in ArcGIS (October 2021)"},"author":280032,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[615021,37151,37511],"tags":[310972,30371,32171,762072,638201],"industry":[],"product":[761602,36561],"class_list":["post-1360962","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aec","category-design-planning","category-sharing-collaboration","tag-aec","tag-bim","tag-cad","tag-geobim","tag-project-delivery","product-geobim","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"BIM and CAD integrations in ArcGIS continue to advance, expanding project collaboration and stakeholder engagement across the AEC and beyond.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

It has been a busy time for BIM and CAD advances in ArcGIS. Esri\u2019s continued focus on the integration of BIM and CAD with GIS have created some exciting results to share with you. The divisions between GIS, BIM, and CAD workflows continue to fade. As a result, we are beginning to see some great opportunities emerge. Ultimately, these advances help with project collaboration, critical stakeholder engagements, and innovative project delivery solutions.<\/p>\n

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Direct Read of IFC BIM Models<\/h3>\n

At the release of ArcGIS Pro 2.8 in May 2021, Esri introduced some new capabilities for CAD and BIM integration. As a result, ArcGIS Pro can now directly read BIM files in IFC format. This expands the current BIM integrations that include Autodesk Revit (.rvt) and Autodesk Civil 3D (.dwg) files as sources. The result is more BIM content in ArcGIS workflows.<\/p>\n

Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) is a standard for openBIM data exchange. It is used for transferring model data between software systems. This widely used schema helps designers share BIM content from any source that supports the standard. Many types of BIM software vendors export to IFC. Adding this capability brings a powerful method to share data between those applications, directly with ArcGIS. Currently, ArcGIS Pro supports Building IFC 2\u00d73 and 4x and will expand as future standards are adopted.<\/p>\n

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New BIM format, same workflows<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019ve used Revit files in ArcGIS, this new direct IFC integration will be very familiar. This new ability uses all the same BIM workflows as using Revit files. The best news is there is nothing new to learn.\u00a0These workflows include the following:<\/p>\n