📄️ Getting Started with VIM Desktop
VIM Desktop provides a basic platform for you to create and view VIM files. The VIM file format distills complex relational data and geometry data from Autodesk Revit or International Foundation Class (IFC) files into an open file format designed for database compatibility and efficient loading and 3D rendering. You can open VIM files in VIM Desktop, which displays the building information modeling (BIM) data, the 3D mesh data, and provides a fully-rendered 3D project view.
📄️ Creating VIM Files from Revit
To create VIM files from Autodesk Revit, you will need to download and install the latest version of VIM Desktop. The VIM for Revit plugin is installed with VIM Desktop.
📄️ Creating VIM Files from IFC Files
To convert IFC files to VIM files, you will need to download and install the latest version of VIM Desktop. The VIM IFC converter is installed with VIM Desktop.
📄️ Opening VIM Files
You can create VIM files from Autodesk Revit or convert IFC files to VIM files. If you are new to VIM Desktop, you can open one of the provided sample VIM files.
📄️ Viewing BIM and Mesh Data
In VIM Desktop you can quickly and easily access your BIM and mesh data, and explore the 3D rendered project.
📄️ Navigation and Controls Guide
First Person Camera Controls
📄️ VIM Ultra
To visualize models with the full power of your machine's graphics device in your VIM Power BI reports, you can enable the VIM Ultra streaming renderer from the VIM Desktop application.
🗃️ Troubleshooting
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