What’s new in Solibri Office – December 2024

#1. Pre-release: Autodesk Construction Cloud/BIM 360 Issue Integration

The new issue management integration with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) and BIM 360 completes the collaboration workflow between Solibri Office and Autodesk. Now, users can exchange issues seamlessly between Solibri and ACC/BIM 360 through the BCF Live Connector. This allows project teams to streamline their workflows by aligning issue management across platforms.

What does the integration offer?

• Bidirectional issue exchange: users can create and update issues in Solibri and sync them directly with ACC/BIM 360.
• Improved workflow: by consolidating issue tracking into a unified process, teams can save time and reduce errors.
• Better collaboration: synchronize issues with stakeholders directly in ACC/BIM 360, fostering clearer communication.

This integration helps BIM/VDC professionals maintain a single source of truth for issue tracking while leveraging the strengths of Solibri’s advanced model-checking capabilities.

You can find more information on how to use the Autodesk Construction Cloud/BIM 360 Issue Integration in Release Notes.

#2. Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

It is now possible to customize your keyboard shortcuts for actions in all Solibri desktop products. Custom shortcuts enable users to tailor Solibri to their preferences, reducing repetitive actions and enhancing productivity.

Key Highlights:

• Ease of customization: assign your preferred single keys or key combinations to most actions via the new Shortcuts view under Settings.
• Shareable settings: save and share your shortcut configurations (.shortcuts file) with your team to ensure consistency.
• Instant updates: changes to shortcuts are applied instantly, improving usability and efficiency.

This feature supports a smoother, faster user experience, particularly for power users who rely on efficiency in their daily workflows.

#3. Enhanced Distance Rule (#222)

The Distance Rule (#222) has been further refined to deliver more clarity, functionality, and control. Building on previous updates, the latest enhancements include:

• Improved Checking Type illustrations: better visualization of what is being checked.
• Additional Checking Types: new options such as “Horizontal: Alongside” and “Horizontal: Between Footprints” provide greater flexibility in distance evaluations.
• Container filters: specify boundary boxes to focus checks on components within a defined area.
• Backward compatibility: older Rule #222 configurations created in the previous versions of Solibri Office can be seamlessly used with the updated rule.
• Vertical parameter arrangement: a more intuitive layout for parameter adjustments.

These enhancements ensure Solibri’s model-checking processes remain robust, transparent, and user-friendly, enabling precise quality assurance for complex projects.

#4. Solibri supports full IDS workflow - meet our new IDS Editor

During this year, we made numerous improvements to the Information Delivery Specification (IDS) in Solibri. Now, we are happy to announce that Solibri Office supports the full IDS workflow, enabling you to manage your IDS requirements from file creation to compliance checking.

Our recently released IDS Editor allows you to define and edit IDS requirements, while Solibri Office ensures these requirements are properly validated within your BIM models.  Find out more about the IDS workflow in Solibri.

The full list of improvements and bug fixes is available in the Release Notes. 

Update to the latest version and take advantage of the new features.