Connection Settings
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Primary address: This is the unique identification of the server, set up by the person installing the BIMcloud/BIM Server.
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Alternative addresses: Predefined alternative addresses defined on the server, which can be used to connect to this server as well.
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Local addresses: Alternative address entered by the user in ARCHICAD.
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Automatic address: Automatic addresses are generated automatically based on the active address.
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Fallback: ARCHICAD is not able to communicate with the BIMcloud Server, so it uses the BIMcloud/BIM Server Manager as a bridge to connect.
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Lookup order: Priority-based list of all available addresses. ARCHICAD picks the active address from this list
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Active address: The address currently used by ARCHICAD to connect to the BIMcloud Manager.
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Automatic/Manual address selection: The method ARCHICAD uses to pick the Active address.
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The list of alternative addresses is a ‘menu’ for ARCHICAD. It will go through this list in a certain order (see Lookup order) and connect to the server using the first functioning one.
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ARCHICAD will automatically use http://server-computer:1229 to connect to the Server/Module.
The user goes home and uses a different address to connect to the server through the internet:
https://bimcloud.company.com:1228
https://bimcloud.company.com:1228
ARCHICAD will automatically use https://bimcloud.company.com:1229 to connect to the Server/Module.
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‘$host’: the address part of the url without the protocol and the port. In the above example, this is: ‘server-computer’ and ‘bimcloud.company.com’
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