Welcome to BIMx Desktop Viewer

Explore your design with award-winning BIMx, the most popular presentation and coordination app for all project stakeholders. BIMx features the ‘BIM Hyper-model’ – a game-like navigation tool that helps anyone explore the building model and understand project deliverables.

Use the Desktop Viewer version of BIMx to enjoy interactive exploration on your desktop computer.

Installation

Desktop Viewer is installed and updated together with Archicad.

On Windows: BIMx Desktop.exe is installed by default to the Archicad installation folder, in the BIMx Desktop Viewer sub-folder.

On Mac: BIMx.app is installed to the Applications/GRAPHISOFT folder

Start the Application

Do one of the following

Use the desktop shortcut

On Windows: Use the Start menu

On Mac: Use the Spotlight or Launchpad

Home Screen

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Open Hyper-Model

To open a Hyper-model, do one of the following:

Choose one from the Recent list (at least one built-in demo model is available)

Click Open to browse for a Hyper-model

Use the File menu Open commands

Click BIMx Model Transfer to access Hyper-models uploaded to the BIMx Model Transfer site

Return to Home Screen

Use File > Home Screen to return here after launching a Hyper-model