Clean Installation

If no BIMcloud components exist on your computer, then the BIMcloud Installer will take you through the following “clean installation” process.

1.Start BIMcloud Installer, then click Next.

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2.Choose Install new BIMcloud. This installs two components, one after the other:

BIMcloud Server

BIMcloud Manager

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3.Accept the license agreement. To see the full text in a browser, click Open in Browser.

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4.Choose the installation location for BIMcloud Server.

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5.A summary panel shows you where BIMcloud Server will now be installed. Click Install to start the process.

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For Mac users:

If you are installing BIMcloud on a Mac OS 10.15 system, you must choose a location that is in or underneath the Applications folder.

If you are installing BIMcloud on a Mac OS 10.15 system, you must grant Full Disk Access for BIMcloud. The BIMcloud Full Disk Access Tool appears automatically to guide you through the steps.

See this Help Center article for details.

6.When the installation is complete, the following panel appears:

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Click Configure to continue.

BIMcloud Server Configuration

1.Define basic Server settings on the first page of the Configurator:

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Port: Select a free port or use the “Find an available port” command to automatically find one.

Data Folders: Enter or Browse the location of the default Data Folders for Projects, Libraries and Cache.

Teamwork Projects and libraries on this BIMcloud Server will be stored in these folders

The default Cache folder stores temporary Teamwork data, which is used to speed up Teamwork processes.

For Windows users: 

The Cache folder you choose must be in a drive for which 8.3 naming is enabled. If this is not the case, you will get a warning. Please select a different drive, where 8.3 file naming is enabled, and then you can proceed.

Alternatively, you can enable 8.3 name generation for the current drive, then create a totally new folder, and select it as the new Cache location. The new folder’s parent folders (if any) must also be created after you enable 8.3 name generation.

2.Click Next to open BIMcloud Only Settings - BIMcloud Server.

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Settings on this page require a BIMcloud User License. Do not set these options if you plan to use BIMcloud Basic; the settings here will have no effect, and may cause anomalies.

File Storage

Files uploaded to BIMcloud Manager will be stored at this location.

You can later redefine this folder path.

See Redefine File Server Folder.

Enable BIMcloud Server Backup

Check this box if you plan to create backups of BIMcloud Server data. After checking the box, you must enter (or browse for) the path of the backup folder location.

Notes: 

To set up a Backup schedule, use the BIMcloud Manager (Servers page, Backups panel). See BIMcloud Server/BIMcloud Manager - Backups Panel.

Save Snapshots to External Folder

By default, Project and Library snapshot files are saved to the folder where you installed the BIMcloud Server, with an .archive extension.

See Snapshot Files Location

You can optionally choose a different folder: check this box, then browse for a folder path.

BIMcloud will henceforth save Snapshots to this folder, in three automatically created sub-folders:

PLN Snapshot

Teamwork project Snapshot

Library Snapshot

You can later redefine this folder path. See Redefine Snapshot Folder.

3.Click Start, to launch the newly installed BIMcloud Server. Wait for the next step...

4.The Installer Welcome screen appears for the next process: Install BIMcloud Manager. Click Next.

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5.Choose a default language. This is the language used by the BIMcloud Manager’s browser-based interface. You can later switch languages from BIMcloud Manager, if needed.

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6.Accept the license agreement. To see the full text in a browser, click Open in Browser.

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7.Choose the installation location for BIMcloud Manager.

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For Mac users:

If you are installing BIMcloud on a Mac OS 10.15 system, you must choose a location that is in or underneath the Applications folder.

If you are installing BIMcloud on a Mac OS 10.15 system, you must grant Full Disk Access for BIMcloud. The BIMcloud Full Disk Access Tool appears automatically to guide you through the steps.

See this Help Center article for details.

8.A summary panel shows you where BIMcloud Manager will now be installed. Click Install to start the process.

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9.When the installation is complete, the following panel appears:

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Click Configure to continue.

BIMcloud Manager Configuration

1.Define basic BIMcloud Manager settings on the first page of the Configurator:

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Display Name: By default, the BIMcloud will use the name of your computer. All server pop-ups will identify the BIMcloud by this name.

Port: Select a free port, or use the Pick free port command to automatically find one.

Master Administrator password: Create a secure password for the Master Administrator (masteradmin) user. This Master Administrator will always be able to log in with full access to all hosted data. In case you forget the password, you must reconfigure your BIMcloud and enter a new password.

Data folder: This is the BIMcloud Manager's data storage folder.

Note: Projects will be stored in a different folder - as defined on the first page of the BIMcloud Server configuration wizard.

2.Click Next to open BIMcloud Only Settings - BIMcloud Manager.

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Settings on this page require a BIMcloud User License. Do not set these options if you plan to use BIMcloud Basic; the settings here will have no effect, and may cause anomalies.

Enable BIMcloud Manager Backup:

Check this box if you plan to create backups of BIMcloud Manager data. After checking the box, you must enter (or browse for) the path of the backup folder location.

Note: To set up a Backup schedule, use the BIMcloud Manager (Servers page, Backups panel). See BIMcloud Server/BIMcloud Manager - Backups Panel.

3.Click Start. Configuration proceeds, until you see the following notice:

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4.Click OK.

The next Configuration steps take place in a browser. (If your browser does not open automatically, then use the following URL: http://localhost:PORT, where PORT is the port you entered on this Configuration page.)

Continue the Configuration in a Browser

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Click Start.

Log in as Master Administrator

Enter the Master Administrator password to Log in to the BIMcloud Manager.

Create First User

Enter data for the first user. This user will be the first Server Administrator on the BIMcloud Manager. Fill in all the fields:

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Select Product Plan

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Choose the BIMcloud product to use: the full BIMcloud, or BIMcloud Basic.

The full BIMcloud, with all features, requires a BIMcloud User License.

BIMcloud Basic requires no license, but has limited functionality.

Regardless of the one you choose here, you can still upgrade or downgrade later, from the BIMcloud Manager’s Servers page.

For the difference between the two products, see BIMcloud vs. BIMcloud Basic: Feature Differences.

If you have selected BIMcloud Basic, use the dropdown list to select a single ARCHICAD version (starting with AC 19) to use with BIMcloud Basic. (BIMcloud Basic can support projects from only one ARCHICAD version.)

Set up Server Address

This address will uniquely identify your server, even if ARCHICAD is using a different address to connect.

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See details at Connection Settings.

To use one of the server’s current addresses, click Show current addresses and pick the desired one.

If you already set up the server’s address, you can enter it directly in the address field.

Keep in mind that if you use Dynamic IP Addresses at your office, then this address can easily change day by day. It is recommended to use a fixed IP address, a computer name, or a fully qualified domain name as the primary address.

You can change this address later, on the BIMcloud Manager’s Settings panel.

Set Up Mail Server

Optional. Use these fields to define the mail which will send information by email from the BIMcloud to the users. The mail server definition can be modified later in the browser-based BIMcloud Manager interface.

Note: Using a mail server is optional. You can click Skip this Step. However, if you don't define a mail server here, you won't be able to send emails (e.g. password reminders) to users from the BIMcloud.

Click Continue to finalize configuration.

If a BIMcloud Server is already installed on the computer, then the install process will automatically pair the new BIMcloud Manager with the existing BIMcloud Server.

If the computer does not have a BIMcloud Server installed, then you will have to manually pair the BIMcloud Manager and the BIMcloud Server.

See Pair BIMcloud Server.

Configuration Complete

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It is recommended to log out now as the Master Administrator, and then log in with the user you created in the Create First User step (above). It is not recommended to use the Master Administrator account for everyday tasks.

Open BIMcloud Manager

You can open the BIMcloud Manager web interface from any computer which has network access to the BIMcloud. Do one of the following:

Navigate to the same URL in your browser as you use in ARCHICAD

From the BIMcloud tray application, click on BIMcloud Manager, then Open BIMcloud Manager command from the context menu4

From an ARCHICAD Teamwork project, use Teamwork > Project > Open BIMcloud Manager

The initial server administrator signs on as the Master Administrator (masteradmin), and has full access to all controls. He/she then proceeds to add users and assigns them roles and permissions as appropriate.

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