I’ve finished a few new and interesting tools for version 1.1.  I’m waiting to pick up my iPad on April 3rd so I can make sure that the app works well with that device. All things going according to plan, goBIM 1.1 should be ready in early April. This will be a free update for existing goBIM owners. New features for goBIM 1.1 include:

• Tap Tap Meausure ? Click two points to measure between them.
• Double Tap to Zoom ? Double tapping an element zooms to frame the element in the view. This is a quick way to navigate around the model.
• Swipe Phase ? Swipe to change phases. Allows for visualization of 4D construction.
• Load Local Model ? On starting goBIM, the last viewed model is loaded from memory.
• goBIM ZIP ? goBIM files are now zip compressed, resulting in files approximately 90% smaller. Less download time!
• User Settings ? A revamped user settings screen which will present the user with a load button for each model they have loaded on their server. No more typing file names!
• Element Data ? The element data screen will now show every parameter and its value.

Well, the folks at Architosh got my name wrong, but I’ll take all the free press I can get

http://architosh.com/2010/03/released-first-bim-application-for-iphone-ipad/

Here’s a shot of the snazzy new user settings screen for the next update of goBIM, where you will be able to select your available models from a list, instead of having to type their names in every time. You just fill in the “MODELS URL:” field once, and it populates the buttons from a menu file stored on your web server.

And here’s the new goBIM icon:

…although it looks a lot snazzier once Apple applies its rounded corner, candy coating effects:

I’ve been notified today of a problem with the Revit exporter involving family instances for which material properties can not be queried. This is, as best I can tell, due to a bug in the Revit API. If you have a model where elements are not showing up where they are supposed to be, i.e. they are translated/rotated incorrectly in space, or they are not showing up at all then this should fix your problem. It is wise !to download the newest version of the exporter because even if you’re not experiencing this problem now, you will in the future.

Download goBIM Revit here.

I apologize for the inconvenience.

That’s OK. Everybody gets stuck sometimes. Just shoot me an email.

support@go-bim.com

Or leave a comment on the feedback page.

Alright, this is too good to wait until morning. I’ve just finished reorganizing a lot of the base code for creating objects in goBIM, and I’ve decided to release it as a public API. That way, you can create your own goBIM files!

The API will come as a single .DLL which includes classes for goBIM object creation and goBIM file operations. The example file that will be included will show how to create some geometry, how to write a .gbm file and how to post those files to your FTP through code. I’ve also got a bit in there for sending email, but haven’t been able to get it to work quite right yet. Maybe I’ll tighten that up before I release this as well.

A user asked whether he could use his .mac account to share his goBIM files. You can use the “Public” folder in your .mac account to do this, but you need to do a couple of things:

• Set your .mac public folder to not have a password. Try this article. The article explains how to password protect your public folder, but you can just do it in reverse.
• You need to use the following syntax for the “MODEL URL:” field in goBIM ? “http://idisk.mac.com/your.macUsserName-Public/”. Be sure to add the “-Public” after your user name.

Update:

If you select a file in .mac and select “Share File,” you’ll be able to share a download link with people by email. This link is a url with a custom share key at the end. If you choose to use sharing, just enter the entire Apple-provided sharing URL in the “MODEL URL:” field in goBIM, and leave the model name blank.

You can also cut and paste the url from the file share email that you receive into the “MODEL URL:” field in goBIM. Just double tap the link in the email, select “Copy,” then in goBIM, double click in the “MODEL URL:” field and select “Paste.”

The email link set from .mac