BIM Information Panel

This page provides information about the BIM Information Panel in Enscape.

BIM Information Panel

Enscape BIM information panel opens within the Enscape window itself and allows easy selection and inspection of all BIM information in a project.

You can open and close the BIM Information panel by pressing the B hotkey when the Enscape Viewport is in focus. Alternatively, you can use the associated BIM Mode button.

BIM Mode button.

The BIM Information panel opens on the left-hand side of the Enscape window and can be opened in all Projections.

All BIM information is listed and categorized according to how it was entered in the CAD. The BIM Information in Enscape allows you to display and, to a certain extent, browse BIM Data specified in your project. This information is not editable in the Enscape window, and any alterations to the BIM information must be performed in the CAD interface.

BIM Information Panel in Enscape Viewport

Selecting BIM Information

You can select the element for whose BIM information you want to view in several ways.

You can directly select the element in the Enscape viewport. Whereby each element is highlighted as you hover over it. Alternatively, you can select the element from the list in the BIM Information panel. As you hover the mouse over each element, it becomes highlighted in the viewport.

Selecting BIM Information

You can also use the Search field. If you hover over the returned results, the top-level items highlight all the objects of that type in the Enscape window, and then expanding the top-level item allows you to click on its instances.

Search BIM Information

Lastly, you can show the BIM Data by right-clicking on the geometry in the Enscape viewport and selecting the Show BIM Data option.

Show BIM Data