BCF

BCF public procurement / BIM standard detailed.

Definition

BCF (BIM Collaboration Format) is the open standard developed by Tekla + Solibri ~2009 + adopted by buildingSMART International standardising the exchange of issues + comments + viewpoints + camera angles + markup between BIM tools (Autodesk Revit + Solibri Office + Trimble Tekla + Bentley + multiple) to resolve clashes + design issues + RFIs (Requests for Information) collaboratively across team members + disciplines, JSON-based format (BCF v3.0 latest) + bcfzip container. Multi-stakeholder standardisation + governance process publication open standards documentation + implementation guides + reference implementations + community contributions + maintenance iterative versions updates + interoperability conformance testing + alignment regulations EU + national level + adoption tracking measurement adoption + impact assessment outcomes.

Origin

BCF developed by Tekla + Solibri ~2009 ; adopted buildingSMART International ; v3.0 latest published ~2022+.

Example in context

MEP engineer detects clash between ductwork + structural beam during BIM coordination meeting: engineer creates BCF issue in Solibri Model Checker with viewpoint screenshot + comment 'ductwork clashes structural beam beam-123 at level 5 grid B-3', exports BCF file + sends to structural engineer ; structural engineer imports BCF into Tekla Structures, sees same viewpoint, modifies beam routing, exports updated BCF response, closes issue cycle.

Related terms

• buildingSMART OpenBIM — parent ecosystem.