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Explore the Forge Viewer

The Forge Viewer is an Archibus tool that uses the Autodesk Forge (Autodesk Platform Services) API to access BIM models from Archibus Web Central.

The following Archibus views incorporate the Forge Viewer.

Archibus views built on the Forge Viewer use an interface in which the right pane holds the Viewer and the Forge tools, and the left pane holds view-specific data and commands.

The Viewer contains the following components:

Menu

The menu at the top of the Viewer houses commands for working with the model, as well as the Building Code and Building Name.

Icon Name Description Help Topic
Building

Displays the list of models that have been linked to Building records in Archibus.

Load a Model

Level

For the selected building, lists the levels that have been linked to Floor records in Archibus. Load a Level
Project List

If you are logged into Autodesk Construction Cloud Docs or BIM 360 Docs, the BIM Viewer includes the Projects List icon for accessing a list of all the models to which you have access so that you can display them in the BIM Viewer.

The list includes all models to which you have access -- not just those models cataloged in Archibus.

Load a Model
Highlights

Presents a menu of properties by which you can highlight.

Highlight Assets by a Property
Labels

Presents a menu of properties for which you can display labels in the model.

Show Labels in the BIM Model
Mechanical Systems

Presents a list of the model's mechanical systems, from which you can choose one to display in the viewer pane.

Review Mechanical and Plumbing Systems
Plumbing Systems

Presents a list of the model's plumbing systems, from which you can choose one to display in the viewer pane.

Review Mechanical and Plumbing Systems
Trace

Show equipment systems, their assemblies, and components.

Trace Equipment Systems
Toggle Ghosting

Display unselected portions of the model in translucent mode.

"Ghosting" in Control the Display of the Model
Toggle Room Visibility

View the model with or without the walls, ceilings, and other components that compose individual rooms.

"Room Visibility" in Control the Display of the Model
Query Model Search for items by their Revit properties, such as their Revit level, category, family, family type, or type. Search by Revit Properties
Search for Equipment Standards    
BIM Viewer Settings Control how the BIM Viewer works with highlighting and selecting assets during the current session. BIM Viewer Settings command

Other Components of the Viewer

For information on the following components of the Viewer, see the appropriate sections of Control the Display of the Model.