Create bimCAT View

The first thing you need to do to use Building Information Model Climate Action Tool (bimCAT) with the new Revit project after signing in is to create a special bimCAT view. Later it will be used for all the operations performed by BIM Climate Action Tool (bimCAT).

After successfully signing in, go to Web Analysis > Create bimCAT view

After the view is created, BIM Climate Action Tool (bimCAT) will automatically make it active and open the Manage Scope window where you could configure what’s exported. More on it is in the Manage Scope section.

You won’t see this command in the Web Analysis drop-down menu if a view with the name bimCAT already exists in the project.

Please note, that you cannot rename the bimCAT view. If you attempt to do so, Revit won’t allow it and an error will be displayed. After clicking Cancel the view will revert to its original name.

Deleting the bimCAT view is permitted, but you’ll need to confirm this action first.

After the bimCAT view is created, the Web Analysis drop-down menu will change displaying additional commands.

If you click Export to Web, Manage Scope or Export to JSON, but the BIM Climate Action Tool (bimCAT) won’t be able to find the dedicated bimCAT view for some reason, the following warning will pop up.

If you choose Yes, BIM Climate Action Tool (bimCAT) will automatically create the bimCAT view and open the Manage Scope window.

Otherwise, the warning will close and the bimCAT drop-down menu will revert to the initial state.