Documentationfor openBIM in Microsoft 365

Learn how to set up, secure, and use openBIM workflows for IFC model review, BCF coordination, Power BI reporting, SharePoint permissions, and custom integrations in Microsoft 365.

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Plan your Microsoft 365 deployment

Start here when you need to choose a solution, review security requirements, identify administrator responsibilities, or plan Microsoft 365 integration.

Overview Getting started Use this page to choose the documentation path that matches the work you need to complete. Security review Security and privacy Use this article to review data boundaries, browser-side processing, technical metadata, and Microsoft 365 data flows. Deployment Admin deployment overview Use this overview to identify administrator roles, approval paths, deployment components, and rollout responsibilities. Microsoft 365 integration Microsoft 365 solutions overview Use this overview to compare Teams, SharePoint, Power BI, Excel, and admin resources for Microsoft 365 environments.

Browse by task area

Use this section to find guidance for setup, model data, review, reporting, permissions, automation, and development work.

Security and deployment

Use these articles to prepare security, privacy, app approval, deployment, and upgrade reviews before you roll out to teams.

• Security and privacy
• Admin deployment overview
• Install IFC Viewer for SharePoint
• Set up IFC Viewer in Microsoft Teams

Model data and openBIM

Use these articles to work with model data, delivery standards, coordination formats, validation rules, and geospatial context.

• Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
• BIM Collaboration Format (BCF)
• Information Delivery Specification (IDS)

Model review and coordination

Use these articles to review IFC models, coordinate BCF issues, connect documents, and keep project collaboration in Microsoft 365.

• Review IFC models in Microsoft Teams
• Review IFC models in SharePoint
• Load and save BCF files in Microsoft Teams
• Connect BCF issues to Microsoft Lists

Reporting, governance, and automation

Use these resources when you need dashboards, semantic models, Excel analysis, permissions management, or automated model workflows.

Reporting and analytics

Use these articles to connect model elements with project, cost, schedule, space, issue, and compliance data in Power BI and Excel.

Power BI model reportingThis article explains how to use the IFC Viewer Visual for model-based dashboards. Power BI report templatesThis page helps you start from templates for model review, 4D planning, GIS, BCF, and IDS. Excel model analysisThis article explains how to inspect IFC properties and sync selections with workbook data.

Access governance and workflow automation

Use these articles to manage SharePoint permissions, external collaboration, AI-assisted model workflows, and reusable Power BI data refreshes.

Protect for SharePointThis article explains how to manage permissions, reporting, and external access workflows. SharePoint permissionsThese tutorials show how to create groups, apply folder permissions, invite users, and share folders externally. Copilot for IFCThis article explains how to use plain-language prompts for model exploration, analysis, and editing workflows. Power BI semantic model workflowsThis article explains how to publish reusable IFC semantic models and schedule refreshes.

Security and deployment

Prepare for security and compliance review

Use these docs to document where data is stored, how models are processed, which administrators are involved, and how Microsoft 365 permissions control access.

• Review tenant storage, browser-side processing, metadata handling, and Microsoft 365 data flows.
• Identify SharePoint, Teams, Power BI, Fabric, Entra ID, and app approval responsibilities.
• Plan permissions for project content, guest access, external sharing, and audit-style file viewing checks.

Developer resources

Use these resources when you need to embed model workflows in web apps, portals, digital twins, intranets, dashboards, or project systems.

Overview Developer resources Start here for SDKs, API reference, examples, and AI-assisted model workflow integration. API reference IFC Viewer SDK API reference This reference lists constructor options, methods, runtime properties, and supported file loading APIs. Examples IFC Viewer SDK examples These examples show how to display IFC models, load BCF topics, apply visibility states, and validate with IDS. SDK Copilot for IFC SDK This article explains how to generate Python workflows from prompts and run them in controlled integrations.

Reference

Use these resources when you need support answers, troubleshooting guidance, or release history.

Reference IFC Viewer in Microsoft Teams FAQ This FAQ answers common setup, permissions, data protection, and file loading questions for Microsoft Teams. Reference IFC Viewer in SharePoint FAQ This FAQ answers common setup, privacy, hosting, update, and troubleshooting questions for SharePoint. Reference Release notes This page tracks updates across the viewer, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Power BI, and related components.