System support#

The BlenderBIM Add-on officially supports all major 64-bit platforms, as well as the Python version shipped by the Blender Foundation for the most recent three major Blender versions:

  • 64-bit Linux on Python 3.10

  • 64-bit MacOS on Python 3.10

  • 64-bit MacOS M1 on Python 3.10

  • 64-bit Windows on Python 3.10

Note that developer builds may exist for older versions of Python but there will be no guarantee of the uptime or stability of these builds.

Other system specifications match the Blender Requirements.

Add-on compatibility#

The BlenderBIM Add-on is a non-trivial add-on. By turning Blender into a graphical front-end to a native IFC authoring platform, some fundamental Blender features (such as hotkeys for basic functionality like object deletion or duplication) have been patched and many dependencies have been introduced.

Other add-ons may no longer work as intended when the BlenderBIM Add-on is enabled, or vice versa, the BlenderBIM Add-on may no longer work as intended when other add-ons are enabled.

Known scenarios which will lead to add-on incompatibility include:

  • The add-on also overrides the same hotkeys. For example, if an add-on overrides the “X” key to delete an object, you will need to manually trigger (either via menu or custom hotkey) the BlenderBIM Add-on equivalent operator (e.g. IFC Delete).

  • The add-on uses object deletion or duplication macros with dictionary override. Note that this is also deprecated in Blender, so the other add-on should be updated to fix this.

  • The add-on requires a conflicting dependency, or a conflicting version of the same dependency. Neither add-on may work simultaneously.