Archeform BIM 1.1 is out. Archeform BIM is an extension that makes the SketchUp model the BIM model: walls, slabs, roofs, stairs, openings, columns and MEP are real building elements with layered build-ups and data, drawings go to LayOut with every layer hatched, and the IFC export carries classes and quantities.

For the last few weeks I've been modelling a real hospital with it, and most of 1.1 came out of that model:

• Drawing sets. Existing state, demolition, new state, plumbing, ventilation and heating, each with its own scenes and LayOut sheets. The LayOut export can be limited to the set you choose, and you can make your own sets.
• Big models stay responsive. Plans, sections and dialogs recalculate only what changed. Section fills are about three times faster, and a single plan or section can be updated from its row in the Project panel.
• Services routing. Start a pipe on a port and the route runs into the riser or pipe you're heading for. Routes snap to ports, pipes and risers, risers split by storey, and Parallel Run draws flow next to return.
• And more: material schedule by layers, walls and strip footings as a rectangle, base offset for walls and columns, sectional garage doors, frameless glass railings, a lift, mirrors and towel radiators in the library, and better IFC (storey elevations, project information, terrain as a site element).

Archeform now also tells you when a new version is out. It checks a small file on archeform.eu once a day, nothing about you or your model is sent, and you can turn it off.

Download: PluginStore: https://sketchucation.com/plugin/3210-archeform_bim
What's new in detail: https://archeform.eu/blog/whats-new-in-1-1
1-minute video:

Runs in SketchUp Pro and Studio 2024–2026 on Windows and macOS (full IFC export needs 2026). The trial runs for 30 days with every feature, no key and no card.

Until 30 November there's 20% off the first year with the code THINKBIG.

Questions, bugs and "it doesn't do what I need" are all welcome here. Most of this release started exactly like that.

Aleš