No. 23 of 29 ·3D Model Viewer Software

BIMsurfer

Web · Self-hosted · API

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One barScore 5.1

BIMsurfer is ranked #23 of 29 in 3D model viewer software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

BIMsurfer plans and pricing

BIMsurfer (MIT-licensed source code) Free No official release; v3 is beta and requires WebGL 2.0 github.com · 4 Oct 2026

Purpose: BIMsurfer is a WebGL-based IFC model viewer for BIMserver.
Current version: The repository describes v3 as a beta rebuilt from scratch and says there is no official release yet.
Rendering: Version 3 requires WebGL 2.0 and is designed for high performance.
3D Tiles: Version 3 has partial support for 3D Tiles.
Measurements: Version 3 includes measurement features.
Section planes: Version 3 supports up to six section planes.
BIMserver connection: The v3 model loader uses BIMserver, and its developer example connects to the BIMserver API.
Other versions: The README says v2 can view static files generated by IfcOpenShell and is built around open standards such as glTF.
Library and API: The repository describes BIMsurfer 3 as a JavaScript library and includes API examples and documentation references.
Deployment: The index page provides developer, minimal demo, and API examples for the JavaScript library.
License: The project is distributed under the MIT License, which permits use, copying, modification, distribution, sublicensing, and sale subject to its stated conditions.
Release availability: The GitHub releases page states that there are no releases.
Price from: Free

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