Choose your fitting, then follow its workflow from SAT and IES to Revit.
Keep the optical, housing and mounting parts. Simplify unnecessary detail if the file is too heavy. If an assembly export loses bodies or names, try a copy saved as a part with separate bodies.
Use text SAT 7.0 or 4.0, solid geometry and millimetres. Follow your CAD guide below.
Add the matching IES file. Review the light-source selection and product data in BIMMER before Generate.
Export instructions for your CAD software
Recorded September 2026. The fixture row has since gained a light-source box under the files (see the Multiple light sources guide); the steps shown still work. Watch the whole workflow, or jump to a chapter below.
Signing in now includes a six-digit email security code after your password or Google sign-in. Keep the BIMMER sign-in page open, check your inbox and enter the latest code there. This step is newer than the recording.
The film and clips 8, 9 and 10 were recorded earlier. They show Datasheet Version BIMMER 1 in Family data and in Revit, and long numbers such as 1103.47362342711 lm. In the web app, BIMMER now shows 1103.5 lm, and new families read BIMMER 2. BIMMER Desktop 1.3.30 or later also uses BIMMER 2 after you click Re-sync component. Existing families keep their saved values. The checks shown are unchanged.
Choose a clip to watch. Silent clips start at 2× speed. Pause, seek or choose 1× to study a step; full screen gives a larger view. Need help with the parameter editor?
Use accurate part names, e.g. Lens, Optic, COB, LED, Lamp or Glass. Names help BIMMER detect the light source. Label holders as holders, and mounting parts Canopy, Mounting foot or Backplate. Check BIMMER’s selection before Generate.
1 · Open it in your browser — nothing to install
2 · Start free — 2 conversions, no cardCreate your account or continue with Google, then enter the six-digit security code sent to your email. Keep the BIMMER sign-in page open while you check your inbox. The recording predates this code step. Your trial includes two conversions, with no card required.
3 · Five CAD preparation checks
4 · Drop in SAT + IES
5 · Check the parameters
6 · GenerateAdd SAT + IES, then open ✎ Edit fixture parameters on that fixture row. Grey suggestions come from IES: leave an editable box empty to keep its suggested value.
Check Manufacturer, IP Rating, Cut-out Size and Finish. Under Additional product data, add known voltage, frequency, driver, dimming, lifetime, weight and protection class. Include units; leave unknown specifications blank.
These settings apply to every family in this row.
Watch: housing data and Additional product dataChoose the IES in Product variant. Edit its Model / Type, Product Code and Lamp, then set its Output file name if needed. Leave the name empty to use the IES filename.
Switch variants and repeat. Each IES keeps its own identity and filename edits.
Watch: product variant and output file nameKeep Auto initially. In Light & mounting, Light source body lists your SAT parts with their sizes and the drawing shows the part Auto suggests; Mounting foot selects the fixing part and Mounting the connector side.
Model up axis (under Advanced orientation) corrects an incorrectly standing model. Light aim and Beam side control light direction. Use the guide before overriding them.
Watch: source, mounting and direction🔒 Photometry stays with the IES. Initial Intensity, Initial Color, Power, CRI and Beam Angle are locked. To change them, upload the correct IES; editing this panel never rewrites the IES file.
Every field explained, with placement examples →
7 · Review placement and warningsCheck the source position and aim on the 💡 line. Expand warnings — review. MERGED means the housing is one imported part. A FAILED card lists its warnings under the error, open by default; they name the control to change — for example Light aim under Edit fixture parameters — before you generate again.
8 · Open View 3DRotate and zoom. Check housing, distribution, source and connector. Open Family data to read the saved identity and photometry. The yellow shape is a diagram, not room lux. RFA download stays available without a preview.
9 · Open in Revit
10 · Check Type PropertiesLoad the family into a project, select it and choose Edit Type: finish, product data and photometry sit in Type Properties. In a project view, tick Light Source under Lighting Fixtures in Visibility/Graphics to see the beam. About family data.
11 · Inspect separately selectable parts (when the split succeeds)
12 · Whole ranges as one .zip
13 · Your product library
14 · File a result under its product
15 · Or start from the library — results file themselves
16 · Edit & re-issueUpdate product data and Light & mounting, or replace the IES, for a new version: one web conversion credit. Saved previews use none. Versions and Notes live in History.
17 · Choose a replacement IESIn Edit & re-issue, use Choose File under Replace the IES. After choosing the matching file, check the data and click Re-issue. This creates a new version for one web conversion credit; the previous version stays in History. The clip shows where to open the file chooser.
For 2–10 identical, independently aimed heads using the same single-head IES. Start with the files prepared above, then review the sources before generating.
Narrated walkthrough · September 2026. Follow the real clicks with English narration. Click CC to turn captions on or off. Use full screen for the interface details, or jump to a chapter below. The example uses a synthetic four-head test fitting; it is not lighting-design data.
Family data now reads more simply. The film and the Inspect the generated family clip were recorded earlier and show long numbers such as 3599.99999812597 lm, codes such as confirmed-fixture and Datasheet Version BIMMER 1. In the web app, BIMMER now shows 3600 lm and plain words such as Confirmed fixture total, and new families read BIMMER 2. BIMMER Desktop 1.3.30 or later also uses BIMMER 2 after you click Re-sync component. Existing families keep their saved values. The checks shown are unchanged.
What was measured? Several CAD parts do not necessarily mean several light sources. Check the photometric report: a whole-fitting IES belongs under All heads together; a single-head IES belongs under One head only.
Watch the narrated walkthrough above, or open a short clip for the step you need. Silent clips start at 2× speed. Pause, seek or choose 1× to study a step; full screen gives a larger view.
Watch: Choose what the IES measuresUpload the SAT and IES on one product row. IES variant lists the uploaded photometry files; review each one separately. Choose One head only only when the IES measures one of the identical heads. All heads together keeps one light source for photometry of the whole fitting.
Watch: Choose the installationStart with Find automatically for Where does it attach? and Mounting part. If BIMMER cannot verify the installation, choose Ceiling, Wall or Floor / ground.
Check that the purple part meets the building.
Watch: Advanced orientation (optional)Keep this automatic unless you know which direction in the original CAD model should point up after installation. Open Advanced orientation (optional) to override it.
“+” follows the axis arrow in your CAD software; “−” points the opposite way. This turns the complete fitting together, including its sources and connector. It does not tilt an individual head.
For ceiling or ground fittings, Find orientation from mounting part restores automatic checking. For walls, keep Choose from pictures on Continue, then choose the intended view. Use Change wall view to revise it.
Watch: Check the heads and rotationClick a head box or number and check every head. Positions and aim follow the CAD model. For an uneven beam, match the blue rotation mark to C0 on the photometric test drawing, then confirm it for each head. A symmetric IES needs no rotation check.
Watch: Confirm power and coverageChoose the Power basis supported by the product specification:
Enter a supplied Power factor, or leave it blank; blank is recorded as an assumed 1.0. Confirm that all heads are included and the same IES applies to every head.
Watch: Check the installed viewClick Continue for the free geometry check. Check the attachment, installed orientation, head positions and light directions. Use Back to correct anything; your draft choices stay in the review.
Watch: Save, then generateClick Confirm setup to save. Review light sources reopens the saved setup; use Edit setup to change it. Review each IES variant, then Generate Revit family. One generated family uses one conversion credit, regardless of head count.
Watch: Inspect the generated familyOpen View 3D and toggle each head to check its saved source and beam. To see the green electrical connector clearly, turn off Light distribution, turn on Transparent housing and choose Top. Check it at the mounting attachment.
Open Family data and scroll through Complete fixture. Check Independent Light Sources, Luminaire Light Flux and System Power. This example has 4 sources, about 3,600 lm total and 32 W. IES Lamp Count is a different source-file field. Download the RFA and check it in your Revit project. The yellow distribution is illustrative, not room lux.
Watch: If the wall view needs a choiceWhen BIMMER offers wall views, choose the picture that matches the intended installation with Use this view. Check the installed result before confirming. Use Advanced orientation (optional) only when you need a known CAD-direction override.