Downloading models

Downloading models from a BIMserver can be done in different ways.

Using JSON/SOAP/Protocol Buffers

This is the most consistent way, because all other communications with BIMserver happens in the same way. The available methods are:

• ServiceInterface.downloadRevisions
• ServiceInterface.downloadByNewJsonQuery

Using the download servlet (direct HTTP)

There are two reasons why this alternative method exists:

• To allow the models to be downloaded by browsers, in a way that the downloaded file does not have to be "extracted" from another file (for example JSON).
• For efficiency reasons (for example JSON would have to encode binary data in base64)