FireBIM Release Notes

Latest Release – FireBIM 1.0 Beta 6

Released April 28, 2026

  • Added Panel Connect command to allow circuiting of fire alarm panels from the riser diagram.
  • Added Circuit Remove command to provide an easy way to erase entire circuits from the riser diagram.
  • Added an Update Schedules checkbox to the Update Part of Project command.
  • Added options to display voltage drop as a value, a percentage, or both.
  • Changed the Tutorial command to the Help command, which will open the FireBIM Command Reference.
  • Added circuit prefixes and suffixes for device addresses. These settings can be configured in Circuit Types.
  • Circuits are now grouped and numbered based upon the circuit types on each panel. Circuit labels can be configured in Circuit Types.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements from internal testing.

FireBIM 1.0March 3, 2026 – Present

FireBIM 1.0

Released March 3, 2026

Beta released March 3, 2026.

The following is the list of features in FireBIM 1.0.0.

  • Riser Diagrams
  • Voltage Drop Calculations
  • Battery Calculations

FireBIM 1.0 Beta 6

Released April 28, 2026

  • Added Panel Connect command to allow circuiting of fire alarm panels from the riser diagram.
  • Added Circuit Remove command to provide an easy way to erase entire circuits from the riser diagram.
  • Added an Update Schedules checkbox to the Update Part of Project command.
  • Added options to display voltage drop as a value, a percentage, or both.
  • Changed the Tutorial command to the Help command, which will open the FireBIM Command Reference.
  • Added circuit prefixes and suffixes for device addresses. These settings can be configured in Circuit Types.
  • Circuits are now grouped and numbered based upon the circuit types on each panel. Circuit labels can be configured in Circuit Types.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements from internal testing.

FireBIM 1.0 Beta 5

Released April 14, 2026

  • Updated the installer to add the FireBIM Content folder to Revit "Places".
  • Other bug fixes and improvements from internal testing.

FireBIM 1.0 Beta 4

Released April 7, 2026

  • Added support for Revit 2027.
  • Fixed a bug related to shared parameters on wires in plan views.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements from internal testing.

FireBIM 1.0 Beta 3

Released March 17, 2026

  • Added a Device Address field to the Device Edit command to allow custom and locked device addresses.
  • Improved performance of the Family Edit dialog box when selecting fire alarm device types.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements from internal testing.

FireBIM 1.0 Beta 2

Released March 10, 2026

  • Added FBIM_AlarmLoad and FBIM_StandbyLoad shared parameters to circuits.
  • Fixed a circuit segment graphic bug when changing the graphic family.
  • Added a Supervisory Switch to the generic model family library.
  • Misc. bug fixes and improvements from internal testing.