Clarification on where the iModel copy comes from

[donvi-bz]

One question, one possible place for clarification regarding this line:

iTwin.js applications always work on a copy of an iModel in a briefcase, obtained from iModelHub, and process it locally, making them infinitely scalable.

Q: How does the briefcase relate to an iModel Snapshot?

C: I'm pretty sure this copy can also be produces completely without the iModelHub, from one of my last questions I learned that the iTwin Snapshot tool can make a snapshot usable by iTwin. Should this statement be clarified to say that the copy can be obtained either from the iModelHub or locally from a snapshot made with the iTwin Snapshot tool?

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[kabentley]

you are correct, that sentence should say: "..always work on a copy of an iModel, in a briefcase obtained from iModelHub, or a local snapshot iModel..."

The slight difference from your wording is that you can obtain a snapshot by downloading a readonly "checkpoint" iModel from iModelHub for archival or simply offline viewing . That's important so you're not locked in to always having your data in iModelHub, as is the case with most cloud-only "BIM viewer" services.

I will update the documentation.

HTH, Keith