WMS / WMTS allows you to add external georeferenced map layers—such as orthophotos, terrain, and planning maps—directly into StreamBIM. These services provide 2D map images from GIS systems, giving spatial context and alignment with your BIM models.
This guide will show you how to add these services to your project.
Locate the WMS/WMTS functionality
To add new WMS/WMTS to your project you need to go to the processing site and click on WMS/WMTS.
You need to be an admin in the project to do this.
Add WMS/WMTS source
Now you can start adding different services to your project by clicking on "Add".
Adding a WMS/WMTS
In this example I will add a WMS of the zoning plans in Norway, this is openly available at geonorge.no.
All you need to do is to copy/paste the WMS URL and connect to it:
When you've connected to the WMS it will look something like this (picture below).
Here you can edit the name of the source (1), the name you set here will be the name shown in the map layers later.
You can also choose which layers from the WMS you would like to bring in (2). With WMS you can select multiple layers, while WMTS allows for just 1 layer at a time.
A tip: you can add the same WMS/WMTS several times if you would like to separate the layers within a single WMS or bring in multiple layers of a WMTS.
When you're done, click submit and go to the 2D/3D view.
View a WMS/WMTS in StreamBIM
To view the WMS you just added, click "select floorplan" in the 2D view window.
Now click on the name of the WMS/WMTS you just added to view it.
If you would like to combine the WMS/WMTS with your other 2D sources, click "Custom" to arrange the sources and set the transparency.
WMS/WMTS with basic authentication
You can also add WMS/WMTS that are password protected.
To do this, click on authentication method "basic".
Now you need to input the URL to the WMS/WMTS, and then authenticate with username and password.
Click "Connect" and StreamBIM will connect to the WMS/WMTS and you're again able to change the name and which layers to import to your project.
Last edited by Terje Fjeldberg 17.12.2025