diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/operator.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/operator.py
index 833c1ad123..955eee1f20 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/operator.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/operator.py
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 # along with Bonsai.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
+import bcf.v3
+import bcf.v3.model
+import bcf.v3.topic
 import bpy
 import bcf
 import bcf.bcfxml
@@ -154,12 +157,12 @@ class LoadBcfTopic(bpy.types.Operator):
                 setattr(new, key, str(value))
 
         new.reference_links.clear()
-        for reference_link in topic.topic.reference_link:
+        for reference_link in tool.Bcf.get_topic_reference_links(topic):
             new_reference_link = new.reference_links.add()
             new_reference_link.name = reference_link
 
         new.labels.clear()
-        for label in topic.topic.labels:
+        for label in tool.Bcf.get_topic_labels(topic):
             new_label = new.labels.add()
             new_label.name = label
 
@@ -175,20 +178,28 @@ class LoadBcfTopic(bpy.types.Operator):
                     setattr(new.bim_snippet, key, value)
 
         new.document_references.clear()
-        for doc in topic.topic.document_reference:
+        for doc in tool.Bcf.get_topic_document_references(topic):
             new_document_references = new.document_references.add()
+
+            if isinstance(doc, bcf.v2.model.TopicDocumentReference):
+                reference = doc.referenced_document
+                is_external = doc.is_external
+            else:
+                is_external = doc.document_guid is None
+                reference = doc.url if is_external else doc.document_guid
+
             data_map = {
-                "reference": doc.referenced_document,
+                "reference": reference,
                 "description": doc.description,
                 "guid": doc.guid,
-                "is_external": doc.is_external,
+                "is_external": is_external,
             }
             for key, value in data_map.items():
                 if value is not None:
                     setattr(new_document_references, key, value)
 
         new.related_topics.clear()
-        for related_topic in topic.topic.related_topic:
+        for related_topic in tool.Bcf.get_topic_related_topics(topic):
             new_related_topic = new.related_topics.add()
             new_related_topic.name = related_topic.guid
 
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/bcf.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/bcf.py
index ec1de193a6..e8f1163b68 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/bcf.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/bcf.py
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 import bonsai.core.tool
 import bonsai.tool as tool
 import bpy
+import bcf.v2.model
+import bcf.v2.topic
+import bcf.v3.model
+import bcf.v3.topic
 from typing import Any, Union, Optional
 
 
@@ -26,3 +30,43 @@ class Bcf(bonsai.core.tool.Bcf):
     @classmethod
     def get_path(cls) -> str:
         return bpy.context.scene.BCFProperties.bcf_file
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_topic_document_references(
+        cls, topic: Union[bcf.v2.topic.TopicHandler, bcf.v3.topic.TopicHandler]
+    ) -> Union[list[bcf.v2.model.TopicDocumentReference], list[bcf.v3.model.DocumentReference]]:
+        if isinstance(topic, bcf.v2.topic.TopicHandler):
+            document_references = topic.topic.document_reference
+        else:
+            document_references = topic.topic.document_references
+            document_references = document_references.document_reference if document_references else []
+        return document_references
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_topic_labels(cls, topic: Union[bcf.v2.topic.TopicHandler, bcf.v3.topic.TopicHandler]) -> list[str]:
+        if isinstance(topic, bcf.v2.topic.TopicHandler):
+            labels = topic.topic.labels
+        else:
+            labels = topic.topic.labels
+            labels = labels.label if labels else []
+        return labels
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_topic_reference_links(cls, topic: Union[bcf.v2.topic.TopicHandler, bcf.v3.topic.TopicHandler]) -> list[str]:
+        if isinstance(topic, bcf.v2.topic.TopicHandler):
+            reference_links = topic.topic.reference_link
+        else:
+            reference_links = topic.topic.reference_links
+            reference_links = reference_links.reference_link if reference_links else []
+        return reference_links
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_topic_related_topics(
+        cls, topic: Union[bcf.v2.topic.TopicHandler, bcf.v3.topic.TopicHandler]
+    ) -> Union[list[bcf.v2.model.TopicRelatedTopic], list[bcf.v3.model.TopicRelatedTopicsRelatedTopic]]:
+        if isinstance(topic, bcf.v2.topic.TopicHandler):
+            related_topics = topic.topic.related_topic
+        else:
+            related_topics = topic.topic.related_topics
+            related_topics = related_topics.related_topic if related_topics else []
+        return related_topics