Although IFC import isn't perfect, (beams/columns being dropped to compound cells of free forms being the main example) it generally works well with storey containment and creating usable geometry.
My main issue is with attempting to utilise consultant information in my building view, and that information being represented as per my office standards.
When importing with 'Use ifcmaterialName As part Family name' on there is no corresponding part family in the delivered IFC dataset as this is created using IFC as the Family name, and the ifcmaterialName as the parts.
When importing with the option to 'Use ifcmaterialName As part Family name'' of the parts are mapped to family IFC and part ifcbeam(for example). This is too basic as doesn't allow distinguishing between steel, concrete timber etc within Families
Can I quite simply create a new IFC dataset that utilises the ifc class name as the families, so that therefor an IFC beam will map to Family IFC Beam and then to Steel, Concrete, Timber etc as I define the parts within each family to match the materials/parts that my consultants are exporting?
If I'm understanding correctly, it seems to be working OK here. The element on the left was imported with the 'Use ifcmaterialName as Part/Family Name' setting disabled, and the one on the right with it enabled. Both using the delivered GB dataset in ABD Ss5.
Hi Steve,
I'm presuming your IFC file was originally output from Aecosim.
My import files are produced in revit. When imported with use ifcmaterialname I get the below.ie ifc family would be ifcColumn, and i then have concrete, steel, timber composite etc.
So my question, was, Do i need to create a family equivalent for every ifc class in order to import how I would wish, so that I can control the symbology of every element from ifc.(which is what I am trying, though is quite cumbersome
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