If ABD CE allow to add an IFC property, how? Thanks!
Thanks a lot and your feedback is very helpful!
I want "create an IFC property that currently do not include in ABD dataset ", and read the forum discussion, but still wonder how to create property set and make it the IFC property, would you please explain in detail? Thanks a lot!
And I do below steps to try to add new IFC property and make it can be showed in File-> Export -> Exchange File Types -> IFC ("Map" Map DataGroup types and Properties) -> "Property Mapping" tab's "IFC Properties". But I think this is done by manually change the xml file, not a proper way.
1. Add a new xml file for example Pset_Draughting2.xml and edit it under "C:\ProgramData\Bentley\AECOsim CONNECT Edition\Configuration\Datasets\DatasetExtensions\IFC\IFC2x3_psd\".
2. Edit IFC_PsetsByClass.ifc2x3.xml to add above property under C:\ProgramData\Bentley\AECOsim CONNECT Edition\Configuration\Datasets\Dataset_US\Setting\ like:
<Class name="IfcWindow"> ... <Pset name="Pset_Draughting2"> <Prop name="MyProperty01" /> <Prop name="Colour" /> </Pset> ... </Class>
Thanks,
Jie
Does the property you want to add in AECOsim already have an equivalent IFC Entity type?
Hi,
The customer's requirement is adding new IFC property which don't exist in AECOsim to a IFC class which exist currently, but may add new IFC class in future, the project is under working and we need estimate whether or not the ABD CE can fulfill these requirement.
There are 2 questions now:
1. After new definition "Pset_abc" with the type of "DataSet Extensions: IFC" in Definition Editor and add it to "Window" as "Selected Definitions" in Catalog Editor, the "Pset_abc" can be displayed/Edited when place the "Window" and export/import IFC. But "Pset_abc" will not be displayed like "Pset_Draughting" on the IFC Export "Map" (Map DataGroup types and Properties) -> "Property Mapping" tab's "IFC Properties" . Can I think the "Pset_abc" is created as a new IFC property? If yes, why it didn't be displayed in the "Map DataGroup types and Properties"? If no, how to add a new IFC property?
2. Can I add a new IFC class like "IFCWindow" or derive a new IFC class from "IFCWindow"?
Can you provide the details of this new property definition? Perhaps there is something specific to it's data type or similar that is conflicting with the mapping.
Please ref my attached file to review the steps(from step4, we can see there is no newly added property listed) and let me know if other things need. Thanks!
https://communities.bentley.com/products/building/building_analysis___design/m/building_analysis_and_design_gallery/273451
Regards,
HI Jie,
in Sweden they are often asked to produce an ifc where properties are gather into a custom pset. The attached pdf should help you. sorry its in Swedish but google comes to the rescue i guess
Brenden
PDF
Brenden Roche
Applications Engineer
Bentley Systems, Manchester UK
Thanks your document!
And compare it with the one I attached, I found I missed the "Upgrade DataGroup" step which is Utilities->Data Utilities->Upgrade, so I do it before export IFC, but my newly added property still don't be displayed as the IFC property.
Best regards,