• Maintaining materials / colours when exporting .dgn to .ifc

    Hi everyone, I'm exporting a .dgn file as a .ifc file, but when I do I lose any assigned materials (regardless of if it is by level or by individual element). Not only that, but the .ifc file has all elements in red, regardless of the colour they were…
  • How to translate IFC format to B3DM?

    Hi, How to translate BIM(IFC file) to B3DM by Bentley system? I would like to build BIM in Cesium 3D tiles. The developer suggested Bentley system, but I not sure which Bentley software support this work. Do you know the information or tutor document…
  • IFC entities are case senstive or not ?

    Can anybody help in knowing that IFC entites are Case Senstive or Case insenstive. like Can we write IFCPERSON as IfcPerson (camel case) and ifcperson (small) in an .ifc file
  • How do I add "Families" to the "Building Element Info"?

    Hello! I have generated a DGN from a DWG and now I would like to add IFC properties to the elements to generate an IFC but when I try to add them to a "Family", it seems that I don't have aby option to choose. I'm a new user for AECOSim and I know…
  • Georeferencing Models to Export as IFC

    Hello Good ABD Community (or OpenBuildings....) I'm having the need to georeference my models in the WSG 84 format, and then export them as IFC files with coordinates. So my question is....how can I do that? Best Regards
  • Export ducts and pipes to IFC without Isolation

    Hi, I would like to export my model to IFC, but without isolation ! Is there a possibilties to do that ? I don't a big experience with mapping ... thanks
  • From OpenPlant' DGN to IFC with AECOsim

    Hi everyone! We are trying to convert a model from OpenPlant to IFC with AECOsim. This should be pretty straightforward, because AECOsim reads the OpenPlant's elements propierties. We have tried a few options here and there but with no effect. …
  • How do I import IFC spaces into ABD?

    Our usual workflow to use architectural models done elsewhere is to reference their IFC output into empty ABD files. Then we select and copy what we think we need into our host file and remove the reference. And proceed likewise with the other storeys…
  • Mechanical: How to transfert parameters of Aecosim to my own parameters and transfert to IFC

    Hi, My customer need a special pset, he use solibri and he would like to filter information with this software, but only on his pset (gio) I would like to copy some elements of properties(Parameters) to my properties (GIO) and export to IFC .... see…
  • ifcdoor Directory

    Hello everyone As I mentioned before I'm new to AECOSim my question is how to find ifcdoor xml directory ? thanks and best regards
  • RVT to IFC to DGN

    After RVT to DGN conversion using IFC export option, some of the building elements (slab) converts to "Smart solid\Line", others (walls and columns) convert to "Cell:IfcWallStandardCase\Line" and "Shared cell:...". How to convert "Cell..." and "Shared…
  • Suggested improvements to import RFA and IFC cells into AECOsim Electrical

    Greetings, I am currently building a custom electric symbol library and their associated datagroup items and I encountered several problems while trying to import 3D models into the electric library. I will present the problems encountered and list…
  • AECOMsim Electrical Modeler

    Hi I have AECOsim installed but only Architectural, Structural and HVAC modeler tools is available. Under Electrical there is no modeler tools availble, why is this? Do I need to download additional software ? Thanks Ockert
  • Calculating basic quantities user defined cells

    Good morning, when you create a user defined cell is it possible to map a datagroup e.g. Volume attribute, to the quantification data stored in the building information quantification tab of the original modeled element. Tom.
  • Revit mep.rvt file to aecosim.dgn convertion through IFC

    Hi, 1. In Revit MEP i have done my project and i wanted to export in AECOSIM Building Designer via IFC format procedure. 2. Please any one give idea and want to know about Co-ordination in AECOSIM. 3. Whether i can export complete concept from revit…
  • Export IFC - Compound Walls

    Hello, I have a problem when exporting to IFC a file with Compound walls. Let me explain because it is something inexplicable: - I made this file, that is symmetric type plan. I placed Compound walls for the facades and for some dividing interior…
  • RE: AECOsim SS5: Guid and Element ID - Export to IFC

    Hi, this is a very interesting topic that I'd like to receive some more clarification around. We may need to use a third party software in a project that reads the IFC-GUID for syncronization to a sort of BIM-server. Our testing shows that if one object…
  • Missing graphics in IFC import

    We have some IFC exports from Tekla that are visually correct on File/Open or attaching as ref file in ABD 8.11.9.829. However, they do not have any intelligence (they are just a cell ifcWallStandardCase with some smartgeometry and lines). If we use the…
  • IFC files

    I have received IFC files for other members of the design team. When i import the IFC file into AecoSIM i get different (and less acceptable) results than if i open it in AecoSIM. Why is this? Secondly is there any way around this? If i import i can get…
  • IFC import error

    When importing an external IFC file (exported from Revit) i get the message; TFBrepList::splitByType, New Subtype not implemented can anyone tell me what this means and what effect it will have on the file please.