Hi,
When exporting the 3D models from OpenRoads or OpenRail Designer, teh files can't be read in other software like Navisworks, Solibri?
I don't see options I can change while exporting to IFC
So any idea on how to handle this?
//Christiaan
Hi Christiaan,
I had a similar query recently. Unfortunately were stuck with only the latest schemas so other software needs to support it as well, which will be very unlikely.
Hopefully there's support for the widely compatible 2x3 schema, even if it isn't the latest or "Civil".
https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/f/geopak-inroads-mx-openroads-forum/169125/any-bim-viewers-work-with-ord-ifcs/530473#530473
Regards,
Mark
OpenRoads Designer 2023 | Microstation 2023.2 | ProjectWise 2023
are you aware of any changes here? I can't open IFC created with ORD 2020 R3 with Navisworks. It works nearly fine with freeware BIMVison, all Item Types Data is in place. Just missing colors that are defined in the DGN. However the requirement for the project is to use IFC with NavisWorks.
I could append DGN to navis, looks good but Item Types Data is missing, then I used plugin IFC Exporter to export dgn to IFC. Not really efficient, no Item Types, graphic is rough.
Going mad with this, closes to switching software to one that can produce IFC for this project.
Any workflows, how you deal with ORD and IFC highly appreciated :)
Best,
Adam
OpenRoads Designer 2023 | OpenRail Designer 2023
Another option is to export the 3D model to DWG and then use Civil 3D to export to IFC. Works well and maintains display colors.
Do you edit every single IFC and replace all"/" signs? Or just in FD paths? Find/Replace tool? I am a bit lost with this.
Adam, God no!
At the moment, until IFC as a system gets better and the exporters catch up we aren't really using IFC
Regards
Chris
AECOM Roads UK&I Digital Engineering, Design & Solutions Lead | Sector Information Management Lead
Associate Director – Digital
OpenRoads Designer 10.12 | MicroStation 2023 | ProjectWise CE 10.3.4 | ContextCapture | ProjectWise PowerShell 2023 | ProjectWise WSG API | Generative Components | OpenBridge Designer 10.12
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Hi Benzi, may I know how do you preserve the lanes markings (created via 3D linetypes) while exporting the model to DWG format?I've tried exporting the 3D model to DWG, but the lane marking dash lines ended up with straight continuous lines instead of dash lines.
I'm not sure AutoCAD supports 3D line types. You can try setting this switch to see if they get dropped during export: