Open road designer model export _ IFC export

I am working on a road project in open road designer and i need to share my model as IFC with many parameters (related to cost, O&M) specified by client. how can i add these parameters into model peremeters? can someone guide me or share detailed videos. 

Thanks 

Shabeer. 

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  • Are you asking how to add "these parameters" to the ORD model or how to export IFC with data you have already attached to the ORD Model.  If you already have included the design parameters such as cost etc. to your ORD model, then it will/should export out to the IFC model.

    If you are asking how to build that into the ORD model, then that is a customization that you will need to build.  It all starts with MicroStation Item Types where you can build out deign specific properties that are then attached to the model.  You can attach Item Types directly to graphical elements or assign item types to ORD Feature Definitions which will then add the "Item Types" as you use the feature definitions.  There are many video and training sessions dedicated to working through this process.  You tube and the Bentley Learn servers will be useful.

    This image is an example of Item Types attached to our Pavement "Feature Definition" that defines the Item Number, Material Density, Area and Volume etc.  The grayed-out fields are calculated using item properties or expression that calculate values or pull from lookup tables.  The Dark colored text fields are user inputs that can be changed.  We do have some Item types that include a unit cost field which can then be used in an item type expression to multiply the Volume X Density X Cost to provide a cost.

    As a side note the expression that do the math can be tricky, some do the conversion four you when you select a unit for the Property Definition while others do not.  You may need to build the conversion into the expression.  Also, not that if you are using US Feet for units.  All the IFC applications I have used do not have a US Foot for units so that is something to be aware of.  They all seem to use the International Foot which is unfortunate.

    Mike Longstreet
    Vermont Agency of Transportation
    Civil Engineering Technical Support
    VTCAD Help

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  • Are you asking how to add "these parameters" to the ORD model or how to export IFC with data you have already attached to the ORD Model.  If you already have included the design parameters such as cost etc. to your ORD model, then it will/should export out to the IFC model.

    If you are asking how to build that into the ORD model, then that is a customization that you will need to build.  It all starts with MicroStation Item Types where you can build out deign specific properties that are then attached to the model.  You can attach Item Types directly to graphical elements or assign item types to ORD Feature Definitions which will then add the "Item Types" as you use the feature definitions.  There are many video and training sessions dedicated to working through this process.  You tube and the Bentley Learn servers will be useful.

    This image is an example of Item Types attached to our Pavement "Feature Definition" that defines the Item Number, Material Density, Area and Volume etc.  The grayed-out fields are calculated using item properties or expression that calculate values or pull from lookup tables.  The Dark colored text fields are user inputs that can be changed.  We do have some Item types that include a unit cost field which can then be used in an item type expression to multiply the Volume X Density X Cost to provide a cost.

    As a side note the expression that do the math can be tricky, some do the conversion four you when you select a unit for the Property Definition while others do not.  You may need to build the conversion into the expression.  Also, not that if you are using US Feet for units.  All the IFC applications I have used do not have a US Foot for units so that is something to be aware of.  They all seem to use the International Foot which is unfortunate.

    Mike Longstreet
    Vermont Agency of Transportation
    Civil Engineering Technical Support
    VTCAD Help

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