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Very interresting, Graaf! 🙂

@tonigyllenberg Hi Toni, thank you for your comments.

When I first used BCF Live on a project, I already created a presentation for a workshop and wanted to push that into BIM Track, so I synchronised Solibri with BIM Track and then used “Import Issues” - “Selected Issues” and selected the prepared presentation in BCF Live tab.
When the presentation was imported, I was not able to see any comments I left under each slide, therefore I had to type them back again. Once that has been done I was left with two similar comments under each slide, please see the screenshot attached:
BIMTrack.PNG
I believe this issue can only occur if this is the first time you synchronise your SMC with BIM Track and you have already prepared a presentation for a workshop.

Many thanks,

Zhandos Telman

We use Roles like a Template for most of the users because of high standardization in early project phases. Therefore the Roles serve as a perfect Start Kit for the needed Filtes, Classifications, Standard Ruleset and ITOs so that the users have the most important ressources ready for using when they start Solibri. (Saves some time especially when using Solibri Live with Archicad)

However, the management of the Roles could indeed be improved. While some things like setting server paths can be achieved by manipulating the .xml manually, others require a smart folder management e.g. when ressources are updated and used by different roles). And of course users should not have write permisison in those folders as this could easily destroy your work accidently. So, I like what’s possible, but I think there is space for improvements in terms of usability.

@cpreidel said in Automating IfcOptimizer ... Did you know?:

Hey all!

Recently I have been talking to customers about the IFC Optimizer, and some asked if it is possible to automate the Optimizer a bit.

Answer: Yes, you can! The application can be executed via console commands so that you can easily create a batch file (on Windows). Just try something like this

for %%f in (*.ifc) do ( "c:\Program Files\Solibri\IFCOptimizer\Solibri IFC Optimizer.exe" -in="%cd%\%%f" -out="%cd%" )

To make life easier, just extract StackOptimizer.bat from StackOptimizer.zip into the folder with your IFCs and execute. Additionally, I added a Readme.txt file, which contains a bit more information on how to use the console commands.

Have fun!

Then i have another question about this thread as well.

Is it possible to run this feature in the same batch file as the Autorun batch file? So we can first optimize the files and in the same action they will update these files into the .smc file.

thanks.

They are not the same…

Location/ nearest space is one space
Relations / neares spaces is usually more spaces…

I find it confusing…

@lasse-lindqvist

Thank you for your reply.
I also noticed the data being swapped.
However, if I just replace the relevant part of the tekla IFC, it rotates 90 degrees. So I am wondering if something else is affecting it. I have also attached the IFC that I rewrote below.

original
#42= IFCRECTANGLEPROFILEDEF(.AREA.,‘\X2\0043004F004E25A1003600350030002A003300350030\X0’,#41,350.,650.);

modified
#42= IFCRECTANGLEPROFILEDEF(.AREA.,‘\X2\0043004F004E25A1003600350030002A003300350030\X0’,#41,650.,350.);

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Girder_TEKLA_swapped_data.ifc

Thanks Jeroen! 🙂

I assume that the Java API completely enumerates the Solibri component types: https://solibri.github.io/Developer-Platform/9.12.1/javadoc/com/solibri/smc/api/model/ComponentType.html

There are a number of component types that don’t trivially map to IFC by naming convention, but most of them can be guessed:

Assembly : IfcElementAssembly? Cable : IfcCable* CableCarrier: ? Ceiling: ? Compartment: ? Duct: IfcDuct* ElectricHeater: IfcSpaceHeater? FireCompartment: IfcFireSuppressionTerminal? Floor: ? GasTerminal : IfcGasTerminalType? Layer: ? Model: ? Opening: IfcOpeningElement? Pipe: IfcPipe* SpaceBoundary: IfcRelSpaceBoundary? Unknown: fallback for everything else?

I would be glad if someone can help to complete this list of not directly matched component types.

A number of (concrete) IFC entity types are not reflected as component type and I would expect them to map to the corresponding Solibri component type of the closest IFC supertype. IfcDistributionControlElement for example does not map by name to a Solibri component type, but its supertype IfcDistributionElement does. So does IfcObject, but it would be further away in terms of inheritance. Can anyone confirm this?

I was also wondering which IFC objects actually appear as components, likely these are any entities of type IfcObjectDefinition (with all subtypes)?

Thanks for the clarification Toni. My main concern is that by connecting every 5 seconds it might slow down the pc. I suppose that the new workflow encourages small, incremental updates and therefore the uploading/downloading process should be quick

Hello @Xavier!

As @lasse-lindqvist mentioned, 9.12.2 will remain an internal (and beta) release. We have been working behind the scenes on some upcoming goodies, and more news on that will come during Q1 🙂

All of the features and functionalities of 9.12.2 will be available with the public release of 9.12.3, which is currently in development and is aimed to be available for beta testing in about 2 weeks, toward the end of January. Typically the public release is available another 2 weeks after that (mid-February).

Kind regards,
Toni on behalf of the Solibri team

@xavier said in Solibri 9.12.1: BCF Live Connector ony connects if I execute Solibri with admin rigths:

I found the solution, from Solibri forum, and it works!

Today I could not load the BIMcollab projects anymore, strangely I could delete the stored connection but not add it anymore afterwards … restarting did not help - the button seemed to be not working anymore …

… and then I remembered this post and deleted the .solibri folder and now it works again.
So thanks for that 😉

@stephen-king said in Revit IFC export settings:

Going off your response it seems that it will differ from project to project and isnt as simple as using one of the predefined setups given in Revit.

Well, that’s more or less depending on your used project template and how standardized your projects are. On the long shot it definitely makes sense to set up a streamlined workflow with resulting IFCs which are similiarly structured as you will do yourself a huge favor when you e.g. do not have to reconfigure Solibri Classifications/Rulesets/… all the time.

COBie is a good example - when you have the exact same COBie properties in all your projects you should indeed be able to use export settings which can be applied to all the projects. You can then proceed to Solibri and validate the IFC there before performing the take off or creating the COBie sheets.

However, take note that the first time you do it you will most likely need adopt the classifications according to your Property Mapping in Solibri to get it to work! Of course this also depends again on your used Revit template, the IFC Export Settings and its Property Mapping. I am not sure if there is even a standard COBie Property Mapping table available, but if I am pretty sure you would have to configure it according to your file anyhow.

How about creating a report, which has a bunch of issues, which have all required values in those lists? I believe you need several issues, since all of those are such, that only one value is allowed.

Store this report as a BCF file and open it to every SMC where you want to have those values, and they are available in all new issues as well.

Thanks @jsn for the clarification. Very interesting!

Hi @Noushed,

I test to create new issues, without to add description (no comments), and also they works.

I attach a video.
Kind regards,
Xavier Coll
EiPM
210107_Test_02.zip