General Discussion

first create a classification for the groups, returning the group names.
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Then create a ITO based on the classification names

Hi @lmicoltadiaz ,

As a viewpoint is unmodifiable after it has been synchronised with the server, we do not allow users to add components to the viewpoint. That is why Selection basket is not responsive for those synchronised viewpoints.

Could you provide us your smc model only with the issue where the components get missing upon sync?

Thank you!

@lraimo said in Rule Intersections in MEP Models:

According BIM requirements in Estonia, such elements must be assigned to the lowest storey

Good to know that there are some guidelines dealing with it.
If you have any links to such a reference I would appreciate it. (Might be also ok if it’s written in Estonian).

Yes, I have two different Versions installed.
But now I know how to fix it 🙂

@Samb said in Retrieve file locations:

Hello!

I’m currently expanding the usage of the solibri autorun. This means creating an xml for each project refering to all the diffrent models to be updated. Does anyone know how to get an overview (ITO, Classification, …?) of the file locations of the models?

i mean: getting an excel/TXT/… format to export and so i can save some time with creating the updates?

Thank you!

Replied to https://society.solibri.com/topic/815/edit-cobie-template

@paola-bronzo said in Edit COBie Template:

I was wondering if it is possible to modify one of COBie xml files, with the aim of adding new sheets or editing existing ones.

Unfortunately it is not possible add new sheets. Only the sheets names visible in the XML can be used. Others are discarded. Columns of existing sheets can be edited and filled from your custom Information Takeoffs. Please note that the Information Takeoff column name and COBie template Excel file column names must match.

Wink wink 😉

We now have a beta version available for testing, which has improvements made to BCF Live, and to be more specific, the issue of multiple value conversion dialog pop-ups. Please test, and let us know how it feels!

Kind regards,

Toni on behalf of the Solibri team

@Jimin said in Getting ITO list without void objects?:

Yeah I was thinking of that as well but it seems impossible as I do only have an IFC

Why impossible? Depending on what software you use it could indeed be possible. It might not be a beautiful workflow due to the known circumstances, but I would not say there is no way at all.

Example: You could import your walls and the colliding MEP Elements in Archicad and then use the Opening Tool to let the openings be created. That should work, although it would be a much better result with dedicated Provision for Void collision elements - but of course you don’t have them because otherwise we would not discuss this here. Well, anyhow, this step would provide you with those provisions (the IfcOpenings) and the dimensions you are looking for. I could also think of the one or the other alternative method how you could achieve what you want but this is probably by far the easiest.

Regarding the intersection check I would say that it would work if you have for example just this one rule and you make your specifications clear enough. However, I guess it still requires lots of manual work.

Anyhow, which way you go in the end it should depend a bit on how complex the project is, how often you have to apply the method and how much time you could save compared to traditional workflows. Good luck.

Ok, thank you for your reply, we have our own web application (which is accessible to our customers) where we view and manage the BCF issues. I naively thought that ‘Any BCF-API supporting server is compatible’ would mean that any server that is written around the BuildingSmart BCF API specification, which our is, could use Solibri BCF live.

I guess we will have to continue our existing process of having to import and export from our application to and from Solibri.

Hey @JohanE ,

Ah, ok, so in the model, the IfcFurnishingElement must be defined directly as the group’s parent element via the IfcRelAssignsToGroup relationship. In this case, I am not even sure if the Solibri types, as such, would help, as relationships seem to be the only accurate indicator. Unfortunately, these are currently also not supported within the classifications as they make things super complicated. But you could check if the grouping component has a “Group” or “System” attribute under the “Location” attributes. If this is available, it should also be accessible in the classification rules and the main filter.

And in any case, it would be helpful if we can take a look at your model ourselves to see how we can help you with the tools that come out of the box. Could you send the case and the model to [email protected]?

Thanks
Cornelius

Hi Ion,

you can do that with a simple Autorun setup (XML and batch file combo), which opens your .smc file and creates
presentation based on the clash checking results.

XML would look something like that:

<?xml version=“1.0” encoding=“ISO-8859-1”?>
<batch name=“Simple Batch” default=“root”>
<!-- This is the starting task -->
<target name=“root”>

<openmodel
file=“C:\Users\MaticS\FederatedModel_00.smc” />

<autocomment zoom=“TRUE” />

<createpresentation />

<savemodel
file=“C:\Users\MaticS\Desktop\FederatedModel_01.smc” />

<exit />
</target>
</batch>

Regards,

Matic

Hello!

This is a strange issue which has not come up before, however I was also able to reproduce it:

Open SMC model, load a BCF Live project and select any issue from the list to load the 3D view Edit anything in 3D view and create a new Issue in BCF Live View Notice the 3D view “updates” to the previous issue selection

It seems if no issues are selected before creating new ones, then the problem does not persist.

I will create an internal issue for this.

A few things which may help at the moment:

While creating viewpoints, set automatic sync off in the settings, so that in case of any errors in the viewpoint, nothing gets sent to the server. This allows you to update the viewpoint in Live Issue Details. Try to avoid first selecting an issue in BCF Live to load a 3D view, but rather first adjust the 3D View and then create a new issue. Automatic viewpoint creation can also be toggled off in settings, however this has basically the same effect as #1.

Kind regards,
Toni on behalf of the Solibri team