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Importing and exporting IFC |
| You have several options for importing
IFC2x3 files. Full import imports all the data, filtered import
allows you to select a subset to import and Peek gives you a
fast preview of the model. The clean, edited model can be
exported back to a new IFC file, which is much smaller that the
original and works better in other applications.
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Exploring 3D geometry and data |
| As a baseline you have a powerful 3D
window for navigating (zoom, rotate, pan) the model. With Quick
Select you can select objects sharing common features (like
building storey) by selecting a single object in 3D. You can
also drag data into the 3D window (Drop Zone) and drag objects
from the 3D window into other windows. |
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Trimming objects and properties |
| You can trim objects from the model by
visually dragging objects to 3D Buckets for 'Included' and
'Excluded' objects. Quick Select makes this process very
efficient and intuitive. You can also trim properties from the
different object types, removing data that is either incorrect,
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Editing properties |
| In IFC files data is often in the wrong
place; you can move this data into the right place and make it
useful to other applications. You can also edit textual
properties and convert numeric properties to real measure
values. Allowed values for different properties can be defined
in Excel and used for validating and fixing the model. |
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Universal drag-and-drop |
| You can drag and drop pretty much
anything anywhere. You can drag objects from a table to 3D, drag
objects from 3D to the property editor, drag a building storey
from the containment window to 3D, drag a property to Quick
Select to create a custom selection rule etc. Just try it
yourself. |
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Workspaces and palettes |
| The user interface shows the model in a workspace
that focuses on one aspect of the model, e.g. 3D Viewer.
Each workspace again is an arrangement of palettes, for example
the 3D Palette shows the model in 3D. You can switch between a
range of pre-defined workspaces, and freely add, remove and
re-arrange palettes. |
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Model views |
| Model views define how you see the
model; which objects and properties are visible and how they are
called. Model views help you focus on your tak by automatically
hiding unneccessary data and hightlighting what is important to
you. While working on a model you can switch to another model
view at any time. |
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Speaking and listening |
| Within a workspace you can tell palettes
to speak and other palettes to listen. This makes it possible to
e.g. automatically select or isolate objects in 3D as you select
objects in a list, table, tree etc. giving you immeadiate visual
feedback. |
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Copying data into Excel and other
applications |
| You can easily copy data from the Table
palette into Excel and other applications, or even drag and drop
data and images from the 3D palette. Peeling is also supported,
so you could for example peel space objects into Excel and
validate the data against the space program. |
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Bim Bang! |
| Sometimes IFC files simply give you too
much trouble. No worries, with Bim Bang! you can vent your
feelings and instantly feel better. It's a bit difficult to
describe, just to try it yourself and you will get the idea. |
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Native file format |
| You can save the model into our native
file format (.cube), which in addition to the original IFC data
persists information about the model views. Models also open and
save faster from the native file format and use less disk space. |
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Enhancing functionality with add-ons |
| You can easily create add-on to the
simplebim application using Microsoft's .NET technology. You can
for example create new workspaces consisting of our palettes or
palettes you have developed yourself. |
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