#Archicad model manual

They then only have to complete the placeholder values or the native fields if they have been mapped and are not automatic. So once you have either placeholders or mapped data all you have to ask the user to do is open вЂњManage IFC PropertiesвЂќ and selectВ вЂњShow only items with valuesвЂќ. вЂњShow only items with valuesвЂќВ with IFC Scheme placeholders / mapped data Image:В IFC Scheme Setup with simple placeholder mapping for a Wall In the example below, to demonstrate this process, we have mapped вЂn/aвЂ™ to all the fields under Pset_ManufacturerTypeInformation. Note that placeholders for COBie are more specific as they will fail model checks if they have incorrect placeholder values, including sensitivity to capitalisation.

#Archicad model manual

* Manual text placeholders can be as simple for example as вЂn/aвЂ™ or вЂTBC as Stage XвЂ™. This can be either for an existing property in the IFC (or COBie) schema or your own user created property.

Create either a placeholder * OR mapped value to the property you want the user to complete.

Go to the IFC Scheme SetupвЂ¦ (File > File Special > IFC 2Г—3 > IFC Scheme SetupвЂ¦).

It all revolves around the use of placeholders and/or mapped data. So here is the secret to give you the ideal way to show a user which fields you want them to complete. Image: Manage IFC PropertiesВ with вЂњShow only Scheme itemsвЂќ and вЂњShow only items with valuesвЂќ selected for a WallДЄdopting a simple solution to filtering data This only leaves us with IFC Type, GlobalId and the element Name field. Here we see that the AC_Pset_RenovationAndPhasingВ is filtered out and any data without a value. Of course you can selectВ both вЂњShow only Scheme itemsвЂќ and вЂњShow only items with valuesвЂќ together. вЂњShowВ only Scheme itemsвЂќ and вЂњShow only items with valuesвЂќ Image: Manage IFC PropertiesВ with вЂњShow only items with valuesвЂќ selected for a Wall

This will show us any values which have been completed. Image: Manage IFC PropertiesВ with вЂњShow only Scheme itemsвЂќ selected for a WallДЄlternatively we can use the вЂњShow only items with valuesвЂќ button which is the very top right hand button. If we select the left hand of the 2 buttons in the upper right hand corner, вЂњShow only Scheme itemsвЂќ we see that the AC_Pset_RenovationAndPhasing is filtered out as it is not part of the IFC Scheme. Image: Manage IFC PropertiesВ fully expanded for a Wall The list just for a Wall is vast and it is a similar story for all other Element Classifications. If we expand each of the Property Sets we will see a vast list of standard IFC properties that can be completed by the user. Note: This data can also be accessed through the IFC Manager and this window and the ones discussed below are the same whichever way you access the data. Image: Manage IFC Properties unfiltered for a Wall

If you open any element/component placed in an ARCHICAD model using Tags & Categories you are faced with the following window (this example is for a Wall): вЂњManage IFC PropertiesвЂќ for a Wall вЂ“ As first opened This post very much focusses on the second of these two aspects. So we needed to figure out 2 things: what data we were going to create and a way of clearly explaining to users what data they needed to complete. What immediately becomes obvious is the amount of data available is pretty daunting. One of the first things we did was to look at the data within the IFC schema. So a couple of years ago we really started to look long and hard about how we could standardise our data around open standards. Without creating a standard approach it also makes it harder to set up standardised schedules and provide consistent training. Of course we could leave this to individual users but then this creates inconsistencies between individuals, offices and projects. When you first start looking at data it can be fairly daunting trying to work out what is and isnвЂ™t required.

One of the challenges faced as we move into this brave new world of informationВ is what information we want users to complete within their models.