When publishing Industry Foundation Class (IFC) project files, each graphic object in the .vue file has the properties defined on the .ifc element and the properties defined on the corresponding .ifc project, site, building, and building storey belonging to the element. This defines the hierarchical set of properties for the element.
File Information:
-
Property sets, units
-
Element type (wall, slab, column, beam, roof, stair, zone, and so forth)
-
Material, color, cross-sections, owners, and so forth
-
Properties for project, site, building, and building storeys
Properties:
-
General properties
-
Property sets (simple and complex)
-
Element quantity properties (PhysicalSimpleQuantity)
-
Door style and door lining properties
-
Window style and window lining properties
-
Type properties
-
Material properties
Units:
-
Smart Interop Publisher supports some part of IfcSIUnit and IfcConversionBasedUnit.
Structural Objects:
The following table lists the structural objects and their corresponding .ifc elements. The following table lists the structural objects and their corresponding .ifc elements. Only these IFC structural objects can be generated to SIOs for workflows to SDx.
|
Structural Object |
IFC Element |
|
Beam, Brace |
IfcBeam, IfcMember |
|
Bolts, nuts and washers |
IfcMechanicalFastener |
|
Column, Pile |
IfcColumn, IfcPile, IfcMember |
|
Curved beam |
IfcBeam, IfcMember |
|
Footing |
IfcFooting |
|
Handrail, Guard |
IfcRailing |
|
Hole |
IfcOpeningElement |
|
Plate |
IfcPlate |
|
Polybeam |
IfcBeam, IfcMember |
|
Reinforcing bar |
IfcReinforcingBar |
|
Slab |
IfcSlab |
|
Wall, Panel |
IfcWall, IfcWallStandardCase |
Smart Interop Publisher supports translating structural objects such as Beams, Columns, Curved Beams, Polybeams, Braces, Slabs, Panels, Plates, Walls, Reinforcing bars, Handrails, Angles, Guards, Ladders, Stairs, Holes, Footings, and Bolts with nuts and washers if their shape representation is any one of the following types:
|
IFC Representation Type |
|
|
SweptSolid Clipping MappedRepresentation |
IfcExtrudedAreaSolid / IfcRevolvedAreaSolid with profile shape:
|
|
Brep MappedRepresentation |
IfcFacetedBrep with IfcPolyLoop |
|
AdvancedSweptSolid MappedRepresentation |
IfcSweptDiskSolid |
|
MappedRepresentation SurfaceModel |
IfcFaceBasedSurfaceModel with IfcPolyLoop |
The .ifc elements that cannot be translated by Smart Interop Publisher are logged as unsupported entities in the Smart Interop Publisher log file, if you have the logging option enabled. See Define project settings.
Color applied to IFC Elements:
The color defined on the element shape representation is applied to the element. In case the color is not defined on the shape representation, then the material color associated to the element is applied. If the element is not associated to any material color, then the element is shown in the default color GREY. Transparency defined on elements is also supported.
Limitations:
-
Material color associated to the element type is not supported.
-
Openings on only IfcExtrudedAreaSolid and IfcFacetedBrep types are supported.
-
Clippings of type IfcHalfSpaceSolid and IfcPolygonalBoundedHalfSpace are supported.