Yes, even though it should not be the case, it is good practice to check ifc models in multiple viewers. I encountered a simple IFC file, which had 3 different positions of a column depending on which of the three IFC viewers it was opened in :)
I am glad it helped you! Would not think of BlenderBIM being the most suitable software for USD -> IFC file converter, but Blender is full of surprises :)
I heard that dotbim project is working on making bim files as small as possible so it loads faster and can ve viewed online so why blenderbim should use ifc instead of dotbim which is also open-source as well.
Hi, that is interesting information, I did not know about the dotbim file format. The point of native IFC modelling is that IFC is open, quite well established in the industry and it is an international ISO standard. Also, from what I understand, the dotbim file format was developed for the purpose of exchanging geometry and data in the most simple ways. IFC has other purpose than the data/geometry exchange.
If the mesh is classified as an IFC class than yes, the edits are saved in the IFC. When you are editing mesh, which is an IFC element, when you tab out of the edit mode, BlenderBIM asks you, whether the changes should be saved. I am talking about mesh object, which was created as a standard Blender mesh (Shift+A). I am not talking about BIM elements created by BlenderBIM tools.
@@marcelloferri That is a good catch. I reported the problem and it is difficult to fix, so it will stay this way in the forseable future: github.com/IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell/issues/4479
We need more of such open data formats like ifc tutorials… keep it up
Thanks! Will try to keep it up :)
thanks for the video
as a beginner, I also check the model opened both in BlenderBim and BIMVision (or any IFC viewer) to avoid mistakes in IFC
Yes, even though it should not be the case, it is good practice to check ifc models in multiple viewers. I encountered a simple IFC file, which had 3 different positions of a column depending on which of the three IFC viewers it was opened in :)
I was looking for a way to convert USDZ to IFC. This video was the easiest to understand. Thank you.
I am glad it helped you! Would not think of BlenderBIM being the most suitable software for USD -> IFC file converter, but Blender is full of surprises :)
Nice Video!! please can you create a video on how to add or remove properties from ifc file and how to export it back as an IFC file.
Thanks for the suggestion, I might create such a video in the future.
I heard that dotbim project is working on making bim files as small as possible so it loads faster and can ve viewed online so why blenderbim should use ifc instead of dotbim which is also open-source as well.
Hi, that is interesting information, I did not know about the dotbim file format. The point of native IFC modelling is that IFC is open, quite well established in the industry and it is an international ISO standard.
Also, from what I understand, the dotbim file format was developed for the purpose of exchanging geometry and data in the most simple ways. IFC has other purpose than the data/geometry exchange.
Did you try editing the mesh and saving the edits to an ifc? That just does not work for me and it’s quite fundamental..,
If the mesh is classified as an IFC class than yes, the edits are saved in the IFC. When you are editing mesh, which is an IFC element, when you tab out of the edit mode, BlenderBIM asks you, whether the changes should be saved.
I am talking about mesh object, which was created as a standard Blender mesh (Shift+A). I am not talking about BIM elements created by BlenderBIM tools.
Thank you, TAB was the needed key, strange it does not work if you just use the drop down menu to go back in object mode
@@marcelloferri That is a good catch. I reported the problem and it is difficult to fix, so it will stay this way in the forseable future:
github.com/IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell/issues/4479