Pulling information from received .ifc files.

K_Lecky1
K_Lecky1
in BricsCAD BIM

I was wondering is it possible to pull the likes of 2D information from .ifc files received from structural engineers/architects.

For example, we receive a BIM model of the steel and pilling works for a school. Is it possible to then transfer that over to a 3D model of the site to use with machine control to save re-drawing everything ourselves from 2D .dwg files.

For example, our machine control picks up 2D entities like circles and surfaces so a full BIM model is no good for that. So I'd have to copy the 2D dwg drawing of the pile locations onto my machine control/total station model and then set the individual heights of each one for the cut off levels. With around 200 piles on this one job it would be monotonous working out the distance below the FFL/ Road levek for each one.

Hope that makes sense. Also, we only have Brics CAD Pro at the moment and wondering if this is possible before we make the commitment to purchasing the BIM version.

Thanks in advance.

Comments

  • Its_Alive
    Its_Alive

    Possibly via API.

    - there’s import reactor where you may be able to intercept items and create your own 2d geometry.

    - collect relevant information from objects that are already imported and create your own 2d geometry.

    Not trivial though, intermediate level programming skills would be required