MEP) since that does affect what should be created. 18:24 skrev AngelVelezSosa :Īctually, that does seem like a good request for IFC 5, to be able to identify the type of IfcSpace (architectural vs. I don’t think we need the possibility to choose this in first release, we need all IFCSpace Obects to be converted to room boundary lines and create room elements instead of DirectShape elements. The we can easily place space on the same place I MEP model and copy space and room number. The link IFC function must create at least Room Separation lines and Rooms elements. This is a time consuming task where we need to manipulate ifc files, and need to update two links every time we get a new IFC fil. Then we remove all IFC space from the IFC and link it directly through Link IFC.

This file is then link to MEP model with room bounding. We strip down an IFC file to IFCSpace only and use open IFC on this file to generate an Revit file with Room bounding lines and Revit Rooms.

The deluxe option would of course be that we could have a similar IFC mapping option dialog for Link IFC as there is for Open IFC.Ĭurrently we use a hybrid workaround to this issue. But in all honesty our company doesn't require that, we just need ifcSpaces as Rooms. But that particular workflow is handled by a tool in MagiCAD add-in for Revit so it doesn't exactly concern your project.īasically I was just continuing what the original poster wished for so maybe he/she has a use for importing ifcSpaces as Revit Spaces. We do export them to IFCs that are used in different simulation programs inside our company and then import that simulated data back from an updated IFC. But right now we as MEP engineers don't actually export spaces to our normal IFCs used for coordination (at least here in my country). If there will be a way to differentiate between rooms and spaces in IFC in the future (I don't know if there already is) then the option to create spaces instead of rooms could be a nice bonus. Since that is an actual workflow: MEP engineer creates and updates Revit Spaces according to architect's model. Well I suppose the default should be that ifcSpace is converted to a room.

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