{"id":457154,"date":"2022-03-21T16:21:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T15:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/?p=457154"},"modified":"2022-03-25T14:09:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T13:09:00","slug":"ifc-template-in-revit-for-intelligent-information-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/ifc-template-in-revit-for-intelligent-information-management\/","title":{"rendered":"IFC template in Revit for intelligent information management"},"content":{"rendered":"

When linking an IFC in Revit, a text file with the shared parameters is automatically created in the same folder. This text file (*ifc.sharedparameters.txt) can be used to insert the same properties into the main project in order to evaluate the information from the IFC link, e.g. in the component list or to use it in filters.<\/p>\n

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So far, so good.<\/p>\n

However, as soon as several IFC files are linked, the following problem arises: A separate text file with its own shared parameters is created for each IFC file - which of course also have their own GUIDs.<\/p>\n

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Revit only evaluates the GUID and not the name. This means that the same property would have to be added separately for each IFC from the associated text file as a shared parameter. This ultimately leads to several parameters with the same name being present in the same project, which is of course not ideal and also complicates all evaluations.<\/p>\n

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However, there is a much more elegant way - because in Revit we have the option of creating a own IFC template<\/strong> and enter important properties here.<\/p>\n


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If no template is selected here, the template that is defined as the first project template under Revit > Options is automatically used. In any case, it is recommended to create your own IFC template that is not overloaded with unnecessary families, layers and styles. The easiest way to achieve this is to create a new project template without a template file:<\/p>\n

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In this project template, the IFC parameters relevant to the project can now be defined as separate shared parameters<\/strong> - You can use one of the automatically generated text files for this, but it is better to create a new parameter with exactly the same spelling in your own shared parameters (this will also generate a new GUID, which is fine - it is more important to be able to find this parameter again later).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Important note:<\/strong> As can be seen in the first screenshot, the parameter name from the IFC interface is displayed in the form Parameter name(Pset_Name)<\/em> interpreted, e.g. in my case FireRating(Pset_WallCommon)<\/em>. The parameter name in the template must also be the same (including the Pset name in brackets).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

This project template should be saved with the extension .rte and stored as the template under Open > IFC Options<\/strong> can be used. This template is used both when opening and referencing IFC files.<\/p>\n

All properties that have been defined in the template in this way will not be updated again in the IFC when referencing an IFC. *ifc.sharedparameters.txt <\/em>but automatically mapped to the existing parameter.<\/p>\n

The same parameter from the project template must now also be inserted once in the main project<\/strong> - After that, all filters, component lists etc. will automatically be able to evaluate all referenced IFCs.<\/p>\n

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Practical, isn't it?<\/p>\n

But I am also looking forward to your feedback, questions or other best practices!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When linking an IFC in Revit, a text file with the shared parameters is automatically created in the same folder.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":457158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[117,7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-457154","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ifc","8":"category-revit","9":"cs-entry","10":"cs-video-wrap"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ifc-eigenschaften-vorlage-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1188&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2lEa7-1UVs","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457154"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":457172,"href":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457154\/revisions\/457172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}