{"id":457665,"date":"2024-12-08T09:45:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T08:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/?p=457665"},"modified":"2024-12-09T10:46:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T09:46:48","slug":"ifcbuildingstorey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/ifcbuildingstorey\/","title":{"rendered":"IfcBuildingStorey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/ifc-structure\/\">in the last post <\/a>the visible IFC structure is based on clearly defined spatial containers: IfcProject, IfcSite and IfcFacility (usually IfcBuilding), which are populated with data from the project information when exporting from Revit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IfcBuildingStorey is building up on this structure and represents the building levels. When exporting from Revit, these are reduced to the Revit levels that are flagged as a building story in Revit: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"324\" data-attachment-id=\"457667\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/ifcbuildingstorey\/image-46\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-26.png?fit=768%2C332&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,332\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-26.png?fit=750%2C324&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-26.png?resize=750%2C324&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-26.png?resize=750%2C324&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-26.png?resize=300%2C130&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-26.png?resize=18%2C8&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-26.png?resize=380%2C164&amp;ssl=1 380w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-26.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If an element in Revit belongs to a level that is not flagged a building story and is therefore not exported to IFC, this element is assigned to the next <em>lower<\/em> assigned (if not possible, the <em>next level above<\/em> will be used). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, this assignment can also be made manually overwritten with the parameter <em>IfcSpatialContainer <\/em>. The possible values are either the name of the desired level, or IfcBuilding \/ IfcSite - in this case, the components are assigned directly to these spatial containers (and not to a level!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example in Revit: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"450\" data-attachment-id=\"457671\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/ifcbuildingstorey\/revit-ifcspatialcontainer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Revit-IfcSpatialContainer.png?fit=2083%2C1250&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2083,1250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Revit-IfcSpatialContainer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Revit-IfcSpatialContainer.png?fit=750%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Revit-IfcSpatialContainer.png?resize=750%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Revit-IfcSpatialContainer.png?resize=750%2C450&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Revit-IfcSpatialContainer.png?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Revit-IfcSpatialContainer.png?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Revit-IfcSpatialContainer.png?resize=1536%2C922&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Revit-IfcSpatialContainer.png?resize=2048%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Revit-IfcSpatialContainer.png?resize=18%2C12&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Revit-IfcSpatialContainer.png?resize=380%2C228&amp;ssl=1 380w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Revit-IfcSpatialContainer.png?resize=800%2C480&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Revit-IfcSpatialContainer.png?resize=1160%2C696&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Revit-IfcSpatialContainer.png?w=2083&amp;ssl=1 2083w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Result in IFC: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"441\" data-attachment-id=\"457672\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/ifcbuildingstorey\/ifcspatialcontainer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IFCSpatialContainer.png?fit=1910%2C1122&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1910,1122\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IFCSpatialContainer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IFCSpatialContainer.png?fit=750%2C441&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IFCSpatialContainer.png?resize=750%2C441&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-457672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IFCSpatialContainer.png?resize=750%2C441&amp;ssl=1 750w, 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(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As reported in the last post, the visible IFC structure is based on clearly defined spatial containers: IfcProject, IfcSite 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