Common Properties to an IFC File

You can add common properties to building components that will be exported to an IFC file. The common properties will be transferred to the IFC file with the Vertex property set. For now, you can add the following properties:
  • Bearing
    • 0 = non-bearing
    • 1 = bearing
  • U-value
  • Fire rating
  • Sound insulation
For some building components, the common properties appear in both the building component properties and the common properties, and you can edit the properties in either way. This applies to the following components and properties:
  • For walls, bearing and U-value appear in wall properties.
  • For windows and doors, fire rating and sound insulation appear in accessory data.

For other building components, you can add common properties as follows:

  1. Select the building components.
  2. Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
  3. Select Common Properties.
  4. Select the property in the dialog box.
    • Select the Property from the list.
    • Select the Value from the list or type the value in the text field.
    • - All the selected building components have the property in question and it has the same value.
    • - Some of the selected building components have the property in question or the components have different property value. If you do not change the selection, the building components will retain their different values. If you select the check box, all the selected building components will be affected by the change.
  5. Confirm by clicking OK.
Note:
  • You can remove a property from a building component by setting it to an empty value.