Build Vertex Part from IFC

When you have imported an IFC model as an object model, you can convert the selected IFC objects to Vertex BD objects.

You can select IFC objects in the model or in the object tree. The parts imported from the IFC model have an object type of their own. You can select the object type in the Selection Filter dialog box. You can detect the object types by the marking (ifc). When the object type is selected in the Selection Filter, you can select all the objects of the type in question by pressing Ctrl+A.

1. Select one or more IFC objects.
2. Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
3. Select Build Vertex Part from IFC.
4. Define the conversion in a dialog box.
   • When the IFC object is a wall, profile or a floor, ceiling or roof, you can select an object-specific conversion rule for it, defining the properties of the Vertex BD object to be created. A wall conversion rule can also define the conversion of windows and doors in the wall.
   • For other IFC objects, you can select a common conversion rule.
   • If no conversion rule is selected, the conversion is done using the properties and geometry of the IFC object. You can later edit the properties of a Vertex BD object born this way.
   See more detailed information about the dialog box options:

   Convert IFC Objects to Vertex BD Objects

5. Click Convert.