See several IFC models together

What you'll do

Look at models from different disciplines in one place: the architect's model with the structural and services models in it. Each stays its own file; BimCraft only shows them together.

Steps

1. Open the first IFC model as usual.
2. In Models on the left, click Add a model… and choose one or more IFC files. Each appears in the list and in the 3D view.
3. Untick a model to hide it; tick it to show it again.
4. If a model comes in at the wrong place (a different survey point), click Move under it, type how far to move it along X, Y and Z in metres, and click Apply.
5. The model with the dot is the one you edit. Click another model's dot to edit that one.
6. Click × beside a model to take it out of the scene.

What you should see

• Every model in the first model's coordinates, as its file places it. Models exported from the same project line up without moving anything.
• Picking an element of a model you are not editing shows its properties read only, with Edit that model to switch.
• The Model tree, Storeys, Color, the Changes list, placing library items and Save as IFC all work on the model you edit. Hide, isolate, see-through and Select all work across every model.
• Save as IFC downloads the model you edit, with its changes only.

Common mistakes

• A model is far away or missing. Its file uses other coordinates. Use Fit to find it, then Move it into place.
• Delete or Copy is greyed out on a picked element. It belongs to another model: switch to it first.
• Opening a file with Choose a file replaced everything. That starts a new scene. Use Add a model… to add files to the one you have.

Next

• Hide, isolate and see through elements
• Color elements by a property