Include/Exclude Properties

The Include/Exclude Properties tool includes or excludes properties for object classes. Only included properties are exported to IFC from Simplebim.

Excluding or trimming of the properties is one of the main ways to clean up the model data. Removing unnecessary or redundant properties makes the data easier to use, more reliable, and the model file size smaller.

By default, everything in Simplebim is included. The easiest way to include, for example, only one property set (exclude everything else) is to first exclude everything, and then include only the properties or property sets you need.

Settings

Object Class(es)

Defines the object classes whose properties are processed. 

The special option All will process all the object classes, including the spatial containers (project, site, building, and building storey).

To target the operation more precisely, choose one object class or many from a list.

Action

Action is defined in two parts. First, choose whether you want to include or exclude properties. Then choose the scope of the action from the following options:

All

Includes or excludes all the properties of the Object Classes.

Properties

Includes or excludes properties defined by the Property Name or Key setting.

Property Set(s)

Includes or excludes properties defined by the Property Set Name and Property Name or Key settings. 

Quantity Set(s)

Includes or excludes properties defined by the Quantity Set Name and Property Name or Key settings. Quantity Sets are a special IFC structure, which can only contain measure value properties.

Property Set Name

Defines the Property Set Name(s) if Property Set(s) is chosen above. The Property Set Name may contain wildcards. This allows you to handle multiple property sets at the same time. 

For example, to process all the property sets, but not the so-called direct properties or quantity sets, use '*'.  To process all the property sets whose name contains 'pset', use '*pset*'.

To handle all the properties within the property set, leave the Property Name setting empty, or use the wildcard '*'.

Quantity Set Name

Defines the Quantity Set Name(s) if Quantity Set(s) is chosen above. The Quantity Set Name may contain wildcards. This allows you to handle multiple quantity sets at the same time. 

For example, to process all the quantity sets, but not the so-called direct properties or property sets, use '*'.  To process all the quantity sets, whose name contains 'pset', use '*pset*'. 

To handle all the properties within the quantity set, leave the Property Name setting empty, or use the wildcard '*'.

Property Name or Key

Defines the properties that are handled. The Property Name or Key may contain wildcards. 

To handle all the properties in the Object Classes, use the wildcard '*'.

Note that you can copy or drag and drop the names from the properties palette.