Dataflow Generate Child Groups by Geometry

The Generate Child Groups by Geometry dataflow creates a child group for each unique geometry among the objects belonging to an existing parent group.

This dataflow can be used to ‘drill down’ into the building model by automatically creating a hierarchy of object groups.

Settings

Step Name

The name of the dataflow step. A dynamic name will be automatically generated based on the configuration, but you can also overwrite it manually.

Group Category

The name of the group category to which the parent groups is created. The default value is Generic Group, but it can be changed e.g. to IFC Group.

Parent Group

The name of the parent group under which the child groups will be created.