Simplebim 6.0 SR3 (7.2.2017)

Enhancements

Templates: added option for copying model information to the objects that are part of a model

Workspace: sometimes workspaces were not saved properly and the result was a blank workspace. The workspace now automatically reverts to the default if blank.
Workspace: resetting a workspace did not work if the workspace had not been saved once before
Containment Palette: renaming containers crashed if the container contained space boundary objects
Properties Palette: editing a property value and confirming the change by clicking on the edited property or another value of the edited property caused a crash
Properties Palette: Container Name and Building Storey Name properties were not updated correctly on contained objects when the container name was edited in the Properties palette
Visualizer Palette: crashed under specific circumstances when applying a template while editing a scheme

Model Placement Editor: user interface for coordinate input and help texts improved

IFC Export: when a wall or slab has openings and consists of building element parts, the openings were exported to the wrong location
Location Editor: only resolving locations without splitting crashed in specific circumstances
Model Placement Editor: some valid values did not validate and were not accepted
Properties Palette: application crashed when a rule based group was shown and the model was changed such that the group no longer contained any objects
3D Palette: there was a bug in displaying some models that are very far from the global origin
Delete Empty Containers Tool: the tool failed if a building element was an empty container (contained only objects that have no geometry) and also had a type object
3D Palette: bugs fixed in the Set Color functionality
BCF Manager: for some models that are very far from the global origin the stored camera positions did not work correctly
3D Palette: for some models that are very far from the global origin the basic views (top, front, left…) did not work correctly

Excel Export: Element assemblies can now be exported to Excel
Excel Export: Progress reporting added to Excel export
Excel Export: Worksheets are now sorted alphabetically and measure values cells are rounded. The rounding is done with a format string and all cell values are still stored with full accuracy

Adding a new building storey in the Containment palette; canceling the operation caused the application to crash
Enrichment sample template; object class was missing
Model splitting; on Windows 10 the application crashed during the splitting operation
Resolving locations; data was unnecessarily removed from element assemblies
IFC export; in a special geometric context the geometry of affected objects was exported incorrectly
IFC export; unsupported type of site geometry caused all objects to be located at the origin of the site
Flatten Contained Geometries Tool: used incorrect geometric representation type name, which caused the import to fail in Solibri

New Location Editor workspace for cutting models using 3D prisms. This can be used e.g. for defining construction sections or creating cut-outs from the model. The functionality naturally also works with merged models. If one object spans multiple locations (3D prisms) it can be cut into location specific parts and the quantities are re-calculated for each part. Smart Split makes sure objects are split only in meaningful ways e.g. that walls are not split vertically along their axis or slabs horizontally.
Property values can now be edited directly in the Properties palette. Drop-down lists are provided for text properties, either with a list of allowed values defined in validation or with values for the property from the current model.
The layout of workspaces is saved and re-used within and between sessions. This also includes new palettes you add and dock to the workspace.
New 'Convert to Brep' -tool. Simplifying geometry to boundary representations is useful when the receiving application is not able to correctly read advanced geometry structures from IFC.
New 'Flatten Contained Geometries' and 'Convert Assemblies to Building Elements' tools enhance workflows with applications that don’t support Element Assemblies in their IFC import

The Model Placement Editor workspace has been significantly improved. The user interface is clearer and all operations can now be undone. It is also possible to edit the longitude and latitude of the project.
BCF Manager has been updated to a new version. For more information please visit the BCF Manager home page http://www.bimcollab.com/en/BCF-Manager/BCF-Manager
The ribbon has been simplified and streamlined by moving most functions to the default Home tab. Links to support and to the template guide were added.
Values from text properties can now be copied into measure value properties using templates
Merging properties with the same name using templates has been simplified
The color picker in the 3D Palette ribbon tab has been improved to also allow setting the transparency of objects
General performance and stability improvements