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On the model view worksheet you can define which objects and properties are included (for example in the IFC export) and set the appearance (color and transparency) of objects.
The model view worksheet has the following sections
| Section | Description |
| Include/Exclude Objects Based on Object Class or Group | In this section you can include and exclude objects based on their object class or membership in a group. |
| Include/Exclude Objects Based on Text Property Value | Deprecated: In this section you can include and exclude objects of an Object Class based on a text property value |
| Include/Exclude Objects Based on Yes/No Property Value | Deprecated: In this section you can include and exclude objects of an Object Class based on a yes/no property value |
| Include/Exclude Property | In this section you can include and exclude properties from Object Classes. |
| Set Object Color and Transparency Based on Object Class or Group | In this section you can set the 3D appearance of objects, i.e. their color and transparency. |
| Set Object Color and Transparency Based on Text Property Value | Deprecated: In this section you can set the 3D appearance of objects, i.e. their color and transparency based on the value of a text property. |
| Set Object Color and Transparency Based on Yes/No Property Value | Deprecated: In this section you can set the 3D appearance of objects, i.e. their color and transparency based on the value of a yes/no property. |
In this section you can include and exclude objects based on their object class or membership in a group. You could for example exclude all furniture or include all objects in a ‘Building Envelope’ group. See the Groups –worksheet chapter of this guide for more information about groups.
NOTE: If you want to start with a clean slate, use the special value 'All' for Object or Group on the first row. This will exclude all objects in the model. Then you can start including the objects you really need.
NOTE: The following object classes cannot be excluded via templates: Project, Site, Building and Building Storey
| Field | Value | Description |
| Object or Group [+] | Text |
The name or identity key of the Object Class, or the name of the Group. The special value 'All' will apply the operation to all Object Classes. |
| Include | Yes/No |
Include the objects in the Object Class or Group? Leaving the cell empty will set the applicable objects into the 'Not decided yet' state
NOTE: Setting the background color of this cell will set that color as the 3D Appearance of the applicable objects.
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In this section you can include and exclude objects of an Object Class based on a text property value
NOTE: This section is included for backward compatibility. The recommended solution is to define a Group that selects the desired objects and use that Group in the ‘Include/Exclude Objects Based on Object Class or Group’ section. Groups give much more control over the selection because the rules of a Group can use any property type (text, number etc.) and more complex rules can be created using and/or logic.
| Field | Value | Description |
| Object [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the Object Class |
| Include | Yes/No |
Include the applicable objects? Leaving the cell empty will set the applicable objects into the 'Not decided yet' state
NOTE: Setting the background color of this cell will set that color as the 3D Appearance of the applicable objects.
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| Text Property [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the Text property that is used as a filter for including or excluding objects. |
| Text Operator | Choice | The text operator for finding values |
| Case Sensitive | /No | Perform case sensitive comparison? |
| Text Value [+] | Text | The property value used for finding the objects. The value can be left empty if the operator is Equals or NotEquals. |
In this section you can include and exclude objects of an Object Class based on a yes/no property value
NOTE: This section is included for backward compatibility. The recommended solution is to define a Group that selects the desired objects and use that Group in the ‘Include/Exclude Objects Based on Object Class or Group’ section. Groups give much more control over the selection because the rules of a Group can use any property type (text, number etc.) and more complex rules can be created using and/or logic.
| Field | Value | Description |
| Object [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the Object Class |
| Include | Yes/No |
Include the applicable objects? Leaving the cell empty will set the applicable objects into the 'Not decided yet' state
NOTE: Setting the background color of this cell will set that color as the 3D Appearance of the applicable objects.
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| Yes/No Property [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the Yes/No property that is used as a filter for including or excluding objects. |
| Yes/No Value | Yes/No | The property value used for finding the objects. |
In this section you can include and exclude properties from Object Classes.
NOTE: If you want to start with a clean slate, use the special value 'All' for both Object and Property on the first row. This will exclude all properties for all objects. Then you can start including the properties you really need.
| Field | Value | Description |
| Object [+] | Text | The name of identity key of the Object Class. The special value 'All' will apply the operation to all Object Classes. |
| Property [+] | Text |
The name of identity key of the property. The special value 'All' will apply the operation to all properties of the applicable Object Classes.
The special value ‘Added’ will apply the operation to all properties that were added to the applicable Object Classes by any template in the current template stack. |
| Include | Yes/No | Include the property? |
In this section you can set the 3D appearance of objects, i.e. their color and transparency.
| Field | Value | Description |
| Object or Group [+] | Text |
The name or identity key of the Object Class, or the name of the Group. The special value 'All' will apply the operation to all Object Classes. |
| Color | Color | Set the background color of this cell to define the color for the applicable objects |
| Transparency % | Number | The transparency of the objects in percent (0-100) 0 = opaque 100 = invisible |
In this section you can set the 3D appearance of objects, i.e. their color and transparency based on the value of a text property.
NOTE: This section is included for backward compatibility. The recommended solution is to define a Group that selects the desired objects and use that Group in the ‘Set Object Color and Transparency Based on Object Class or Group’ section. Groups give much more control over the selection because the rules of a Group can use any property type (text, number etc.) and more complex rules can be created using and/or logic.
| Field | Value | Description |
| Object or Group [+] | Text |
The name or identity key of the Object Class, or the name of the Group. The special value 'All' will apply the operation to all Object Classes. |
| Color | Color | Set the background color of this cell to define the color for the applicable objects |
| Transparency % | Number | The transparency of the objects in percent (0-100) 0 = opaque 100 = invisible |
| Text Property [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the Text property that is used as a filter for selecting objects. |
| Text Operator | Choice | The text operator for finding values |
| Case Sensitive | Yes/No | Perform case sensitive comparison? |
| Text Value [+] | Text | The property value used for finding the objects. The value can be left empty if the operator is Equals or NotEquals. |
In this section you can set the 3D appearance of objects, i.e. their color and transparency based on the value of a yes/no property.
NOTE: This section is included for backward compatibility. The recommended solution is to define a Group that selects the desired objects and use that Group in the ‘Set Object Color and Transparency Based on Object Class or Group’ section. Groups give much more control over the selection because the rules of a Group can use any property type (text, number etc.) and more complex rules can be created using and/or logic.
| Field | Value | Description |
| Object or Group [+] | Text |
The name or identity key of the Object Class, or the name of the Group. The special value 'All' will apply the operation to all Object Classes. |
| Color | Color | Set the background color of this cell to define the color for the applicable objects |
| Transparency % | Number | The transparency of the objects in percent (0-100) 0 = opaque 100 = invisible |
| Yes/No Property [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the Yes/No property that is used as a filter for selecting objects. |
| Yes/No Value | Yes/No | The property value used for finding the objects. |