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On the Model worksheet you can edit the model schema and the data of the model.
The model worksheet has the following sections
| Section | Description |
| Set Units | Units can be set for the model and for the template. |
| Add Identity to Object | In this section you can add new identities (names) for Object Classes |
| Add Property to Object | In this section you can add new properties to Object Classes. |
| Add Identity to Property | In this section you can add new identities (names) for properties. |
| Swap Property Values | In this section you can swap the values of two properties. |
| Trim Text Property Values | You can use this section to trim away part of a text property value, for example a prefix or postfix. |
| Find and Replace Text Property Values | You can use this section for setting the value of a text property based on the current value of the same property. |
| Set Property Values Based on Text Property Value | In this section you can set the value of one property based on the text value of another property. |
| Copy Property Values | In this section you can copy text property values from one property to another. |
| Move and Rotate Site | In this section you can move and rotate the site object. |
| Move and Rotate Project | In this section you can move and rotate the project object. |
Units can be set for the model and for the template.
Setting the model units affects the unit definition of the model (the model is converted to these units) and thus also the exported IFC file. If no value is given for a model unit, the unit defined in the imported IFC model is used.
The template units define the interpretation of any measure values used in the template. If no value is given for a template unit the model unit is assumed. Template units have no effect on the units of the exported IFC file.
In this section you can add new identities (names) for Object Classes. This has no effect on the IFC export but allows you for example to translate the names of object classes to your own language in the Simplebim user interface.
| Field | Value | Description |
| Object [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the Object Class |
| Identity to Add [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the identity to add |
| Make Default | Yes/No | Make this the default identity, i.e. the name that is shown in the Simplebim user interface? |
In this section you can add new properties to Object Classes. You use the Identities defined on the Resources sheet for adding new properties.
Adding a property to an Object Class automatically includes that property in the model view. If you want to exclude the property you added, you must exclude it explicitly in the ‘Include/Exclude Property’ section of the ModelView worksheet.
| Field | Value | Description |
| Object [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the Object Class |
| Property [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the Identity used for creating the new property |
| Property Type | Choice | The type of the property. Allowed values are: Yes/No, Number, Whole Number, Logical, Text, Measure |
| Single/List | Choice | The aggregation of the property. Allowed values are: Single, List |
| Unit Type | Choice |
The unit type of the property - applies only to measure properties. Allowed values are: count, length, area, volume, mass, angle, temperature, time, power, thermal transmittance, volumetric flowrate, other |
| Unit Symbol | Text |
The unit symbol of the property, e.g. mm - applies only to measure properties. Must be valid for the Unit Type, e.g. mm is valid for length, but not for area. If no Unit Symbol is given the Model Units are used, i.e. the property will have the Unit Symbol defined in the using of the model for the applicable Unit Type. |
In this section you can add new identities (names) for properties. This has no effect on the IFC export but allows you for example to translate the names of properties to your own language in the Simplebim user interface.
| Field | Value | Description |
| Object [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the Object Class |
| Existing Property | Text | The name or identity key of the property you want to add the new identity to. This property must already exist on the object class. |
| Identity to Add [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the identity to add |
| Make Default | Yes/No | Make this the default identity, i.e. the name that is shown in the Simplebim user interface? |
In this section you can swap the values of two properties. When you swap property values (instead of copy) the values of both properties remain in the model for future use.
| Field | Value | Description |
| Object [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the Object Class |
| Property 1 | Text | The name or identity key of the first property |
| Property 2 | Text | The name or identity key of the second property |
You can use this section to trim away part of a text property value, for example a prefix or postfix. You could for example trim a ‘Basic Wall’ prefix from the building element construction type of walls.
There is a separate section in the template for trimming before copy operations and after copy operations because the order of events determines if the trim is applied to a copied value or to the original value.
| Field | Value | Description |
| Object or Group [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the Object Class or Group |
| Trim Property | Text | The name or identity key of the text property to trim |
| Trim Type | Text | The type of the trimming. Allowed values are: prefix, postfix, anywhere, regex and regex inverse. |
| Case Sensitive | Yes/No | Perform case sensitive comparison? This setting is ignored if the trim type is regex or regex inverse. |
| Text to Trim | Text | The text to trim from the position defined by the trim type. If the trim type is regex or regex inverse, the value in this cell is used as the regular expression. |
You can use this section for setting the value of a text property based on the current value of the same property. You could for example replace ‘Mtg.’ with ‘Meeting’ in space names.
NOTE: There is a separate section in the template for find and replace before copy operations and after copy operations because the order of events determines if the find and replace is applied to a copied value or to the original value.
| Field | Value | Description | ||||
| Object or Group [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the Object Class or Group | ||||
| Find Property [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the property for which you want to find and replace values | ||||
| Text Operator | Choice | The text operator for finding values | ||||
| Case Sensitive | Yes/No | Perform case sensitive comparison? | ||||
| Find Value [+] | Text | The value(s) to find. Leave empty to find empty values. You can specify multiple values by adding new rows to the cell (Alt + Enter) | ||||
| Replace Value | Text | The value replacing the found value(s). Leave empty to replace the found value(s) with an empty value. | ||||
| Replace Type | Choice |
The type of the replacement
This is a new feature in Simplebim 5.1
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In this section you can set the value of one property based on the text value of another property. You could for example set the IsExternal property to ‘Yes’ for all walls that have a building element construction type that starts with ‘EXT’.
NOTE: There is a separate section in the template for setting property values before copy operations and after copy operations because the order of events determines if finding the objects for which the property values are set is done based on a copied value or to the original value.
NOTE: If you need a large number of such operations the Enrichment system is probably the better alternative because it is much more compact and easy to manage.
| Field | Value | Description |
| Object or Group [+] | Text |
The name or identity key of the Object Class or Group
New in 5.0 SR2: The special value “All” applies the operation to all objects classes that have the Find Property, or if a Find Property is not given, the Set Property. |
| Find Property [+] | Text |
The name or identity key of the property for which you want to find and replace values
New in 5.0 SR2: If the Find Property is empty, the operation is applied to all objects of the given object class or object group. |
| Text Operator | Choice | The text operator for finding values |
| Case Sensitive | Yes/No | Perform case sensitive comparison? |
| Find Value [+] | Text | The value(s) to find. Leave empty to find empty values. You can specify multiple values by adding new rows to the cell (Alt + Enter). Or –logic is applied if there are multiple values. |
| Set Property | Text | The name or identity key of the property for which you want to set the value. |
| Set Value | Mixed | The value you want to set for the property. The value is converted to the data type of the Set Property. If you are setting measure values, please pay attention to the Template Units. |
In this section you can copy text property values from one property to another. Using regular expression you can also copy only a part of the original value.
| Field | Value | Description |
| Object or Group [+] | Text | The name or identity key of the Object Class or Group |
| From Property | Text | The name or identity key of the property from which you want to copy the values |
| To Property | Text | The name or identity key of the property into which you want to copy the values |
| Copy Empty Values | Yes/No | Should empty values be copied? Use No if you want to merge the values of the two properties. |
| Overwrite Non Empty Values | Yes/No | If the 'To Property' already has a value, should that value be overwritten by the value of the 'From Property'? Use No if you merge the values of the two properties and want to give priority to the values in the To Property. |
| Regular Expression | Text | You can optionally use regular expressions for modifying the property value that is being copied. Only the part of the original value that is selected by the specified regular expression will be copied. |
New in Simplebim version 5.2
The From Property can also be from another object or group, like a the space containing the object or the system the object belongs to.
The syntax is: [Reference].Property
For example [Space].Space Name
The example above copies the value of the Space Name property from the space containing the object.
The notations are case insensitive and whitespace is ignored also within the text, for example 'building storey' is the same as 'BUILDINGSTOREY'. For groups the property Name is the name of the group, for example [System].Name copies the name of the system. If an object belongs to multiple groups within the same category, e.g. an object belongs to multiple systems, then the first group found is used.
The notations in the following table are supported.
| Notation | Description |
| [Container] | The container of the object regardless of object class |
| [Space] | The space containing the object |
| [Building Storey] | The building storey containing the object |
| [Building] | The building containing the object |
| [Site] | The site containing the object |
| [Project] | The project containing the object |
| [Element Assembly] | The element assembly containing the object |
| [Main Element Assembly] | The main / top-most element assembly containing the object. This notation is useful if your model contains nested element assemblies, i.e. assemblies that contain other assemblies. |
| [Curtain Wall] | The curtain wall containing the object |
| [Asset] | The asset (group) the object belongs to |
| [Building System] | The building system (group) the object belongs to |
| [Distribution Circuit] | The building system (group) the object belongs to |
| [Distribution System] | The distribution system (group) the object belongs to |
| [Group] | The IFC group the object belongs to |
| [Inventory] | The inventory (group) the object belongs to |
| [System] | The system (group) the object belongs to |
| [Zone] | The zone (group) the object belongs to |
| [Group|Group Category] | The group from a custom group category the object belongs to. For example the notation [Group|DC:GROUPS:ERRORS] copies from the error groups that are created by various tools. |
| [Classification|Classification System] | The classification notation from the specified classification system. For example the notation [Classification|Uniformat] copies from the classification notation assigned to the object from the Uniformat classification system |
| [Reference Property] | Any reference found on the object can be used. For example the notation [DC:CONTAINEDBY] uses the Contained By property and copies from the container of the object |
| [Reference Property|Object Class] | Same as Reference Property above, but follows the reference until an object from the specified object class is found. For example the notation [DC:CONTAINEDBY|DC:SPACE] copies from the space containing the object |
In this section you can move and rotate the site object, typically for preparing a model for use as part of a combined model.
NOTE: X, Y and Z must be in the length unit measure (mm, m, inch, feet…) of the model.
| Field | Value | Description | ||||
| X | Number | X value of the offset | ||||
| Y | Number | Y value of the offset | ||||
| Z | Number | Z value of the offset | ||||
| Rotation (deg) | Number | Value between 0 and 360 | ||||
| Relative/Absolute | Choice |
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In this section you can move and rotate the project object, typically for preparing a model for use as part of a combined model.
NOTE: X, Y and Z must be in the length unit measure (mm, m, inch, feet…) of the model.
| Field | Value | Description | ||||
| X | Number | X value of the offset | ||||
| Y | Number | Y value of the offset | ||||
| Z | Number | Z value of the offset | ||||
| Rotation (deg) | Number | Value between 0 and 360 | ||||
| Relative/Absolute | Choice |
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