Import BIM Data

  1. Select Application View.
  1. Select Applications > BIM graphics.
    NOTE: Do not select this folder if you are updating an existing BIM graphic.
  1. Select the BIM Viewer tab.
  1. Click Edit .
  1. Click Import an IFC file .
  • The Open dialog box displays.
  1. Select the BIM import file *.ifc. INFO: An *.ifc file cannot be imported with the XBAP web client.
  1. Click Open.
  • After opening the IFC file (this may take some time depending on the size of the file), the content of the file is displayed as a 3D graphic and a pane opens with the hierarchy of the included BIM objects (building, floor, rooms, devices). Note that only a portion of the BIM objects are included in the IFC file.
  • A Desigo CC BIM file is saved as *.ifcc in the current project, in the BIM graphic folder.
  1. Click Save .
    Note: You cannot change the file name. The IFC file takes the file name of the Desigo CC graphic.
  1. All BIM files must be imported if the BIM data is subdivided into building data and mechanical and electrical installation data (see Note below). Repeat Steps 5 to 7 for each additional IFC Datei.
  • Project data is not yet associated.

 

Lots of BIM models include more than one file, e.g. one for the architecture model and one for each of the disciplines (building automation and control equipment, safety equipment, etc.) or another partial model structure. Information on combining such partial models to create a Desigo CC BIM graphic is described in the following steps.