Using BIM Viewer, you can retrieve information about any object in the overall model. This information includes the object's values and parameters (alphanumeric data) and its position in the model. In addition, you can find out how the object interacts with adjacent objects (geometry) and the overall model.
You can find this information in the Details palette, which usually consists of the following areas:
- Preview
You can move the element displayed in the preview in the same way as in full view. - Object structure
You can show or hide the preview using
Toggle visibility. - Object properties
This area lists not only user-specific (Allplan) attributes but also global details of the object, such as its name, geometry and unit.
For example, the Element section shows the name of the model from which the object comes. This is particularly useful if the building model consists of a number of superimposed specialist models from various sources and you cannot find the IFC file containing the object in question. - Attachments
Attachments are comments, files (for example, screenshots) and hyperlinks (for example, pointing to web sites of manufacturers) (see "Attaching comments and further information to objects").
To retrieve information about an object
Go to the building model and click the object whose details you want to see.
The Details palette shows all available information about the object clicked.
