The Project details palette gives you an overview of the data structure of the currently open project and all its specialist models. You can use the Models and Building structure areas in this palette to control which objects are visible in full view. As the settings in these two areas overlap, you can only see objects that are visible in both areas.
In addition, you can use the Models area to make models or their subordinate object types transparent.
→ The Bimplus project is loaded in BIM Explorer (see "Loading the building model into BIM Explorer") |
Click Show project details on the left sidebar.
You can see the Project details palette on the left.
Using the Models area of the Project details palette, you can set the specialist models and the object classes in these models to visible, invisible or transparent. You can define this setting for an entire specialist model or for each individual object class in this model.
→ The Bimplus project is loaded in BIM Explorer (see "Loading the building model into BIM Explorer") |
The Building structure area shows the hierarchical structure of each specialist model in accordance with the Allplan building structure or the specifications for the IFC format using the following levels: site (IFCSite), building (IFCBuilding) and story (IFCBuildingStory).
As the Allplan drawing file structure is defined neither in IFC nor in BIM, you cannot find this structure in Bimplus either. The same applies to the Allplan layer structure, which is completely different in BIM and IFC.
→ The Bimplus project is loaded in BIM Explorer (see "Loading the building model into BIM Explorer") |
Click to set the objects in the structural levels from visible to invisible or from invisible to visible.
Note: The setting in the Models area overrides the setting in the Building structure area. Consequently, only the objects of the models selected are visible in full view. |
To see all components of the building model, you can hide masking objects.
As an alternative, you can isolate objects. This option is particularly useful for complex building models, allowing you to focus on particular components.
→ The Bimplus project is loaded in BIM Explorer (see "Loading the building model into BIM Explorer") |
Click Hide again to switch it off.
The objects you clicked are still hidden.
Note: To make all objects visible again, click Reset. |
→ The Bimplus project is loaded in BIM Explorer (see "Loading the building model into BIM Explorer") |
Click Isolate on the toolbar at the bottom.
This makes all the other objects transparent so that you can clearly see the selected object(s).
Note: To make all objects visible again, just click Isolate again. |
You can create sections through the building model. These sections are parallel to the x, y or z plane. If you want, you can move the cutting plane so that it is perpendicular to the x, y or z plane.
Note to Allplan users: Allplan and Bimplus use different coordinate systems (z-axis in Allplan = y-axis in Bimplus; y-axis in Allplan = negative z-axis in Bimplus). |
→ The Bimplus project is loaded in BIM Explorer (see "Loading the building model into BIM Explorer") |
Go to the toolbar at the bottom, click Section and select the cutting plane you want to use. You can choose between X, Y and Z.
Note: To switch off the section, click Section again. |