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The Info Tool

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This article describes how you can examine components in the model using the Info tool.

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The Info tool works in conjunction with the Info view and allows you to interrogate any component in the model. For example, you can use the Info tool to find out which model a component is a part of, what the GUID of the component is, what are its dimensions or any number of property sets exported from the authoring tool.

Note

In v9.13.3 and newer, you have the option to use the Advanced Info View. This advanced view offers a more concise and user-friendly structuring of the data in the Info view. The Info view structure has six main tabs: BIM Data, IFC Header, IFC Standard Properties, IFC Standard Quantities, Other Properties, and Custom. Each tab has additional tabs under it. You can toggle this on and off in the General Settings.

To view component properties:

  1. Select the Info tool from the main toolbar:

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  2. Click a component in the 3D view. The component is highlighted in green, and you can see its properties in the Info view:

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The Info view shows the component data that has been exported to the IFC model. The level of details depends on the selected component and the IFC export level set in the authoring tool.

In the Info view, you can see the IFC class of the component above the tabs. The number after the component (e.g. Wall 1.2.34) shows:

  • Running order of the floor level

  • Running order of the listed component in that level

  • The version of the component

The Advanced Info view has six types of tabs. Each tab contains different information about components:

  • BIM Data: includes:

    • identification: Attributes (model and component), IfcEntities, Solibri Data

    • Location of Container(s)/component(s)

    • Quantities of container(s)/component(s)

    • profile (for components that have it)

    • material (for components that have it)

  • IFC Header: contains the description, name and schema of the IFC File

  • IFC Standard Properties: standarized Property sets by BuildingSmart

  • IFC Standard Quantities: standarized Quantity sets by BuildingSmart

  • Other Properties: All non-standard property sets, such as property sets the user has defined or property sets from the CAD System

  • Custom: API properties and hyperlinks

  • Fields within the tabs can be highlighted and the data copied (Ctrl + C / Cmd + C) to the clipboard for use in other applications.

Note

In MacOS, all the tabs are of the same colour. Only one row of tabs is visible but there is an arrow you can click allowing you to scroll sideways through the list. Alternatively, if you click and hold on the arrow a popup will appear allowing you to jump directly to the tab you require.

Tip

When component highlighting is ON, the component you select is highlighted in green. To turn the highlighting OFF, click highlight_component_16x16.png. Only one component can be highlighted, but once you have highlighted a second component, you can scroll through the previous/next components you have examined using the arrows in the top right corner of the view.

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