Creating Reports from Presentations – Solibri Desktop Help Center

This article describes how you can create BCF, PDF, RTF and spreadsheet reports from presentations you have created in Solibri.

The article covers the following topics:

Creating the Report in the Communication Layout
BCF Report
General Report
Coordination Report

Creating the Report in the Communication Layout

To create a report from a presentation, go to the Communication layout.

In the Presentations view, click Report. A dialog opens:
Add the report title.
Select the report content. Marked issues are the ones you have flagged () in the Issues view.
Select the report type (BCF, PDF, RTF or Excel). The different types are explained in detail below.

BCF Report

BCF (BIM Collaboration Format) is a format that several BIM authoring tools support. It allows you to communicate the results directly back to the authoring software to be fixed. BCF format contains all data from the the issue details, camera location and target of the view created, and the PNG of the views. BCF tags the related components to easily identify and select them in the authoring tool.

To create a BCF report from a presentation:

Select BCF Report (v1.0/v2.0/v2.1/v3.0) as the report type.
Optional settings: Balance between the report size and image resolution with Image Quality settings
Click Save Report.
A dialog opens. Select the file location and click Save As. The report is saved as a .bcf file.

General Report

To create a general report from a presentation:

Select General Report (PDF/RTF) as the report type.
Optional settings: To control page format, orientation and margins, click Page Setup. A dialog opens. Determine the settings and click OK:

To balance between the report size and image resolution, select image quality (high, medium, low) from the drop-down list. With large reports containing many issues, this can make a significant difference to the file size.
Click Save report.
Select the destination folder and click Save As.

Coordination Report

To create a coordination report from a presentation:

Select Coordination Report (Excel) as the report type.
Select the report template. You can use the default template or create your own. You can see the list of keywords used in the report below.
To balance between the report size and image resolution, select image quality (high, medium, low) from the drop-down list. With large reports containing many issues, this can make a significant difference to the file size.
Click Save report.
Select the destination folder and click Save As.

Coordination Report Template Keywords

General keywords can be added to different rows. One cell can include more than one keyword:

Table 5. General keywords

Keyword	Description	Place to Edit
<PNG_IMAGE>	Logo or other image	Insert a PNG/JPG image into the template
<REPORT_TITLE>	Title of the report	Create Report dialog
<FILE_NAME>	Name of the model file	Save As dialog
<SOLIBRI_VERSION>	Solibri version number	-
<USER_NAME>	Solibri user name (email)	-
<USER_ORGANIZATION>	Name of the organization	-
<CURRENT_TIME>	Timestamp for report creation	-
<EMPTY>	Used for marking empty cells	-

Model keywords are related to the model files included in the report. They must all be on the same row. One cell can include multiple keywords:

Table 6. Model keywords

Keyword	Description	Place to Edit
<MODEL_NAME>	Name of the individual model file	-
<MODEL_TIME>	Timestamp for model creation	-
<MODEL_APPLICATION>	Application used to create the model	-
<MODEL_TYPE>	Type of the exported file	-

Note

If there are multiple models, each is listed on its own row and has the time, application and type information.

Presentation keywords include the name of the presentation. It must be on a row of its own:

Table 7. Presentation keywords

Keyword	Description	Place to Edit
<PRESENTATION_NAME>	Name of the presentation in Solibri	Right-click the presentation in the Presentation view and select Rename

Slide keywords are mostly related to the Issue Details view information in Solibri. They must all be on the same row, but in different cells:

Table 8. Slide keywords

Keyword	Description	Place to Edit
<SLIDE_NUMBER>	Order number of the issue slide in the presentation	Issue Sorter view
<SLIDE_ID>	Tracking ID of the issue slide	-
<SLIDE_LOCATION>	Location of the issue	Issue Details view (Location)
<SLIDE_TIME>	Timestamp for issue slide creation	-
<SLIDE_AUTHOR>	Author of the issue slide	-
<SLIDE_TITLE>	Title of the issue	Issue Details view (Title)
<SLIDE_PICTURE>	Issue snapshots. The image currently selected in Issue Details view is listed first.	Issue Details view (Communication)
<SLIDE_DESCRIPTION>	Description of the issue	Issue Details view (Description)
<SLIDE_COMMENT>	Comments on the issue	Issue Details view (Communication)
<SLIDE_RESPONSIBILITIES>	Responsibilities	Issue Details view (Responsibilities and Labels)
<SLIDE_STAGE>	Stage of the issue	Issue Details view (Coordination)
<SLIDE_DUE_DATE>	Due date of the issue	Issue Details view (Coordination)
<SLIDE_LABELS>	Labels of the issue	Issue Details view (Responsibilities and Labels)
<SLIDE_STATUS>	Status of the issue (e.g. assigned, open, closed, resolved)	Issue Details view (Coordination)
<SLIDE_PRIORITY>	Priority of the issue	Issue Details view (Coordination)