This article describes how to use the Once Click LCA Extension for Solibri Office. Please note that this article is still work in progress and doesn’t yet include the details of all the functionalities.
Notice
The extension is currently available for testing in Solibri Solution Center Beta. To use it, you need a beta testing account for Solibri (for more information, see Solibri Society), and a One Click LCA license.
Important
To use the One Click LCA extension, you need to have a One Click LCA account.
The article covers the following topics:
The One Click LCA extension for Solibri is available in Solibri Solution Center Beta. With the extension, you can easily transfer model data from Solibri to One Click LCA for life cycle assessment, and examine environmental impacts for all building materials directly in Solibri.
One Click LCA and Solibri are jointly offering tools for Digital Construction to solve Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) automation. This new, plugin-based integration lets customers use models in Solibri, validate the data and easily automate LCA using One Click LCA.
This solution can be used by contractors, engineers and designers globally to automate LCA calculations for over 60 different standards, regulations and certifications. One Click LCA and Solibri are committed to making LCA assessments easy, accurate and timely.
The extension includes the following resources:
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Roles:
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One Click LCA.xml
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Rulesets:
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One Click LCA.cset
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Classifications:
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OneClickLCA_CLASS.classification
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OneClickLCA_MATERIAL.classification
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OneClickLCA_MaterialCategory.classification
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OneClickLCA_ModelCategory.classification
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To install the One Click LCA extension and the related resources:
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Open Solibri Office and login with your SSC Beta credentials.
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Click File > Solution Center. The extension should be assigned to you and thus available for you:
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Click Install and wait for the process to complete.
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Go back to Solibri Office. Click File > Roles and open the One Click LCA.xml role file.
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Open a model.
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In the Model Tree view, right click the model and select Categories > Choose in the context menu. Create a new category called “OneClickLCA_models”. Note that this step is mandatory for the extension to work.
This category should contain all the models calculated for the LCA. You can change the model category by right clicking a model and selecting Categories > OneClickLCA_models:
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The One Click LCA tool is visible as a new Solibri Layout. In the One Click LCA view, login to One Click LCA with your credentials (https://oneclicklcaapp.com/app/):
Important
To login, use the API password, which can be copied from Account & Settings > My user account (User profile) > Get API password:
The One Click LCA view has a table with several columns. The table below describes the information included in each column.
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Description |
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GROUP |
All groups created by “OneClickLCA_MATERIAL” classification |
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IFC CLASS |
Ifc class name |
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CLASS |
Classes allowed by One Click LCA according to the OneClickLCA_CLASS classification |
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IFC MATERIAL |
Model materials according to IFC models |
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CLASSIFICATION |
Model materials classified according to the OneClickLCA_MATERIAL classification |
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MATERIAL |
One Click LCA database material list |
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QUANTITY |
Component’s quantity (by default, volume) |
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QTY_TYPE |
Units available, according to the selected DB material |
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THICKNESS |
Component’s thickness (needed only when the unit is m2) |
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AREA_M2 |
Component’s area |
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CUSTOM |
This field can contain any additional information you would like to export. To select the attribute, right click the column header. |
In addition, the view has a toolbar with the following functionalities:
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Functionality |
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Start |
Run calculation |
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Save Configurations (to avoid loss of mapping operations) |
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Name of the current configuration / list of saved configurations to be retrieved any time |
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Solibri/IFC/One Click LCA |
Switch the entire table selecting the Solibri-oriented view, the IFC-oriented view or the One Click LCA-oriented view |
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Tree hierarchy from Material Group level down to component level. |
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Download of updated material DB according to the officials One Click LCA releases. |
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Export to OneClick LCA |
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Embedded LCA calculation: If this option is enabled, you can view the One Click LCA web page from the Browser Panel view. To add the view to the layout, click Views > Browser Panel: |
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Cloud LCA calculation (opens a new window in the web browser) |
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Select all components in the Selection Basket in the table |
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Generate an Excel report |
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Add or delete custom rows (custom rows are used for quantities and materials not included in the IFC models) |
To populate the table in the One Click LCA view, click Start.
Important
If you’ve modified any values in the table for a previous calculation, clicking Start resets those values.