Attribute Manipulator

IFC Writer Global ID and GUID

When 12d exports an IFC file each object is given a unique GUID. If you export the same data again, the new IFC is created at a different point in time so each object is given a new and unique GUID. This can create problems for other software, such as Navisworks, as the GUID is [...]

Attribute Manipulator and IFC Property Sets

Page under construction. When writing an IFC file, 12d exports Attribute Groups using the tags IFCCOMPLEXPROPERTY and IFCPROPERTYSINGLEVALUE. Depending on the receiving software, these attributes will be flattened into a single level attribute or ignored completely. This is where exporting 12d Attribute Groups as IFC Property Sets can help. When preparing your data, the [...]

Attribute Manipulator – Concatenate Attributes

This Post is Under Construction, please stay posted for updates. Major projects tend to favour long string/object names that define things like type, location, discipline, stage, etc. Normally this information would be stored as attributes (metadata) on the object. The 'Attribute Manipulator' (AttMF) allows users to concatenate these attributes into single value. Concatenating allows complex, [...]

Attribute Manipulator – Copy Segment & Vertex Attributes to String Attributes

The Attribute Manipulator in 12d Model can be used to copy, move, edit, and delete Attributes for Strings, Models, Tins, and more. This is useful when data needs to be exported to software that only allows String Attributes (Meta Data). The workflow below will describe how to copy Segment and Vertex Attributes to String Attributes. [...]

Create/Edit Attribute Manipulator File

This option is a file that allows the user to set up a file that manipulate attributes on data. Use: Utilities => Attributes => Create/Edit Attribute Manipulator File You can do basic math functions in the Attribute Manipulator. For example, add two attribute values together. You capture the attributes as "values", and then use those [...]