Export properties from IFC schema

An innovated method to check data in BIM models

Drivers/Background

Digital Twin is not only a digital replication of a physical asset, it is a way beyond that. Digital twin is the data that supercharges its value.

Transport for NSW (TfNSW) launched the Digital of Engineering (DE) Framework in September 2018, there have been a series of releases. The latest version is published in December 2022. According to the DE framework, it provides a clear specification as to the information to be included in the BIM model. And the model property check templated is provided.

Model Property Check Template

Therefore, there is a high demand for us to use an effective tool to audit the properties in BIM models which can be used further to analyse or predict future.

Method 1: Properties+ | Navisworks

Step1: Create Properties template

Step2: Create Selection sets

Step3: Export properties for selected sets.

Disadvantage:

  1. Manually creating properties template — Time consuming

  2. Manually creating selection sets