3rd Party Application(s) to help with Preparation of IFC-SG Models (DiRoots)
DiRoots Plugin
(Free Plugin)
- DiRoots is a free plug-in to export BIM data (Model and Annotation Categories, Elements and Schedules) from Revit to Excel or Google Spreadsheets, and import it back to update the model.
* Note user interface may differ for different versions of DiRoots
Step 1
- Generate the IFC-SG schedules using ‘DiRoots - SheetLink’, in preparation to export it as MS Excel.
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Step 2
- Ensure that selection is ‘Whole Model’
- Go to ‘Schedules’ and select the schedules accordingly (e.g., Wall, Beam)
- The values in the ‘Schedules’ are default parameter values which are automatically generated and referenced from the name that is set in the schedule header.
Step 3
- ‘Export’ schedule to Excel or Google Sheet. There’s a completion bar that tracks the exporting progress.
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Step 4
- Design Engineer provides the design inputs (i.e. project-specific parameters) into the exported ‘Schedules’ Excel.
S2 – Fig 43
Step 5
- ‘Import’ the updated ‘Schedules’ Excel back into DiRoots, and the parameters will be updated accordingly.
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