BIM - Creating additional and internal storey levels

Product	InstalSystem 5
Type of article	FUNCTIONS AND TOOLS
Source for translation	2024-02-12

Description

The article describes the way of creating a building structure with additional and internal storey levels based on the IFC model.

Location in the program

Storeys management

• Storeys management is available in the General data window in the Building and surroundings section.
  

  1. Storeys management.
  
  

Import underlay

• The function Import IFC model is available in the 2D editor and in the 3D view window on the Main tools bar in the Underlay section when the Underlay editing scope is enabled.
  
  

  2. Underlay.
  
  

Building structure

• Icons of tools and functions related to the Creation storeys and Interpretation of structural components from the IFC file are available on the Main tools bar in the 2D editor and 3D view window on the Underlay section when the Underlay editing scope is enabled.
  
  

  3. Building structure.
  
  

Computation of building structure

• Computation of building structure is available on the Main tools toolbar in the Calculations section.
  
  

  4. Computation of building structure
  
  

Examples of use

Preparation of complete building structure with additional and internal levels interpreted from the IFC model

Import IFC model

For more information, see: BIM-Import and management of IFC models in InstalSystem 5 package.

Create main storey

For more information, see: BIM - Creating storeys based on data from IFC model.

Create additional and internal storey levels

There are several paths to create additional and internal storey levels:

• Choose the Slab and the Roof that define the elevation of the additional level and select the function Create an additional storey level between the selected slabs/roofs from the IFC file;
  
  
  
• If the above method is not entirely suitable the additional and internal levels can be added manually in the Storeys management window based on the data of IfcSlab and IfcRoof taken from the Data table.
  For more information, see: Create additional and internal storey levels.
  
• After interpreting an IfcSlab element for the main storeys that does not match existing levels elevations, create an internal level based on the storey ordinate with the command Create internal storey level from the right click menu.
  
  
  

Interpret structural components

Make the interpretation of other structural components of the IFC model.
For more information, see: Interpretation of IFC elements into building structure elements.

Additional information

To simplify the handling of multiple storey levels, the function Storey levels visibility can be used. The elevations are taken from the data defined in the Storeys management window.

Executing the IFC export

By default the program does not separate additional and internal levels during exporting. The levels are exported on the same sheet together with the corresponding main storey.