Interactive Information Points

[Xi]

I am currently working on a university project where I am creating a BIM model of a laboratory. As part of the project, I would like to make the model more interactive by attaching information points (or icons) to various pieces of equipment. Ideally, when someone clicks on a piece of equipment, it would display additional information such as:

• The equipment’s name

• A short description

• A picture of the equipment

• A tutorial or YouTube video

• Or provide quick access to a hyperlink containing the above information

I am looking for a software platform or viewer that can handle this type of functionality — essentially allowing me to attach metadata, annotations, or custom properties to individual objects/components in an IFC model and have that information easily viewable.

Could you please advise whether BIMx is capable of supporting this type of interactive feature?

[Nathan Hildebrandt · Accepted solution]

Refer to this video at the 21 minute mark. I show how you can attach information in IFC or in BIMx.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-8yxdXWCIw

[Xi]

Hi Nathan,

Thank you so much for your fast response.

Could you please clarify what you meant about setting up a custom view in BIMx? I’m quite new to this. Does it mean that when you add your hyperlink to the mortar in the IFC file, it doesn’t directly translate into the info tab in BIMx?

Thanks again for your help!

[Nathan Hildebrandt · Accepted solution]

You will need to create a custom element interactive schedule to include the information fields that you want to appear in the BIMx file. Save a view of the EIS. When you create your BIMx through the publisher set the information set to be the EIS that you have saved. Then that information will be available when someone clicks on the element.

For the information to export in IFC you will need to ensure you have the information mapped out correctly in the IFC Export Translator. Or you can check the button the on the IFC export Translator to export all Archicad Properties.