I'm giving up.
Last attempt is to share what I did so that if somebody in GS or in the forum has the time and will to investigate a little bit more ...
Here you can download a zip file containing a pln test file, an IFC scheme and a schedule scheme.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5YhSR8H9tBKWkZnSFNvT0dDMEU/view?usp=sharing
I defined some rules in order to have a BOQ at once ...
I did the following:
1. all the items defined as "beam" type produce a quantity using the unit linear meter, so I defined the rules for walls (used for example as skirtings), columns (used for trims or profiles), etc. and for all those elements to be computed by length.
2. all the items defines as "slab" type produce a quantity using unit "square meter" using the item's foot print area, so I defined rules for slabs, roofs, meshes, walls (used, for example, as wall covers), etc. and for all those elements to be computed by top area.
3. all the items defined as "building proxy" produce a quantity using unit "cubic meter", so I defined the rules for slabs, columns, beams, roofs, walls and for all those elements to be computed by volume.
4. all the items defined as "furnishing type" produce a quantity using the unit "piece", and for all those elements to be computed by piece.
5. all the items defined as "wall type" produce a quantity using the unit "square meter" and calculate the quantities of the vertical face of the item itself, and for all those elements to be computed by area of the vertical face.
In this way I can get a BOQ at once, mapping all the elements in the proper category.
As I said before the result is very time consuming ... and I don't understand/know why. But most of all I would like to know if there's a way to use data mapping without this wastage of time!
Also to get the list of IFC parameters in the schedule it takes a minute ...
Thanks for any support.
Last attempt is to share what I did so that if somebody in GS or in the forum has the time and will to investigate a little bit more ...
Here you can download a zip file containing a pln test file, an IFC scheme and a schedule scheme.
I defined some rules in order to have a BOQ at once ...
I did the following:
1. all the items defined as "beam" type produce a quantity using the unit linear meter, so I defined the rules for walls (used for example as skirtings), columns (used for trims or profiles), etc. and for all those elements to be computed by length.
2. all the items defines as "slab" type produce a quantity using unit "square meter" using the item's foot print area, so I defined rules for slabs, roofs, meshes, walls (used, for example, as wall covers), etc. and for all those elements to be computed by top area.
3. all the items defined as "building proxy" produce a quantity using unit "cubic meter", so I defined the rules for slabs, columns, beams, roofs, walls and for all those elements to be computed by volume.
4. all the items defined as "furnishing type" produce a quantity using the unit "piece", and for all those elements to be computed by piece.
5. all the items defined as "wall type" produce a quantity using the unit "square meter" and calculate the quantities of the vertical face of the item itself, and for all those elements to be computed by area of the vertical face.
In this way I can get a BOQ at once, mapping all the elements in the proper category.
As I said before the result is very time consuming ... and I don't understand/know why. But most of all I would like to know if there's a way to use data mapping without this wastage of time!
Also to get the list of IFC parameters in the schedule it takes a minute ...
Thanks for any support.
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