Basic IFC2x3 model exported from Sketchup

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  • hi everyone !
    Just to tell you that there's a new release for SketchUp-IFC-Manager (3.5.0)
    https://github.com/BIM-Tools/SketchUp-IFC-Manager/releases
    BR

    LaurensJNJQL
  • I guess you are familiar (involved?) with the Dutch BIM Basic IDM SketchUp instructions manual.

    https://bimloket.nl//documents/ILS_Native_SketchUp_v2_1_ENG.pdf

    Frankly, I gave up on SketchUp for some time, since there is no free desktop version anymore. A pity, as I used to organise workshops with kids 8-13 that played with SketchUp for 1h30 with nice outcomes.
    But for my purposes, making any meaningful IFC from SketchUp was not worth the hassle. The process of setting up the hierarchy was cumbersome. You need to use tricks to get empty nested components to get something resembling the IFC spatial hierarchy. And I could not get properties or quantities out in any decent way.

    The BIM Basic IDM linked above also hints at many of these shortcomings (e.g., writing something in the name of an object to at least get some information across is not real interoperable in my view).

    Load bearing / not Load bearing property can be provided in the description of the component if desired. Do this by right mouse click on the component > dynamic components > component options > Description

  • @StefanBoeykens
    Sorry to hear you don't like using IFC in sketchup.
    It's indeed a real bummer that Trimble moved the free version of Sketchup to the cloud with only a webapp and no support for plugins, but still the payed version helps a lot of people without access to and knowledge of the big BIM tools create meaningfull models that really have value on the construction site.
    We started this plugin to remove some of the hoops you'd have to jump through to get data out of sketchup as IFC because the native exporter still has some big flaws. And ofcourse this plugin is far from perfect but people are using it and I still like it enough to keep working on it :-D
    It's place on OSarch is a bit dubious because the open source plugin can't be used without the proprietary product.
    BTW Your comment about loadbearing is from the 2 years old english version of the manual, we still need a volunteer to translate the new Dutch version into English: https://www.bimloket.nl//documents/Handleiding_SketchUp_BIM_basis_ILS_2_0.pdf, interested? ;-)
    One of the big improvements is support for common propertysets.
    Let's see where BlenderBIM ends up, I hope it replaces all proprietary stuff soon!
    Cheers,
    Jan

    MoultJQLbrunopostle
  • Thanks! Sounds perfect :-D

  • @StefanBoeykens said:

    Frankly, I gave up on SketchUp for some time, since there is no free desktop version anymore. A pity, as I used to organise workshops with kids 8-13 that played with SketchUp for 1h30 with nice outcomes.
    But for my purposes, making any meaningful IFC from SketchUp was not worth the hassle. The process of setting up the hierarchy was cumbersome. You need to use tricks to get empty nested components to get something resembling the IFC spatial hierarchy. And I could not get properties or quantities out in any decent way.

    You can still get a free (non commercial) desktop version, that accepts plugins here:
    https://www.sketchup.com/download/all

    • Sketchup Make 2017

    Quantities with the native generate report is a bit off . There are nice plugins (proprietary) that solve those issues:

    • Quantifier Pro
    • Estimator

    Sketchup also includes Trimble Connect Business in it's subscriptions. It's a strong bridge to BIM management that imports IFC and other proprietary formats. I'm sorry if it's sounding like I'm advertising proprietary software in this forum, I'm just trying to make these aspects clearer.

    I'm also following BlenderBIM development.

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