Information Management – also know as “Putting the ‘I’ in BIM” – is an increasingly important topic for our customers.
To better manage this important meta-data both now and in the future, ARCHICAD 20 introduces ARCHICAD Element Properties: a robust foundational technology for future BIM data management in the ARCHICAD environment.
Properties are user‐defined custom data that can be connected to any construction element or zone, based on Element Classification. Property definitions for various data type can be created and transferred between projects, including their default values.
Properties can be shown on any output, enabling distribution of element‐related BIM data among stakeholders. For example:
- Add to Labels and Zone Stamps
- Use as criteria in searching and scheduling
- Add as Fields in Element Schedules, in the re‐organized Scheme Schedule settings interface
- Map as IFC scheme properties (IFC Scheme Setup) for IFC model exports
These new ARCHICAD Element Properties provide a extremely strong foundation for a number of additional features that we’ll explore in future posts.