Changing Attributes and Order for Generate BIM Product Structure

You can change the order that Generate BIM Product Structures generates entities and the attributes that are included in the generation.

  1. From the top bar, select Me > Preferences, and then click the App Preferences tab.
  2. Select the Building & Civil > Buildings Structures category in the left-hand box.
  3. From the BIM tab:
    1. To convert steel members to Structure Design members when you implement the Generate BIM Product Structure command, select the Create Structure Detail design members check box

      This option means you can open a catalog member such as catalog column in Structure Design and, for example, make holes in the column for a bolted connection.

    2. To change the Generate BIM Product Structure processing order for elements that affect the geometry, from Export Priority, select each element you want to change and click UP or DOWN until you are satisfied with the order.
    3. To change the priority for wall processing, from Wall Objects Priority, select the attribute you want to change, and click Ascending, Descending, or Ignore.
    4. To change the priority for slab process, from Slab Objects Priority, select the attribute you want to change and click Ascending, Descending, or Ignore.
    5. Click OK.