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MEP cleanup

  1. C by CadGiru on 25 Sep 2024, edited 16 Oct 2024 # +1 votes

    Anyone with experience in cleaning up MEP file?

    Given a piping(plumbing) file. Most elements are defined as types. Their geometry is bloated (huge faceCount).

    If cleaning up the geometry in the type definition, will this be updated in the instances?

    Any suggestions much appreciated

  2. M by Moult on 25 Sep 2024 #

    It's a bit hard to say without seeing the model. Pipes and ducts are most efficiently represented as circular and rectangular extrusions - can you confirm that they are actually breps or tessellations?

  3. C by CadGiru on 25 Sep 2024, edited 25 Sep 2024 #

    Originating app MagiCAD For Revit 2021 UR-2

    Maybe not really answering Your q, but think w MagiCAD and 2x3 export, it would be meshes, not extrusions ?

    example typical ifcFlowSegment (pipe) looks like this

    ifcFlowFitting...

  4. T by theoryshaw on 25 Sep 2024 # +1 votes

    If cleaning up the geometry in the type definition, will this be updated in the instances?

    generally, yes.

  5. A by Arv on 29 Sep 2024 # +1 votes

    @CadGiru I've made a script for a client to clean up IFC2x3 MEP exports from AX3000, for geometry as well as class and properties with ifcopenshell.

  6. C by CadGiru on 30 Sep 2024 #

    @Arv

    exports from AX3000

    Could U expand, AX3000?

  7. A by Arv on 15 Oct 2024 #

    @CadGiru https://ax3000-group.de/en/ has MEP plugins to be created for use with various bim software. This also exports to IFC2x3 and IFC4.

  8. C by CadGiru on 16 Oct 2024 #

    @Arv thx, Was thinking of cleaning up ifc MEP files created in MagiCAD or other, with BonsaiBim

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