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1. Tag View 25 Auto navigate the view Navigate To Tag View 27 4 Tag Vew 5 Tag View 6 Date Author Status Tag View 7 PC1 B RA Constructi Tag View 8 Tag View 9 Navisworks Marking Plan View 2 35 2 Export BCF File In the export to BCF tab all existing Navisworks viewpoints are listed in the same structure as it is defined in the Saved Viewpoint panel in Navisworks As many viewpoints as required can be selected for export Also the size of the image to be generated can be defined for each viewpoint After selecting viewpoints and defining the image size press the Export button input a file name when requested and the output BCF file will be generated including all viewpoints and comments along with a snapshot of the model for each viewpoint Import BCF File Read more about BCF standard here http www buildingsmart org standards bcf Smart BCF Exchange E iConstruct 2015 User Guide 9 iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS To import a BCF File open the Import from BCF tab in the Smart BCF Exchange window then open the BCF file by clicking on the Open button Smart BCF Exchange ES Export to BCF Import From BCF Load BCF file D Temp SampleBCF bcfzip Open Select All Tag View 1 Tag View 3 Tag View 4 Tag View 3 PC1 B_RA Structural Rex v Auto navigate
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3. 4 iConstuct Acdimibes Gear 2 Workflow Designer c 3 Bg Search E ColorCode Attributes P AppendDstsRowActrity W AppendModelActnaty 9 ColorCodeActivity W ColorSelectonActity W DataLinkerActraty B Export to Image Override Ei iConstruct Attributes OWGExponerActivity F ExecuteAuditActivity Excepbon Excer byy ff m W ExportAccessDatabaseActivity Construct Condition Collection zi P GetViewPointDataActivity bth V HideExceptSelectedActivty Result A V HideResetAllActivity Misc W HideSelectedActivity Drsplay Name ColorCode IntegratorActivity InvertSelecbonActroty MatenalResetAllactivity VW OpenModelActiity ReConstructActivity Bs gt ME Variables Arguments imports Run Local Save To Fie Load Fie Save Now that the color code template is selected we can add another viewpoint for the color coded view To save time right click on the UpdateCurrentView activity click Copy then right click underneath the ColorCode activity and paste it in Edit the view name Color Code and comment This is the color coded view Following this reset the colors back to their defaults before saving so drag amp drop the MaterialResetAll after the color coded view creation iConstruct Client 137 iConstruct 2015 User Guide FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 27 Workflow Designer md Add default wew Expand All Collaps
4. Template Name 02 Tekla IFC to Project Std Saved Templates 01 PDMS to Project Std 02 Tekla IFC to Project Std 03 Revit to Project Std 5 1 1 Configuration Window There are a number of items on this configuration window that will make Integrator work Get NW Props collects the data from the selected sample Item or Group data to be used in Integrator when setting up the custom data tabs Load Load a saved Integrator Configuration template Save Save the current configuration to a new template or update existing Delete Delete a saved Integrator Configuration template Close Closes the Integrator Configuration menu Template Name The name to be assigned to or already assigned to the template Saved Templates This is a list of the saved Integrator templates When selected these can be opened for editing and then resaved or deleted Data Tab Name Will be the display name of the customised data tab inside of Navisworks when the Integrator command is run Use first attributes for all If all the properties are from one tab the user can check the Use first attribute for all tick box which will make the attribute field the same as the first for the whole list Show Internal Names If checked it will display a read only column in the configuration grid of the internal property names of items selected within the model This can be used if the user has renamed Integrator iConstruct
5. Advanced settings for font family size colour and tag line can be found here Dynamic Labeller 15 1 iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Actions in this tab configure additional actions that the Dynamic Labeller module should take when running each template 34 2 Defining Template To define a new template type the template name in the New Template text box and press New Template button Marking Plan Templates New Template Property Definition Advanced Actions Property Definition Category v Drag and Drop item s Property v here Add Remove Category Property Save Delete Close The next step is to nominate properties to be marked when running the template Drag and drop at least one item from the model into the box with the red Drag and Drop item s here text When the Dynamic Labeller Template window is open items in the model can be selected and when dragging items the mouse icon will be changed to Marking Plan Templates 8 New Template Property Definition Advanced Actions Property Definition Category Item v 0 D Property Name v h Add Remove Category Property Save Delete Close Now select the Category Property that is to be displayed from the list and then press Add Many items can be selected however if too many items are chosen they might not fit in to the screen properly Dynamic Labeller ISSN iConstruct 2015 User Guide
6. iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Marking Plan Templates Named Type Property Definition Category Property Name Item After nominating the list of properties press the Save button Changes to the font colour and line alignment settings can be made in the advanced tab Marking Plan Templates New Template NewTempiate Name amp Type Property Definition Advanced Appearance Font Family The quick brown fox jumps over the Color EN Red Tag Line Settings Start Point Location Line width vi Line Factor SAMPLE LABEL Pattem Designer id C Draw Top Line with o 5 padding C Draw Buttom Line with D padding C Draw Right Line with The Dynamic Labeller plugin also has the option to create Saved Viewpoints automatically which can be found in the Actions tab Dynamic Labeller 198 iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Marking Plan Templates New Template New Template Name amp Type Property Definition Advanced Actions Actions Automatically create a Saved View Point Clear previous Marking Labels on execution Save Delete Close 34 3 Running a Dynamic Labeller Template After saving a template in the configuration winow a new Dynamic Labeller icon will appear in the Dynamic Labeller tab of the iConstruct panel Also a new command will be ad
7. iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS COPYRIGHT Copyright 2015 iConstruct Pty Ltd All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced in any form by any photographic electronic mechanical or other means or used in any information storage and retrieval system without prior written permission of iConstruct Pty Ltd iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Table of Contents 1 OVERVIEW 8 MEE D 8 1 INGW 0 DD d eripi Er Led M es CH UE cunt 9 2 INSTALLATION 10 21 JP RGIGCHISIIOS esoo e r ie RON o coEU UU SENI UNE PUR PIA CEUR UeNUG UTERE ET PUR DR NUMDUNDUN TURN 10 22 Ne MNS AMM RTI TETTE 10 2 3 LICENSING 11 2 3 1 Standalone License Activation seeeeeeissssssssssssssesseeseenenn nennen nennen nnne nnns 12 2 3 2 Floating Network License Activation ccccseeeceeceeseeeceeeeeeeseeeeeceeseeesseeeeeseaueeessaneesesaeeeeesaaes 13 239 16 EE 16 3 CONCEPT 17 S RECON MEO EEUU mmu 17 Te PIACON TADS an E E mm 17 0 0 Ice MEO 17 3 4 Groups vs Items Modelling Hierarchy cccccccccccccseeseeeeeceeeeceeeeseeseeeeesseeseeeesseeaeeeeesssegeesessaas 17 4 FIRST LOOK 18 At
8. Clash Name Clash Status Clash Comments CR 1Clash Instance Count CR2Clash Instance Count v Test Name Test 1 v Clash Group CR1 BHPBIO Assembly Cost Code CR1 BHPBIO Assembly Cost Code 1 13 2 BHPBIO Assembly Cost Code 1 13 BHPBIO Assembly Cost Code 1 Export Comments to Excel BHPBIO Assembly Cost Code 3 1 Import Comments from Excel BHPBIO Assembly Cost Code 4 1 Export to Clash Report BHPBIO Assembly Cost Code 5 1 Create Clash Detective Group o X S cc 1 6 Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View Team Cut gt A Te Fk amp Cu Calibri M 7A a Sy Wrap Text General M Normal Bad Good Neutral Calculation cu N 5 EH t 53 Copy adr AE M Ay iE 9401606 amp Center 9 49 308 Conditional Format Check Cell Explanatory input Linked Cell Note Inset Delete Forma Formatting as Table 5 5 Past Ee x i J Format Painter COR 2 Clipboard Font fa Alignment F Number Styles Cells Al fe TestName 4 8 6 D E F L M N AB AC AD AE 1 TestName ClashGroup ClashName ClashMinZ ClashMaxZ ClashPoint SeverityDistance ApprovedBy ApprovedTime CR1 SYSTEM1 Assembly Drawing CR1 SYSTEM1 BHP ModuleNb CR1 SYSTEM1 Name CR1 SYSTEM1 Assembly Mark 2 Test1 Clashi 566167 566417 34429218 414 52 01474246 25569 PSB 33 1221 0 6A BG120 01A
9. For example if there are 3 types of items in a field and an IEnumerable is being enumerated different actions can be assigned depending on which one While Loop through the actions listed in the DoWhile Body while the Condition is true The test on the condition is done at the start of the first loop so if it is not true to begin with the loop will not be entered iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS F PickBranch 0 lt PickBranch 0 E Trigger Trigger Grp activity here Lap activity here Action Action ume Pu Ple utu Iun CUVE nene LAUD Scu Herne Expression Result Default Add an activiy Case Sequence Case 2 Sequence Case 3 Sequence Add new case Condition Hesult Body Workflow Designer iConstruct 2015 User Guide ForEach lt T gt Used to enumerate an IEnumerable for example each row of an Excel file returned from ExecuteDataQuery Delay Suspends the processing of the current body sequence for a given amount of time TerminateWorkflow Terminates the workflow at this point iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 4j ForEach lt DataRow gt Foreach item in ExcelData Body Onn activity Ae th Parameter Duration time to delay in milliseconds Parameter Exception Reserved Parameter Reason Text to display to the user on termination Workflow Designer iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK
10. P To create the viewpoints right click on a test group or clash row and click the relevant option The visibility settings in Options colour hide Gc CR Dee io cup unselected etc will be applied when generating the viewpoints Create Clashing Object Viewpoints Create Clashing Test Viewpoints Create Clashing Group Viewpoints Also new is the ability to manually rename groups from within Clash Manager note these groups must have been published to Clash Detective first it will update the group name in both Clash Manager and Clash Detective TestName 11501 v V Auto Select Group Contents Layout Manager Options Refresh Clash Group CR2Clash Instance Count Clash Comments CR 1Clash Instance Count Clash Status Severity Distance Clash Name v Test Name 115 01 P hf sere rancher tr i eR ce Re ercaremac 000 OT LO AE IE TE CaO IEE Export to Excel gt Clash Group Test Name 115 01 Clash Group CR2 PDMS Name 2531 0003 ST SC3 1 450 B1 ae E E Export Visible Columns to Excel Export to Clash Report Create Clash Detective Group gt Clash Group Test Name 115 01 Clash Group CR2 PDMS Name 2531 0153 WP SC1 1 200 B1 Create Clashing Object Viewpoints Create Clashing Group Viewpoints Groups can also be renumbered automatically by selecting the test name and right clicking on Renumber Groups note these gro
11. iConstruct Report S lt Click and drag onto the report E P 5 E Wi E3 e S lt jaw Report File Edit View Format Window CE 9 Cl D 1 HH 4 J H gu yu 4 to zb 49 4 H8 QU QUO Y Times New Roman v 9 75 v B J Bf Iz S of ol see ERE LU 4 JE io EE o a T T 3 o gt a o 1 2 2013 iConstruct stru v 3 GroupHeaderl View Name RPT TABLE ViewName E detaiBandt i Pe l 2 Click to show editor 1 Then to show the table editor click the symbol on the top right of the control circled above followed by clicking on the iConstruct TableControlEditor link Once the Table Wizard appears drag and drop fields from the Field List Report Data gt ObjectProperties into the table Drag all the required fields into the table before changing other settings i e don t tick GroupBy until all the fields are in place DE CB Ves Monde go XPA SCR S l a 2 Times New Roman v 9 5 B J ea Field List 8 ReportData ObjectProperties PageHeader one band per page iConstruct v amp GroupHeaderl iConstruct Report fab ICONSTRUCT DATA AREA PREFIX fis ICONSTRUCT DATA AREA ID ICONSTRUCT DATA AREA JOB CODE ab ICONSTRUCT DAT
12. As the Calculation tool provides totals from the internal properties of the Navisworks model at the beginning of configuration the user will need to select a sample from the model where they are going to get the attributes and properties from to calculate 17 2 1 Calculation Settings There are a number of fields on the configuration window that are used to set up a Calculation command DID iConstruct 2015 User Guide 9 iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS GJ Calculations Config Display Name Search Unit Place Formula Estimated Total Weight Groups z x lafter v SUM iConstruct Data Assembly Weight kg Paint Area Groups kd im v after SuM iConstruct Data Assembly Unit Surf Shop Detailing Cost Groups s v before v SUM iConstruct Data Assembly Unit Value pi 71 RENS p 3 Formula Assistant Properties for Formula Sum Other Math Functions Add Custom Unit Assembly Unit Value abs ADD Select Attribute Assembly Unit of Measure acos Assembly Marking Plan asin construct Data Assembly Design Drawing atan Get NW Props 9 Display Name The name that will be given to the command in the Calculations menu Search Where the calculation command will search to gather the values to conduct the pre set calculation This can be by Groups Items or both but remember that using the Group option has more performance as it only
13. CBC Display Large Pedestal CBC Display Large Pedestal w lass Bool Chair Davis Zeno Lectern Nienkamper Mox Banquet manu Banquet may Chair Desk Furniture 5 Furniture 2 IAR GE BRIEFING 15 x 18 Chair T ask Arms B0 x 3 TZ w3 Chair Breuer Chair Executive Chair Chair Bar Stool Furniture Wassily 5 xd Furniture bench Mucraft 3B Diameter Furniture CAC Display Large Pedestal Furniture CBC DisplayLarge Pedestal ws lass Bax Standard Furniture Lectern Hienkamper Mox Introduction to the Report Designer iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 11 View Report The Create View Report command allow the user to produce a report from the saved viewpoints associated with the Navisworks Model along with any attached comment information created in Navisworks and a space for written remarks The View Report will also display the default logo and address see General Configuration section Standard Tools Create View Report To run the command select the Create View Report icon and the Create View Report dialog will appear Check the views that are required for the report and click ok The report will then be displayed in the sample viewer where it can be saved out as a PDF or Excel file KS Create View Repor x i1 SampleView iConstruct Standard Template Using iConstruct Standard Templat
14. Graphically displaying equations analytical models and real data Obtaining numerical solutions to more mathematically complex models Graphically comparing results from a model and observations Displaying histograms of numerical values Displaying numerical values in a formatted more convenient style Regardless of what version of Excel users may have on their computer iConstruct exports required data to a new Excel sheet and displays to the user Export Data iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 14 2 2 Reports If users are looking at creating a customized report based on data in the model and hand it over this option would be a good choice Using iConstruct report designer users find it very easy to create report templates with headers company logo and graphical design 14 2 3 Access MDB Access MDB files provides the opportunity to store data so other applications can access that data using ODBC connections to make queries run formulas or update data It s also possible to create security settings on the stored data create application forms within Access to display or update data or even connect to external data But the user should always consider that although Access is a good choice of storing data it has some limitations for client server applications or storing large numbers of data 14 2 4 Clipboard The clipboard is a software facility that can be used for short term data storage and
15. Laser Point Creator press New 3 oe DIEI eS m To create a new group type the group name in the New Group text box and press the Add Group button Laser Point Creator 555 iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Point List New Group Group Name World Coordinate X Y Z Local Coordinate X Y Z Select the object that the user want to add a point to The wireframe format of the object will be displayed in the 3D view window To add a point the user must first pick a 3D point in the 3D view To select the end point of a line or edge make sure the Snap to End Points button is highlighted To select the mid point of a line or edge make sure the Snap to Mid Points button is highlighted To select the intersection of two lines or edges make sure the Snap to Intersections button is highlighted Note The border of the button is blue when highlighted There are three other commands available in the toolbar Draw Line The user can draw lines using standard point selection commands Perpendicular Intersection by selecting two edges mid points this command highlights the perpendicular intersection for those lines Auto Mid Point by selecting this option and picking two other points this command highlights the mid point of the virtual line from those points Laser Point Creator IIS iConstruct 2015 User Gu
16. NAVISWORKS 1 To add a new calculation command type the name in the Display Name e g Estimated Mass then the objects to search on Items Groups or both and the unit to display 2 Then to build the formula click Get NW Props make sure a correct sample is highlighted in Navisworks in the Formula Helper box and then select an attribute The properties box will then populate 3 hen highlight the property that is to be added to the formula and drag it to the formula box hold down the left mouse button on the property move to the formula box and then release the left mouse button 4 The formula will automatically add the Attribute name and the SUM keyword Parts of the formula inside the parenthesis will be evaluated for each object and added together Outside of the SUM statement other calculations can be placed to make use of the total result but no properties should be outside of the SUM statement If the calculation needs to be more complex than a total sum of the values from selected items the Other Math Functions box can be used to assist or as a guide Simply drag the required calculation from the Other Math Functions Menu into the Formula section Note The SUM still needs to be present to give a calculated figure based on a determined formula and properties When using the Math Functions box some understanding of the JavaScript maths family will be required to compl
17. ReviewTrack does not have any predefined fields or templates it is up to the ReviewTrack administrator to define fields and templates based on the team requirements 2 20 4 ReviewTrac Stand alone Client iConstruct 2015 introduces iConstruct Client application which provides four main functionalities Job Management System User Management Template Management ReviewT RACK Client ReviewTrack client allows users to access all ReviewTrack information without running Navisworks Review TRACK ReviewTRACK Model Viewer ReviewTrack Data Browser Custom Field Editor There are three functionalities available in the ReviewTrack stand alone client e HeviewTrack Model Viewer e HeviewTrack Data Browser e Custom Field Editor Review Track iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS The ReviewTrack Model Viewer provides a rich model browser with the exact same ReviewTrack functionalities Model Selection Selected Model info O Didcock Desktop PC 144 PA md Conversations Panel C Demo Review Track PC3 M FA mw CT RA Suea Rev Rev RA Structural Rev Sard Rev 922 Pa RA gt Re ViewPoint Tree e A Structural Re THRA Stctursi Re ware Pa 144 Suaa Re RA Structural Re View 21 PCIHRA 2224 Re Vew 22 PCT RA Suova Re View 24 13 RA Re 27 13 R 22 Re 2134 RA Secor Re
18. Summary Hides everything in the model except for the selected items HideResetAllActivity Summary Makes all items in the model visible HideSelectedActivity Summary Hides the selected items IntegratorActivity Summary Runs the nominated Integrator template Workflow Designer 142 iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Integrator Template The Integrator template to run B Overide Tab Name Changes the name to use when creating the user data tab InvertSelectionActivity Summary Inverts the current selection MaterialResetAllActivity Summary Resets all overridden colours to the original object colours OpenModelActivity Summary Opens a model If there are any existing models in Navisworks they are cleared first use AppendModelActivity to add a model to existing models Model Filename The full path and filename of the file to open ReConstructActivity Summary Runs the nominated ReConstruct Template ReConstruct Template The ReConstruct template to run Output Filename Nominate the destination NWD file name Partial Object Failure An error was reported during ReConstruct if this is true it s advised to run the template manually on the file and check for errors B C oecond Chance If the first group by property does not exist try this second GroupBy Property property instead of having the item go to NOGROUP SaveModelActivity Summary Saves the current mo
19. _ be assigned to the outputted IFC for future 2 reference and document control purposes 27 3 Using iConstruct Model IFC Export Select the Model Items to export To begin the export process with the Model IFC Export module the user must first select the model items that they wish to export to the IFC format For example in the model shown below in figure 1 1 a user has selected the top middle section of the building model and it is this section that will be exported to IFC format highlighted in blue To select multiple items in the Navisworks window hold down the ctr button on the keyboard while left mouse clicking each item that is to be included in the IFC export The model items that have been selected are highlighted blue in the main Navisworks window Figure 1 1 Selecting Model Items for the IFC Export Highlighted as Blue Alternatively to export the entire model right mouse click on an empty space in the main Navisworks window move the mouse to Select in the menu and click on the Select All option to select the entire model as shown in Figure 1 2 m Smart IFC Exporter 1 iConstruct 2015 User Guide FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Scene Viewpoint gt Undo Selection Ctri Z Reset All gt select View All Focus Background File Options Shift F11 Global Options F12 Figure 1 2 Selecting all Model Items Open the Model IFC Export module Af
20. menu iConstruct Licensing Server Settings ls Client Access List Client Add Remove Example 192 168 0 100 192 168 0 0 24 ComputerName Note When this list is empty each client on the network is able to use this License Server Server Ready To enable the Network server e Check Run Network Server checkbox e Do not forget to Apply the changes e Make sure your clients have access to this port 2 3 2 4 Access Control With the default settings all computers on the same local network same subnet may use a license from the server In case the access needs to be restricted e Open Settings e Add IP address range or computer name you want to grant access to the license server Anyone on the local network can use a license unless entries are specified in the clients list in which 6856 access is restricted to only those clients 0 If the server is public on the Internet or licenses are to be restricted make sure that this list is filled correctly to avoid unwanted license usage Installation iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS You may want to check who is using a license e Open iConstruct Network License Manager on the license server computer e The main window will show you the list of currently connected clients QQiconstruct Network License Manager File Reports Installed Serials Total Licenses 1000 Available Licenses 996 SessionlD Client amp d
21. templates can also be used to modify how reports are displayed by clicking Show Template Options iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Custom Options Locator Viewpoints Locator Appearance Force Text Clash Report Import Clashing Object Props Force Text Skip View Creation View Per Group Auto Reveal Read Level 0 cot SENSN ce ERG vemm E For information on Custom and Locator Viewpoints Locator Appearance tabs see the chapter on the standard view report Import Clashing Object Props can be checked to read all the properties from all tabs of the two clashing items to present more information to the end user relating to the clash Skip View Creation is used when the clashing properties are required but not the viewpoints i e for a clash status summary graph This significantly improves the time to generate the report View Per Group instead of each clash being reported on a single view a group is treated as one clash The individual clash data for the group can be reported on in the report by using a DetailReport Transparency Level can be checked to make all non clashing objects semi transparent useful for identifying clashes in hard to see areas The Read Level can be adjusted from 0 9 this is useful as Clash Detective will return the two objects geometry if the objects are part of a group or block and the group informat
22. 2 Installation When installing iConstruct for the first time make sure to install the latest relevant release of iConstruct that is suitable to run on whatever release of Autodesk Navisworks that is installed Before installation make sure all Navisworks programs are closed 2 1 Prerequisites Before installing iConstruct 2015 make sure all older versions of iConstruct are first uninstalled from the Navisworks versions currently installed iConstruct 2014 can be run on Navisworks 2014 and iConstruct 2015 on Navisworks 2015 on the same computer but iConstruct 2014 and 2015 cannot run on the same version of Navisworks These pre requisites must also be installed and configured properly on the computer that iConstruct is to be installed e Autodesk Navisworks 2015 Simulate or Manage or Autodesk Navisworks 2014 Simulate or Manage e Microsoft NET Frameworks 4 5 e MS Access Database Engine or Microsoft Office 64 bit 2 2 Running the Installer The user running initial setup should have local administrator rights Right click the setup exe icon and click Run As Administrator the Welcome dialog will appear click Next and the feature selection below right will appear 2015 U ct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 2015 iConstruct iConstr E v Construct 2015 for Navisworks 2014 E v Construct 2015 for Navisworks 2015 amp iConstruct BIM Flow Server be
23. The iConstruct Report Designer allows the user to create their own custom report templates to provide advanced and visually attractive report outputs This will help the user with creating more meaningful and presentable reports to help support them during the decision making process on projects The user can design their custom reports using Report Designer for exporting data see Export Data section design report in View Report command see View Report section or to customize a Clash View Report see Clash View Report section 10 1 Report Designer Interface Report Designer form consists of several parts Main Menu Contains a set of items and sub items which enable users to perform common actions over the report currently shown in the Design Panel In general it duplicates all the toolbar buttons available on the Main Formatting and Layout toolbars And the Window menu allows disabling the tabbed multi document interface and tiling the Design Panel windows vertically or horizontally Toolbox Allows users to add controls to a report by dragging and dropping their icons onto a report s area Report Explorer Panel Represents the visual tree of a report It shows a report s structure in a tree form and makes navigation through the report easy Field List Panel Shows the structure of a report s data source and is used to bind report controls to data Property Grid Panel Used to access and modify properties of a rep
24. Using selection resolution First Object for Groups Geometry for Parts allows the user to easily switch between the two ReConstruct can be of assistance in getting the model hierarchy organised correctly Selection Tree y X amp 6 OS e 5313101 613101 Standard Compact Properties Sets Standard Compact Properties Sets Example of a grouped structural frame Selected with First object selection resolution left and Geometry Right Concept iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 4 First Look iConstruct embeds into Navisworks as an add in module To open the iConstruct application select the iConstruct icon from the iConstruct 2015 menu inside Autodesk Navisworks when using the Standard Interface i a Construct 2015 EGOE 9 Te 2 M 35 MT e iConstruct 2015 When the application opens there is an option to pin the toolbar open and or dock into the side control bars of Autodesk Navisworks If the user closes the iConstruct window they will need to re open it through the Tools menu Note that when the iConstruct window is closed it will remember its position and size the next time the application is launched 4 1 Panel Lathe usert The user interface sits within the Navisworks application with the user having the ability to dock or float the iConstruct window like other Autodesk Navisworks Tools On first run iConstruct wi
25. agb DisconnectNetworkDrive dQ DisconnectSubstDrive dd SubstituteDrive dg ConnectNetworkDrive dg ExecuteDataQuery j FileExist oF WaitForFile ToExist 4g CopyFile do DeleteFiles dof GeiFileList dof GetFileSize ig AppendTextToFile iB RunAutoCAD StartNavisworks Summary Begins a Navisworks session optionally connects to the existing running Navisworks instance If the option to attach to the existing is set to false any running Navisworks processes will be terminated AttachToExistingInstace If set to true connects to the running instance of Navisworks 2014 If no instance is running the workflow will wait until the user opens Navisworks If set to false terminates any running Navisworks processes and launches a new instance of Navisworks TimeOutInSeconds Time to wait until failure if Navisworks is not found Returns true if successfully connected false if connection failed StopNavisworks Summary Terminates the connected Navisworks session if AttachToExistinglnstace is false otherwise this has no effect RunRobocopy Summary Runs the robocopy command to perform file folder copying with the given arguments For basic single file copying use CopyFile instead An example argument would be include quotes as the argument is passed as a string c mymodels c destination_models dwg LOG robocopy log Run robocopy From the command line to see all available switches Note if director
26. m Smart IFC Exporter 114 iConstruct 2015 User Guide 4 iConstruct IFC iConstruct_Hospital_2013 4 Building 4 IfcBuildingElementProxy Floor Basic Wall Basic Wall Basic Wall HeliPad Basic Roof Basic Wall Basic Wall Basic Wall Basic Roof Basic Wall Basic Wall Basic Wall Basic Wall Basic Wall Basic Wall Basic Wall Basic Wall Basic Wall Object Type Materials Properties Quantities Category ES HasMaterialQuantities AllowsBoundParameters CanAddSubcategory IsCuttable 4 pem m Figure 2 11 Opening the Exported IFC File with an External BIM Package iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Smart IFC Exporter 6 iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 28 Clash Manager 28 1 Overview This routine is used to assist grouping filtering and viewing clashes and optionally sending the filtered results to the Export Clash View report command Once the clash test s have been run close the Clash Detective window and open the Clash Manager window from the Standard Tools panel To load test data use the drop down checklist The clash results are now loaded in the panel to navigate use the triangular icon next to the grouping level name to expand the selection In the default state the Clash Detective grouping levels are preserved to add a grouping level right click on the column header
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30. 6 9 4 6 4 4 5 AppendDataRowActivity AppendMaodelActraty ClashTestClearActiity Clash TestCompactActrnity ClashTestDeleteActivity ClashTestRunActraty ColorCodeActraty ColorSelectionActrity CreateSelectionSetActiviby DataLinkerActivity DWGExporterActivity ExecuteAuditActrity ExportAccessDatabaseActivity GetViewPointDataActrity HideExceptSelectedActivity HideResetAllActrity HideSelectedActrity IntegratorActrvity InvertSelectionActmity MaterialResetAllActivity OpenModelActvity ReConstructActivity SaveModelActivity SelectAllActraty SelectAllSearch SetActivity SelectByConditionActivity SelectNoneActivity SelectSearchSetActiity SelectSelectionSetActivity Select ViewActivity UpdateCurrentviewActivity AppendDataRowActivity iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Summary Used to append a System Data DataRow to a IEnumerable System Data DataRows This is useful for example when iterating through a datasource and storing certain records for later use AppendModelActivity DataRow to Append Data The variable name of the IEnumerable System Data DataRow container for the datarow B The System DataRow variable to append to the variable listed in Summary Used to append a model to the current Navisworks document Model Filename Full path amp filename of the model to append ClashTestClearActivity Workflow Designer 00005 iConstruct 2015 U
31. Field Template dialog Review Track Fields 1257 0574 000 Review Track BB iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 20 5 Installing ReviewTrack Server ReviewTrack Server is running under the newly introduced iConstruct Server 2014 This means the server should be installed on the same machine as the iConstruct Server Each of these features has their own database requirements iConstruct Server installer creates an iConstruct database on the specified SQL Server instance as does ReviewTrack Server It is highly recommended to install and configure iConstruct Server in an isolated environment rather than the user s personal workstation Also it is recommended to install these services by a system administrator as it involves SQL Server configuration To Install and configure ReviewTrack a knowledge of basic concepts of SQL Server installation management is essential and administrative access to the server is required ReviewTrack installation is via the iConstruct setup wizard The client will be installed automatically with iConstruct on client machines The server should be installed on a computer with the following prerequisites e Microsoft NET Frameworks 4 5 e Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or later Standard Enterprise Workgroup Express Note 1 It is always recommended to not install the ReviewTrack server on a client machine as this could cause
32. For example if the model was an nwf containing several nwd files from different locations the routine will look in those separate locations to link the file An example of the entry into the search path MODEL with pdf as Type which will pick up and open any pdf file with the name matching the name of the attribute of selected item within a model 96FILE 6 looks in the main file that has been opened and uses the path from this file In the example above using this key word it would search in the path that the nwf resides in rather than the nwd file An example of the entry into the search path may be FILE PDF 804 Issued Fittings Open File iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS o7 ENEE As of the 2013 release is the ability to use relative pathing For example if the user has a directory ee structure similar to the one to the left with many sub stemma ca folders of areas If all the pdfs were stored in a central ee higher up directory instead of using MODEL to ILI Baum look in the current directory the following path could be pin used Js cvoorw j pin MODEL pdfs il Navis FC Modal Which would look 2 directories up and then in the d Navis Review Model subfolder pdfs from that directory Enable Revision Lookup Ticking the Enable Revision Lookup box means the routine will automatically find the latest available r
33. M BEAM PSB 33 1221 3 1 Clash2 561167 561417 34429218 414 52 01474246 25569 PSB 33 1221 0 6A BG120 01A M BEAM PSB 33 1221 4 1 Clash386 566297 566332 34428464 667 10 00000159 25569 PSB 33 1033 0 6A BG120 01A M BEAM PSB 33 1033 5 6 To export to a clash report do the same but click Export to Clash Report The views will be automatically selected H TIE E The data can also be filtered using meee imm pho om gt S SG the filter command To filter the data TestNsme gt est Nam Z Sort Descending 1 Th s modified sample comment 1 52 01474245514 T eem mano right click on a column header and gt Group By This Column 1 52 0094778 185153 prede click Filter Editor to display the filter aad EL panel Users can then build up a filter command before applying to filter the data Note users can apply either text fields or filter by numeric values Severity Distance Is less than sof Clash Manager ik iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS The filter can be cleared by either clicking the Clash Group Clash Name Clash C CR 1Clash Instance Count CR2Clash Instance Count E t 1 52 01474245514 Cross delete or unticking I _ New make inactive in the lower left panel X Severity Distance gt S Additionally Show Find Panel can be enabled for quickly searching on all values in the display 4
34. Math Calculations Consuet 2013 Info Bin CConsteuct 2013 ColourCode lt Consteuct 2013 Match Propettes Construct 2013 Audits j 6 Export Y Loaded profile di Current profile t Construct 2013 DetaLrks templates tas ds templates E Construct Find and Replace For help on each control press the Help 7 button on the top nght hand side and click on the control Save Cancel mm The right hand tree is a list of current templates in the active profile Users can save this profile remove specific template items or rename a template All these commands are available via the Command bar at the top of the template tree in the right hand side of the form The save command is useful when the user wants to create a new template based on the active profile with some changes but he does not want it be applied to the active profile To merge another profiles templates with the active profile the user needs to load the second profile by pressing the Load Profile button on the top left hand corner of the form Doing this loads all templates of the selected profile into the left hand tree view Users can drag templates from the left hand side tree into the right hand side one The merge tool automatically detects which node the dragged item should be placed in and highlights that node ij Estimated Total Weight Construct 2013 infoBin ME Construct 2013 ColourCode A C
35. Navisworks features iConstruct 2015 introduces the first iteration of this module and the team at iConstruct will be expanding on it as we receive more user feedback The main reason for the development of iConstruct server is for batch processing of models from various CAD packages such as RVM IFC RVT DWG and produce a unified BIM output both in terms of data and model structure for use as a federated model iConstruct server can be used to process hundreds of models overnight to a specification so each morning all models are processed to the unified format and available for reporting or interface checking Note that iConstruct server is highly technical to use and is intended for use by users who have a programming or scripting background and a thorough understanding of both Navisworks and iConstruct Some of the features of iConstruct server Retrieve a listing of model names from Excel SQL Batch process models using Integrator Datalink Colourcode and ReConstruct Update viewpoints in a model Perform case based logic on workflows if model name indicates a certain discipline run a different datalinker Export workflows as a macro and add to the iConstruct panel as a one click button e Perform file operations such as network drive mapping copying or deleting files amp folders e Export data from Navisworks models to Microsoft Access Accdb file dj Men Sequence J GetModelListFromJMS d Check T Deve Sequence Exam
36. PanelLathe MNT T Ts 18 4 2 Standard Tools vs Configuration based templates cccccccccscsssssssssesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeaeeeseeeess 18 1 NE eU T AA 20 LE MM LoT 21 4 5 Re Launch iConstruct ausssussssesnui sacrum pi evaserat et nite vende uber bd vas ag cvs V bu Fr bx ww rera d 21 4 6 22 23 5 INTEGRATOR 25 Od ConU UO qr E EEE E AEEA 26 5 1 1 Configuration WindOW ssesesesseeeeeeeennennnn nnne nnn nennen nna nnns nnns ss nna a anis rns n naar nns 26 5 1 2 The Item and Group Configuration Grid eeeeeeessssssseeeeeeeeneeeennnnn nennen 27 52 uei gin 28 59 ec T E mm 28 SCAN 0 29 6 DATALINK 30 0 Coo 30 CO asec EEEE EAE 31 Gree PMC o Se WO TTE OE OmU E 32 622 Data IIMPOM Configur allOEl sceixssscuee 20 33 Table of Contents iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 7 INFO BIN 35 ME CTI AOU PET 35 2 TEXANS Ol Se sce E e EE E eag 35 8 APPEND DATA 36 MES Cie 36 8 2 Use as a Workpacking Tool cccccccssesececeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeesseeeeeseeeeeesseseeeeseeeeeseaueeessageesssaeseesaness 37 9 FIND AND REPLACE 38 SHE E E o a EENE E E EIA AAE OEA TE AAE EAA 39 10 INTRODUCTION TO THE REPORT DESIGN
37. Password SQL Mode Authentication Credentials Select or type the SQL server instance in the Server Name box and specify the name of the database to store ReviewTrack data To access SQL Server during ReviewTrack Setup authentication information must be provided along with the rights to install a database during SQL server setup an authentication mode for the Database Engine must be selected There are two available modes Windows Authentication and mixed mode Windows Authentication mode enables Windows Authentication and disables SQL Server Authentication Mixed mode enables both Windows Authentication and SQL Server Authentication Windows Authentication is always available and cannot be disabled Note It is always recommended to use Windows Authentication mode After providing the required information setup will install the database and Service to run iConstruct server and ReviewTrack Server By default the current user the user which is running the setup will be added to the iConstruct Administrator Group This group has full permissions on all iConstruct sections including defining new users and groups and giving necessary permissions to groups and users http technet microsoft com en us library ms144284 aspx Review Track iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 21 Revit Data Switchback Revit Architecture is a Building Information Modelling software developed by Au
38. ReviewTrack Data Browser This feature allows users to browse all conversation field values of stored models in a spread sheet like view Load selected models All Teck Management Rooma TRACK Osta Browser x ui Laad oriy selected models Profe Manat LI Save Load table Renew TRAOCT 9 pe m a Custom Feld tor Subyect User CRIB 0816 5 Test Puch TQ Cash Cash CADID Cash CAD S Cash ORIS Desot Cash Gah UC Ped IC Gash Gash CHIC Perce Te Cash Sate Model sA DOOTI O Feed Pont GA 0 013 0 Meodet 6 07 09 V modide med t Viw Point Rvo Viw Poset Rewtew View Font View Modet A160 XCel MS 2012 08 01 md Filter Editor View Pomt View Heda Gup iComitrxt 2013 Porspetal uCemstrect 291 3m View Point ClashMManager001 4b7c9 298c A 1bb 8640 327162706013 z 3537L 241208 Sbu 2 07 zn View Pont Claxbtanaqer0020092 8663 4c10 9059 32711729371 xe 31261 240640 51 mo IMS View Punt Casi tanaqer 05 2090c 043 48 855a 1 565640 Be CR 1 CAD ID Begins with enter a vue C View Post Closb tanaqer005b004 645 4905 0211 5641 9dce 167 Post Lesh tanagerO0t4does AF59 45le 9bo6 4047922525 View Post 1294407 17 ahat 4479 28772 cfe 17 3eobab t Vira Poet Clash tanagev0 4c49e SS 44 O820 b5 77549000 View Post Clovh tanager0 2071199 947 444 8952 54
39. VALUE ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY UNIT VALUE ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY UNIT OF MEASURE ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY UNIT OF MEASURE Template Name ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY WEIGHT KG ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY WEIGHT KG Show Advanced LOAD SAVE DELETE 2 he next step is to rename the DisplayName to something more concise note that the numeric fields are prefixed with an s for single this is because we will be using the Group Display name instead once the field is grouped To the right is the table as is Note that for items without a cost code there are some blank fields and that the data is not grouped or summed Construct Custom Table Wizaed Cont Custom Tabi _ View Name SampleView Presets Appearance Required FiekiName DisplayName GroupBy ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY COST CODE COST CODE ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY UNIT VALUE SUNITVALUE ICONSTRUCT DATA ASSEMBLY UNIT OF MEASURE ICONSTRUCT DATA ASSEMBLY WEIGHT KG SWEIGHT Template Name LOAD SAVE DELETE Show Advanced OK 3 Forthis report only items with a cost code are required although this is handy to show there are items in the view unassigned so reports may vary So Required is ticked in the Cost Code column and at this point GroupBy can be ticked next to Cost Code also iConstruct Custom Table Wizard Presets Appearance Requir
40. act as a network server To set up an iConstruct Network server as following e acomputer with a network connection e the computer needs to have internet connectivity for the initial activation of the license e heiConstruct Network License Manager needs to be installed L iConstruct Network License Manager File Reports Installed Serials v Total Licenses Available Licenses SessionlD ClientAddress Start Time LastAccess Time O There is no need for a server level operating system for the iConstruct Network License server Any computer that has recent Windows or OS X versions is capable to act as a iConstruct Network License server Windows XP Vista 7 Even one of the workstations can work as an iConstruct Network License server Installation iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 2 3 2 2 Activating License on the Server e Install iConstruct Network License Manager on the License Server e Run Construct Network License Manager from start menu gt iConstruct 2015 folder e Select Activate License from File menu e Select the Directly via Internet Stand Alone License Network License Server e Input your Network License Activation Code e Follow the wizard to activate license 2 3 2 3 Set up the Server After you have your server running and licensed you can enable license sharing following these steps e niConstruct Network License Manager run Settings from the File
41. add data from several sources as the models are shared through the project Note that only one user data tab is able to be created per object This could also be used at a project level where the user may be receiving models from different sources and need to set up a project or company specification based on standard required properties The Integrator command provides the option to configure and create a user defined data tab for both Items and Groups within the Navisworks Model To map the standards that have been established in the templates in Integrator Configuration select the Integrator Mappings to expand the menu a Integrator Mappings es Project Standards Mapping To map the properties to a standard select the relevant items and or groups that are to be mapped and then select the Integrator Mappings command that was created when the template was saved lf the user has a pre existing User Data Tabs a prompt like this will appear Overwrite One or more of the selected objects already have existing User Data tabs Construct presently supports only one User Data tab for each object NOTE This will delete the current writable ser Data tabs for the selected objects REPLACE EXISTING TABS Yes If the standards are mapped successfully users will receive a similar success message Integrator Mappings 1 There were 351 groups and 0 items mapped to template standards The model will need to be saved in or
42. also provides the option of assigning a project name and owner to the outputted IFC File that can be used for document control and future reference iConstruct 2015 Smart IFC Exporter Output IFC File IFC IFC Document Settings BS Praject Name iConstruct IFC Owner Organisation Author Figure 2 6 Main Window of IFC Exporter Starting the Export Process After the destination file path project name owner details and Item Handling behaviour have been input click on the Start Export button Figure 2 6 to begin the IFC Export process At first a dialog see Figure 2 7 will appear indicating that the IFC Exporter is initialising and it will display the number of items that are to be output to the destination IFC File The number of items will continue to increase as the IFC Exporter builds a database in memory for the items that need to be exported At any time during initialisation the process can be aborted by hitting the A key on the keyboard then click Yes to confirm Initalising Please Wait Geometry Filtered From tems 16 Please Press A to Abort Figure 2 7 IFC Exporter Initialising Screen After the initialisation process the IFC Exporter will then load the model geometry required for the IFC export into memory while also displaying the progress The user can click the Cancel button at any time to abort the IFC Export process Figure 2 8 IFC Exporter Loading Model Geometry Smar
43. and the result will be compared by the defined value The above settings simply mean that the formula always returns True which tells ReviewTrack to use this template for every Conversation in every model A more complex setting for the Template Formula and Functions could be something like this Calculate SRC User defined functions string Calculate string Source string sourceParts Source Split new Char W J string JobNumber Unknown if sourceParts Length gt 1 JobNumber sourceParts 1 return JobNumber Review Track iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Template Name Job 4110 Formula Fields Order A Calls Calculate Method providing Source File Name of the model string Calculate string Source string sourceParts Source E B Finds the first directory name string JobNumber Unknown 4 of the given Source File Name if sourceParts Length 1 Taht 4 59 crorecreDarte Ht p Edt Fomula Resut Sting Equal to C Compares B with expected 4110 Eli value in this case 4110 The above formula finds the first directory name of the given Source File Name and compares with 4110 if they are equal for the given model then the template will be used for its conversations Notes 1 When importing legacy Naviswoks comments the body of the comment will be used as the subject of the ReviewTrack conversation
44. are used for Link is used to select which external properties the user wishes to bring into the Navisworks user created properties tab Database Field identifies the external field that the user is bringing in to the user created properties tab NW Attribute the attribute or user defined tab name that the external information will be writing to NW Display Name the display name of the property that will be created in the user defined data tab NW Internal Name the internal name of the value this internal name should match the project or company internal name for consistency of data throughout the model Excel Headers look for headers in the Excel spreadsheet before reading the data Enable Multiple Properties used if more than one record is returned from the Data Link For example when multiple records are returned for Drawing the properties would be applied as Drawing Drawing2 Drawing3 etc Show NW Internal Name will enable and display the Navisworks internal property names in the configuration grid This will assist if the user decides to change the display name and needs to make sure they know the internal Navisworks properties that it represents Note when running the Data Link data is only applied to the selection or if nothing is selected to everything in the model DataLink iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS In the case that there may be several columns or
45. arrow below the StartNavisworks activity already in place The first parameter of the GetFileList is Count this returns the number of files found If this returns 0 then no files were found and the workflow should exit nicely In order to identify which direction a iConstruct Client 133 iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS variable goes and its datatype hover over the description as shown In this case we can see it is indeed an OutArgument and is of type Int32 So in order to use this parameter we need to create a variable for it to use At the bottom of the Workflow Designer click the Variables button and the variables panel will appear To create a variable click on the text Create Variable and enter the details as shown note that the scope denotes where the variable can be seen not important for this example but if a variable goes missing on more complex workflows this should be checked first Once the variable has been added we can type the name FileCount in the count parameter and use it in our workflow babaka Sequence Expand All Collapse All iConstruct Client Startup GetFileList 5 41 Search Clear El Misc ui Count OutArgument lt Int32 gt leList FileSearchString Enter a VB expre m FileTable Enter a VB expre 5 Sequence PathToSearch Enter a VB expre Result a SearchSubDirectories Enter a VB expre 5 StartNaviswo
46. close the workflow designer window and save the changes Cancel will close the workflow designer window without saving changes iConstruct Client 132 iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstru ct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 30 8 Workflow Designer Walkthrough Batch Processing This walkthrough will give the reader a basic understanding of getting a list of available models from a directory loading each model in turn and creating a new color coded viewpoint with a comment In this example we have a directory c iConstruct which contains 2 subdirectories AreaA containing one model and AreaB containing 2 models The first activity required is to start Navisworks drag the StartNavisworks standard activity from the left hand panel into the sequence as shown below In this case the user is expected to have Navisworks open and run manually so we will set the AttachToExistinglnstance to true ad Workflow Designer E 4 search Sequence Expand All Collapse All iConstruct Client Startup StartNavisworks 4 Standard I 8 SG StartNavisworks i Clear 409 StopNavisworks ET RunRobocopy AttachToExistingInstance 463 IsDriveSubstituted 363 DisconnectNetworkDrive 409 DisconnectSubstDrive iR SubstituteDrive TimeOutInSeconds 900 6 ConnectNetworkDrive ExecuteDataQuery SOF FileExist SQ WaitForFileToExist di CopyFile 42 DeleteFiles S63 GetFileList S63 Get
47. field the user want to add Existing supported types are String Integer Double Boolean DateTime Multi Choice and GUID Clicking on each of these types displays a new window to set the properties for the new field For example if a multi choice field is chosen Field Name Field attributes Multi choice field ge After defining all required fields a Template needs to be created to assign fields to A Template is a set of Fields which has a selection formula and an order of display The selection Formula and User Defined Functions are the same as Formula and Function described in the Model ID Generation Section The only difference in the Template formula is that a new ReviewTrack reserved argument APPID is used for internal purposes and the user can simply ignore this The default value for a template is Review Track iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Formula Calculate SRC ORG APPID User Defined Functions string Calculate string Source string Original string Application D return True Template Name AJ Projects Calculate SRC ORG APPID A Calls Calculate Method string Calculate string Source string return True 3 B Returns string value in this case True C Compares B with expected value in this case True The Formula will be calculated
48. in the service release the Dynamic Labeller Module is now official allowing for users to quickly add property labels to the view and optionally save as a Navisworks redline marked up viewpoint omart BCF Exchange Module The BCF Exchange module allows Navisworks viewpoints and comments to be exported to and imported from the BuildingSMART BCF format Some of the enhancements to existing modules e BIM Flow o Stability improvements o Extra activities added 0 Scheduler added when using server e Smart DWG exporter o Improvements to preserve model structure o Handles more complex models e Clash Manager o Stability improvements o Proximity grouping feature added o Export visible columns to excel option added o Ulimprovements o Auto create saved viewpoints option o Rename group renumber groups option e Export Data o Ability to link datalinker template with report e Laserpoint Creator o Improved UI e Export Clash View Report o Export clash views per group o Speed improvement when using locator views e ReConstruct o Ability to add remove hide properties in exported model o Linework support added 0 Revit collection support o Ability to define default layer group names for ungrouped unlayered items o Merging of contents of blocks and inserts e IFC exporter o Improved geometry handling particularly with piping iConstruct M Overview iConstruct 2015 User Guide IConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS
49. only required if the model needs to be regrouped if nothing is set the model will be exported to a new file as is Group By Attribute The Attribute Tab to group by i e IFCPROPERTYSET Group By Property The property to group by i e AssemblyGUID Line Number etc Group Name The group display name to use i e if the group by property is a GUID the ispl i be something more meaningful The part display name to use when left empty the original part name is used The property name to use to layer the groups b The output filename either choose a static file name or use FILE to use the current models name suffixed with ReConstruct Leave blank to be prompted for a filename on export Selection Mode Optionally export everything in the model only visible items or only selected items Advanced Options Layers Before Groups By default all parts of the group will exist on the layer of the first object to keep groups consistent There are times when the user may want these groups split across layers in this case tick this box Be very careful using this as splitting a group may cause quantity errors based on group counts Export 1 NWD Per Useful for batch generating work packed models Instead of regrouping the Group model each group is exported as a separate nwd This can be a bit slow use BIMFlow for better control if using a large model Multiple Property Use to check for incremental property values for example reco
50. or nwf files Dynamic Labeller 162 iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 35 Smart BCF Exchange Another new feature in iConstruct 2015 is BCF Exchange plugin The buildingSMART organization developed an XML schema called BCF to encode messages that inform a software package of issues found in the BIM model by another software tool The implication is that only those issues and not the entire BIM need to be communicated between software and that this simple capability will enable a degree of collaboration This XML schema and capability have already been built into several software package including Tekla Structures Solibri Model Checker and DDS Architecture 35 1 Abstract The BCF Plugin in iConstruct allows the import export of BCF files into the Navisworks model This plugin is accessible from the Standard Tools Standard Tools Smart BCF Exchange Smart BCF Exchange can import and export bcfzip files Smart BCF Exchange ES Export to BCF Import From BCF Snapshot Width Height 1024 800 px Select All Tag View 1 _ Tag View 3 Tag View 4 Tag View 3 PC1 B_RA Structural Tag View 3 PC1 B RA Electrical Tag View 4 PC1 B RA Electrical Tag View 7 Tag View 10 Tag View 13 Tag View 15 Snapshot not available Tag View 17 Tag View 20 Tag View 22 Tag View 24
51. point selection tool to the user which facilitates point selection in the 3D space 6 iConstruct Standard Tools Laser Point Creator Laser Point Creator plugin is part of iConstruct Standard Tools The plugin main window consists of the following sections A Selection Toolbar Laser Point Creator T N E esl aa lea m D Load New work pack B 3D point selector E Export Settings window F Work pack Groups ID World Coordinate X Y Z Local Coordinate X Y Z G Point List C View Settings Point scale n H Destination Transparent Model Coordinate Settings Flip over X Axis Export Close l Form Actions A Selection Toolbar Enables end point Mid Point Intersection Point Auto Mid Point and Perpendicular selection features Also provides a draw line feature to facilitate point definition for example to select the center point of a rectangle the user can draw a line from one corner to the opposite corner and select the mid point by enabling the mid point feature or simply use the auto mid point feature and pick two corners and the mid point of the virtual line from the selected vertices will be highlighted B 3D point selector window A 3D port which empowers the object selection in Navisworks The selected geometry in this view port will be rendered in a wire frame format and the user has the ability to pick 3D points by enabling the t
52. report listing quantities of Furniture for each Level Location see below left Introduction to the Report Designer iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Once the user has set up the report template see Export Data section a large sample of data should be selected to give a good indication of report output then click on the Report Designer button see below The default report prototype will appear To set the initial logo if not selected in the Template editor click the top left Image box then click the Image Property under Data and select an image Property Grid pictureBoxl Picture Box Anchor Vertically None Keep Together True gt Scripts Control Scripts Sizing Normal Visible True Data gt Data Bindings Image nne Image URL Tag Design Name pictureBox1 In its initial form the report will just output each item as a separate row see below left To add a group or to sort by a specific field the Add a Group or Add a Sort buttons need to be used When Add a Group is clicked a sub menu showing the available fields to Group By is displayed in this case Level Location is clicked and the Grouping level is displayed At this time a GroupHeader1 band is also added to the report this can be switched off on or add a footer using the Show Header or Show Footer checkboxes Note that the original
53. run There are three options that can be selected Don t Overwrite Prompt for Overwrite and Always Overwrite Linking Attribute The attribute that Data Link will search within for the same value as in the external data source to create the link Database Link Field The field within the table from the external data source that users wish to use as part of the link to the Navisworks model NW Link Property The property field that the external data value will write too File Name The name and option to select the external data source Excel MS Access or ODBC in the link Filter Data allows users to apply rules to control what information is brought in from the external data source with the Data Link tool This is broken up by Field the field from the external data source that the user is bringing into the Navisworks model s properties that they wish to filter Condition the rule that the user wishes to apply to the filter to control which information will be used This can be an equal to greater or less than or like condition Value the value that the user wishes to use as the benchmark or determining value for the condition applied iConstruct M DataLink iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Link Fields are Primary Keys This is recommended if the link field or fields combined is unique It makes applying the data up to 60x faster in certain circumstances The rou
54. settings are correct and that the settings and field definition settings of this module are adequate and compatible with their projects environment These settings are accessible via the ReviewTrack Configuration window Configuration settings are accessible from ReviewTrack ViewPoints toolbar as described earlier or from the ReviewTrack Configuration icon in the General Configuration section of the main iConstruct window Review Track iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Note Change permission is only available for ReviewTrack administrator group members 20 3 1 Server Address The iConstruct Server Address is the IP Address or network name of the computer running the iConstruct Server Service and ReviewTrack server ReviewT rack admin can change the server address if required by pressing the Change button 20 3 2 Model ID Generation Formula As is described in the Concept ReviewTrack has an internal method to generate unique identifiers for each model The formula uses C syntax to generate the model ID This formula has two parts Command and User Defined Functions By default the settings for this formula are Formula Calculate SRC ORG User Defined Functions string Calculate string src string org return src The Formula in the first box is calling the Calculate method from the User Defined Functions second b
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56. the text to TextToAppend The string of text to append Returns true if append was successful false if not RunAutoCAD summary Launches AutoCAD if installed with the given start arguments Useful if the workflow needs to process DWG files using a custom AutoCAD script or command before reading with Navisworks for further processing AcadStartArguments The command line arguments to start AutoCAD PathToAcadExecutable The path to Acad exe Returns true if no errors starting the process false if there was an error or timeout TimeOutlnSeconds The amount of time to wait before terminating the Acad exe process i e if a script is expected to complete within 5mins set this to ensure the workflow doesn t stop indefinitely 31 3 ControlFlow Functions The control flow functions are documented in the Microsoft Workflow Designer documentation at the following link http msdn microsoft com en us library ee829560 aspx These descriptions give a brief summary for convenience Workflow Designer iConstruct 2015 User Guide t a If D Assign lt T gt I Parallel Pick A PickBranch i Sequence ba Switch T While f ForEach lt T gt fd Parallel ForEach lt T gt vi WhrteLine HS Delay TerminateVorkflow DoWhile Loop through the actions listed in the DoWhile Body while the Condition is true The test on the condition is done at the end of the first loop so the loop is entered at least onc
57. three activation methods e Standalone License A standalone licence will issue the user with a licence to operate the Toolset on the PC to which the licence was requested e Enterprise or Floating License An enterprise or floating licence is network based and allows users to push and pull licences from a network pool e Trial License A standalone license with expiration time usually 30 days iConstruct Activation Wizard 1 OR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS IConstruct Qe License Activation Wizard A Welcome to iConstruct License Activation Wizard This wizard will guide you step by step through the process of activating your copy of software Please select your activation type Directly via Intemet Stand Alone License Only iConstruct Network License Server Use Trial eco conc 2 3 1 Standalone License Activation To activate a standalone copy of iConstruct select the Directly via Internet option and press Next An iConstruct Activation Code will need to be input in the available text boxes and press Next iConstruct Activation Wizard iConstruct e License Activation Wizard I Please input your Ticket Number Cones Please make sure that an active connection to the internet is available at this time The activation wizard contacts the online activation server and installs the iConstruct License on the machine Installation iConstruct 20
58. to the Appearance tab Construct Custom Table Wizard a Construct Cuntom Table Wizard Presets Appearance Presets Appearance Table Required FieldName DrsplayName Sap ICONSTRUCT DATAAS COST CODE ICONSTRUCT DATAAS SUNITVALUE oo CONSTRUCT DATAAS UOM Header Font ICONSTRUCT DATAAS sWEIGHT Row Back Colour Row Font From the appearance tab the colour of the background can be altered as well as the font style used see example below View Name SampleView able Setup Header Back Colour Header Font Row Back Colour Row Font Lucida Calligraphy 7 Decimal Places 3 iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS View Report iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 11 3 Examples Below are a couple of examples of what is possible with the export view report iConstruct Pty Ltd construct 1 BIM Way Cadville USA BOM View Report View Name LevelsW evel 1 7 December 2011 1 14 PM Page 1 of 3 BOM View Report showing dynamically created table Monadelphous Pty Ltd Monadelphous 59 Albany Highway Victoria Park MonaTRACK Status Report View Name Standard Isolated Model Views Drive Frame CV2015 View Comments View 7 December 2011 1 57 PM Page 11 of 30 Colour Coded Status Report View Report iConstruct 2015 User Guide 9 iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISW
59. v Produce Excel Report o Mass Attribute if the mass property of each part in the model is stored this setting indicates the attribute containing the mass value Mass Property the property which contains the value of the mass in the model Report ID Property The property to use from the model as the ID in the report required if a report is to be produced Use Measure line to Rotate Model If the user is going to produce a dimensioned view using Module Dimension after using COG ticking this will align the model to world right axis Just use the measure tool to measure a line along the required square axis and the user will be prompted to allow auto rotation if the model is not already square Display Marker Enables display of the chosen marker otherwise just a message box is displayed Produce Excel Report Once complete a report listing the calculated vs detected mass along with the status of each COG calculation is returned Note if the mass property attribute is not specified or is empty the COG routine will calculate the mass of objects based on 7850 Kg per 1 cubic meter steel density factor Below is an example of an excel report Center of Gravity COG iConstruct 2015 User Guide ic 0 0 gt Bookl Microsoft Excel EX Ie Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View Team A o gg X B gw 6 E amp New Window 25 pl rail fj ArrangeAll
60. 108 13 1004 CV108 13 1005 Cv108 13 1005 CV108 13 1006 Cv108 13 1007 CV108 13 1008 Cv108 13 1008 CV108 13 1009 Cv108 13 1009 CV108 14 1001 Cv108 14 1002 C 108 00 0024 CV108 00 0024 CV 108 00 0024 C 108 00 0024 C 108 00 0024 CV108 00 0024 CV 108 00 0024 CV108 00 0024 C 108 00 0024 C 108 00 0024 CV 108 00 0024 CV108 00 0024 CV 108 00 0024 C 108 00 0024 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 Pagel of 2 14 1 The Export Configuration allows for selecting report types to be generated and what content to be included based on selected elements within the Autodesk Navisworks model Once a template has been saved an export command will be added to its associated menu After this has been added to the menu the user can produce on the fly reports from selecting items within the model and running the appropriate export data command Export Configuration Aa General Configuration Export Configuration To begin configuring an export template the user will need to choose sample data in which to draw the property fields that will be included in the report and select Get NW Props Export Data iConstruct 2015 User Guide FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Note Attention will need to be paid to the selection resolution that is being used e g if the user picks a sample item and it is the sub part of a group the group data property names will not appear Object Type Link Items with Groups s GET
61. 15 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS The End User Licence Agreement EULA will need to be read through and accepted in order to activate the software End User Licence Agreement iConstruct End User Licence Agreement This SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties This SOFTWARE PRODUCT is Licenced not sold End User Licence Agreement END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT FOR iconstruct SOFTWARE IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENCE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE CONTINUING WITH THIS PROGRAM INSTALL iconstruct End User Licence Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and iconstruct Aus Pty Ltd for w A message box will appear at the end of the process stating that the activation has finished successfully After closing this message box iConstruct will automatically start 2 3 2 Floating Network License Activation In order to use iConstruct in a floating license environment a license server will need to be installed and activated To install iConstruct License Server CodeMeter Runtime Kit will need to be installed on the users license Server 2 3 2 1 System Requirements for iConstruct Network License Manager The iConstruct Network License Manager is part of the iConstruct setup so you only need to select a computer on your network that will
62. 1575 50 2 14 CV108 4110 CV108 14 1017 0 4 1575 50 0 00 G 2 GOLDEN YELLOW Y14 1 11 02 PM 29 11 2011 4110 T2879 CV108 PH14 Property Assembly Mark Assembly Weight kg Assembly Cost Code Phase Area Prefix Area Job Code Assembly Drawing Revision Assembly Total Gty Assembly Unit Value Assembly Unit of Measure Assembly Marking Plan Assembly Design Drawing Assembly Unit Surf Assembly Treatment Transmittal Date Transmittal Mo CV108 14 1017 1575 50 a ancelled 0 00 G 2 GOLDEN YELLOW Y 14 1 11 02 PM 23 11 2011 4110 T228 3 CV108 PH14 Find and Replace iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 9 1 Options Find and Replace offers various combinations of property search Users can set these combinations using onscreen configuration options Use Wildcards Allows use of asterisks to find any value for that property to be replaced Also allows use of hash keys to allow numeric values to be left unchanged Replace Property Name Only The name and not the value of the property is replaced Show Datatype After checking Show Datatype select in the Datatype Column text whole number decimal number or datetime Pressing the Replace button will convert this from the current datatype to the one selected Find and Replace iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 10 Introduction to the Report Designer
63. 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS the Standard Name in the configuration grid to a standard terminology and still need to check what property it relates too Enable Subgroup Searching looks at items within the group for properties that cannot be mapped on the group For example if the user had no group data tab but the items inside the group contained a property relevant to the group i e Assembly Number this option would find the first matching field within the group and use it instead 5 1 2 The Item and Group Configuration Grid After the sample properties have been retrieved from the model the user can now begin to set up their custom user tab using Integrator s configuration grid There are a number of columns in this section which will assist with the process tem Data Mapping A E New Property Name Model Tab Model Tab Property Option Item Type User Data tem Type M Item Section User Data tem Section M New Property Name The name that is given to the property inside of the custom user tab This can be used to create a standardisation in terminologies for properties within models Model Tab The internal Navisworks attribute that Integrator will be collecting the data from to include on the custom user tab Model Tab Property Attribute The internal Navisworks property that Integrator will be collecting the data from to include on the custom user ta
64. 5 PM 10 07 2014 12 53 PM 10 07 2014 12 53 PM 10 07 2014 12 57 PM 11 07 2014 7 08 4M Preview Print Close Installation iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 2 3 2 4 1 Client Side Settings To activate iConstruct on a client using a network floating license select iConstruct Network License Server while activating the client for the first time iConstruct Activation Wizard iConstruct License Activation Wizard 4 Welcome to iConstruct License Activation Wizard This wizard will guide you step by step through the process of activating your copy of software Please select your activation type 6 Directly via Intemet Stand Alone License Only iConstruct Network License Server Use Trial Please enter iConstruct Network License Name or IP Address Server Name Address LicenseServer Connect Close Input the name or IP address of the license server that has been setup in the previous steps then press connect After accepting the License Agreement the wizard connects to the server and activates iConstruct using the network license server iConstruct will start working after activation is complete 2 3 3 Trial Activation To activate iConstruct using a trial license contact an iConstruct dealer to obtain a trial license file This trial license file can only be activated on the machine once and will expire
65. 77 3j 3l E Page Show Zoom 100 Zoom to Save Switch Macros Layout 5 Selection Freeze Panes 7 3 Workspace Windows X 3 82844 124 f13100 3 05277 125 m13113 11 9029 126 f13108 6 49428 127 f13113 3 11888 128 f13113 3 11888 129 f13112 3 82845 130 m13103 395 707 131 f13101 11 7436 132 m13103 395 707 133 f13101 11 7436 134 f13105 7 84645 135 f13120 0 233651 136 13120 0 233651 137 m13109 63 4664 Window Macros 3 056601593 11 9400312 6 357503427 3 1188835 3 1188835 3 828445 397 1961855 11 374336 397 1961855 11 37433598 7 846452244 0 232655996 0 232655995 63 40906296 7 8AGA5224A 14199158 69 14199666 71 14199691 07 14199338 88 14199535 24 14199201 17 14199325 33 14200902 57 14196802 7 14196802 83 14198694 31 14198694 44 14196907 32 14196883 32 14196932 09 14197748 64 14198589 96 ta 20627672 13 20627562 16 20627816 05 20627664 74 20627380 36 20627279 49 20629193 4 20629328 84 20629328 74 20631657 32 20631657 21 20629457 36 20629477 65 20629438 02 20630492 97 5760830 592 Normal 5760848 143 Normal 5760985 617 Normal 5760854 853 Normal 5760602 991 Normal 5760839 617 Normal 5760839 617 Normal 5760848 143 Normal 5754440 496 Normal 5749510 617 Normal 5754440 496 Normal 5749510 617 Normal 5753223 647 Normal 5753172 486 Normal 5753172 486 Normal onstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Center of Gravity COG i
66. A ASSEMBLY COST CODE fab ICONSTRUCT DATA ASSEMBLY DESIGN DRAWING 3b ICONSTRUCT DATA ASSEMBLY DRAWING ab ICONSTRUCT DATA ASSEMBLY MARK ab ICONSTRUCT DATA ASSEMBLY MARKING PLAN ICONSTRUCT DATA ASSEMBLY TOTAL QTY Drag and Drop Field from List into Table Control FieldName Required gt Template Name E Show Advanced E A v 4 I EH N D alld z E E Bl DisplayName ICONSTRUCT DATAAS ICONSTRUCT DATAAS Times New Roman 9 75pt ml Black Collection 0 0 0 0 Style Priority Collection Top Left 7 Group and Sort ij Scripts Errors View Report iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS As an example to illustrate the steps taken to produce a cost code table 1 Add the relevant fields to the table since this is a cost code report the relevant fields are Cost Code to group summarize by Unit Value Unit of Measure and Weight By default the display name is the same as the fieldname which is generally too long once the table is created Note that Weight is added last as we are going to use that to total the table iConstruct Custom Table Wizard Presets Appearance Required FieldName DisplayName O m ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY COST CODE ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY COST CODE ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY UNIT
67. Auto Select Group Contents Oosons Retes Clash Name Clashes Clashes Glass Cash Clashes Clashes Clase The grouping level in Clash Manager can be pushed back to Clash Detective It is recommended to clear all other group levels except for the one s deemed important In this case the Test amp Group grouping levels are removed and only cost code retained To ungroup right click the group box and click UnGroup iConstruct 2013 Clash Manager x Mx 7 Auto Select Group Contents Clash Gror C Full Expand Clash Name ch J Full Collapse ts CR 1Clash Instance Count CR2Clash Instance Count Severity Distance Test Name Test aaan possel A Sort Ascending 7 SEN NEES AA NE ANNEE EA EEA EE ANA SNE AE EEEE AEA A A A A ESSE EAL EAAS SSE RERO RER RESET eens em RE Clashi Ne A Sort Descending bdified sample comment 1 1 52 01474245514 Clash2 Ne bdified second comment 1 1 52 01474245514 Clash3 Nc UnGroup 1 1 52 0094778186153 Clash4 Ne Hide Group By Box 3 4 19 3597764492912 5 Ne 3 4 19 3597764492761 Clash6 Ne Remove This Column 4 3 19 3573695233058 Clash7 Ne Column Chooser 3 3 19 3539840684637 Clash8 Ne Best Fit all columns 4 3 19 351101499285 T Filter Editor Cho Pied Mews New for 2015 is the ability to automatically create viewpoints for the Clash Test Group or Items
68. Construct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 23 Module Dimension Applying dimension lines or calculating distances between two specific points in a Navisworks model is almost impossible This is due to the nature of the Navisworks architecture which does not allow users to pick points draw lines or dimensions as easily as AutoCAD Module Dimension overcomes this 23 1 Concept Module Dimension is a 3D enhanced module allowing users to draw dimensions from a selected base point within the model to the Centre of Gravity point calculated by the iConstruct COG plugin It allows users to pick any Navisworks object draw lines between two selected nodes and pick any point as the base point from a variety of options including end start points mid points or intersections of lines in a user friendly window Standard Tools Module Dimension This module is completely dependent on the COG module of iConstruct to draw dimension lines The COG module stores these coordinates in an additional user defined tab for the marker object which indicates the centre of gravity These values will be used by the Module Dimension plugin to draw dimension lines By running the module if these values could not be found in the model the module asks the user if they want to run the COG module first Center of Gravity couldn t be found in the model Do you want to run CoG module No After finding the proper COG coo
69. Convert To Double in the Item Data Mapping panel and an example of creating a new Group Data tab by ticking Enable subgroup searching and using the Sum Group Property option to create an Assembly Weight kg field Use first attribute for all Integrator iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 6 DataLink The Datalink command provides users an easy to use interface with tools that allow bringing any external company and project data into a fully co ordinated and collaborated model With compatibility to XLS MDB or ODBC Data Sources companies can now further extend the amount of information included in a BIM Model inside of Autodesk Navisworks The external information and properties are then displayed in a user defined properties tab which sits within the Navisworks interface All fields within this properties tab are rewritable which provides the option to re save or export back to the original data source via Excel or preferably MDB Important Note If iConstruct is running on a 64 bit operating system the 64 bit Microsoft ODBC drivers need to be installed If any Office 32 bit components are installed on the machine it will need to be completely uninstalled and upgraded to 64 bit Office 6 1 Concept Data Link is a powerful tool that provides the ability to bring in related information from external data sources and be displayed within the Navisworks model Once a link is establish
70. DELETE CLOSE 4 Generate Selection Set Generate ViewPoint Group incremental properties Default Colour Enable AammJj default view 63 Audit Surface Treatment G1 a G1G3 Sunflower Y 15 a G3 Sunflower Y 15 P12 Blue Grey N53 a P12 Sunflower Y 15 Selection Sets are also generated when auditing and they can be used when exporting reports or running calculations on the audit filter results A common work flow would be to run several different audits on the model based on data required by each discipline further down the line The user may wish to run a colourcode before the audit if this helps identify potential issues in the model Note Do not use Audit Model when searching for dates There is a Navisworks issue relating to the conversion of dates to the local time Please use Colour Code Configuration instead Audit iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 20 ReviewTrack As projects increase in size the need for collaborative design reviews from multiple users increase iConstruct offers a new feature that responds to this need Standard Tools Review Track ReviewTrack utilizes the internal Navisworks comment system along with Saved Viewpoints in association with a centralized Microsoft SQL Server database to offer a review tracking system complete with in built redundancy 20 1 Concept ReviewTrack installs as
71. EEEELELECEEELEELEECETEE EEE LEE EEECEECEELEETCEELCETCELEC LECT EEE EC EELEEECEEEEE EEE EEE EE EE EEE ECELEEEE CET EEE EC EELEEECCELEE EC EEE ECEELEEEC CECE CECE ECE ECE CECE ER CEE ECE CECE EE CECEC EE CECEC ER CECE 050200000 v Customisable Export Grouping Model items can be outputted at either selection level or the IFC Exporter can break down each of the selected items into the lowest child items possible When exporting relatively large models it will be better to set the export grouping at selection level which will limit the number of resulting building elements in the outputted IFC _ file This flexibility allows the user to have control over the grouping method used when outputting models to IFC format ultimately providing support for exporting relatively large models 000 POPCTCTTCECTEPTCEETCTTCEPTCTECECTCETCECTCTTCETETECELEPELECTCPTCEDTCTTCECLCEECECTCTECECLCTECECTCTECETTCTTCEPLCTUCEELETECECTCTECECTCTTLECTCTTLETTCTTCECTCTTCECTCTTCECTCTTCETCTUCECTCTTCECTCTITECECTEECTCTECEETCTTCETTCTLTECTEPTCETTCTECEC Ter eT M Smart IFC Exporter IMS iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS model are used in the outputted IFC file for consistency in measurements when importing 2 into other CAD BIM software packages CIERRAN ERE MEME Y Assign General Document Settings for The project name and owner details Document Control organisation s name and the owner s name can
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73. FileSize 409 AppendTextToFile 402 RunAutoCAD 4 ControlFlow a DoWhile DisplayName StartNavisworks Result 2 Sequence 53 StartNavisworks To test the connection make sure Navisworks 2014 is running then click the Run Local button at the lower right of the form the Executing Local Run window will appear and display the output that the run has started completed then unloaded as we have not asked to do anything other than connect to Navisworks Note that if Navisworks 2014 is not available the Executing Local Run window will wait until the timeout value is reached default 900 seconds or 15mins If this occurs and the windows appears to hang just open Navisworks 2014 manually and the workflow will continue Executing Local Run Run Local Save To File Load File Apply Ok Cance Running Local Run Started Running the workflow Workflow Completed Workflow Unloaded Once the connection is tested click Apply to save the progress so far We can now add the next activity Since the models are stored in a very basic folder structure with no revisions or duplicates of models in subfolders we can use the GetFileList activity to get the filenames In more advanced cases where the files are in a more complex structure we can use excel or connect to an SQL database if the folder structure relates to a data source Drag the activity GetFileList from the left hand panel to the
74. First Look iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Default Report Address allows users to enter a company address or custom text field to be displayed at the header of iConstruct s report output as a default unless specified on other templates Default iConstruct Font and Size allows the user to choose the default font and size to be used in the iConstruct interface and dialogue boxes iConstruct Scale Mode will determine whether the dialogue boxes and the text displayed are rescaled depending on the resolution settings This option should be used if the users are having issues with the visibility of the dialogue boxes Note By default this setting should be set to font and set to off if the user is having issues viewing the interface First Look iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 5 Integrator Integrator allows users to create the their own custom data tab within Navisworks and takes data from one or more read only data tabs and combines them into a custom data tab This is used in situations where companies may want standardisation of what data they want displayed when selecting an object in a model and or to reduce the hassle of having to look in different tabs and different properties for the required information Integrator is key to using iConstruct successfully as it takes the user from using read only data in the models to being able to
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76. NAVISWORKS 32 Smart DWFx Exporter 32 1 Overview Smart DWFx Exporter is a new tool which leverages the inbuilt Navisworks DWFx export function but gives the user a bit more control Smart DWFx Exporter was originally intended for use with CostX first preparing the models into a consistent format then exporting using the Smart DWFx Exporter tool in order to bring into CostX for estimation The tool performs 3 functions e Ensures all data from the model is brought across correctly into the DWFx file e Formats Revit data properties to append the units as text so DWFx compatible quantity estimation packages like CostX can make use of them e Allows for a single nominated data tab to be brought across into the DWFx purging other properties and therefore allows for a smaller file size 32 2 Example In the image below we have a Revit model that has been processed in this example there are 26 different property tabs for the selected item one of which is our Integrator applied user data tab iConstruct CostX Data mre e iConstruct Standard Tools vew C04 Center of Gravity FA Clash Manager e Create Clash View 3 Report a C Concrete 6 slab on 1 0 base Cj Concrete 6 slab on 1 0 base j Concrete 6 slab on 1 07 base Standard Tools General Configuration Audits Configuration Center of Gravity f Concrete 6 slab on 1 07 base Cj Concrete 6 slab on 1 0 base 76 Concret
77. NW PROPS Fields to Add to Export Export Templates iConstruct Data Export Report Assembly Mark Assembly Weight kg V Assembly Cost Code rea Prefix rea Job Code ssembly Drawing Template Type Report v Template Name Assembly Report Report Title Assembly Report Report Logo C ip iconstruct_logo JPG Report Address Report Page Size A4 Portrait Property Assembly Mark iConstruct Data Assembly Mark Assembly Weight kg iConstruct Data Assembly Weight kg Assembly Cost Code iConstruct Data Assembly Cost Code Phase Area Prefix onstruct Data Area Prefix Area Job Code iConstruct Data Area Job Code Assembly Drawing iConstruct Data Assembly Drawing Once the data has been refreshed the user will need to determine whether Group and or Item data will need to be included in these reports Click the drop down menu and select Group Data Item or Link Group with Item depending on if the user wants Group information Item information or a report showing items that make up a group Once this has been selected the Fields to Add to Export will populate Select the properties to be exported and they will appear in the content grid at the bottom of the dialogue box The user will then need to determine which report file type that they wish to use for the export template iConstruct provides the user with four export options Report Micro
78. New Conversation Delete Review Track iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Adding editing or deleting each comment is also available from this panel by right clicking on an item in the tree view Another feature in ReviewTrack 2015 is the Tag Editor Unlike Navisworks redlines ReviewTrack offers a rich tag editor to add edit and remove lines boxes circles etc The user can also add texts with different fonts with different formats and sizes Properties tab Toolbar Construct 2014 Reve Track Tag Editor C whe HB TC Redline Editor main window ReviewTrack Tag Editor uses a snapshot of the ViewPoint as the background and stores each element as a vector graphic object This snapshot could be updated if needed by right clicking on the ViewPoint name and selecting the Update Snapshot menu item 20 2 ReviewTrack Security ReviewTrack implements two levels of security ReviewTrack Administrator and ReviewTrack User ReviewTrack administrator is granted access to configure the client settings field definition and field templates while ReviewTrack User is allowed to use ReviewTrack to read and write data All the security settings are saved in the ReviewTrack database and are configurable using the iConstruct Client application see section iConstruct Client J 20 3 ReviewTrack Configuration Before using ReviewTrack the user must ensure that the client
79. ORKS 12 Clash View Report Available in Navisworks Manage Only The Create Clash View Report command allows a report of selected clash views to be created along with a nominated property see General Configuration section for both the clashing items Standard Tools Create Clash View Report 5 The Clashes will also be grouped under their associated batch The report can be run on a model that has had clash tests run 12 1 Overview Create Clash View command will use the clash saved in clash detective so it is advisable to go through the clashes first to get the viewpoints looking correctly The command will also grey out all the items except for the 2 clashing items which will be highlighted in yellow This does not work if the model has had presenter materials applied to it though as these cannot be overridden Clash Clashz Clash3 Clash Clash5 Clash5 Clash Clashe Clash8 Clash10 a w F3 iConstruct Standard Template Using iConstruct Standard Template Ce zhow Template Options To produce a report select the Create Clash View Report icon and select the Clash Views that are to be included and select ok The report will then be displayed in the sample viewer where it can be saved out as a PDF or Excel file The Clash Report will also use the default logo and address see General Configuration section 12 2 Create Clash Report Create Clash View Report
80. PSB 33 1045 33 575 00 PSB 34 1002 4 1 2 PSB 34 1002 34 95 00 PSB 34 1004 4 1 2 PSB 34 1004 34 95 00 PSB 34 1003 4 1 2 PSB 34 1003 34 95 00 PSB 35 1017 5 1 2 PSB 35 1017 35 800 00 PSB 33 1011 1 13 3 PSB 33 1011 33 575 00 PSB 33 1014 1 13 3 PSB 33 1014 33 575 00 PSB 35 1021 5 1 2 PSB 35 1021 35 800 00 PSB 35 1018 5 1 2 PSB 35 1018 35 800 00 Pagelof14 100 After the samples have been selected and the Group and or Item data has been determined the Fields to Add to Export will begin to populate Fields to Add to Export Iv Assembly Mark jw Assembly Weight kg Assembly Cost Code if Phase v Area Prefix Area Job Code Assembly Drawing Revicinn From this list the user will see group and or item categories and properties of the selected sample If the category is selected e g PDC User Data it will include all the properties within that category The user can also expand the category and manually select the properties that they wish to include in the report As the check box is selected this item will be included in the content grid 14 2 Data Types Export configuration allows users to select various types of data for exporting data from Navisworks These types include 14 2 1 Excel Use this format to export model information from Navisworks to an excel sheet based on configuration being made on export configuration page Excel gives the opportunity of
81. ReviewTrack for Revit Addins By default the installer detects the available versions of Navisworks and automatically ticks those features to be installed iConstruct Server Service and Revit Data Switchback Addins are features that are not required for the general function of iConstruct and should be ticked only if the user is familiar with them Please consult chapters 21 amp 22 for further information regarding these features Installation iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Once the Feature selection is complete click Next The installer will prompt for an optional server name or IP address of an existing iConstruct server This can be left blank if no server is available Click Next again and then Finish to start the installation process 2015 2015 ILOris Truc posee e I Oris TtrUC Pee 2015 2015 Construct eoe Construct Installing Construct 2015 Plugin X64NConstruct Manage 2015 X64 msi Installing DWG Exporter Plugin X64N Construct ExportDWG Manage _ 2015 X64 msi 2 3 Licensing and Registration The iConstruct Toolset requires user registration in order to activate the product When iConstruct is executed for the first time the user is prompted to activate the product via the dialog below www iConstruct cam Installation iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS The iConstruct Toolset can operate in one of
82. S Module Dimension iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 24 QA View Users take a lot of time to communicate irregularities and problems with models Using features such as Viewpoints comments and iConstruct ViewReport makes this more efficient Furthermore iConstruct 2015 ReviewTrack makes the collaboration process easy and reliable so that every team member has the same data The next step in this scenario is standardizing the Viewpoint and Comment generation The new Create QA View module is being introduced in iConstruct 2015 24 1 Concept The Create QA View helps users to create viewpoints in the model and use predefined descriptions as comments This module is part of iConstruct 2015 Standard Tools Standard Tools Create QA View Running QA View module opens a new window and initializes iConstruct ReviewTrack to send data to ReviewTrack if the user wants to integrate the newly created viewpoint and comment in the ReviewTrack database View Folder name in which the View Folder Name The QA form consists of 4 sections eon should be created Wrong location d 1 1 Clash Detected 1 QA Folder name all viewpoints will be generated List of pre defined Vini Das under this folder comments 2 Pre defined comments list 3 Add Delete buttons 4 Advanced Options m A a Hide Except Selected Items b Colour Selected Items with colou
83. Select Similar command select the item s within the model that the user wants to match and then select the relevant command to find others in the group Once the command is run the other like items will highlight so they can be grouped into selection sets in Navisworks 18 2 Configuration The Select Similar Configuration will allow the user to set up a number of templates to be used as commands in the Select Similar Menu To begin the configuration highlight a sample and then select Get NW Props There are a few selections within the Select Similar Configuration which will assist with setting up the templates and commands 5 Match Properties Configuration duc Match Paint Treatment in Model Saved Templates Match Paint Treatment in Model Attribute Property liConstruct Data M Assembly Treatment M gt iConstruct Data M Model Number M e mo rj Disable Recursion Save as Search Set Template Name The name that will be assigned to the template and also the name given to the command in the Select Similar menu once saved or updated Attribute The attribute or properties data tab from the Navisworks sample that is to be used to find like items with Property The property within the attribute or data tab from the Navisworks sample that is to be used to find like items with Select Similar iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Dis
84. Smith 10 05 2013 11 1 22 New Job Schedule Completing the wizard You have successfully completed the wizard Created By Enabled Create Date Description Workstation John Smith 10 05 2013 11 34 AM At 8 00 PM every day 6530430 1 3ddb To dose this wizard dick Finish NewJob Close 30 6 Profile Manager Templates are made available to the workflow designer by importing iConstruct profiles icp files into the server through the profile manager Note that once a template is used in a workflow a copy of the template is made in the workflow not a reference so changing the template afterwards will not affect existing jobs To create a new profile click the blue plus button on the right hand side and the Add Edit Profile dialog will appear Enter a profile name and optionally a profile description 2 iConstruct Configuration Client oE File Job Manager Administration i Task Management Job Management Profile Management Profile Editor Profile Name Sample Administration v Profile Description Sample Profile Math Calculations AME Match Properties ColourCode Hes 6 AE Ads iConstruct Client 130 iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS To import a template switch to the server profile to use in this case Sample and load a profile using the Load Profile button Select the ICP file to use and the panel will
85. System Windows Forms System Drawing System lO Note ReviewTrack provides a simple Formula Editor with validation functionality To edit the formula and user defined functions click on the Edit button under the formula section in the Configuration window ModellD Formula ModellD User Defined Functions 20 3 3 ViewPoint Save Hide Required and Save Override Material Navisworks ViewPoints uses the Save Hide Required and Save Override Material features to store the visibility and material state of each object while creating a saved viewpoint These configuration settings offer the same functionality to enable material and visibility saving while creating new ReviewTrack ViewPoints Review Track 80 iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS imus VevPorts iet On ViewPoint Create V Save Hide Required J Save Ovemde Material A wey Pe Oy oe we s e ee ooo 0 0 X 0 9 o se 20 3 4 ViewPoint Creation Model Assignment Each model in ReviewTrack has its own unique identifier Also it is very common to have multiple models appended or merged in one instance of Navisworks This means when creating a new Folder or ViewPoint there should be a way to let ReviewTrack know which Model s the new ViewPoint should belong to These settings can be found in the Configuration window When adding a new viewpoin
86. TO GO FOR HELP 165 37 LICENSING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 167 37 1 PDFSharp used in Open File cccccccsssseccecceeseeeeeccseeceeeeseaueeeeeceeaeseeeeeseaeeeeessaaeeeeesssagseeess 167 37 2 iTextSharp 4 1 6 LPGL used in Open File cc ceecccceceeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeceeeeseeeeeeaaeeeeeeseaeeeess 167 37 3 LaMarvin ColorPicker Colour picker control sess 167 167 EE iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 1 Overview iConstruct is an application developed by industry professionals for industry professionals which capitalises on advantages provided through Building Information Modelling and Information Management Utilising Autodesk s Navisworks software and its powerful collaboration and review technology iConstruct provides additional tool sets to project teams and consultants to manage construction information to suit requirements for various segments of the industry from design engineers to construction managers and integrate this intelligence into a single 3D model displayed in Navisworks Utilising a range of data management tools iConstruct provides the ability to configure and manage the information from various consultants design models in Navisworks and additional data required from external sources into a simplified and formatted display to suit the end user This allows design teams and consultants to provide better communication on design intent and
87. able Recursion Select if matching only block level and not matching any further like at the item level Save as Search Set Check this box if a search set is to be created when running the command The search set will be placed in the folder Select Similar in the sets panel Oo ABER Fh ca X a Match Properties iCanstruct Data Assembly Treatment SYSTEM Al 124 and iConstruct Data Model Number 4 Load to load a selected saved template for editing or viewing Save to save a new template or changes made to an opened template Delete to delete a selected template from the list Close to close the configuration window Select Similar iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 19 Audit Provides a valuable tool to audit the model data within Navisworks to ensure it meets required project and quality assurance requirements Various visual displays and outputs can be established to present Audit model findings to meet model manager and project team preferences 19 1 Concept Audit Model allows for loading an XML file containing search sets to be used when running an audit To run an audit based on Search Set rules created in the Audit Model Configuration select Audits to expand the menu Search Sets Find Items built in Navisworks can be exported to xml Use the Find Items panel to define a search then right click in the Sets panel t
88. activity into the place we want the script to halt in this case just before the first save The Reason parameter is required to be filled out in this case just type debug as we are just testing the script Also we will add a writeline before the terminate workflow so we can see the destination path will be correct Copy the model filename parameter from the SaveModel activity into the Writeline text parameter Our enumerate workflow now looks like the image on the left for each model name we will open the model create a default view run the color code create a color coded view reset the colors then in this case output the destination filename and terminate the workflow before saving Z Get Models from folder 4 Enumerate Models AR w 1 Running the workflow in this state produces the following output note the termination generates an exception this is normal Weeln hal io Executing Local Run Running Local Run M et Started Running the workflow cNconstruct Area AMODELA nmwd I UpdateCumert em CANICONSTRUCT OUTPUTXAREAAXMODELA nwd Workflow Terminated 3 ColerCode Exception System Activities Statements Wordlow Terminated Exception debug J UpdateCurert em Workflow Unloaded D FA WrieLine O Terminate Worktiow Once the destination filename has been verified as correct and that the color code ran and the viewpoints were created remove the terminate workflow statement update a
89. ader drag and drop the relevant header field from detailband into the group header in this case Level Location This will group the report by Level Location see below right which is acceptable for some reports but in this case the report is to sum quantities by Furniture Group so in this case an additional grouping level is added for Component Group below middle and both fields are moved from detailband to the new groupheader Introduction to the Report Designer iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Also Component Group is copied for us to change the Sum field for To sum by group first click the field box then the box that appears above it A Then click the Summary button B and the Summary Editor will appear Change the Summary Function to Count C as the intent is number of if for total mass SUM would be the chosen function Finally set the summary per page report or in this case Group D Table Rectangular Table Rectangular Table Rectangular FLOOR 1 urniture 6 x 8 Abak Workstation urniture 6 x 8 Abak Workstation urniture 6 x8 Abak Workstation urniture 6 x 8 Abak Workstation miture 6 x8 Ab ak Workstation miture 6 x 8 Ab ak Workstation urniture 6 x 8 Abak Workstation urniture 6 x 8 Abak Workstation miture 6 x 8 Ab ak Workstation miture 6 x 8 Abak Workstation urniture 6 x8 Abak Workstation urniture 6 x8 Abak Workstation
90. ample Clash Checking data with Tekla What are the benefits of Exporting a model as an IFC file The Industry Foundation Classes IFC data model is an Open Standard allowing CAD and BIM providers to conform to an accepted BIM format as set by the construction industry Since the IFC format is an Open Standard it is supported by many industry leading CAD and BIM software packages This allows BIM data to be exported from Navisworks and imported into other construction software packages ultimately increasing the possibilities on what can be done with the models 2 2 Features The following table summarises the primary features of iConstruct s Model IFC Export module v IFC export capability iConstruct s Model IFC Export outputs Navisworks models in the IFC 2x3 format _ within a model allowing the user to control which parts of the model are exported to IFC IFC format as a Boundary Representation BREP VOERENIENEEDEUS ENSGENISEPSPUISSSUENESUNE property values are stored for each of the selected items in the destination IFC file H BPE PEECEEECEEE EEE EEE ELEETCECECEEEEEECLECEEEEL
91. an iConstruct 2015 standard tool It uses iConstruct s API to generate user interfaces and database access ReviewTrack stores ViewPoints and Comments in SQL Server instead of the model itself This feature offers a powerful data availability feature even from outside Navisworks Furthermore it offers a new hierarchical messaging system Conversations with unlimited fields from different types ReviewTrack identifies each model using a customizable unique ID generator formula In the new design each model has its own identity This is a very useful feature when users want to have Viewpoints and Conversations of a particular model after appending in other models In other words when a ViewPoint is created and assigned to different models that ViewPoint is still accessible even if each of the models gets opened separately We will discuss this feature in the next few pages Running the module for the first time will display a window asking whether to import the model into the managed system or not This window has a list of all opened models in the current work space These models are either appended or merged in one file Each model is displayed in the list by its model name and source file name with a check box By pressing Ok the system generates unique identifiers for each of the selected models in the database to store model information including ViewPoints Redlines images and Conversations This module consists of three main panels iConst
92. and properties that the external data is going to be written to The user will need to also identify the external data source that they wish to connect to which can be chosen under the data source File Name DataSource Type Template Name Status Update Common MS Excel Setup Apply To Object Types File Name MODEL MarkStatus xisx Select Table Target Attribute Filter Data Exists Action Al rit i zs Show Changes in Excel V Link fields are Primary Keys Filter out duplicate rows Linking Attribute Data Database Link Field NW Link Property 7 Select Fields Templates Link Database Field NW Display Name Status Update Mark Mark Description Description Drawing ID Drawing ID Dwg Rev Dwg Rev Dwg Rev Date Dwg Rev Date Qty Qty Pack y V Excel Headers Show NW Internal Name Data Link supports links to Excel MS Access and ODBC with the method to configure Data Link for each being the same For the link to work the user must have a unique property that exists in the Navisworks model that is able to match up with a similar property in the external data source in order to bring its associated data across into the right item or group DataLink iConstruct 2015 User Guide FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 6 2 1 The Link Setup There are a number of areas on the Data Link Configuration that will
93. ay of a colour coded legend panel when the colour has been set in the audit Auto Filter Simplifying the Audits Another way to use Audit Model is to select the Use Auto Filter checkbox and then filter by a specific Model Tab Property If Generate Viewpoint is checked as shown below viewpoints will be generated with all objects for each value of that property Zoom to viewpoint is useful where small isolated items may be difficult to see if this is not ticked the viewpoint will remain as is Audit iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Audit Model Search Set Selection Set View Point EE L Auto filter Use Auto Filter Model Tab iConstruct Data Audit Selection Only Model Tab Property Assembly Treatment v Long Selection Set Names Viewpoint Options Transparency Zoom Viewpoint Cumulative Transparency J Save Colours with View Transparency Level 096 Generate Legend Panel Audits Surface Treatment TD Selection Tree Viewpoints and Selection Sets are generated for each audit property Audit Surface Treatment D 1 CDI 61 G3 Sunflower Y15 CDI G3 Sunflower Y15 CD No PAINT I P12Blue Grey N53 1 P12Blue Grey N53 a P12 Sunflower Y 15 Standard Compact Properties Templates Template Name GET MM PROPS Surface Treatment LOAD SAVE
94. b Option The optional conversion to use see section 5 2 Once a template has been saved an integrator command will appear in the Integrator Mappings menu Integrator iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 5 2 Integrator Options Option There are a few conversions that can be used with Integrator to perform extra functions on the data as it is being transferred and therefore maximise efficiency as well as sanitise data Convert To Decimal Convert To Integer Convert To Date In prior releases these conversions had to be typed in but from 2014 Format As Text onwards they are now available in an easy to use drop down list Sum Group Property Perform Calculation Convert From Revit Use Parent Property Use Parent Revit Property Optional keywords Convert To Decimal Attempts to convert the property to a decimal number stripping away any text from the property value If the property cannot be converted to a number then the default 0 is used Convert To Integer As above but converts to a whole number instead of a decimal Convert To Date Attempts to convert the value to a date format Note that Navisworks does not currently support date formatting or time zone information so use this carefully Format As Text Takes the existing value and converts it to text Sum Group Property Use with Enable subgroup searching to add the item field as a total for the group node Per
95. base Select SQL Server Instance Database Warning c Another database with the same name exists on this instance of SQL Server Do you want to override this database T Cancel il lt Back Close 29 3 Unlnstallation To uninstall run the setup program and select either Modify to just uninstall iConstruct server or Remove to uninstall all versions of iConstruct amp servers from the computer In this case we are only going to uninstall the server so leave on Modify and click Next Untick the feature s to uninstall and click Next e 2014 C 0 n st f u ct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS C 0 n st f U ct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS onstruct 2014 for Navisworks 2014 Construct Server Service This feature requires 1 478 KB disk i E Revit Data Switchback Addins Cancel lt Back Net Click Next to the following page then Finish to perform the uninstallation 2014 2014 i C 0 n st f U ct we AUTODESK NAVISWORKS e i C O n st r Uu ct AUTODESK NAVISWORKS e iConstruct Server 124 iConstruct 2015 User Guide 2014 Co n st U CU AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 2014 IConstrucbessee iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS iConstruct Server 2 iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 30 iConstruct Client 30 1 Overview iConstruct client is the workflow designer side of iCons
96. by guiding you through a series Use this wizard to quickly schedule a job of simple steps Name New Sample 1 Batch Process Schedule Description Batch processes all models each night To continue dick Next The next page configures when the job should run in this case the default of daily is left checked as well as recurring each day and the time is refined to start at 20 00 hours 8 00pm Following this we have the option to nominate a client PC to run the task on or whichever is available This allows the user to configure different machines for use on different jobs and make best use of the available resources iConstruct Client iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS a9 New Job Schedule o a mG New Job Schedule rca nC ns Job Trigger Workstation When do you want the job execute Where do you want the job execute Daily Stat 10 05 YYYY gv Synchronize across time zones Run on ANY available workstation Weekly Runon 02470 RML Monthly Recur every 1 days One time lt Back NERS dl The wizard will conclude with a confirmation page click Close and the scheduled task appears in the panel below the Jobs list Tasks can be enabled disabled or deleted from this panel by right clicking on the task Gees sust x Job Name Description Created By Create Date Sample 1 Batch Process Process a collection of models John
97. c 0 am ict Clear Profile Closes the current profile and restores iConstruct to its default state Clear profile should be selected when the user wants to create a new user profile from scratch to avoid editing or overriding existing profiles O 69 fl Slot ot tte Merge Profile Allows templates from other profiles to be added to the current profile see chapter 25 4 5 Re Launch iConstruct O amp fl met ot of Fe Click the Re Launch button to restart iConstruct this will re read the license information First Look iConstruct 2015 User Guide 4 6 Configuring iConstruct 425 e iConstruct v Standard Tools General Configuration FUE di figuration 74 Audits Configurati COG AVA 3 ColourCode Configuration DATA DataLinker Configuration poo Export Configuration General Configuration e Integrator Configuration Macro Configuration Center of Gravity Configuration N Marking Plan Configuration J FF Match Properties Configuration Math Calculations Configuration 0 P Open File Configuration ReConstruct Configuration E Smart DWFx Exporter Configuration 6 e Smart DWG Exporter Configuration O amp et ot st 1 iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Audits Configuration Define search sets to be audited or set up to auto filter by a property Center of Gravity Configuration Sets the mass property to use f
98. ce Autodesk Design Review 2013 iConstruct_Hospital_2013 dwfx Find 8 2 Search Autodesk Seek a 1374 6266 t2 Floors Floor ccdb 107d4c1e 4568 8361 9 8c208a2da6 00031a28 0 0000 ft 203304 amp Concrete on 3 Metal Deck 753 7387ft 1 revit DB Structure SlabFoundation Type 3 209 4931 ft3 Once configured select the parts of the model the user wish to export and click the DWFxExport button and a Save As dialog box will appear select a file name and the routine will run Once completed a confirmation box will appear The user may now open the DWFx in CostX Autodesk Design Review or any other DWFx compliant software package iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Smart DWFx Exporter ISS iConstruct 2015 User Guide 9 iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 33 Laser Point Creator A brand new feature in iConstruct 2015 is Laser Point Creator plugin Laser Point Creator for iConstruct is designed for engineers fabricators or model reviewers utilizing Navisworks and needing the ability to easily create 3D field points within their preferred design model Working as a plugin within Navisworks Laser Point Creator provides fluid creation of field points for any points including end points mid points line intersections and perpendicular intersections of 3D lines 33 1 Abstract Laser point creator in Navisworks generates 3D points by proving a visual
99. construction methodology to onsite construction teams throughout the project Using the formatted and standardised data within these models iConstructs extended range of additional tool sets allow users to extract information that is required at different stages in the construction process This readily available information allows for better planning and well informed decisions The information can also be extracted from the model and presented through a variety of customisable reporting tools which can then be disseminated and distributed to relevant stakeholders 1 1 History The iConstruct software was developed by industry professionals over the past several years to meet the growing need of information required to be delivered on various construction projects The requirements for these projects all shared a similar problem to provide standardised and co ordinated data from a range of multiple CAD and design platforms and different internal databases To meet these requirements iConstruct tools were paired with the power of Autodesk Navisworks technology which helped design teams and other construction professionals overcome these outstanding problems Autodesk Navisworks was chosen as the review platform due to its advanced technology to collaborate and handle larger CAD models which met the scope of these projects With the support for alarge number of native CAD formats Autodesk Navisworks also allowed design teams to keep working in th
100. created and saved under the configuration menu To remove commands from the associated command menu the user will need to delete this template from the configuration menu 4 3 Security iConstructs toolsets and configuration menus that are available to users can be customised and saved to a user s profile using iConstruct s security option This enables management to control and monitor which toolsets are available to the users To begin the customisation of a selected profile the approved user administrator will need to click on the toolbar at the bottom of the main iConstruct window and click the Security Settings icon see below This will then prompt the user with a dialogue box to set a password to protect the customisation that is about to be made Note If the password needs to be changed check the box change password The old password will need to be entered before the new one is accepted Password Password Mew Password Change Password Ok Cancel E Change Password Ok Cancel Change Password dialog After a password has been established the iConstruct security option menu will appear Users administrators will then be able to select which tools and configuration settings are made available to users of that profile Local Security Configuration General Configuration 4 Standard Tools Append Data Center of Gravity Clash Manager Create Clash View Report Create QA View Create View Re
101. ct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 17 Calculations By creating custom calculation templates users can get accurate totals on the fly from selected items within a Navisworks models Calculation templates will read the relevant data that has been embedded into the properties of selected items and apply a predefined formula to give accurate and relevant totals These totals can then be copied and inserted into relevant documentation emails etc 17 1 Concept To run a calculation on properties of items or groups based on formulas created in the Calculation Configuration select Calculations to expand the menu Calculations Paint Area To get a calculated total select the items or groups within the model that a total is to be collected on and then select the relevant Calculation Command If the calculation has performed successfully an estimated total will appear as follows Estimated Total 1575 437 m 17 2 Configuration The Calculations Configuration allows users to create calculation commands that can be used where needed to give totals on selected items based on predefined calculations e g weight load The Calculations Configuration allows the use of the JavaScript maths library to perform calculations on the sum of properties Once a Calculation Configuration template is save it will be added as a command to the Calculations menu General Configuration Math Calculations Configuration
102. ct and save it into a new file Upgrading profiles is only possible for plugins saved in iConstruct 2013 The merge tool only loads templates of the plugins that are being installed on the running iConstruct instance If the loaded profile contains templates from a plugin which is not installed on the local machine those templates cannot be merged Profile Manager 188 iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 26 ReConstruct ReConstruct Export Selection PDMS ReGroup Tekla IFC ReGroup Examples of ReConstruct Templates 26 1 Concept ReConstruct is a powerful new tool for iConstruct 2015 that addresses a problem many of our clients had when using native CAD files such as IFC and RVM PDMS The main limitation of using IFC or PDMS files is that the ability to use the Selection Resolution is limited to all or nothing Selecting an item in First Object mode which generally selects groups will select the model or area in its entirety whereas switching to last object or geometry selects items individually This is not a problem unless the user wishes to make better use of the model data through iConstruct Colourcoding or datalinking against 80 000 items for example would take far longer to process than it would if the model could be organised into a more efficient hierarchy based on a grouping level and only need to process say 8 000 groups The structural model below illustrates
103. d s 1 Z G Tac Tae V ag Tac 5 Tae V Tac g Tac Tag V as V d Tac Teg Tag Tas fag Tag Vew 26 Tes Tas x FER fC3 RA Mechanical A Mechanical A 5 Mechanica A View 6 PC1 Mechanical f C124 Meher amp 7 iii VW iConstruct Configuration Client c 8 mtm File Job Manager Administration Task Management ReviewTRACK X Job Management Model Name PC1 H RA nwd Conversations Panel Profile Management v Source File Name D Didcock Desktop PC1 H RA Administration 4 Original File Name C Demo Review Track PC 1 H RA nwd ReviewTRACK E Tag View 1 Redines Conv ReviewTRACK Model Viewer Tag View 3 ReviewTrack Data Browser Tag View 5 Custom Field Editor Tag View 7 Please ensure the floor framing at this level matches the rev 0 drawing 961 S 12006 Tag Vew 9 Tag View 11 Tag View 13 Tag View 14 Tag View 16 Al Projects CatchAll Tag View 17 TQ Number Tag View 18 Tag View 19 Description Tag View 20 Tag View 21 Tag View 22 Tag View 24 Tag View 27 Tag View 28 Tag View 3 PC1 H_RA Structural Rev Tag View 4 Field Templates Tag View 5 PC1 H_RA Structural Rev Tag View 6 i i 4 m Review Track iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS The second option is
104. d in to create a new grouping level M Clash Manager iS iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 7 Auto Select Group Contents Approved By ore Approved Time 5l Sort dia Z Sort Descending Assigned To 52 01474245514 Clash Max Z D Group By This Column 5201474245514 FF Hide Group By Box Clash Min Z Clash Point CR1 BHPBIO Area Prefix CR1 BHPBIO Assembly Cost Code CR 1 BHPBIO Assembly Design Drawing CR1 BHPBIO Assembly Drawing CR1 BHPBIO Assembly Mark CR1 BHPEIO Assembly Cost Co CR1 BHPBIO Assembly Marking Plan Clash Status Cash Comments CR iClash Instance Count CR1 BHPBIO Assembly Total Qty CR1 BHPBIO Assembly Treatment CR1 BHPBIO Assembly Unit of Measure BHPBIO Assembly Cost Codex 1 13 3 CR1 BHPBIO 2 Assembly Unit Surf BHPBIO Assembly Cost Code 1 6 CR 1 BHPBIO Assembly Unit Value BHPBIO Assembly Cost Code 3 1 3 z BHPBIO Assembly Cost Code 4 1 2 CR1 BHPBIO Assembly Weight kg BHPBIO Assembly Cost Code 5 1 1 a CR1i BHPBIO Clash View Elev Name DD A Remove This Column fad Best Fit Best Fit all columns V Filter Editor To export the clash data to an excel file quickly click the Auto Select Group Contents button then right click on a group header Click Export to Excel and the excel window will appear F Auto Select Group Contents Clash Group CR1 BHPBIO Assembly Cost Co
105. d pick that For the above example to select the mid point of a user defined line white line the user needs to move the mouse cursor above the red point which indicates the mid point of the line A red selection box will appear and the user can select it causing a Green circle to be displayed and the coordinates of the selected point will be shown at the bottom of the View Port Module Dimension 188 iConstruct 2015 User Guide IConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 3 34427701 4711484 Y 216992106 530201 Z 556000 The green circle indicates the position of the selected point as the base point of dimension lines After selecting the base point and picking the required viewpoints to draw the dimension lines on the final step is pressing the Ok button By pressing this button the plugin starts calculating dimension distances and placing the dimension lines in the selected viewpoints Sample dimension lines drawn by the Module Dimension plugin The Module Dimension module has the colour selection feature which allows users to customize colours for the background system colour user line colours as well as selection point colour Module Dimension 19 iConstruct 2015 User Guide Current Views Add New Views CD Tag View 1 Tag View 2 Tag View 3 COG Pos X 48222194 0363718 COG Pos Y 214178221 777829 COG Pos Z 555695 710599129 Line Distance J Round Scale iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORK
106. d up viewpoint 34 1 Abstract Dynamic Labeller visually identifies the main properties of the 3D items within a model without having to click on the items to view their properties The images that Dynamic Labeller produces can be saved and used to relay important information about the model such as where particular items are located in the model and their codes while coordinating design projects General Configuration Marking Plan Configuration Dynamic Labeller is a template based plugin which can be accessed from the General Configuration tab in the iConstruct Panel It also can be accessed from the newly introduced iConstruct 2015 Tools panel in the Navisworks ribbon Config Marking Plan Marking Plan Running either of these options will provide access to the Dynamic Labeller Templates window Marking Plan Templates ES New Template Template settings Property Definition Advanced Actions 7 a Property Definition EM Advanced Actions Add Remove New Template Existing Templates Category Property Save Delete Close A New Template input the name of the new Dynamic Labeller template B Existing Templates List list of all exisiting templates the user can select each template to edit settings or customize it by double clicking on an item C Template Settings Property Definition nominate a category property list to be displayed for the selected items in the model
107. ded to the Dynamic Labeller section of the iConstruct 2015 Tools ribbon panel on the Navisworks toolbar oo Marking Plan Name amp Type Name amp Type Config Marking Plan Marking Plan To run each template select at least one item in the model Then click on the template icon The Dynamic Labeller module positions each label on the screen automatically however the position of each label can be changed by drag dropping each label to a nominated location Dynamic Labeller 15 iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS The font size of each label can be inclreased or decreased individually by selecting the menu item when hovering the mouse icon over a label Decrease font size 34 4 Drawing Tools The Dynamic Labeller tool uses the iConstruct Rendering Engine introduced in this version which is used in multiple modules This engine comes with a set of commands that are accessible from Drawing Tools in iConstruct 2015 Tools panel in the Navisworks ribbon e C Clear Marking Labels Take Snapshot g Generate Saved Viewpoint Drawing Tools A Take Snapshot use this command to take a snapshot from the existing model containing all existing labels B Clear Marking Labels deletes existing marking labels C Generate Saved Viewpoint automated marking labels will not be saved in the model by using this command a Navisworks saved viewpoint can be saved with the userr nwd
108. del or collection of models to the nominated NWD filename Model Filename The full path and filename of the file to save to SelectAllActivity Summary Selects all the items in a model SelectAllSearchSetActivity Summary Selects all the items in all search sets listed in an Audit Template Audit Template The Audit Template to use SelectByConditionActivity Summary Selects one or more items by nominated values The Conditions work in the same way as Navsiworks Find Items panel Use Search Within Selection Add result to current selection to replicate AND OR Attribute Name The attribute name to search on B Property Name The property name to search on if required Workflow Designer 143 iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS C The value to search for if required The condition Equals Contains Defined Undefined C o D a Search Within Apply search only to items already selected Selection Add result to Add the results of the search to the currently selected items currentselection G PathCount The number of paths selected nodes in selection tree returned E F G SelectNoneActivity Summary Deselects any selected items SelectSearchSetActivity Summary Selects items based on a nominated search set name within an Audit template A Audit Template The Audit Template to use SearchSet Name B SearchSet Name The sea
109. der Show Header Show Footer Bia 5 GroupandSort K Scripts Errors exportDataReportPrototypel Report v Ez 24 Appearance 4 Background Coli Transparent Border Color MM Black Border Dash Sty Solid Border Width 1 Borders None Font Arial 9 75pt Foreground Col Ml Black Formatting Rule Collection Formatting Rule Collection Padding And the final report Export Data iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 14 1 3 Customising the Report Content 9 Preview J em File View Background ME BO E QAAE lt 0 3 08 iConstruct Pty Ltd a 1001 iConstruct Way 6 C O n St r U ct BIMVille ETC 8001 Cost Report Assembly Mark Assembly Cost Code Drawing Phase Unt Prie PSB 33 1013 13 4 PSB 33 1013 33 800 00 PSB 33 1018 1 13 4 PSB 33 1018 33 800 00 PSB 33 1009 13 4 PSB 33 1009 33 800 00 PSB 33 1017 13 4 PSB 33 1017 33 800 00 PSB 33 1008 1 13 8 PSB 33 1008 33 75 00 PSB 33 1007 13 8 PSB 33 1007 33 75 00 PSB 34 1005 4 1 2 PSB 34 1005 34 95 00 PSB 33 1006 1 13 9 PSB 33 1006 33 75 00 PSB 33 1003 13 8 PSB 33 1003 33 75 00 PSB 33 1030 A PSB 33 1030 33 575 00 PSB 35 1010 5 1 2 PSB 35 1010 35 800 00 PSB 35 1035 5 1 2 PSB 35 1035 35 800 00 PSB 33 1004 13 9 PSB 33 1004 33 75 00 PSB 33 1005 9 PSB 33 1005 33 75 00 PSB 35 1024 5 1 2 PSB 35 1024 35 800 00 PSB 33 1045 13 3
110. der for the mapped properties to remain within the model If the model was not saved the user can re run the command at another time and then save the model in order to save the new User Data tab information Integrator iConstruct 2015 User Guide 5 1 Configuration iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS To begin the configuration the user will need to select a sample from the model and then click the Integrator icon to open the Configuration window Depending on whether the user is working with the Integrator on Items or Groups they will need to make sure the sample that they have selected suits the level they are working on Integrator Configuration New Model Tab MEA Data Use first attribute for all Show Internal Names Item Data Mapping New Property Name Model Tab Model Tab Property Option INEEEEEKR 0e Hd Item Section luserData Data v item Section item Length User Data v tem Length Item Weight kg User Data v item Weight kg Item Surface Area User Data v item Surface Area 5 Assembly Mark User Data v item Assembly M Item Number User Data v tem Mark 5 2 z 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Li Group Data Mapping New Property Name Model Tab Model Tab Property Option IDTTUEENENEENEes G RH BR t J Enable subgroup searching GET NW PROPS LOAD SAVE DELETE CLOSE
111. dress StartTime 17 07 2014 7 55 4M 17 07 2014 8 03 AM 17 07 2014 7 33 AM 17 07 2014 8 11 AM 17 07 2014 7 34 AM 17 07 2014 8 31 AM 17 07 2014 8 31 AM 17 07 2014 8 47 AM Also you can get monthly reports of the license usage from Reports menu license Usage Report Select the report period Year Month Y Available Serials 12853361 33 2 Refresh SessionlD Client amp ddress Username StartTime Last ccessTime Last amp ccessTime 17 07 2014 8 55 AM 17 07 2014 8 55 AM 17 07 2014 8 55 AM 17 07 2014 8 56 AM 17 07 2014 8 55 AM 17 07 2014 8 56 AM 17 07 2014 8 56 AM 17 07 2014 8 55 AM lel ES s gt 8 07 2014 11 53 AM 10 07 2014 7 55 AM 11 07 2014 10 33 4M 10 07 2014 8 38 4M 10 07 2014 8 55 AM 10 07 2014 8 55 AM 10 07 2014 3 15 AM 10 07 2014 3 17 4M 10 07 2014 3 32 4M 10 07 2014 11 23 4M 10 07 2014 3 46 AM 11 07 2014 11 42 AM 10 07 2014 10 06 AM 10 07 2014 10 10 4M 10 07 2014 10 06 4M 10 07 2014 10 03 4M 10 07 2014 11 06 AM 10 07 2014 11 11 AM 10 07 2014 11 11 AM 10 07 2014 11 11 AM 10 07 2014 11 13 4M 10 07 2014 11 14 AM 10 07 2014 11 14 AM 10 07 2014 11 14 AM 10 07 2014 11 31 AM 10 07 2014 12 22 PM 10 07 2014 12 05 PM 10 07 2014 12 13 PM 10 07 2014 12 05 PM 10 07 2014 12 13 PM 10 07 2014 12 23 PM 10 07 2014 1 02 PM 10 07 2014 12 54 PM 10 07 2014 12 5
112. e This will then provide the user with some general configuration options which may require an attribute and property for each option These options include Default Data Tab The default data tab to write data to when running commands through iConstruct Please note the default data tab must be a writable tab Only an Attribute value is required and no Property value Clash Report Property The custom property the user wishes to have for each element in iConstruct s view report This information could be internal data of the object or any external data that has been brought into the model through DataLink see Clash Report Note this property is not required to be set and will be removed in future releases It is included just for compatibility purposes Info Bin Property The property name used for Info Bin folders where drawings and other files are stored related to selected objects in the model If an object is selected and the Info Bin icon pressed it will search for the Info Bin folder associated with this defined property If no Info Bin folder exists iConstruct will prompt the user to create one The other general configuration options that are not associated with the models attributes and properties are the report settings This includes Default Report Logo allows users to import or select a company or project logo to display on iConstruct s report output as a default unless specified on other templates
113. e If If result is true perform the activities in Then otherwise perform the activities in Else Assign Assign a value to a variable Parallel Runs through one or more sequences waiting until all are complete before progressing Note this function does not actually run the sequences simultaneously e IConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Condition Result Lap activity here Dp activity here Parameter To The variable to assign the value to Value the specified value to assign to the variable a Sequence Drop activity here zi Sequence Drop activity here Workflow Designer iConstruct 2015 User Guide Pick PickBranch A pick container contains 2 or more PickBranch objects The trigger is the completion of an event For example an activity is placed in the first branch trigger and a Delay is placed in the second set to 10 seconds If the first activity in the first branch does not complete within 10 seconds then the delay activity action will occur Sequence A sequence is a container for multiple activities By default where a container states Drop activity here only one activity is allowed By dropping the Sequence activity several activities can occur Switch Evaluates an expression against given possible cases and performs the sequence relevant to the case Used in a similar fashion to If Else but where there are more than 2 possibilities
114. e value Number Prefix when renumbering clash detective groups using the context menu use this prefix Default View Distance to Clash when the view is generated places the camera closer or further away from the clash point Property Read Level sets the hierarchy level for reading the clashing object information the geometry level is 0 and each level above the geometry corresponds to this value Enable Subnode Search If this option is selected reads the node below the property read level as well amp fills in any properties not filled in at the read level plus any additional properties This is useful for reading the unique ID of Revit Elements for example Copy Group Comments when publishing groups back to Clash Detective copy the original group comments if available oet Non Clashing Items Transparent when creating a viewpoint dim and make semi transparent the other items to highlight the clashing objects Proximity Group Field Tolerance the tolerance to use to create a Proximity Group column per clash to be able to group clashes that are physically within proximity to each other 28 3 Usage When the clash data is read the properties of the clashing items are read in at the same time To import a property into the table right click on a column header and click Column Chooser then drag the column into the data grid to create the new grouping level in this case the cost code has been dragge
115. e Show Template Options Y OK CANCEL Create View Report templates can also be used to modify how reports are displayed by clicking Show Template Options Report logos and company address files can be selected for display along the header If Use as Default Report is checked this template will become the default Create View Report template instead of the iConstruct Standard Template Set Image Background White optionally changes the background to white before creating the views handy for generating reports to be printed Template Name is the name of the Template to save as Report Logo File nominates the logo to use on this template Report Address File nominates the default address to use on this template Note both Logo and Address files can be manually added changed by using the Report Designer Click the Report Designer button to edit the layout of the report directly see Introduction to the Report Designer section Custom Options Locator Viewpoints Locator Appearance Common Template Name Report Logo File Report Address File Use As Default Report Set Image Background White View Report iConstruct 2015 User Guide 9 iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS When the Options tab is selected there are some additional settings Run Colourcode nominates a saved colourcode to run prior to generating the view report this is especially handy
116. e All UpdsteCurrentViewActivity W DWGE porterActivit gg ea indi dae Lao chemi 3 Search Chear Exe udictraty W ExportAccessDatabaseActmty El iConstruct Attributes 3 0 Exception We HideExceptSelectedActvity HideResetAbActnity E V HideSelectedActivity Result WW IntegrstorActty A UpdateCumentWew Misc InvertSelectionActivity DisplayName UpdateCurrentView MatensiResetallicnyry E UpdateCurrentView Attributes V OpenMcdelactiaty W ReConstructActivit x a A Set Material Override J 1st ty SaveModel ictnty B Set Hidden Overnde SelectAllActraty 2 C ViewName Variables Arguments Imports The last step is to save the models in this case we will save them to a different folder to c iConstruct_Output where we have created empty AreaA and AreaB folders To do this drag and drop the SaveModelActivity after the last step in the sequence and set the model filename parameter to item FilePath ToString ToUpper Replace AhCONSTRUCT ICONSTRUCT OUTPUT amp amp item FileName ToString This changes the path from c iconstruct to cNiconstruct output Click Save to save our progress Before running the script in its entirety itis a good idea to run the process just once in the case that we have hundreds of files it is unwise to test the script on all of them To stop the script at the desired location drag and drop the Terminate Workflow
117. e Tab if Non Existent is checked Apply Property To whether the property value will be applied to items groups or both Property Type the data type that will be displayed within the property This can be set to text whole number decimal number or date time Exists Action determines whether existing values are not overwritten always overwritten or the user is prompted which provides the option to roll back any changes being made Property Value add value here or right click for pre set options Create New Tab if Non Existent When checked it will create a new tab to append the data to if it does not exist on certain groups and or items This may occur when working from a collaborated model with multiple consultants models Delete Property if Value is Blank When checked this will remove the property field from the selected items if the value has been left blank Append Data iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Apply Colour Transparency Overrides If checked it will apply the selected colour and level of transparency to selected objects This might be useful for grouping Sliding the transparency to the left will make it opaque while sliding to the right will make the selected objects less visible Save View Point as When ticked uses the name in the text box to save the current viewpoint after applying data Note that when this is ticked the user will be prompted for a comment als
118. e bolts plates etc and leave only large concrete slabs and other relevant identifying geometry speeding up the locator view generation process 3 Property based views This is handy if for example the viewpoints are part of a multi story building the user could assign a property i e Floor 1 Floor 2 etc to the items and then when the viewpoint is created the property is read from the visible items and the first matching viewpoint selected This way a sectioned viewpoint can be made per level to improve visibility View Report iConstruct 2015 User Guide FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Custom Options Locator Viewpoints Locator Appearance iConstruct 2013 m Sample Locator View Report with Cost Code Summary V Generate Plan amp Elevation View Name Ball Charging Structure Auto Generate Specific Views Specific Views 2 Property Based Views Plan View Name Elevation View Name Note If view is not found defaults to auto generate Sample report view note the locator circle 11 1 Navisworks Saved Viewpoint amp Folder structure It is recommended users are familiar with Autodesk Navisworks viewpoint structure for further information please consult the help system within Navisworks It is recommended for best use of iConstruct that Save Hide Required Attributes and Override Material are both set as default in Tools gt Global Options from within Na
119. e of this tool is to fix up the models temporarily so work related to the model can carry on while the native cad data is fixed up i e spelling mistakes incorrect codes etc It is not intended to be the final solution and any fixes done to a model should be considered short term until the data source can be fixed up 7 Use Wildcards Replace Property Name only Standard Tools Find and Replace Select Get NW Props to get the properties of an object selected in the model Specify the attributes properties values to find and values to be replaced with Find Value iConstruct Data x Assembly Weight k9 1575 5 iConstruct Data o E pemaes F Show Datatype Replace With 1580 5 9 1 kg Template Example Saved Templates Use wildcards like the hash key to denote a numeric value that won t change Use an asterisk to find all values for that property to be replaced with a specific value Press the Replace button and see the changes in the iConstruct Data properties tab iConstruct Data Assembly Mark Assembly Weight ka Assembly Cost Code Phase Area Prefix Area Job Code Assembly Drawing Revision Assembly Total Gty Assembly Unit Value Assembly Unit of Measure Assembly Marking Plan Assembly Design Drawing Assembly Unit Surf Assembly Treatment Transmittal Date Transmittal Mo Value SWP03 04 1036
120. e on 3 Metal Deck 36 Concrete on 3 Metal Deck manba E am t A hara EH Create QA View Create View Report CreatedPhaseld Bement ID Worksetld Level Bement Properties Construct Cost Data Rebar Value 551537 Concrete 6 slab on 10 base DWFExport DWF Find and Replace iConstruct Properties General Configuration Poors 88305585 1330 428 3 a5d5 d5beas dGba5 00086a 71 Foor 2212383 14 5161 82 revt_DB Structure SlabFoundation Type 3 0 0000 t 50 0000 t LECE 0 O SA iet 9 9401 el J TM m Smart DWFx Exporter 152 Full Screen Copy Current View Home sure ools esources j amp Front Top Left Bg J Shaded View v L D Concrete 6 slab on 1 0 base L D 6 Concrete on 3 Metal Deck L D Concrete 6 slab on 1 0 base L IK Concrete 6 slab on 1 0 base L I Concrete 6 slab on 1 0 base L D 6 Concrete on 3 Metal Deck L IK Concrete 6 slab on 1 0 base L D Concrete 6 slab on 1 0 base L IK Concrete 6 slab on 1 0 base LD 6 Concrete on 3 Metal Deck L IK Concrete 6 slab on 1 0 base L I Concrete 6 slab on 1 0 base L D 6 Concrete on 3 Metal Deck L Il Concrete 6 slab L I Concrete 6 slab on 1 0 base L IK Concrete 6 slab on 1 0 base L D 6 Concrete on 3 Metal Deck L D 6 Concrete on 3 Metal Deck List View Thumbnails Markups Model V Show Markups iConstruct 2015 User Guide Default 35 Show Hide Palettes Workspa
121. e the field we just drag and drop as usual and where there is a matching link the data will appear Note the other table ReferenceDataOnly is not for use and is just the storage table for the linkage File Edit View Format Window Ba XIA gt lt va S Ut 8 BIUIA S 5 oe 5555 gt 100 a8 dataseti m 34 Designer o Preview 99 HTML View Scripts exportDataReportPrototypel PaperKind Letter E Nj ij n ENENNEEEEENEEEEFENNXNEEEIINEENEENEEETEEEEEEEENZIEEENENEEXENEFERENEEEEEE A E v PageHeader one band per page a HH iConstruct Pty Ltd i 1001 iConstruct Way i BIMVille ETC 8001 iConstruct mj FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS EB vein OOOO p BHPBIO Assembly NP BHPBIO Assembly BHPBIO Assembly Drawing 8 tBHPBIO Phase 2 ExportedDat E Y PageFooter one band per page 17 October 2013 3 15 PM ali 100 4 Field List ons D dataseti E ExportedData Ej UnitPrice Fields Cost Code E Unit Price fab BHPBIO Assembly Cost Code BHPBIO Assembly Drawing fab BHPBIO Assembly Mark BHPBIO Phase E ReferenceDataOnly Parameters h Report Explorer Field List fp x Property Grid Group and Sort Gj Adda Group VA AddaSort 3 Delete Move Up Move Down Rx Field Name Sort Or
122. ed FieldName DisplayName GroupBy ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY COST CODE ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY UNIT VALUE sUNITVALUE ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY UNIT OF MEASURE UOM ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY WEIGHT KG sWEIGHT Template Name E Show Advanced LOAD SAVE DELETE View Report iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 4 The next part is to rename the grouped column names and to add a total to the table To do this tick the Show Advanced checkbox and extend the panel to show all the columns iConstruct Custom Table Wizard Presets Appearance Required FieldName DisplayName TotalinTable TotallnTableDisplay TotallinGroup TotallnGroupDisplay CountinGroug CountinGroupDisplay GroupBy ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY COST CODE COST CODE ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY UNIT VALUE SUNITVALUE 7 SUNITVALUE Total ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY UNIT OF MEASURE UOM ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY WEIGHT KG SWEIGHT 7 SWEIGHT Total Template Name LOAD SAVE DELETE v Show Advanced 5 The only changes that need to be made are for the TotallnGroupDisplay names to change for the table and to tick TotallnTable on the total field and give it a display name also in this case Weight is a consistent unit so that will be used for the summary Note the Total column must be the last column in the table iConstruct Custom Table Wizard Presets Appea
123. ed folder to a drive letter using the SUBST command for further information see http technet microsoft com en us library bb491006 aspx Result Reports false if no attempt could be made to substitute the drive does not check if substitution was successful DriveLetter The drive letter to map to note this drive letter should not exist before running this command PathToMap The folder to map to the nominated drive letter ConnectNetworkDrive Summary Maps a server path to the nominated drive letter similar to mapping a network folder in Windows Explorer RE T3 Reports false if no attempt could be made to map the drive does not check if map was successful The drive letter to map to note this drive letter should not exist before running this command servername sharename ExecuteDataQuery Summary Queries a datasource for a list of records IEnumerable lt System Data DataRow gt Example Connection string query for connecting to an Excel file provider Microsoft ACE OLEDB 12 0 Data Source c data myexcel xlsx Extended Properties Excel 8 0 HDR2 Yes IMEX 21 Query select from Sheet1 Examples Connection string query for SQL server with without windows authentication data source sqlservername database databasename data source sqlservername uid username password password database databasename Query select from myTableName ConnectionString The connectionstring for the data so
124. ed the data will save itself to a rewritable tab see Integrator that the user has set up The Data Link configuration is best used by people with some knowledge of the database system once set up however it is simply a mouse click on the command to import the data into Navisworks Select the DataLinks tab to expand the menu to establish a connection through the commands created in the DataLink Configuration Data Links DATA Update Delivery Status To establish a link and import the data from the external data source select the associated items and or groups that the data needs to be applied to and select the relevant command If the data has been successfully applied to the defined properties tab the user will receive the following confirmation message J Data applied to 1 entity Note The model will need to be saved for the DataLink data brought in from the external source to remain within the model Updated data can be brought in by re running the command on relevant objects DataLink iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 6 2 Configuration To begin the Data Link configuration users will need to select a sample from the model and then open the Data Link Configuration window General Configuration DataLinker Configuration With the configuration window open and sample selected users will need to select Get NW Props to identify the attributes
125. eir current design package and still meet the standardised information requirements oince its initial development iConstruct has grown to provide consultants and construction professionals with a wide range of reporting data configuration and query tool sets so information can be collected where and when needed without needing to search for it increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of individuals and teams In turn this has provided cost and time savings to teams on active projects The future of iConstruct is focused towards supporting BIM based design and to develop tools that further improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its users by leveraging of relevant accessible and standardised project information productive reporting and enhanced communication tools Overview UB iConstruct 2015 User Guide FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 1 2 Whats New in 2015 iConstruct s development team have been spending some time consolidating and improving our line up of tools in addition to this there are some key new modules for this release New to the iConstruct line up are Licensing System We have chosen a new licensing system from WIBU that will better meet our customers requirements in the future This release is the changeover to the new system and in coming releases we will have features such as license borrowing which has been a request from many of our users Dynamic Labeller Module First making its debut as a beta module
126. ess PivotGrid v12 2 Core 12 2 6 0 4 DevExpress XtraPivotGrid Customization IEnumerableTreeNode T 4 DevExpress Printing v12 2 Core 12 2 6 0 4 DevExpress XtraPrinting Native IEnumerableExtensions 4 System Collections Generic IEnumerable T 4 System Collections System Collections Generic IEnumerable Browse and Select a Net Type System Collections GenericIEnumerable T Name Variable type Int32 FileCount modelRows BrowseforTypes v Create Variable 9 Type Name Cancel Scope Default Add default view nter Add default view Entera VB expression 4 Referenced assemblies 4 DevExpress PivotGrid v12 2 Core 4 DevExpress XtraPivotGrid Cust IEnumerableTreeNode T 4 DevExpress Printing v12 2 Core 12 4 DevExpress XtraPrinting Native IEnumerableExtensions 4 mscorlib 4 0 0 0 4 System Collections IEnumerable 4 System Collections Generic IEnumerable T Browse for Types Cancel Variables MESI TL TL CREME This will in turn add a new drop down list see above where we need to Browse for Types again and this time search for System Data DataRow The original type browser should now look like the image below left Click Ok iConstruct Client iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS fa Browse and Select a Net Type Bro
127. ete the formula a guide can easily be found on the internet Properties can still be dragged from the Properties list and as the mouse hovers over the formula the caret will appear showing where the property will be inserted After each formula is saved it will become available as a command under the Calculations menu Calculations iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 18 Select Similar The Select Similar productivity tool will improve the end user experience and efficiency with the ability to create customised Match Property shortcuts to find all like items within a model with the click of a button This tool can be used quickly to find like items within the model to be used in conjunction with other iConstruct tools As of the 2014 release is the ability to save the result as a search set 18 1 Concept oelect Similar is a useful tool that can be used to find like items within the model of a certain property to that of the one selected This can help speed up the process for consultants and construction professionals to be able to quickly find all similar items instantly without having to set up filters or using Navisworks Find Items To use the Select Similar command on a model based on templates created in the Select Similar Configuration select the Select Similar tab to expand the menu Match Properties Match Paint Treatment in Model To find similar items using the
128. evision The default is based on the property name plus underscore plus revision For example if there were two pdf files LFS 04 1002 0 001 and LFS 04 1002 1 pdf the routine would open the latter Revision Definition For custom revisions this button brings up a new dialog where the user can define their own revision system Note that the revision system applies to all open file templates The drawing place holder is meaning the property value being read R or RR denotes where the revision is to be found and is a character placeholder The default is R meaning the property value underscore revision i e LSF 04 1002 0 the file type is then appended to this before searching Revision Definition EX NOTE Revision Placeholder is R or RR for single or double character revisions Drawing placeholder is Character placeholder Examples R revision at end R revision 3rd from end Definition R Order Numbers higher than letters A 1 OK Cancel Once the search paths have been set users can run a selected command from its associated menu Open File If the file is found it will open automatically if the property or the file cannot be found a message will pop up Note If the command that is run is to open multiple pdf files iConstruct will group these pdf files in the one viewer This may assist where instances of batch printing is needed As of re
129. f there were no errors during the deletion process The full path to search for the files to delete SearchPattern Either the filename or a wildcard pattern to delete the files i e myfile dwg or bak GetFileList Summary Gets a list of files from a nominated directory and optionally subdirectories and returns the list in the variable of type Enumerable lt System Data DataRow gt The fields returned are as follows DataType Description The name of the file FilePath The path to the file The size of the file in bytes FileModifiedDate The last date amp time the file was written to FileCreatedDate The date amp time the file was created Returns number of rows in the returned IEnumerable Workflow Designer iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS FileTable Returns the IEnumerable lt System Data DataRow gt PathToSearch The root path to start the search SearchSubDirectories True to search subdirectories False to only search current GetFileSize FileSearchString The wildcard search to use i e dwg Summary Gets the size in bytes of the nominated file The full path and name of the file to return the size of Returns the size of the file in bytes AppendTextToFile Summary Appends a line of text to a nominated file This command is useful for logging information during processing TextFileName The full path and name of the file to append
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131. fields that the user wishes to apply as a single property ensure that the internal and display name for the required fields are the same for all Only the first matched property will be applied For example ic DataLink Configuration Data Source Type Excel Template Name Groups Common MS Excel Setup Apply To Object Types Groups File Name CApihds dup test xls Select Table Sheet1 Select NW Attribute PDC User Data C Download data in memory before linking Exists Action Always Overwrite i Database Link Field NW Link Property ssemblyh Assembly Mark Link Database Field NW Attribute NW Display Name PDC User Data AssemblyNo PW PDC User Data Pw v IW PDC User Data iwo cw PDC User Data cw cw PDC User Data PDC User Data IMW PDC User Data AA AB PDC User Data AB PDC User Data lac Enable Multiple Properties C Shaw NW Internal Name Filter Data Templates Items Groups GET NW PROPS LOAD SAVE DELETE CLOSE On row 251 GW is the first matched property for the Class name and will be applied On row 252 LW is the first matched property while on row 253 PW will be applied E251 E EM 003 252 5 1553 0 1003 LW CW GWI v 293 5 1553 0 1003 PW AA 254 5 1553 0 1004 MW M lt M 506011 Sheet Sheet3 fa M4 Excel Sp
132. for producing status reports Enabling this option also adds a legend panel to each view Import Properties reads all associated properties from the visible objects of each view note that the data is for all the objects across all views For producing view dependant tables use the Insert Table function Custom Options Locator Viewpoints Locator Appearance View Report Run Colourcode T Import Properties T 0 Import Clashing Object Props o o Locator Viewpoints and Locator Appearance Custom Options Locator Viewpoints Locator Appearance Generate Plan amp Elevation Custom Options Locator Viewpoints Locator Appearance Locator Appearance Specific Views Plan View Name Color Band 1 Elevation View Name Color Band 2 Note If view is not found defaults to auto generate If Generate Plan amp Elevation is checked before running the reports iConstruct will try to determine where the viewpoint camera is focused and draw a circle around the area in a plan and elevation viewpoint There are 3 modes for generating the locator viewpoint 1 Auto Generate Unhides everything in the model and automatically generates a plan and elevation view of the entire model On very large models this may take some time 2 Specific Views The user can nominate a standard plan amp elevation view For large models this is preferable as the user can hid
133. form Calculation Displays the calculations stored in the profile for users to select to run when processing the property Good for converting metric to imperial measurements Convert From Revit Converts from the native Revit data type volume length etc to a decimal number Also removes any extraneous text from text fields Use Parent Property When processing an item field first looks in the parent node for the same field and uses that instead like Enable Subgroup Searching see 5 3 in reverse except the parent property takes precedence Useful when processing Revit models so all unique identifiers are at the same hierarchical level Use Parent Revit Property Same as Use Parent Property except Convert From Revit is applied at the same time 5 3 Subsearch creates group tabs By ticking the Enable Subgroup Searching checkbox the routine will in the case that data is not found on the group tab pick the property data from the first object in the group This is useful if a group tab has not been created by the native exporter and the user wishes to add an assembly mark for instance As mentioned above the SUM keyword can be used to sum a numeric property from all items in the group and place on the group tab Integrator iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 5 4 Example Below is an example Integrator template showing the data sanitation options Convert To Integer and
134. h for this to be displayed Enter MODEL CompanyAddress txt if the address is in the nwd model s folder Note Report Title Logo and Address will only be displayed on report and xls report types Report Page Size The user can determine the report paper size A3 or A4 and or orientation Portrait or Landscape Template Name Is the name that the template will be saved under and the title of the command that will appear under its associated menu MDB File and Table The mdb file if mdb report type is selected that the user wishes to write to as a report is specified by either typing directly into the MDB File MDB Table textboxes or selecting the button to the right which will bring up the MDB Access Details dialog box Prompt MDB Exists If checked will prompt the user if the Access mdb file already exists and should be overwritten Note MDB Export is presently not capable of appending to an existing database Selected data should be uploaded from the mdb to a central database if this is required Report Designer Click this button to modify how the report will be displayed 14 1 2 Linking Export Reports to external live data at runtime Report type only 1 Create a Datalink template such as the one below W Datalink Configuration 3 2 When creating the export report use the new Datalink drop down to select the datalinker tem
135. he login name is valid the display name will appear click ok iConstruct Client WE iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS User Management X Jobs List Add Edit User Eza Group Name Description Group Type User Name Administrators iConstruct Administrators System Group BlMCoordinators BIM Coordinators Search User smth Edit User Display Name John Smith Delete User Manage Roles User State Active 4 oe caa Once the user has been added we need to assign them permissions Right click on the user and select Manage Roles In this case we are assigning roles for the iConstruct Service so we will leave this highlighted User State Edit User Roles John Smith Add New User Disable Delete User Manage Roles Services ServiceName iConstructService Review TrackService ServiceRoleName ProfileViewer E JobAdministrator E SecurityAdministrator E JobCreator E JobMiewer The different roles available are JobAdministrator Create edit or delete any job in the jobs list JobCreator Create a new job in the jobs list View any job in the jobs list oecurityAdministrator Assign permissions to any user SecurityUsers See permissions assigned to users ProfileAdministrator Add edit or remove iConstruct templates in the Profile Management section ProfileViewer View iConstruct templates in the Profile Management
136. he Center of Gravity module on a collection of objects in a model select those objects with Navisworks selection tool then run Center of Gravity from Standard Tools After finishing the COG calculation a new window opens containing COG coordination information with an estimated total mass for the selected objects Centre of Gravity X 24964747 4406763 Y 1985992 51990232 7 57559529 405 5756 Total Mass 23771 90 Kg DISCLAIMER The accuracy of center of gravity data provided neles on all objects bang closed soldes and having constant density Ag such this information i provided as a quide anby and iB net warranted fit for any particular purpose The COG position for the selected objects will be displayed as a marker in the model iConstruct M Center of Gravity COG iConstruct 2015 User Guide 9 iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 22 2 Configuring Center of Gravity Open Center of Gravity Configuration from the General Configuration section Settings This module can be configured using the following Marker Type options Marker Scale 10 Marker Colour Red Marker Type changes the way the marker should oe ee tee RES display the COG coordinates in the model Arrow Mass Property Item Weight kg Cross or Sphere Report ID Property Item Number Marker Scale Adjust to suit Use Measure line to Rotate model 4 Display Marker Marker Colour Select a contrasting colour
137. he second one is an add in module for Revit which receives data and applies it to the selected Revit model The communication system between the two modules is via the Windows Communication Framework service which runs under the Revit module process The communication is implemented in a one way form from Navisworks to Revit 21 1 1 Client Side Revit Client installs as a plug in within iConstruct 2015 standard tools It uses iConstruct APIs for generating user interface and also data gathering from the model Standard Tools Revit Client To create a user data property the user can use the Append Data tool of iConstruct See Append Data section Other custom properties or new Data Tabs can be added to the model using Navisworks standard tools When running the Revit Client module all the custom user data properties of the selected elements in the model will be listed The user can check any number of the properties that need to be sent to the Revit model for syncing Revit Data Switchback BQ iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Running Revit Servers Listed by model names 2 Running Revit Models 4 _ ______________cccc________HHHH kem Group Level Select the level of data MEA Data StrProp Properties to push back 77 MEA Data BoolProp F MEA Data intProp At the top of the page there is a list of currently running Revit Servers If the
138. help in setting up the link between the Navisworks model and the external data source DataSource Type v Template Name Status Update Common MS Excel Setup Apply To Object Types File Name MODEL MarkStatus xisx Select Table Target Attribute Filter Data Exists Action Al 0 rite Show Ch in Excel 8 E Link fields are Primary Keys Filter out duplicate rows Linking Attribute Data Filter Data Database Link Field NW Link Property i Condition Value gt pee Ee E Data Source Type The external data source type to connect with This can be Excel MS Access or an ODBC data source type Template Name The name that the DataLink template will be saved with and will be used in the command under the DataLinks menu Apply to Object Types To determine whether the information will be applied to the Navisworks model s groups and or items Select Table The table from within the external data source that is to be drawn into the defined Navisworks properties tab Target Attribute The attribute that Data Link will append the linked data to Note that this tab doesn t need to exist in the model DataLinker will automatically create a new tab in a similar fashion to Integrator The Linking Attribute must already exist on a read only tab though Exists Action Tells the DataLink command whether to overwrite the data or not when it is
139. host address with the instance name SQLEXPRESS We will also use the default database name iConstruct but a different name can be nominated if desired or if more than one database is required In most cases the authentication type will be left as windows authentication but if the users database administrator requires a certain login to be used the authentication can be switched to SQL Server Authentication which provides the option to type in the username and password Select Database Select SQL Server Instance Database localhost sqlexpress Once the details are filled in click Install Note If the server has already been installed to the SQL server a warning message will appear letting the user know there is an existing database to avoid potential loss of data Clicking yes will completely delete the existing data and create a new database clicking no will cancel the installation The installation can then be rerun with a different database name A confirmation message will appear at the end of installation Click Close iConstruct Server is now installed on the computer and other users can type the address of the pc into the required server connection dialog see later iConstruct iConstruct Server jS iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 2014 2014 FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 1 FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS iConstruct Ea Select Data
140. ide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS After selecting a 3D point in the 3D window the point coordination values will be displayed in the X Y Z text boxes Now press Add to List to add the selected point into the point list The same process can be repeated for all the required points in the model To define a new coordinate system drag the origin point from the point list into Set Origin text Do the same for X and Y axis The result of the new coordinate system can now be seen by triggering the Show Local button To save the points into a CSV file export the point list by pressing the Export button Laser Point Creator also enables exporting model points into DWG file format This option is available if users set the Convert model to DWG check box Please note that the export feature only works if the Origin X Axis and Y Axis points are defined Laser Point Creator IA iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 34 Dynamic Labeller Another new feature in iConstruct 2015 is the Dynamic Labeller plugin Dynamic Labeller allows the user to attach 2D tags to the 3D items within a Navisworks model visually identifying the items by their property values It can also export the model along with visible tags as a high resolution image Dynamic Labeller allows users to quickly add property labels to the view and optionally save as a Navisworks marke
141. ies have spaces the user will need to use two double quotes in the argument i e cNmy models c destination models dwg LOG robocopy log Result If there is a problem starting the Robocopy process this returns false otherwise true note that this routine does not analyse Robocopy s output and therefore if there are problems copying files etc it is recommended to use the log file option and review afterwards The arguments to use for the robocopy process IsDriveSubstituted Workflow Designer iConstruct 2015 User Guide 9 iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Summary Indicates if a given drive letter is substituted using the SubstituteDrive command as opposed to a mapped network or local drive Returns true if drive is substituted false if it is not DriveLetter The drive letter to check i e t DisconnectNetworkDrive Summary Disconnects the nominated network drive Result Reports false if no attempt could be made to disconnect the drive does not check if disconnect was successful DriveLetter The network drive letter to disconnect i e t DisconnectSubstDrive Summary Disconnects the nominated substituted by using the SubstituteDrive command drive Result Reports false if no attempt could be made to disconnect the drive does not check if disconnect was successful DriveLetter The substituted drive letter to disconnect i e t SubstituteDrive Summary Substitutes the nominat
142. ign Drawing Assembly Marking Plan Assembly Cost Code Assembly Weight kg Part Data Item Section Item Grade Item Length Item Surface Area Item Quantity Item Number Item Mark Item Phase Item Treatment Item Weight kg Model Name 104081001 104091004 Y 2531 10285 104 MP 08001 DBGP 2004851 975 GRATING32 6328 F325MPG 13895000 000 134745381542 397 1 104081001 104081001 9 TABLE 3 T3H 2004851 975 104 01 WASTE FINES PUMPING AND 5 Property Panel iConstruct 2015 User Guide 14 Export Data The export data feature of iConstruct allows users to produce their own reports from Navisworks data in various formats from Excel sheets to a well formed report To get access to the Export Data Command s that have been set up and established using the Export Configuration select the Export Data Menu to expand the menu Export Data Export Report To produce a report select the items within the model that a report is to be provided on and select the appropriate command For Excel MS Access and Clipboard it will either write to the file or open in the application For the report option a preview will be displayed before having the options to save to PDF or Excel File View Background 06 42 lt 3 3 2 2013 iConstruct Assembly Report iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS CV108 13 1001 Cv108 13 1002 CV108 13 1003 Cv
143. in iConstruct 2015 is now improved enabling security configuration for templates of plugins as well as access for plugin configurations and commands These settings can be accessed in a user friendly manner 4 Audits 4 01 ActivitylD 4 Status Calculations Colour Codes Data Links General Configuration 4 Integrator Mappings 4 01 PDC to MEA 4 02 Tekla IFC to MEA Open File 4 Standard Tools Vi Append Data 4 Center of Gravity Yi Clash Manager Create Clash View Report Vi Create QA View V Create View Report Ji Find and Replace Yi iConstruct Properties FC Exporter i InfoBin Ji Module Dimension J Preview ReConstruct Security configuration in iConstruct 2015 Save Load and clear profile commands are now upgraded to store templates and configurations of iConstruct plugins in a new structural syntax This new structure allows iConstruct to import or merge templates of different plugins whether they are internal iConstruct plugins or user defined plugins developed using iConstruct application programming interfaces API Merge profile command is a new tool in iConstruct 2015 Running this command displays a window with following sections Profile Manager 104 iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Help 000 Loading existing f p Carter d Gt profile Creste QA View ReConstruct Aecend Data Command bar Conmm axt 2013 rtegrater Construct 2013
144. ing of the project profile setup iConstruct will only begin with two menus These include Standard Tools and Configuration The Standard Tools Menu contains a range of iConstruct tools that are either configured through General Configuration or do not require any configuration at all This range of Commands located under the Standard Tools Menu includes Append Data Center of Gravity Clash Manager Manage Only Create Clash View Report Manage Only Create QA View Create View Report Find and Replace iConstruct Properties Info Bin Laser Point Creator Module Dimension Preview Review Track Revit Client Smart BCF Exchange Smart DWFx Exporter Smart IFC Exporter These tools will always remain under this Menu whether they require initial configuration or not Once additional tools have been configured and commands established new menus will appear for these relevant tools in which they will be grouped under their associated functionality Audits Calculations Colour Codes Data Links Export Data Integrator Mappings Open File ReConstruct Note Menus that are made available to other users can be altered using iConstruct s security settings First Look iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Under each menu there are commands that will perform the functions that have been setup through the configuration settings The commands listed are the results of templates
145. ion is needed this can be adjusted to read from a higher level up The colour of the clashing object can be selected by changing the colour of the CR1 and or CR2 buttons This is useful for singling out each object in a clash Auto Reveal is used to ensure the clash point is not obscured by other geometry Force Text is used when there are inconsistencies with the model property datatype i e a property value changes from a date property type to a number on certain objects This option forces all data to be treated as text in the report Available in Navisworks Manage Only Clash View Report iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 13 Property Panel The custom iConstruct Property Panel will help reduce confusion whilst supporting project standards as users can use this to create a simplified display of object properties It also will reduce the amount of navigation required to find project related data and with read only functionality will also help protect the integrity of information behind the model from unauthorised editing The property panel will display property and value data from an item selected in the drawing as defined by the Default Data Tab attribute in General Configuration see General Configuration section The panel can be docked or floated freely iConstruct 2015 Properties Property Assembly Data Assembly Mark Assembly Drawing Assembly Des
146. ions The colour code command will use this when reading the external data source to see if the attribute is true for that condition RE x Datetime Now Adddays 0 and WHERE X gt Datetime Now Adddays 1 5 X Field Example WHERE X gt 1 AND X gt 5 OR X 5 ii Condition to colour items occurring within the next 15 days Colour Assign a colour that it is to be applied to the relevant object that meets the condition of the variable field Colour Code DIED iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Append The user data attribute is appended with a data field property of True if found in the data source False if not set the data source cell value if set to Cell Value or not appended if set to No Duplicate Row Right click on left grey column if the user would like to create a duplicate row Colour By Group Only Searches for the attributes of Navisworks groups while excluding all items This can increase the performance significantly If the model only contains items make sure that this is not checked Colour Selected Only Allows a selection set to be colour coded and not the entire drawing Excel Headers When selected will expect a header when reading the Excel file Overwrite Existing on Append If selected it will overwrite an existing value that may be applied to an object with the latest value Overwrite Selection Set If there is an existi
147. is will avoid replicating the original file node as the top level node in the new nwd hierarchy Include Lines 2D linework will be included in the exported nwd Prefix User Data Manually Choose Property Read Level Use Default Group Use Default Layer ReConstruct cannot yet recreate user data tabs so it is recommended the existing user data is renamed so that Integrator can be run post ReConstruct to rebuild the writeable tab For example if the user wants to reorganize the model based on the item name but the item name they want to use is at the group level instead of the geometry level this will force the requested level to be read ignoring any others Nominated default group name for items without a group If this is not ticked ungrouped items will be loose in the model Nominated default layer name for items without a layer If this is not ticked unlayered groups and items will be loose in the model Skip Attributes When ticked these properties or tabs will not appear in the exported model Properties Change Attribute to Hidden Hides the nominated attribute good for models with many data tabs that are handy to keep but not essential Tabs can be made visible using the Navisworks Option Interface gt Developer gt Show Internal Properties 26 3 ReConstruct Known Issues Workarounds ReConstruct currently only exports regroups geometry lines or points are not exported This will be included in a futu
148. it Item FilePath ToString amp amp Item FileName ToString 2 Workflow Designer Add defauk wew Expand All Collapse Al System Activities Statements WriteLine S519 Search Clear B Misc WE apy Qi sDreveSubstituped AQ DisconnectNes Expression Editor E Subetitute Drm Text String P ConnectNetwd Item FilePath ToString amp amp Item FileName ToString Qi AppendTextToFile 4 Enumerate Models A E Qi RunAutoCAD 4 ControlFlow fJ Donie Body a Qi Assign T Sequence We Parallel 9 Pick J PickBranch 3 Sequence VA Witelne 2 Switch T 4d iJ While Hefa 05000 amp ter 4 ForEach lt T gt 9 Parallel ForEach T Fi viteline 5 Dele o Terminate Workflow Gear Run Local Save To File Load hie Save Goes Refer to the Standard Activities chapter for more information on the fields available from this activity Now we can test the workflow by clicking Run Local the workflow window will appear and list the full path and filename of the models in the subdirectories Once we have verified this is the case drag and drop an OpenModelActivity to the sequence underneath the Writeline statement and copy amp paste the writeline statement into the Model Filename parameter Click Apply again to save our progress iConstruct Client 136 Executing Local Run Running Local Run Started Running
149. lease 2013 is the file type FOLDER this assumes the type of files being searched for is a single PDF but instead of showing the PDF it will open the folder containing the pdf 15 2 Running the Command To get access to the Open File Command s that have been set up and established using the Open File Configuration select the Open File Menu to expand the menu To run the command select the associated parts of the model that the user wishes to open the associated file linked to the command When the command is run the associated files will be opened in their default viewer or application or prompt the user to select an appropriate program Open File 01 Shop Drawing Open File iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Note For multiple PDF files there is an option to combine multiple PDF into one file 16 Colour Code Colour Code reporting allows segmentation and grouping of items within a model The Colour Code tool set links the Navisworks model to an external data source XLS MDB and ODBC Data Source and determine the variables that are to be used for the colour coding based on feedback required from external parties e g Construction Progress Material delivery status etc Once this feedback is received and run against the model these variables are grouped and displayed on a predefined legend Colour Codes LH 02 Delivery Date i 03 Delivery Status To get access to the C
150. lect Get NW Props to enable the data grid to begin configuration z W Open File Configuration ES GET NW PROPS v Enable Revision Lookup Revision Definition OK CANCEL Search Path 5 FILE PDFS Y FILE PDFS Y FILE PDFS v FILE PDFS There are a few columns and options in this dialogue box which assist with linking the file to the model based on a relationship with a defined property Name Allows the user to provide a descriptive name for the linked file so end users can understand what file they are likely to open when selecting an object and running the command Type The user will need to determine the extension of the file type that they would like to link back to the model All registered file types are available so this could be pdf doc etc Attribute and Property The user will need to determine the attribute and property field to draw the information from to create the unique relationship between the model and the name of the linked file Search Path a search path will need to be determined in order to tell the file definition configuration where to open the associated file from This search path can be an explicit path i e C Documents pdfs or one of two keywords can be used to prompt the search MODEL finds the nwd parent of the object being clicked and searches in that path
151. led and can be moved to the right to expand the selection and left to reduce it Images can be saved out using Save Image and most other iConstruct functionality can be used while in this mode Check Realtime Update to have the view update as the user is moving the slidebar or alternatively leave unchecked to have the view update when the user lets go of the mouse button on the slidebar If the user wishes the exploded parts to stay in place hold the left shift button when closing the panel otherwise the parts will be reset Note that the parts can still be returned manually by highlighting the parts and resetting the transform using the Navisworks context menu Explode 165 iConstruct 2015 User Guide Index Glossary Where to go for help A Access 60 Append Data 37 Audit 74 B BCF 171 C Calculation Settings 70 Calculations 69 Cancel Activation 16 Center of Gravity COG 96 Clash Manager 120 Clash View Report 52 Clear Profile 22 Code Presentation 67 Colour Code 63 Colour Code Link 66 Configuration Audit 74 Calculations 69 Colour Code 65 Data Import 34 DataLink 32 Info Bin 36 Integrator 27 Select Similar 72 Configuration based templates 19 Contents 2 Create Clash Report 52 Customising the Report Content 59 Customising the Report Display 6 D DataLink 31 E Excel 59 Export Configuration 55 Export Data 55 Export Data Ty
152. ll need to be given permissions by the administrative account Click Task Management then Job Management to bring up the Jobs List page then switch to the User Management tab In the left pane are the available groups in the right pane are the users assigned to the selected group KE 9 iConstruct Configuration Client mls File Job Manager Administration Task Management User Management X JobsList Job Management Group Name Description Group Type User Name User State UserlD iConstruct Administrators System Group John Smith iv dd923c94 afbb 4 Profile Management v Administration Y To create a group right click in the left panel and click Add New Group To delete or edit an existing group right click on the group name and choose accordingly User Management X Jobs List Group Name Description Group Type User Name User State UserlD Administrators iConstruct Administrators System Group Rob Lawson Active dd923c94 afbb 4 a Add Edit Group mi m Group Name BlMCoordinators Description BIM Coordinators Group Type User Group Add New Group Edit Group Delete Group To add a user to a group select the group name in the left pane and right click Add New User in the right pane The add edit user dialog will appear type the Windows login name of the user in Search User and click the button to the right to search for the users name on the network If t
153. ll open in a docked position To make the most of iConstruct s intuitive button bar control it is highly recommended to use iConstruct as a floating window so that it can be moved around the main workspace or onto a user s dual screen iConstruct s panel could be merged or docked with other Navisworks panels together to make it more convenient for the user to manage the work place iConstruct is designed so that existing Navisworks users find it easier to become familiar with the interface while they are using it with other Navisworks tools 4 2 Standard Tools vs Configuration based templates The iConstruct Menu organises the different toolset commands and settings to allow easier location and identification by the user Select these menu titles when accessing their relevant tool commands or settings Standard Tools General Configuration First Look iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct Standard Tools Append Data pew Center of Gravity Pv Clash Manager e Create Clash View Report Create QA View Create View Report Find and Replace iConstruct Properties InfoBin Laser Point Creator Module Dimension 5 Preview D e Review Track Revit Revit Client won 7 Y Smart BCF Exchange e Smart DWFx Exporter LOWE ite Smart IFC Exporter Aia General Configuration 0 amp et ot ot j iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS By default at the beginn
154. loss of data as client machines are not as protected as servers To install ReviewTrack Server run the iConstruct Setup on the server with all requirements installed In the feature selection form please unselect all of the features except iConstruct Server Service node and ReviewTRACK Server E 2014 TA AEN E Checkbox to install iConstruct ReviewT RACK Can mmr H iConstruct 2014 for Navisworks 2013 installs Construct Server Service TiConstruct 2014 for Navisworks 2014 zi v This feature requires 1 350 KB disk space V Review TRACK Server F Revit Data Switchback Addins After finishing the wizard setup will start installing files During database installation a popup window will ask for the name and instance of the SQL server with authentication settings Please note that although it is possible to install each of the server modules Database and Services on different machines it is recommended to install all modules on the same server to increase database access speed http www microsoft com en us download details aspx id 22833 http msdn microsoft com en us library ms14321 9 v sql 100 aspx Review Track iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Seed SQL Server Instance Select SOL Server Insiance Database os Authentication Method Database name Rewiew Track Data MI LS Database Name ser name
155. lour Code Configuration that will help with setting up a colour code command MS Excel Setup DataSource Type Excel File Name MODEL MarkStatus xisx ma Template Name Status Data Link Saved Templates GET NW PROPS Apply To Groups Shipping Changes LOAD NW Attribute Data m SAVE Table Marks DELETE Database Link Field NW Link Property CLOSE gt Mark Assembly Mark aj vj Data Source Type This will determine the type of external data source that the user wishes to connect the Colour Code Command too Template Name the name to be assigned to the template and its associated colour code command name File DSN Name the name of the external file database that the Colour Code command will connect to gather user data feedback to group the model based on pre determined variables Data Link used to determine the model s attributes in Navisworks and that will be linked to a field from an external data source Here the user will need to indicate the Navisworks models e NW Attribute Colour Code iConstruct 2015 User Guide 9 A IConstruct e NW Link Property And the external data sources e Table e Link Field Get NW Props Get the fields from the sample data to be used when configuring the colour code command Load Load a saved colour code configuration template Save Save the current configuration to a new template o
156. ly Module Dimension iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Current Views Add New Views Add Top view Add Bottom view Add Front view 17 Add Right view Add Left view The next step to generate a dimension line is to select a base point To select a base point the user needs to select an object in the model for example a base plate By selecting any object or group of objects a wire frame view of selected object s will be displayed in the 3D View Port and those objects will be focused automatically LL x Qi cmm horts Woort ver or Vere ms cy t1 E Rw BS vew tetere Module Omervon v il amma mnt Ad Nam et E e Cy tmt Ew S oo LE cw p tote 0 Eero y We M 1 e te LN sd o coa 43112 con D 2 q on msi mem prm 1 Cf ret CT u E C sea 4 ge I ay T ame In this 3D view port the user can select a point as base point of dimension lines There are three options for selecting a point end point mid point or the intersection point of 2 lines There are 4 command buttons available in the command bar Module Dimension QQ iConstruct 2015 User Guide iIConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS By running the module for the first time the End Point Mid Point and Intersectio
157. n buttons are enabled by default This means if the user moves the mouse cursor over any endpoint of any line the selection box white box will appear and the user can select that end point The red points in this view indicate the Mid Points of the line if the Mid Point button is selected in the command bar the selection box red box will appear by moving the cursor near any of the red mid points It is also possible to select the intersection points of two lines Generally this option is useful when the user wants to draw custom lines to expand their selection options The Draw Line command allows users to pick any two points from the view port and draws a line white line between those points Module Dimension BEBE iConstruct 2015 User Guide iIConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS To do so the user needs to press the Draw Line button then pick the first point and by selecting the second point a white line will be drawn between the two selected points In the above example the mid point of white line is the centre of the base plate s bottom face Note that if the current selection of objects in the Navisworks model changes all user defined lines will be erased however rotating or zooming in out in the model does not have any effect on the user lines To select the base point for drawing the dimension lines it is only required to move the mouse cursor over the appropriate point an
158. ng selection set with the same name it is overwritten If not set it will not overwrite the selection set but will create new folders with the relevant suffix 2 3 4 etc Notes when working with external data sources Excel the Excel reader scans the first several rows of a spreadsheet to determine the Data Type be it a number text date or Boolean true false value It may be advisable to have a calibrate row under the header of the spreadsheet with a sample of the data that will be listed below The sample data should not match the data below as if it matches a value in the linked column it will perform the Colour Code on the item with the dummy field data appended Export Image Allows exporting a colour coded screen image with legend to be exported to JPG or BMP formats Date and time as well as title can be added to the image Export Image Properties Export Image File e TEMPLATENAMEs jpg Image Type JPG Image Resolution Scale Factor 100 Legend Location Upper Left Display date and time Display template name as title 1 Notification of image creation Default Colour Sets the background colour for all items not coloured through specified conditions in the data fields Filter Data can be used to extract only certain information from the external data source to be used for the colour code command e g values greater or equal to 100 Colour Code iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstru
159. nstructing an Search IFC with multiple assembly levels AssemblyGUID AssemblyGUID2 etc ticking this scans for the last instance of the property to use Useful for sub assemblies in native CAD packages Accumulate Properties As the properties are enumerated from the geometry level up all the properties are appended together instead of just having the properties applied from the level that the grouping property is found at If this is ticked then the geometry for the group is combined into one object and Groups the first returned property set is applied to the new unioned object If this is ticked then the geometry for the insert is combined into one object and Inserts the first returned property set is applied to the new unioned object Convert 4 Property On occasion a property may have its data type changed part way through a Data to Text model i e a number changes to text This can cause issues when reporting and using other functions This can be enabled to force all data to text format as a workaround ReConstruct 18 iConstruct 2015 User Guide Save Overriden Color Transparency Ignore File nodes for direct export iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS When writing the new NWD use the overridden colors amp transparency instead of the native colours Useful if different projects have different standard colour requirements When directly exporting a selection i e without nominating a grouping level th
160. nts 37 1 PDFSharp used in Open File Copyright c 2005 2007 empira Software GmbH Cologne Germany Permission is hereby granted free of charge to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files the Software to deal in the Software without restriction including without limitation the rights to use copy modify merge publish distribute sublicense and or sell copies of the Software and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so subject to the following conditions The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT TORT OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE 37 2 iTextSharp 4 1 6 LPGL used in Open File Copyright 1999 2009 by Bruno Lowagie and Paulo Soares All Rights Reserved Used under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License http www gnu org licenses Igpl 3 0 txt 37 3 LaMarvin ColorPicker Colour picker control http www codeproject com info cpol10 aspx 37 4 The xBI
161. ny of the headings of the activities add or edit any of the writeline statements then save the workflow iConstruct M iConstruct Client 138 iConstruct 2015 User Guide d Add defauk view to models p SatNavieworks L Get Models from folder 4 Enumerate Models Foreach tem in modelRows Body ij Sequence Wa WiiteLine Tex Processing 8 tem FlePath Di OpenModel D Greate 04 View S Run Status Color Code Da Create Color Coded View L Reset Colors D SaveModel V WrteLine ex Moda Saved as amp tem FieF Executing Local Run Running Local Run Started Running the workflow Processing c Nconstruct Area A MODELA nwd Model Saved as C ICONSTRUCT_OUTPUT AREAA MODELA nwd Processing c iconstruct AreaB MODELB nwd Model Saved as C ICONSTRUCT_OUTPUT AREAB MODELB nwd Processing c iconstruct AreaB MODELC nwd Model Saved as C ICONSTRUCT_OUTPUT AREAB MODELC nwd Workflow Completed Workflow Unloaded Construct 2014 Color Legend Colour Code Fabricated Comments CD Color Code Painted Debvered Comment Hightght Tasks Ths the color coded view This ts the color coded wew Date 10 57 24 AM 14 05 2013 Author lawson Comment ID gt iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS iConstruct Client Ve iConstruct 2015 User Guide 31 Workflow Designer 31 1 iConstruct Activities 4 4 4 95
162. o just click ok to dismiss if no comment is required This is handy in the instance that an item has failed some status and a note needs to be made Now AsText MM dd yyyy Hide Advanced Options A Create New Tab if Non Existent Delete Pre Apply Colour Transparency Overrides Save View Point as Appended Property gt 8 2 Useas a Workpacking Tool Templates Enter a template name and click the icon button to select a custom icon for the template When saved the append data commands will appear in a new Append Data tab This can the be dragged off the panel in Tablet Ul mode see later chapter and used on a windows tablet pc for quickly checking off items iConstruct 2014 iConstruct iConstruct Panel Append Data The Append data tool can be used to assist in workpacking and attaching items to Timeliner by changing the Exists Action to Auto increment as shown This in combination with the Audit module can quickly generate selection sets based on Activity Workpack IDs and supports multiple IDs per item Append Data iConstruct 2015 User Guide 9 Find and Replace iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Find and Replace functionality will allow users to edit and update model data when and where required These tools will help improve quality and reliability of model data as changes can be made easily to keep all project information up to date The primary us
163. o save the search or use Select Similar Category Property Value SYSTEM2 Assembly Cost Code iB SYSTEM2 Item Treatment SYSTEM2 Item Grade Steelcad 104213 A CONVEYOR CV 2014 nwd 5 Steelcad 104216 A HEAD CHUTE nwd Create Search Definition 9 jj aj E 7 Match Character Widths E V Match Diacritics Match Case Prune Below Result Search Default E Steelcad 104217 A BALL CHARGING STRUCTURE nwd qj aaeoeoooc jj E mines 88 Ea 5 X Right Click NE Save Selection Save Search New Folder Import Search Sets Import PDS Display Sets Export Search Sets Sort Once the search sets have been created export the sets as an xml file 6 8 3 55 X Cost Coded Items Don t Match Import Search Sets Paint Treatment empty Mass is zero Import PDS Display Sets 19 2 Configuration General Configuration Audits Configuration Search Sets can be selected in the Rules section where Selection Sets and Viewpoints can be checked so that they are generated Audit iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Audit Model 5 Templates Template Name Sample Search Sets XML c Sample xml Rules Search Set Cost Coded items Don t Match Paint Treatment empty Mas
164. olour Code Commands that have been set up and established using the Colour Code Configuration select the Colour Code Menu to expand the menu 16 1 Basic concepts The Colour Code tool works based on using a unique matching attribute that is present in the model and external form to set up a link between the two After the settings have been configured and the template has been saved the command will appear under the Colour Code menu To perform a Colour Code routine from the latest data of the selected Data Source make sure the source is closed and then select the relevant Colour Code Command iConstruct will then check the data source and co ordinate the model by the predetermined colours for the variables and group into Selection Sets iConstruct 2014 e iConstruct v Append Data v Audits v Calculations Colour Codes i 01 Steel Tracking Data Links Export Data Integrator Mappings Open File C Despatched to Surface Treatment E C Painted Galvanised Packed Standard Tools PELS zs Site Unloaded Highlight Tasks ReConstruct General Configuration QC s o of 2t The results from the Colour Code command can be removed by closing the legend deleting the selection sets and resetting colours and transparencies Colour Code iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Note The Colour Code Command will not attach colours to models that have
165. on an exact date and time To activate the trial license select Use Trial option in the activation wizard form and then choose the location of the trial license file iConstruct Activation Wizard ES 5 0 Stru ct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS e License Activation Wizard gt lt Welcome to iConstruct License Activation Wizard This wizard will guide you step by step through the process of activating your copy of software Please select your activation type Directly via Intemet Stand Alone License Only iConstruct Network License Server Use Trial Please contact us for a trial license file Import License File Import Close After the license file has been imported and the software license agreement has been accepted the trial license will be imported and iConstruct will be activated 2 4 Plug ins iConstruct can run custom plug ins developed using iConstruct APIs to increase its integration with the users company s needs and requirements Please contact the distributor for further details Installation iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 3 Concept There are a few concepts that iConstruct is based around that once understood may benefit the end user in getting the most out of iConstruct 3 1 Read only Tabs Navisworks models exported from Native CAD packages or loaded from the Native Files contain only read only data tabs This is also true of datat
166. onfiguration Clicking the Options panel brings up the Clash Manager Options form Clash Manager Proximity Group Field Tolerance Hide Unselected 7 Select Clashing Objects E Set Clashing Object Colour Create Clash Detective Group F Enable Import Unresolved Only F Use Property Values Only 1 Skip Duplicate Clashes Number Prefix Group Clashing Colours Create Viewpoints CR1 Yelow Set non clashing items transparent Default View Distance to Clash CR1 Property Read Level CR2 Property Read Level Enable Subnode Search Copy Group Comments Clash Manager Options Clash Manager iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Hide Unselected anything not selected in the clash manager gets hidden Select Clashing Objects clashing objects are selected in the model Set Clashing object colour sets complimentary colours for the 2 clashing items turning off Select Clashing Objects is recommended if this is selected Import Unresolved Only only import unresolved clashes Skip Duplicate Clashes ignore clashes if the 2 items clashing have been reported in a previous clash Use Property Values Only When creating a Clash Detective group based on the Clash Manager grouping level use the property value of the group name only otherwise it will use the property nam
167. onstruct 2013 udts M Construct Epot View AI Construct 2013 infoBn H Construct 2013 Open Fle AE Construct 2013 ColourCode i Construct 2013 DataLinks 4 Construct 2013 Match Properties HEE Construct find and Replace E Construct 2013 5 M Construct Expot View WE Construct 2013 Open File X Construct 2013 08 5 E Construct 2013 Reports H E Construct Find and Replace Cancel Ok For help on each control press the Help 7 button on the top right hand side and click on the control Dragging Estimated Total Weight template from loaded profile into Active Profile To remove a template from the list of available templates the user needs to select that item and press the delete button from the command bar or the Delete key Users are also able to rename an item by pressing the F2 key or by pressing rename button on command bar Pressing the Ok button applies the new designed template structure into the active profile and closes the merge tool However if the user only wants to save this structure as a new profile they should press the save button from the command bar Profile Manager iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Notes Construct 2015 merge tool only supports profiles generated by 2013 and 2014 versions of iConstruct To upgrade a profile from previous versions of iConstruct the user needs to load that profile into iConstru
168. oolbar features C View Settings The user can scale the point size change the transparency of the model to highlight the points or lock the view on the selected object camera settings D Load New work pack Laser Point Creator can export work pack points into a CSV file Using this section the user can load a saved work pack file into the existing model Laser Point Creator iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS E Export Settings Apart from CSV format Laser Point Creator can export the model after transforming the visible objects using a defined coordinate system into a DWG file using the DWG Exporter plugin F Work pack Groups Each point can be categorised into different work pack groups the user can define multiple groups for each work pack G Point list Points added to the work pack will be displayed here H Destination Coordinate system If the user wants to rotate the model based on a new user defined coordinate system it is possible to drag drop points from the point list into the X Y and origin point of the new coordinate system l Form Actions If the new coordinate system is selected the user can view the model in the new coordinate system and rotate the model over the X axis This is also where the user has the ability to export the model based on the settings in the Export Settings section 33 2 Creating Points To create a new work pack on a model after running the
169. ools tabs the data can be refreshed from the datasource but the user cannot change the value of a property 3 2 Hidden Tabs Hidden tabs are also known as developer tabs they are a method for writing data to a Navisworks object usually by way of a custom exporter but without it cluttering the data tab window unnecessarily These tabs are still accessible through the iConstruct dialogs but not visible to the user unless Show internal properties is ticked in Global Options gt Interface gt Developer 3 3 Writeable Tabs Writeable tabs are how iConstruct stores linked data within the Navisworks model Generally the process starts with Integrator copying key properties from read only tabs into a newly created writeable one that can be updated from several sources as well as manually appended Currently iConstruct only supports one writeable tab per object and it is highly recommended they be named the same across a project company 3 4 Groups vs Items Modelling Hierarchy To get the most out of iConstruct in terms of speed of processing it is recommended that items in models be grouped to minimize the number of items that need to be involved during processing For example if the user are working on structural steel it is advised all the piece items are grouped by the assembly or in piping the components grouped by line number This means that for the vast majority of colour codes datalinks there is much less processing required
170. or data transfer between documents or applications Most of the time users only want to copy a specific piece of data to another application such as Microsoft Outlook to simply send it over email or publishing it within a Word document or a presentation In such cases using this feature of iConstruct is recommended By using clipboard as the template type in export configuration users can simply run the export template command from the Export Data menu and Paste it in every application they desire Export Data 1S Construct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 15 Open File This command allows the user to specify an application to open a file based on the selected model item associated to a file linked to the command 15 1 Configuration The Open File Configuration allows users to identify the properties to be used within the model as a basis for linking files The aim when using this toolset is to identify a common relationship between the name of an external file and a property within the model so that these files can be accessed when and where needed without having to find its location Once a file has been linked the command will appear under the Open File menu General Configuration Open File Configuration To begin the configuration like other configurations the user will need to select a sample to get the Attributes Categories and Properties that they wish to link the model by Se
171. or density calculations as well as selecting an indicator icon for the COG result Colour Code Configuration Set up for running colour codes using Excel spreadsheets Access or ODBC data sources DataLinker Configuration Stamps data into a writable tab in the Navisworks model from Excel Access or any ODBC data sources Export Configuration Used for defining templates for exporting data to Access databases Excel files or PDF reports General Configuration Sets the default properties other configurable items for iConstruct Integrator Configuration Defines the data from various property tabs that will be brought into the company or project defined property tab Macro Configuration Used for loading an XAML file created with the workflow designer into the iConstruct panel as a new command button Select Similar Configuration Define attributes and properties to be selected by common values Math Calculations Configuration Define calculations to perform on selected items Open File Configuration Links Navisworks properties with existing documents or PDF files ReConstruct Configuration Choose the setting for re exporting models or part thereof to a new nwd optimally reorganising the model hierarchy Review Track Configuration Configure the back end database to store viewpoint and comments data as well as nominate custom fields Smart DWFx Exporter Configuration Sets the model name and the data tab to use
172. ort and all its elements bands and controls Design Panel This is the Designer s main element as it represents a surface where a report is being edited and previewed The Design Panel has four tabs Designer Preview HTML View and Scripts for report editing previewing and maintaining its scripts Component Tray Shows components non visual report helpers related to report data binding The user can click them to display and edit their settings using the Property Grid Group and Sort Panel Allows the user to quickly perform grouping and sorting operations throughout a report and visually represents the report s grouping structure Toolbars Includes Main Toolbar Formatting Toolbar Layout Toolbar and Zoom Toolbar each represent all functionalities from main menu available in the fast and convenient way for designing the users report 10 2 Basic Grouped Report Example Walkthrough The End User Report designer allows for grouping sorting and using charts to be able to display model data concisely and accurately As an example we will look at creating a basic multi level grouped report See Export Data section for further information on creating a Report Template for use with the report designer In the example picture below right of the model an item of furniture is selected along with the relevant data tab showing the Component Item and the Level Location These will be our main properties to group by to produce a
173. ox This method has two parameters string src string org The arguments used in the formula to fulfil required parameters of the Calculate method are specified as SRC ORG These two values SRC and ORG are ReviewTrack reserved arguments Review Track iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS In the run time ReviewTrack reads the Source File Name SRC and the Original File Name ORG of the given Model and replaces these two arguments with the actual values then calls the Calculate method As may have been noticed the return value of the Calculate method is src in this sample This means by default ReviewTrack assumes that each model having a specific Source File Name to be considered as a unique Model Another way to achieve the same result would be Formula User Defined Functions LE This combination means the formula returns Source File Name without using any User Defined Functions This is just a sample use of this feature ReviewTrack admins should customize their own formula and functions to achieve the best and accurate result suitable for their own project environment before using ReviewTrack Note for advanced users The scripting syntax used in ReviewTrack is C NET therefore all NET classes and objects can be used and defined in the following namespaces System System Xml System Data System Data SqlClient
174. pes 59 F Find and Replace 39 Floating License 13 iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Formula Assistant 0 G General Configuration 24 H History 8 l iConstruct Activities 145 iConstruct Client 130 iConstruct Server 126 Installation 1 Integrator 26 J Job Configuration 3 L Licensing 12 Load Profile 22 M Marking Plan 6 Select Similar 72 Module Dimension 99 N Navisworks Saved Viewpoint amp Folder structure 46 O Open File 61 Overview 8 P Panel Lathe usert 19 Prerequisites 11 Profile Manager 134 Profiles 22 Index Glossary Where to go for help iConstruct 2015 User Guide Property Panel 54 R ReConstruct 110 Registration 12 Report Designer 41 Report Designer Interface 41 Report Logo 25 57 ReviewTrack 77 ReviewTrack Configuration 80 Revit Data Switchback 92 S Save Profile 22 Saved Viewpoints 77 Schedule Configuration 133 Security 21 Standalone Licence 14 Standalone License 13 iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Standard Activities 151 155 Standard Interface 19 Standard Tools 19 U User Configuration 131 V View Report 44 W Workflow Designer 5 Workflow Designer Walkthrough Batch Processing 7 Index Glossary Where to go for help iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 37 Licensing Acknowledgeme
175. plate The important part to remember is that the user must include the same property or properties that were used in the datalink template to link by Behind the scenes we are linking the Database Link Field in the datalinker template to the NW Link Property in the exported data table instead of to the model object Note that the activation of the datalink template will not add the columns to the export configuration table All the fields that are ticked in the data table will automatically be populated as well as the linking fields Export Data iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS export cost codes test datalinker Display Name BHPBIO Assembly Mark BHPBIO Assembly Cost Co BHPBIO Assembly Drawing Property Assembly Mark Assembly Cost Code Assembly Drawing Template Type Template Name test datalinker Report Logo MDB File Report Address MDB Table a GE 2 E Export Configuration oue E eme econ Fre ten wn naes Flo Ad xo bn Toe _ Prompt if MDB Exists 4 vj 3 In the report designer there is now an additional sub table nested inside ExportedData this table is named with the Datalinker template name plus Fields i e our Datalink template name was saved as UnitPrice so it appears as UnitPrice Fields To us
176. ple of a workflow 29 2 Installation To install iConstruct server the pre requisite is to have Microsoft SQL Server available any version including Express For information on downloading and installing Microsoft SQL Server Express please visit http www microsoft com express sql M iConstruct Server iConstruct 2015 User Guide FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Note that iConstruct server is also used for ReviewTRACK so the user can install the ReviewTRACK Server at the same time if desired During initial installation or by rerunning installation and selecting Modify select iConstruct Server Service This will automatically select ReviewTRACK Server as well Click Next The following page asks for the name or IP address of an existing iConstruct Server since we are installing the server this can be left blank click Next then Finish to start the installation 2014 2014 H FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS n H FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS e iIConstruct iIConstruct E V iConstruct 2014 for Navisworks 2013 Installs Construct Server Service iCo struc 1 This feature requires 1 478 KB disk space During the installation the user will be prompted for the location and login credentials of the SQL Server to use Use the drop down list of servers to select a server or if the list is empty type the name and instance In this case we are using the SQL Server Express installed on the local PC so will use the local
177. populate with the available templates Move the desired template s from the left hand panel to the right hand panel Click ok when done 9 iConstruct Configuration Client File Job Manager Administration e 2 Task Management Job Management sew e 6 7 i3 ID Profile Management S Profile Editor LP Review Track XM Review Track xg Open File DWG Exporter Administration v XE Export View 4 ModelSearch 4 ColourCode 4E ReConstruct E Append Data Workflow Macro 5 4 DataLinks 4 Open File Drag amp Drop 7 Math Calculations xg Match Properties xf Integrator xg Find and Replace 30 7 Workflow Designer To design a workflow right click on the job and select Design Workflow Jobs List X Sample 1 Batch Process a collection of models Create Copy Edit Schedule Design Workflow Delete The workflow designer window will load with an empty sequence n a Workflow Designer E ajz Search Sequence 4 TENET V AppendDataRowActivity V AppendModelActivity V ColorSelectionActivity DatalinkerActivi DWGExporterActivity E ExecuteAuditActivity ExportAccessDatabaseActiv GetViewPointDataActivity HideExceptSelectedActivity HideResetAllActivity 4 HideSelectedActivity IntegratorActivity InvertSelectionActivity 4 MaterialResetAllActivity Expand All Collapse All System Activities Statements Se
178. port Find and Replace iConstruct Properties InfoBin Laser Point Creator Module Dimension Preview Review Track Revit Client Smart BCF Exchange Smart DWFx Exporter Smart IFC Exporter f gt gt gt gt gt 6 66 Ok Cancel Amendments can be made at any time by entering the established password when prompted making the necessary changes and clicking OK First Look iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 4 4 Profiles A profile stores all the settings and configuration that has been done on all the toolsets and templates inside of iConstruct which then can be passed onto other users without having to replicate the same configuration work This allows management consultants to establish customised profiles to suit organisational team or project standards There are four options available for profile management Save Profile When selected will open a Save As dialogue box allowing the user to create a new profile or override update existing All configurations and amendments made will be saved or updated to the new or existing profile Note security passwords that are active will be saved to the profile D ELE Load Profile Allows the user to open previously saved profiles and import all the settings and configurations associated to that profile When a profile is loaded any existing profiles that are open will close og f
179. presenter materials applied to it A Legend window will automatically appear and can be repositioned on the screen By ticking the Highlight Tasks checkbox when an item in the model is selected the relevant tasks are highlighted in the Legend window To view this legend panel without running the full colour code hold down the left shift key and click on the template Doing this will disable the ability to highlight tasks however Colour Code Fabrication tracker E On site Highlight Tasks 16 2 Configuration The Colour Code Configuration allows the user to set up links to external forms where other users can provide feedback on the model and its elements and have this brought back in to the Navisworks model and groups the designated variables under an assigned colour scheme This additional data can also be stamped into an assigned re writable data tab General Configuration ColourCode Configuration The export data command compliments this command in that the internal properties of objects can be exported some additional fields can be inserted for users to fill out and then read back into the colour code command to create groups for viewing The Colour Code configuration supports linking to Excel MS Access and ODBC At the beginning of the colour configuration the user will need to select a sample of the data to give them a range of the properties that can be used to set up a link between the model and e
180. quence DisplayName Sequence Drop activity here V SelectAllSearchSetActivity SelectByConditionActivity 4 SelectViewActivity 4 UpdateCurrentViewActivity n gt Variables Arguments Imports Run Local Save To File LoadFie Save Close 4 On the left hand side are the activities that can be dragged and dropped into the main sequence All activities and sequences have a display name property which can be changed to make the workflow more meaningful It is also useful to know the workflow can be copied as an image by right clicking the header and selecting Copy As Image then paste into a document image program The activities in the workflow designer often reference variables these are defined in the Variables panel at the bottom of the windows The imports button is available for importing references to different data types iConstruct Client 12 jConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Once a workflow has been created the Run button is used to start the processing of the instructions and a workflow monitor window will appear Save To File is used for exporting the workflow to an XAML file which can later be used as a macro button in the Macro Configuration panel in iConstruct Load File loads an existing XAML file into the designer window Apply saves the updated workflow to the server Ok will
181. r selection tool c Set Background colour to change the background for snapshot printing Advanced gt d Create Selection Set creates a new selection Settrenrineserected ite m S Advanced Options e Attach to E Mail opens active email client and attaches a i Hide Except Selected Items snapshot with created viewpoint information NL E Set Background Color White Create Selection Set T Attach to E Mail a QA View iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 25 Profile Manager iConstruct is a set of tools and plugins Each plugin in iConstruct can have multiple templates to do the specific task in a certain way configured by the user These templates and configuration variables used by plugins and the iConstruct engine are being stored in the registry In native iConstruct versions users could save or load these registry values into profile files to make backup or import another instance of templates Although this feature could help users it had a major drawback of merging different profile templates 25 1 Concept Profile manager in iConstruct 2015 makes it possible to import export clear and merge different profiles into the current profile These set of commands can be found on the toolbar at the bottom of the main iConstruct 2015 panel Security Save Load Clear Merge Profile Configuration Profile commands Command Security configuration
182. r update existing Delete Delete a saved colour code configuration template Close Closes the Colour Code configuration menu 16 2 2 The Colour Code Presentation Options After the link is established the data field s grid is used to configure the grouping and presentation after running the colour code command The different columns and options in this grid will assist with this part of the configuration Data Fields Field Display Condition Colour Qty Procured Procured lt 0 v IE Orange Qty Processed Processed gt 0 5 C Yellow Qty Fabricated Fabricated gt 0 v LJ LimeGreen Qty Welded Welded 0 PaleGreen Qty Despatched to Surface Treatment Despatched to Surface Treatment gt 0 v C Aquamarine Hide Advanced Options A Export Filter Data Colour Selected Only NI e Image Settings E V Excel Headers Field Condition Value 7 Overwrite Existing on Append Default Colour M 7 Overwrite Selection Set Gray Field The fields from the external data source Display is a re writable field where the user can customise the display names of the attributes and variables that will be displayed on the Colour Legend and names of selection set results Condition these conditions are used when users want to establish a field as a variable in which a colour is to be assigned to These conditions can be selected Not Null gt 0 True False Empty and Custom which includes limited SQL condit
183. rance Required FieldName DisplayName TetallnTable TotallnTableDisplay TotallnGroup TotallnGroupDisplay CountinGrouy CountinGroupDisplay GroupBy ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY COST CODE COST CODE 7 ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY UNIT VALUE SUNITVALUE y UNIT VALUE ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY UNIT OF MEASURE UOM ICONSTRUCT DATAASSEMBLY WEIGHT KG SWEIGHT y WEIGHT Template Name LOAD DELETE a snow Advanced 22 6 Now when the report is previewed the table has the right data but appears too small to read clearly To fix this switch back to Design mode in the report editor and stretch the table control across The table control automatically adjusts the height of the table according to the width set by the report designer GroupHeader1 View Name RPT TABLE ViewName detailB and1 n a 8W5 E Move point to View Name SampleView stretch v 3 GroupHeaderl View Name RPT TABLE ViewName v E detaiB and 7 Previewing the report for the final time shows the table now has the correct data and is clearly legible iConstruct iConstruct Report View Name SampleView View Report iConstruct 2015 User Guide To save a table control template for use in other reports type a Template Name and click the Save button to use in another report select the template and click Load The appearance of the table can also be changed by switching
184. rch set to use for the selection SelectSelectionSetActivity Summary Selects items based on a nominated selection set or search set name Selection Set Name The selection or search set name to use SelectViewActivity summary Activates a nominated viewpoint A Show the first view matching the name B Viewlndex Show the view with the given index 1 first view The number of views found if View Name used to search D ViewWasFound Boolean value indicating if a view was found matching criteria UpdateCurrentViewActivity Summary Updates the currently selected viewpoint s material and hidden override with the active view state If no saved viewpoint is current this command has no effect unless the ViewName parameter is set in which case a new viewpoint is created use backslash to denote folders i e MyFolder MyView If the comment field is set a new comment will be added to the view with the contents A Set Material Override oets the material override option for the view oet Hidden Override Sets the hidden override option for the view Text to add to view as a comment E oet isometric oets view to zoomed extents isometric if creating a new view ViewName Name to use when creating a new view Workflow Designer W225 iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 31 2 Standard Activities 4 Standard do StartNavisworks dg StopNavisworks agb RunRobocopy ag IsDriveSubstituted
185. rdinates the main form will be shown This form consists of several parts Module Dimension QB iConstruct 2015 User Guide 1 List of current view points in the model 2 Add new view panel 3 Coordinates of COGPes X 48222194 0363718 COGPos Y 214178221 777823 COG Pos Z 5556595 710535123 the Centre of Gravity 4 XN found in the model 4 Dimension Lines Texts settings 1 2 B 4 5 6 7 8 Run Cancel buttons View Point Selection Panel COG Coordinates Dimension Lines Texts settings Command Bar 3D View Port Selected Base Point Coordinates Run Cancel iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 7 Coordinates of the selected point as the base point of dimension lines 5 Command 6 3D view port The View Point Selection Panel displays all the saved viewpoints of the current model The user may select one or more viewpoints from this tree view to draw dimension lines on that view Note that the dimension can only be drawn on Orthographic viewpoints Perspective viewpoints will be omitted by the Mod If there are no or less Orthographic viewpoint s available in the model than is desired the user can generate additional viewpoints using the Add New Views tab In this tab the user can select one or more views from a list of six different available options and press the Add Views button to generate ule Dimension the views automatical
186. re release Currently the exported models are larger in MB than the source models sometimes twice the size This is something that we will endeavour to improve on in the next point release A workaround for the time being is to set the geometry precision to 0 5mm or equivalent and resave the NWD The size will then be comparable Note this will apply to ALL saved nwds from that point on unless switched off again Appending and Merging Developer Grids 3Dconnexion Navigation Bar ViewCube SteeringWheels User Interface Export Import Geometry Compression Reduce Precision Normals v Colors v Texture Coordinates ReConstruct iConstruct 2015 User Guide 9 iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 27 Smart IFC Exporter 27 1 Introducing the IFC Export Module The iConstruct Model IFC Export module is a plugin that has recently been introduced to iConstruct Model IFC Export allows the user to export model geometry item properties and material colours to the widely supported Industry Foundation Classes IFC format This provides the user with the ability to import Navisworks BIM data into other construction software packages with ease iConstruct s IFC export capability is useful where updates need to be made to particular components of a Navisworks BIM model or where there is a need to analyse the data stored in a Navisworks model using other construction software packages for ex
187. re s no Revit server open the list will be empty The Item Group Level option allows users to select the Item or Group level properties for the selected item After selecting properties by pressing the Ok button the user data of the selected objects and elements will be gathered by the Revit Client and pushed back to the Revit server module 21 1 2 iConstruct 2015 Revit Server As mentioned previously Revit has the capability of storing user data in the model The methods for storing data in the Revit model are provided by the API i e Shared Parameters and Extensible Storage Area The Revit Server module uses the Shared Parameter method for pushing data into the model To do so it is necessary to define the parameter schema in the definition file associated with the model This file will be created as soon as running the module for the first time on the model The Revit Server module is part of the Revit Add ins tab HIN Autodesk Revit Architecture 20 Harc OA nage iConstruct 2013 v iConstruct 2014 Revit Server Standard Tools Executing the module opens the following window To start the server the user must click on the Start button The server will find an empty network port to use for this instance of Revit Revit Data Switchback 90 iConstruct 2015 User Guide eo iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Saus Stated V MEA Data BoolProp V MEA Data FloatProp MEA Da
188. readsheet E DataLink iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 7 Info Bin Standard Tools InfoBin Info Bin links Navisworks model objects with a folder located in the model s directory If the directory does not exist the user is prompted with the option to create one This provides construction professionals with a streamlined way of collating and organising relevant information against items within a model This information could be anything from construction documentation invoices installation procedure etc and can be added to at any stage during the construction or design process Once information bins have been assigned these can quickly be recovered so users can retrieve the relevant data located within these folders 7 1 Configuration Info Bin configuration is available from the General Configuration in configuration menu The property name used for Info Bin folders where drawings and other files are stored related to selected objects in the model could be changed and configured from this panel By default the info bin folder is local to the selected item s model folder To choose a new root folder hold down the left shift key when clicking InfoBin to be prompted for a new location 7 2 Example of use Below is an example of linking miscellaneous documents to the Assembly Mark of an object in a model Dc HSS 5 NETMNT Heres o EEEE Wy eters m E ib
189. rks Z3 GetFileList Create Vanahle Variables Site Tigi iConstruct Client Startup GetFileList DisplayName FileSearchString FileTable Variable type Default Scope equence Imports FileCount E GetFileList Enter a VB expression E Enter a VB expression The next parameter DisplayName is just used to describe the activity in the workflow panel for this example we will change it to Get Models from folder and while we re at it change Sequence at the top to Add default view to models In the FileSearchString we will add nwd to search for Navisworks NWD files only note we use quotes around literal text whereas variables do not use quotes Following this is the parameter FileTable which as we can see by hovering over the name is another OutArgument and in this case a IEnumerable DataRow which means it is a collection of rows for us to enumerate To create the variable for this parameter again click on Create Variable and enter the name i e modelRows when selecting the Variable type though we need to choose Browse for Types which will bring up the type browser window In the Type Name box enter IEnumerable which will filter the types down Click on IEnumerable lt T gt Browse and Select a Net Type Type Name 4 mscorlib 4 0 0 0 IEnumerable 4 Referenced assemblies 4 DevExpr
190. ruct Saved ViewPoints ReviewTrack Comments and ReviewTrack Tag Editor Select Model s i The ReviewTrack ViewPoints panel lists all as Viewpoints with similar functionalities as Navisworks Saved ViewPoints window except V Model_1 nwe C Models out ife that the new panel works with the ReviewTrack Medel 2 nwd C Models out dwg database Following models are not curently being monitored by Review Track Do not show this message again Review Track iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS The user can add new Viewpoints edit names create Folders and drag drop viewpoints into the folders It is important to note that changes in this window do not have any effect on the model itself This means if the user creates a ViewPoint this ViewPoint will be saved into the database only and not the model 1 Toolbar L 3 rt 2014 ReviewTrack 1 At the top of the window there is a tool bar of available 0 commands There are other features and commands 2 ViewPoints Die ES Anhdech _ Tag View available by right clicking on the tree view Tree View Save Viewpoint 3 Add Edit inia 1 3 Import Current Views Delete m Pd M 1 1 Configuration 1 2 Add ViewPoint Folder 4 Comments aa ie hen l Tags window Appl
191. s a workflow in offline mode they will need to save as a file and import when reconnected to the server If this message appears unexpectedly check that there is network connectivity to the iConstruct server and that the iConstruct Server Service is running on the server PC iConstruct Client iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS n y Error connecting to server x Name Description Status Startup Type Log On As 4iConstruct Server Service iConstruct Server Service Started Automatic Local System lt 7 a not connect to iConstruct Server Please check your SIKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules The IKEEXT service hosts the Internet Automatic Local System Me 54 Interactive Services Detection Enables user notification of user inpu Manual Local System Press Ok to change the server or Cancel to work offline Sh Internet Pass Through Service Detect HTC Android device for intern Started Automatic Local System 54 IPsec Policy Agent Internet Protocol security IPsec sup Automatic Network Service Addministration menu 54 Kinect Management Provides management of Kinect devi Started Automatic Local System Message displayed if server is not available The iConstruct Server Service listed in Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt Services 30 3 User Configuration By default the account used to install the server is given administrative permissions if the user connecting is new they wi
192. s and click Column Chooser This will bring up the column chooser panel In this panel properties prefixed with CR1 indicate the property is from clashing item 1 and in CR2 clashing item 2 respectively Clash Manager iConstruct 2015 User Guide X iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Customization C optons Refesh Severity Distance 5 S Aceves z Sort Descending 3 Clear Sorting 0 0535194 1 0 052721 0 052174 Remove This Column fol Best Fit Best Fit all columns Filter Editor Show Find Panel Show Auto Filter Row To add a grouping level drag the required column from the column chooser panel into the grouping header This will automatically add a new grouping level to the rows below Group By This Column Hide Group By Box Clash Name o Test Mame 115 01 00089474 1640397232 0 00894733350398 9 E Auto Select Group Contents Layout Manager Optons Refresh CR tClash instance Count CR2Clash Instance Count Severity Distance Test Name 115 01 Cash Group CR1 POMS Name 2415 0001 AI SG1 1 80 B1 New 2415 0001 A1 5G 1 1 80 Cashes New 2415 0001 A1 5G 1 1 80 New 2415 900 1 A1 5G 1 180 New 2415 000 1 Al SG 1 1 80 New 438 000 1 A106 1 1 80 The configuration of the grouping levels and column headers can be saved amp restored using the Layout Manager button Clashes can be viewed by clicking on the clash row 28 2 C
193. s is zero Use Auto Filter Audit Selection Only Long Selection Set Names Viewpoint Options Zoom Viewpoint Save Colours with View Generate Legend Panel Embed XML in Template re browse for file above to refresh Selection Set Transparency Cumulative Transparency Transparency Level ViewPoint v v Default Colour Enable EN 0 100 Also a Colour including transparency can be applied to that Search Set The Transparency Level can be adjusted from 0 opaque to 100 transparent Cumulative Transparency can be selected so that transparency is not reset after each rule is applied Default Colour is the base colour to set all items at the start before anything is coloured against the rules Use Auto Filter is used primarily for creating viewpoints see below Audit Selection Only indicates that the audit only applies to the currently selected items otherwise it applies to the entire model Long Selection Set Names is used when creating selection sets the set name will contain a description of the search sets used similar to the way search sets are named in Select Similar Zoom Viewpoint ensures that for each generated viewpoint the view is zoomed to fit This is recommended Save Colours with View ensures that the Material Override is set when a viewpoint has been created Generate Legend Panel enables the displ
194. section Once the roles have been assigned for the user they will have these rights when next connecting to the server 30 4 Job Configuration To create a new job right click in the Jobs List panel and select New The New Job dialog will appear enter a Job Name and a description iConstruct Client IPS iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Jobslist X Description Job Mame Sample 1 Batch Process Description Process a collection of models The following commands are available onthe context menu New Creates a copy of the selected job initially as Copy of job name Edits the name or description of the selected job Schedule Schedules the job to run at a certain time on nominated day s Design Workflow Opens the job in the workflow designer Deletes the selected job 30 5 Schedule Configuration To schedule a job right click on the job that is to be scheduled and click Schedule this will start the Schedule Wizard Click Next on the welcome screen to begin The second page allows the user to nominate a name for the schedule and optionally a description These will appear in the panel below the Jobs list once saved a9 New Job Schedule 5 E amp aJ New Job Schedule koka Welcome to the iConstruct Job mines ge Sched ule wiza rd Select the job Name and Description This wizard simplifies the scheduling of a job
195. ser Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Summary Clears the result of the nominated clash test leave blank to clear all tests Clash Test If nominated clears the clash test otherwise clears all tests Name ClashTestCompactActivity Summary Compacts the nominated clash test leave blank to compact all tests Clash Test If nominated compacts the clash test otherwise compacts all tests Name ClashTestDeleteActivity summary Deletes the nominated clash test leave blank to delete all tests Clash Test If nominated deletes the clash test otherwise deletes all tests Name ClashTestRunActivity oummary Runs the nominated clash test leave blank to run all tests Clash Test If nominated runs the clash test otherwise runs all tests Name ColourCodeActivity Summary Runs the nominated Color Code template parameter ColorCode Template Dose Code Template to run Export to Image Nominate a jpg file name to output the colour code image to Override ColourSelectionActivity Summary Changes the colour amp transparency of the selected items to the nominated RGB values RedValue Value in the range 0 255 for the red component of the colour B GreenValue Value in the range 0 255 for the green component of the colour BlueValue Value in the range 0 255 for the blue component of the colour Transparency Value in the range 0 10 for the transparency of the selection 10 hidden CreateSelec
196. set to True do the same for the 2 parameter Set Hidden Override Sometimes when a parameter has Collection written in the argument field it means there are items to choose from We can also add a ViewName Default Comment This is the default view and Set isometric true a Workflow Designer Search WV DWGExporterActivity ExportAccessDatabaseActivity WV GetViewPointDataActivity V HideSelectedActivity MaterialResetAllActivity OpenModelActivity V SelectAllActivity Add default view ExecuteAuditActivity SetMaterialOveride Body True E Sequence HideExceptSelectedActivity HideResetAllActivity IntegratorActivity Va WriteLine InvertSelectionActivity Text ltem FilePath ToString amp V UpdateCurrentView WW ReConstructActivity Collection SaveModelActivity Collection B Set Hidden Override C ViewName VW SelectAllSearchSetActivity WW SelectByConditionActivity 2 SelectNoneActivity SelectSearchSetActivity WW SelectViewActivity D Comment jt JJ de E Set isometric Variables Arguments Imports Run Local Save To Fie LoadFile Save Chose Now we have the default view set the next activity to add is the ColorCodeActivity Click the browse button to search for a color code template added using the Profile Manager see above
197. soft Excel Microsoft Access and to the clipboard Disable Recursion When disabled will process selected paths only Ignore Items within inserts Disregards matching data if below insert or block level Note The columns within the content grid will adjust depending on the reporting type selected 14 1 1 Customising the Report Display After determining the reporting file type the user can begin customising the report and its output There are a few options that can be edited in this section Template Type Report v Template Name Template Report Title Title Report Logo CAlp iconstruct_logo jpg ad Report Address CAlp CompanyAddress txt Lud Report Page Size A4 Portrait b 4 Iv Template Type The data can be exported to standard reports Excel spreadsheets Access databases or to the clipboard Report Title This will appear on the report output header as the name of the report Report Logo This defines the logo that will be presented on the report output If a report logo is not defined in this field it will use the default logo assigned within General Configuration Enter MODEL CompanyLogo jpg if the logo is in the nwd model s folder iConstruct M Export Data iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Report Address This will display a defined address on the header of the report output The user will need to load in a text file txt with the address as a paragrap
198. t bind it to Al managed models Automatic All visible models in the view Automatic Selected model s by the user Manual All managed models Automatic ReviewTrack automatically adds the newly added ViewPoint to all the managed open models All visible models in the view Automatic Only available in Navisworks 2014 tells RHeviewTrack to bind the ViewPoint to any model that has at least one object visible in the view port Selected model s by the user Manual Allows users to select the model s manually o Allow multi model selection If checked users can select multiple models o List only visible models in the view Only available in Navisworks 2014 if selected the user can select model s from visible models in the current view port Review Track iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 20 3 5 Custom Fields and Template Definition One of the most important configuration functions of ReviewTrack is Custom Fields it allows users to have as many fields with different types and settings as they need It uses Templates to classify fields and Formulas and User Defined Functions to select appropriate Template s to use in different situations based on the settings of each opened model s General ViewPoints Custom Fields Templates Field Template List All ReviewTrack defiend Fields To add a new Field Press the Add button a menu will display to select the type of
199. t IFC Exporter i iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS After loading the geometry into memory the IFC Exporter will start building the 3D IFC Model The progress Is displayed while this is happening as shown in Figure 2 9 Click the red button at the top right of the progress window to abort the process at any time Figure 2 9 IFC Exporter Progress Receiving Confirmation that the IFC File has been created After the IFC File has been successfully created a message box verifying that the IFC model has been successfully created is displayed as shown in Figure 2 10 The message box should also display the number of items building elements that were created in the IFC model and the resulting IFC file size for reference Finished Outputting IFC Fil o The selected items have been outputted to IFC Total number of geometry items 108 IFC file size 3MB Figure 2 10 IFC Exporter Output Summary Import the userr model into another construction software package Now the newly created Open Standard IFC model file should be able to be open with other construction software packages provided they support IFC The previously selected Navisworks items see Figure 2 1 including each item s 3D geometry property categories names and values and also material colours used with the iConstruct IFC Model Export should be visible within the external BIM CAD program as shown in Figure 2 11 TM
200. t will appear in the Imports list iConstruct Client Startup GetFilel ist REGNUM System Data EA sexe Sytem Daa Comma E2 System Data Design H Mi System Data Odbc ince System Data OleDb Count FileCount ME peer m DisplayName Get Models from Folder d System Data SglTypes System Activities Expression FileSearchString nwd FileTable modelRows 9 8 System Activities Xamllntegration System Collections Generic System Windows Markup Compiler error s encountered processing expression modelRows Type DataRow is not defined JV eL gogogo searchSubDirectonies Enter a VB expression Variables Arguments Now when we look at the FileTable parameter there is no red exclamation mark indicating the variable used is accepted Click the Apply button to save our progress The next parameter is the PathToSearch so we will add the text c iconstruct as the root path Result can generally be left alone especially in this case as we re relying on the enumeration containing records to proceed The final parameter is whether to search sub directories in this case we do want to iConstruct Client Startup GetFileList BE Search DisplayName FileSearchString nwd FileTable modelRows PathToSearch cNiconstructV Result Enter a VB expression SearchSubDirectories True The final list of parameters Now that we have our model data
201. ta IntProp By pressing Ok the Revit model will be updated as below X E Cope i o D 06 z 9 dd Split Line y gt Pick Supports Newly added 21 2 Installation The Revit Data Switchback has two parts the client part installs as an iConstruct 2015 module and the server side installs as a Revit add in during the iConstruct setup process Installing the Revit server add in is not mandatory so please make sure the Revit Switchback Server feature has been selected during setup Revit Data Switchback iConstruct 2015 User Guide 2014 iConstruct E V Construct 2014 for Navisworks 2013 H V Construct 2014 for Navisworks 2014 H F Construct Server Service Bhd eve ta Swtcroack hrs Revit Server works with 2012 2013 and 2014 versions of Autodesk Revit Architecture iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Revit Data Switchback iConstruct 2015 User Guide FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 22 Center of Gravity COG A new tool for construction professionals allows an accurate Center of Gravity to be calculated and displayed in the model for dimensioning using Navisworks redline mark up tools and producing reports via iConstruct s Export View report engine Given accurate geometry and nominating a mass property this routine calculates the center of gravity for estimation purposes prior to site work Standard Tools Center of Gravity 22 1 Concept To run t
202. ter selecting the items to be exported open the iConstruct 2015 Toolbar and select the Model IFC Export tool in the Standard Tools menu as shown in Figure 1 5 Left mouse click on the IFC icon to open the Model IFC Export module iConstruct Standard Tools Revit Revit Client voss e Smart BCF Exchange ww eh Smart DWFx Exporter r Smart IFC Exporter General Configuration 0 GG E et ct of 24 e Figure 1 5 Select Model IFC Export from the iConstruct Standard Tools Select the output file path document settings and item handling behaviour iConstruct s Model IFC Export module outputs an IFC File to a chosen location by providing a Save As dialog box To open the Save As dialog box and choose the destination of the output IFC file simply click the Save As button on the IFC Exporter s main window as shown in label two in Figure 2 6 Please note that the user cannot start an IFC Export without first selecting the destination of the output IFC file After selecting the destination of the output IFC file the Save As dialog box will close and the textbox labelled Output IFC File will be updated to display the destination of the iConstruct m Smart IFC Exporter IRAM iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS output IFC File as indicated in Figure 2 6 The Start Export button will become enabled once an output file destination has been chosen The IFC Exporter
203. the view Navigate To Comments Date Author Status lt gt Import Close All of the exisitng viewpoints can be found in the list on the left hand side When clicking on each viewpoint a saved snapshot of the viewpoint can be seen in the BCF file Also there is an option to navigate the model to the same view as the BCF viewpoint by pressing the Navigate To button To import viewpoints into the Navisworks saved viewpoint list select the viewpoints from the list and then press Import This will generate saved viewpoints complete with all existing comments for each BCF viewpoint in the bcfzip file in Navisworks Smart BCF Exchange use jConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 36 Explode New for 2015 is the Explode tool which can be used to assist with the examination of complex parts such as mechanical items 36 1 Abstract Explode is used in instances where there is many small items of geometry in a closed space The user traditionally has sectioning visibility and transparency at their disposal to get a clearer view of the model Explode takes this a step further by expanding out the individual parts from the center of the selected objects To start Explode click the Explode icon in Standard Tools Standard Tools ZIN Explode When the Explode panel appears make a selection in the model and click the Set Selection button The slider will be enab
204. the workflow c Nconstruct Area A MODELA nwd c Nconstruct Area BWMODELB nwd c iconstruct AreaB MODELC nwd Workflow Completed Workflow Unloaded iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 2 Workflow Designer f Expression Editor 2c A hModelActivity 2 Construct Acthdies ModelFilename String V AppendDatsRowActraty AppendModelictoty ColerCodeActiit ColorSelectonActiutty We Datel inkerActivity i OWGExporerActivity Execute uditctity ExpontAccessOatabaseActeaty E GetViewPoantDataActvty We HideExceptSelectedActvity W FideSelectedActraty We IntegratccAcSity InverSelechonActntty i BL Search Item FilePath ToString amp amp tem FileName ToString jonstruct Attributes ception nstruct Condition Jisc DisplayName El OpenModel Attributes A Model Filenarne A V Wetelne Ted kem FiePath ToSteng 4 Varisbies Arguments Imports The purpose of this walkthrough is just to create a color coded default viewpoint and comment before we add the color code activity it is best to capture the model as is with its default colors To do this we need to add an UpdateViewPointActivity If there is no current saved viewpoint set and a viewpoint name is nominated this activity will create a new view in the model Click on the browse button next to parameter Set Material Override and
205. this uw x ge ER bs i bw An ee Last object geometry selection note the individual object is highlighted ReConstruct can also be used for work packing or exporting only selected items which is useful if part of a large model needs to be cropped to load onto a tablet device 26 2 ReConstruct Configuration General Configuration ReConstruct Configuration ReConstruct JL iConstruct 2015 User Guide 9 iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS Standard Advanced Standard Options 7 GEL NW chor Skip Attributes Properties During ReConstruct Group By Attribute LOAD Export 1 NWD Per Group Group By Property SAVE Merge Contents of Groups Merge Contents of Inserts Group Name v 5 DELETE Convert all property data types to text Part Name l CLOSE Save Overidden Color Transparency Layer By Property 7 Template Name Ignore File Nodes for Direct Export OutPut File Include Lines Multiple Property Search Accumulate Properties Change Attribute to Hidden Selection Mode X Prefix User Data with USER Set Property Read Level Use Default Group NOGROUP Use Default Layer NOLAYER ReConstruct Configuration is split into 2 tabs Standard and Advanced Template Name contains the descriptive name of the template i e PDMS reconstruct export Selection Standard Options are optional and
206. tine will warn if there are duplicates for the link field s and the primary key cannot be created Filter out duplicate rows This is recommended for smaller data sets where there is a possibility of duplicate records It improves the performance of the Datalink by removing duplicates and thereby reducing the number of records needing to be searched 6 2 2 Data Import Configuration Once the link is established users are then able to use the configuration grid to manage what data from the external source is brought in to their created properties tab in Navisworks select Fields Link_ Database Field My Attribute MW Display Name n AssemblyNo POC User Data AssemblyNo O Pro IPDC User Data PNo Assembled PDC User Data Assembled Welded PDC User Data Welded Painted Ready for Pack PDC User Data Painted Ready for Packing Packed Ready for Tran PDC User Data Packed Ready for Transport Sento to Wharf China IPDC User Data Sento to Wharf China Received at Wharf Chi PDC User Data Received at Wham China Loaded on ship China POC User Data Loaded on Ship China Received in Australia P PDC User Data Received in Australia Port HBmgDmpmBmEBE A Excel Headers Enable Multiple Properties Show Nw Internal Name The columns in this grid
207. tionSetActivity Summary Creates a named selection set based on the current selection A Selection Set Name The name of the selection set backslash denotes folder which will be created if it doesn t exist i e myfolder myset DataLinkerActivity Workflow Designer iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS summary Runs the nominated DataLinker template A A DataLinker Template DataLinker Template to run O Z o Z O ACCDB File Override Nominate a different ACCDB file to use only use if template is 7 qe set for Access Note this option will automatically apply all fields from the table DWGExporterActivity Summary Runs the nominated DWG Export A Output filename TheDWG filename to write the geometry to A DWG Exporter The DWG Exporter Template to use Template ExecuteAuditActivity Summary Runs the nominated Audit template Audit Template Audit Template to run ExportAccessDatabaseActivity Summary Runs the nominated Access Database Export template Export Template Export Template to run must be Access based B ACCDBFfNile Override Override for the destination file GetViewPointDataActivity Summary Collects the viewpoint information and returns a System Data DataTable object A Viewpoint Data DataTable containing the field names ViewName FolderPath and Index B Number of views returned HideExceptSelectedActivity
208. todesk It allows the user to design with both parametric 3D modelling and 2D drafting elements In addition Revit s database for a project can contain information about the project at various stages in the building s lifecycle from concept to construction to decommissioning Revit allows the user to store additional information through its application programming interface API as well as the user interface otoring data into the model is also available in Navisworks In this case if the Navisworks model is generated from the Revit model custom tabs and properties could be accessible from the property tab in Navisworks although this is useful it is not enough In most cases new properties and user data is being added to the Navisworks model using iConstruct s Append Data module or by adding property tabs directly from Navisworks In either case it is important to sync this user data with the Revit model 21 1 Concept Due to the need to store building information across multiple applications and models the need for synchronizing information from different modelling systems has arisen Revit Data Switchback provides the solution to push data back to the Revit model from the Navisworks model using iConstruct The solution relies on the Shared Parameter storage area of the Revit model to store custom user data This system consists of two modules first is an add in module for iConstruct which gathers data from the Navisworks model and t
209. truct Server The client is used to design the workflows which are then available to all users by connecting to the server The iConstruct client can be used in standalone mode if a server is not available 30 2 Configuration To open the client click on the hidden icons panel on the Windows toolbar double click on the iConstruct Client icon and the iConstruct Configuration Client window will appear in its default state 2 iConitruct Configuration Client m File Job Manager Administration amp d B iConstruct 2014 Client u Customize 9 51 AM 10 05 2013 ma CD g First we need to tell the client where the iConstruct server is located on the Administration menu click Configure Server Address In the Server Name or IP Address type the details of the server In this case we are working on the computer hosting the server so will use the server name localhost iConstruct Configuration Client File Job Manager Administration Task Management User Management Job Management Configure Sever Address Server name or IP Address lacalhost Prafile Management Administration Click Ok to connect If the server could not be found a message will notify the user to click Ok to try another server address or click Cancel to work in offline mode note that offline workflows will only be available on the local PC If the user create
210. ups must have been published to Clash Detective first Clash Manager iu iConstruct 2015 User Guide Clash Group Test Name 115 01 Clash Group CR1 PDMS Name 2415 0001 AI SG1 1 80 B1 Clash Group Test Name 115 01 Clash Group CR1 PDMS Name 2415 0001 AI SG1 1 80 B2 Clash Group Test Name 115 01 Clash Group CR1 PDMS Name 2415 0002 AC SG1 1 80 B1 Clash Group Test Name 115 01 Clash Group CR1 PDMS Name 2415 0003 AI S5G1 1 80 B1 Clash Group Test Name 115 01 Clash Group CR1 PDMS Name 2415 0004 AI SG1 1 50 B1 Clash Group Test Name 115 01 Clash Group CR1 PDMS Name 2415 0004 AI SG1 1 50 B2 Clash Group Test Name 115 01 Clash Group CR1 PDMS Name 2415 0006 AC SG1 1 25 B1 Export Visible Columns to Excel Export to Clash Report Create Clash Detective Group Create Clashing Object Viewpoints Create Clashing Test Viewpoints Create Clashing Group Viewpoints iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS p 7 Test Mame 11501 700000000 l Clash Group Groupi Clash Group Group10 Clash Group Group100 Clash Group Group101 Clash Group 2 Clash Group Group103 Clash Group Group104 L gt lshGrourGrouni 5 0 Clash Manager iConstruct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 29 iConstruct Server 29 1 Overview iConstruct server client is a powerful workflow based designer for automating many of iConstruct s and some of
211. urce see examples above Workflow Designer 146 iConstruct 2015 User Guide 9 iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS The number of DataRows returned The query for the datasource see above for examples Result Returns the IEnumerable System Data DataRow object to use with the Foreach ControlFlow FileExist Summary Checks if a file exists Returns true if file exists or false if file does not exist The full path and filename to check the existence of WaitForFileToExist Summary Waits for a file to be created and available i e if a large file will wait until the file has finished being written to Returns true if file was created within the timeout or false if it did not The full path and filename to wait for the creation of TimeOutInSeconds The length of time to wait for the file to be created CopyFile Summary Copies a single file for advanced file folder copying use RunRoboCopy instead CopyResult Returns true if the file copy succeeded false if it did not DestFile The full path and filename to copy the sourcefile to OverWrite Set to true to overwrite an existing file of the same name or BEEN false to cancel file copying if a file of the same name already exists DeleteFiles Summary Deletes a nominated file or files from a nominated path based on a wildcard search pattern This command should be used with caution as there is no confirmation once it is called Result Returns true i
212. uses the calculation formula over a group of objects in Navisworks Unit The display unit that will appear next to the value when the calculation is performed Unit Place Whether the unit will appear before or after the formula value By default it will appear right after the value Formula Where the user can determine the formula that will be used and where to get the values from the Navisworks properties in the model to perform the calculation The user can use the JavaScript maths family to create a formula in this box manually or use the assistant see formula assistant Add Custom Unit If a display unit is not available in the default unit menu one can be created here which will add it to the menu for future use Save Saves the current formulas and updates the Calculation commands in the tool menu Close Closes the Calculations Configuration without saving the current settings unless Save has already been selected 17 2 2 Formula Assistant If users have not had experience using JavaScript calculations they can use the Formula Assistant to reach a desired result Formula Assistant Properties for Formula sum Other Nath Functions set Nvv Props Assembly Mark Select Attribute Assembly Weight kg Assembly Drawing PDC User Data Assembly Total Oty Formula Assistant Below is a guide on how to use the formula assistant Calculations DIED Construct 2015 User Guide e iConstruct FOR AUTODESK
213. visworks This ensures that new viewpoints created from colour coded views or displaying a selection subset preserve the view when saved Note however that when using viewpoints for running a colour code as part of a report the user will need to untick Override Material for the views folder to ensure the updated colours are used instead of the saved colours Options Editor General Save Hide Required Attributes Interface Override Material Override Linear Speed Default Linear Speed mm sec 4000 00 Default Angular Speed sec 45 00 Viewpoint Defaults Collision Hl Quick Properties User Interface EH Model EH File Readers Tools e iConstruct m m View Report iConstruct 2015 User Guide 11 2 iConstruct Table Control IConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS The iConstruct Table control gives the ability to add custom tables based on the visible model data to the view report The first pre requisite for this is that Import Properties is enabled To create a table definition first open or create a report in the report designer then on the toolbar click and drag the iConstruct Table control onto the page y Report File Edit View Format Window 6 TimesNewRoman 9 75 B Z 32 Y Sasa Ped 885 I 1 Deren derr AN ERER E v zl PageHeader one band per page 2013 iConstruct
214. we need to drag and drop the ForEach controlflow activity beneath Get Models from folder Notice that in the first instance red exclamation marks appear this iConstruct Client iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS is because the ForEach needs a variable to work with Set the TypeArgument to oystem Data DataRow and type modelRows in the Values parameter Then drag a Sequence activity into the Foreach loop and rename the loop to something descriptive i e Enumerate Models Add delast view Expand AE Colispse All 5 F f J DoWhile 4g Enumerate Models s If alle 6 3 Add defaut view to models E d mm QE Assign lt T gt Foreach item in modelRows Misc Wy Parallel py Pick PickBranch DB StatNaviswoke 5 Switch T t While 4 ForEach lt T gt 94 Parallel ForEach lt T gt PA viriteLine Delay Foreach tem n modelRows Terminate Workflow Body 2 Get Models from folder a ForEach DataRow Variables Arguments Imports We can now test that we are able to read the file information by placing a Writeline statement into the Enumerate Models sequence We do this by referencing the Foreach variable in this case item So to write the detected file name we will type into the expression editor click the browse button to the right of the Text to bring up the expression editor resize to su
215. when exporting to DWFx Smart DWG Exporter Configuration Saves the options as templates for exporting Navisworks geometry as a DWG file First Look iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 4 7 General Configuration The General Configuration interacts with multiple toolsets and some of the default display settings General Configuration E General Configuration After the user opens and begins to edit the General Configuration like with most of the other configuration options in iConstruct the user should select a sample of objects in the model that represents the data property names the user wishes to look for Selecting the entire model will provide access to all available data tabs and properties but will take a lot longer than picking a few Typical items Once a few items have been selected or the entire model if desired click on the Get NW Properties button General Configuration iConstruct 2014 V4 2 0 Get NW Properties Use Tablet PC Panel Description Attribute Property Default Data Tab iConstruct Data Clash Report Property liConstruct Data InfoBin Property Default Report Logo Default Report Address iConstruct Data 4 c ip iconstruct_logo jpb c ip iConstruct bei Default ViewPoint Name Default iConstruct Font Arial v Size 8 v iConstruct Scale Mode Font Siz
216. wse and Select a Net Type Type Name system data datarow Type Name System Collections GenericIEnumerable T 4 Referenced assemblies z System Collections Generic IEnumerable gt System Data DataRow v 4 System Data 4 0 0 0 4 System Data 4 Referenced assemblies 4 DevExpress PivotGrid v12 2 Core 12 2 6 0 DataRowAction 4 DevExpress XtraPivotGrid Customization DataRowBuilder IEnumerableTreeNode T DataRowChangeEventArgs 4 DevExpress Printing v12 2 Core 12 2 6 0 DataRowChangeEventHandler 4 DevExpress XtraPrinting Native DataRowCollection IEnumerableExtensions DataRowState 4 mscorlib 4 0 0 0 DataRowVersion 4 System Collections DataRowView IEnumerable 4 System Data DataSetExtensions 4 0 0 0 4 System Collections Generic 4 System Data IEnumerable T DataRowComparer DataRowComparer lt TRow gt M OK j Cancel OK Cancel The variable name modelRows can now be entered into the FileTable parameter Note that after entering the name a red exclamation mark appears in several locations in the workflow this indicates something is wrong with the syntax or setup of the workflow Hover over the red exclamation mark to see the error Often this can be a typographical error in this case it s because we haven t referenced Imported the oystem Data namespace Switch to the Imports panel and in the Enter or Select namespace box type System Data click on System Data in the list and i
217. xternal form After selecting items from the sample select Get NW Props The user will also need to choose the external data source that they wish to link to be able to configure the link and data fields Colour Code iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS MS Excel Setup DataSource Type File Name MODEL MarkStatus xisx Template Name Data Link Saved Templates Apply To Shipping Changes NW Attribute Table Database Link Field NW Link Property i Display Condition Colour Qty Procured Procured gt 0 v Orange Qty Processed Processed Yellow Qty Fabricated Fabricated LimeGreen Qty Welded Welded 0 PaleGreen Qty Despatched to Surface Treatment Despatched to Surface Treatment Qty Painted Galvanised Painted Galvanised Qty Packed Packed Qty Shipped Shipped Qty Site Unloaded Site Unloaded v GreenYellow Show Advanced Options Y Note The time taken for the Colour Code command to operate relies on the number of Navisworks objects to colour the number of excel fields to colour by the number of fields to search in the external file and whether data is going to be appended Breaking the model up into smaller groups and areas may help speed up this process if performance issues are noticed 16 2 1 The Colour Code Link There are a number of fields and options on the Co
218. y Matrial to Model Update Material from Model p Update Snapshot 1 Toolbar 5 Material 4 1 1 ReviewTrack Configuration Control Tools 1 2 Add Folder and ViewPoint gt 1 3 Import current ViewPoints and Comments 2 Tree view representing hierarchical structure of Folders and ViewPoints 3 Add Edit and Delete ViewPoint and Folder Views 4 Opens Comments and Tag Editor panels 5 Apply material from a ViewPoint to from the model update ViewPoint snapshot The second panel ReviewTrack comments shows a list of comments of the selected ViewPoint This panel has two sections Comments and Fields Values In the Comments section all of the user comments are displayed in a new tree view format By selecting each comment values of fields for the selected comment will be displayed in the Fields section Second section Fields is a customizable section to use for storing different parameters for each comment based on the project needs Each Tab in this section represents a Field Template A Field Template is a set of Fields with customizable type and order A template selection formula allows project administrators to define which set of properties should be used by ReviewTrack for each model It is also possible to have more than one Field Template at the same time Multiple Field Template tabs Field Template All Construct 2014 Review Track Comments
219. zB 6 ORD 5 as a Ie Info Bin iConstruct 2015 User Guide iConstruct FOR AUTODESK NAVISWORKS 8 Append Data The Append Data Command is used to add modify or delete custom data to a selection within the model to the Attribute name defined This command can be useful for grouping items together or adding custom data on the fly From 2014 is the ability to save custom append data buttons to the main panel for quickly adding data to items in the model This is useful when using a model on a windows tablet on site for example for capturing the status of steelwork or other items Standard Tools To perform the Append Data Command first highlight the items that are to have the data applied and then click the Append Data icon The append property dialog will be displayed in its default form To add a property enter the Property Name and the Property Value For use with the new custom append buttons the user can also right click in Property Value to set the dates a Append Data DG Standard Attribute Name iConstruct Data Property Name Activity ID Property Value C1640 00 Show Advanced Options 8 1 Configuration Select Show Advanced Options to show configuration options The fields on this advanced tab provide the user with the following options Internal Name shows the Internal Name that will be used for the property an important property if Creat

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