Import an IFC into Advanced Steel 2018

[Anonymous]

Hi, I cannot import an IFC  model into my Advanced Steel 2018?

I have exported quite a few drawings in an IFC format but I cannot import one?

Do I have to convert it or try and save it in another format?

[Anonymous]

Hi, I cannot import an IFC  model into my Advanced Steel 2018?

I have exported quite a few drawings in an IFC format but I cannot import one?

Do I have to convert it or try and save it in another format?

[TomislavGolubovic]

Under the Export & Import tab on the ribbon is the option to import an IFC

[TomislavGolubovic]

Under the Export & Import tab on the ribbon is the option to import an IFC

[Anonymous]

Hi Tomislav,

Thank you for your reply.
I've gone through this process with the Import Tab however it asks which format to import it in - I have tried 'Advanced Steel' and 'General' - and then it doesn't recognise any of the section sizes? It asks me to select an equivalent size?

[Anonymous]

Hi Tomislav,

Thank you for your reply.
I've gone through this process with the Import Tab however it asks which format to import it in - I have tried 'Advanced Steel' and 'General' - and then it doesn't recognise any of the section sizes? It asks me to select an equivalent size?

[markhubrich · Accepted solution]

I have this issue also. I export IFC from SDS2 and AS thinks for a few seconds then nothing happens. Choosing the EM11 (IFC2x3) solved for me.

[markhubrich · Accepted solution]

I have this issue also. I export IFC from SDS2 and AS thinks for a few seconds then nothing happens. Choosing the EM11 (IFC2x3) solved for me.

[markhubrich · Accepted solution]

Oh wait sorry. If it asks you to select sizes then it is working. It is a daunting process and takes some time. I found that if I export smaller files then the next file imported doesn't ask as much because it remembers from your last input. It is better than selecting the grade for the same beam 304 times. It doesn't seem to remember until the import is complete for one IFC. It sucks pretty bad.

[markhubrich · Accepted solution]

Oh wait sorry. If it asks you to select sizes then it is working. It is a daunting process and takes some time. I found that if I export smaller files then the next file imported doesn't ask as much because it remembers from your last input. It is better than selecting the grade for the same beam 304 times. It doesn't seem to remember until the import is complete for one IFC. It sucks pretty bad.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your help!

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your help!

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your input on this issue.  I tried to import an ifc file into advance steel and instead of hitting ignore for some shapes I assigned the wrong profile.  Now a bunch of shapes that are supposed to be channels, angles or wide flanges show up as the default HEA DIN 100 profile. Advance Steel has seemed to remember these choices and now whenever I try to import it those shapes keep showing up as the wrong member. Do you know of a way to reset the profile links?

Also, the people we're working with sent a .db1 file along with the .ifc model, is there a way to link this profile database to Advance Steel?

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your input on this issue.  I tried to import an ifc file into advance steel and instead of hitting ignore for some shapes I assigned the wrong profile.  Now a bunch of shapes that are supposed to be channels, angles or wide flanges show up as the default HEA DIN 100 profile. Advance Steel has seemed to remember these choices and now whenever I try to import it those shapes keep showing up as the wrong member. Do you know of a way to reset the profile links?

Also, the people we're working with sent a .db1 file along with the .ifc model, is there a way to link this profile database to Advance Steel?

Thanks!

[markhubrich]

To fix the mishandled mapping you need to delete the lines from the GTCMapping.mdf database. Default location is C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Advance Steel 2019\USA\Steel\Data 

Hit the go to last button and start scrolling up and you can find the cutoff point between defaults that were already there and the lines that were inserted during an import. Notice drastic change in the Key column. Just right click on the blue box at far left of row and click delete line.  As for the db1 file, I don't know why it would be sent to you as the IFC should contain all the info you need. What software exported the files? I found that not all software export IFC the same. 

[markhubrich]

To fix the mishandled mapping you need to delete the lines from the GTCMapping.mdf database. Default location is C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Advance Steel 2019\USA\Steel\Data 

Hit the go to last button and start scrolling up and you can find the cutoff point between defaults that were already there and the lines that were inserted during an import. Notice drastic change in the Key column. Just right click on the blue box at far left of row and click delete line.  As for the db1 file, I don't know why it would be sent to you as the IFC should contain all the info you need. What software exported the files? I found that not all software export IFC the same. 

[kepinski]

Hello,

the best way is to see IFC file in text editor or IFC viewer (excelente viewer, opensource, portable http://rdf.bg/product-list/ifc-engine/ifc-viewer)

Look in texteditor in section Header: is the filename entry ******** the same as filename ? Use only ASCII characters without symbol like Ø, ©, letters with accents.  

FILE_NAME('******************.ifc','xxxxxxxxx',(''),(''),'IFC Toolkit 2.0.**.0','Advance Steel 202*','');

Has your file endsec entry at the end ?

DATA;

***************

ENDSEC;
END-ISO-10303-21;

[kepinski]

Hello,

the best way is to see IFC file in text editor or IFC viewer (excelente viewer, opensource, portable http://rdf.bg/product-list/ifc-engine/ifc-viewer)

Look in texteditor in section Header: is the filename entry ******** the same as filename ? Use only ASCII characters without symbol like Ø, ©, letters with accents.  

FILE_NAME('******************.ifc','xxxxxxxxx',(''),(''),'IFC Toolkit 2.0.**.0','Advance Steel 202*','');

Has your file endsec entry at the end ?

DATA;

***************

ENDSEC;
END-ISO-10303-21;

[peteLYAJS]

I've done exactly the same!

Did you ever get this resolved, any help would be appreciated.

[peteLYAJS]

I've done exactly the same!

Did you ever get this resolved, any help would be appreciated.