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Support for mulitible classifications built in to the product

One of our essential information tasks, is adding classification. We more often than not, have a need to service several classifications at the same time such as IFC, IFCtype, Omniclass, Uniclass , Masterformat, COBie, SfB, and so on. We also have a need to be able to predefine these classifications in our library.

 

Especially in markets outside US this is a major hassle, as the core product is built around Omni in the families, a system that we will never use (and even if we did, in would have to be translated to our local language). There is also the possibility to use either the Assembly Code parameter, or the Keynote parameter. In our office we use the Assembly Code one, as the Keynote is ill suited as the annotation support does not allow for labels with other parameters and the keynote text does not export to our model deliverable IFC.

 

In the IFC exporter we can define only one classification, including the needed IFC references for source, edition, location etc. It is a major hassle to add additional classifications with a lot of manual work.

The classification manager product, is not that helpfull either, as this dumps the data down into text parameters and users have to work with the plugin for each classification they need to add. This is in no way a good idea. The integration with the CObie plugin also limits how we can use the COBie system. And importantly it does not allow us to predefine the additional data we need to succeed in using classification references as we need for IFC. I do not know the usage data, but would imagine that it is fairly limitied.

 

I would like to suggest that support for multible classifications is built into the product, in the following way:

 

Under "Manage / Additional Settings", "Assembly Code" is changed into "Classifications".

Here a interface for managing and importing/exporting classifications from external tables. Each classification needs the ability to be added to IFC export and have the following IFC classification reference information: Location, ItemReference (classification code), Name (classification text), Source, Edition, EditionDate and Name (classification name).

Each ItemReference should point to a selecetion type parameter, similar to the Assembly Code parameter lookup. We also need to be able to add this parameter to families, so that we can manage our library(ies).

 

This would allow us to manage classifications and use them actively in our projects, something that is not structured good enough today. It simplify the IFC export experience and allow you at Autodesk, to scrape the classification manager plugin. The solution would recieve much wider addoption and raise the quality. It should also be fairly simple to build, as it is text and expansion of a parameter type.

 

...And we need it yesterday :cara_con_una_leve_sonrisa:

 

 

 

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Hi @troels.olsen

Apparently Autodesk didn't deliver yesterday ;).

 

I can totally relate to your use case and the frustration with the current implementation of classification systems in Revit. That is why we created our own classification manager that supports multiple systems and presents them in a nice tree list (yes, with hierarchical data, neatly grouped and all). And we published this only last week, so it meets your time frame as well ;). 

 

Please head over to the Autodesk app store and give it a try. Your feedback is highly welcome. 

 

https://apps.autodesk.com/RVT/en/Detail/Index?id=957877620720488043&appLang=en&os=Win64

(disclaimer: I'm the developer and I am very happy to improve this little tool based on my users needs)