BIM project info dialog box

The BIM Project Info dialog box shows information about properties, materials, compositions, profiles and spatial structures of the Project and Central databases. It allows you to import or export the database and set the project database as embedded or external. When you launch the BIMPROJECTINFO command in BricsCAD, the BIM project info displays in a dialog box that includes certain components and tabs. Project and central databases of BIM models can be changed using this dialog box.

  1. Project Database
  2. Central Database
  3. Filter

Project Database

Shows the BIM project info.

  1. Project database drop-down list
  2. Path
  3. Browse
  4. Properties
  5. Statistics
  6. Custom properties…
  7. Import
  8. Export
Project database drop-down list
Choose between Embedded or External.
Embedded
Saves the project database in the drawing file.
External

Saves the project database in a BIM database file (.bsyslib).

Note: The external database keeps the database independent from the current drawing. This is especially useful if you want to share the database between multiple models, e.g. when a model consists of several Xref drawings.

When switching from External to Embedded, the content of the external database is copied to the embedded project database.

Path
Displays the path of the project database.
Browse
Opens the Select or create a Bricsys Library dialog box.
Properties
Region, Language and Units are the properties of the BIM project.
Region
Fill out the region field.
Language
You can choose one of the language options from the drop-down list.
Units
Displays the system of measurement used in the BIM project (metric, imperial).
Statistics
Shows the location, properties, spatial structures (the amount of buildings, stories, etc.) and the content of the current project database of the BIM model.
Custom properties…
Adds custom properties to materials and compositions. Opens the Edit Custom Properties dialog box.
Import
Imports the selected *.xml or *.csv library files to enlarge the project database, for example, to add profiles. Opens the Select xml/csv file to import dialog box.
Export
Saves .xml library files in the defined location. Opens the Select location to save xml file dialog box.

Central Database

  1. Path
  2. Browse
  3. Properties
  4. Set as default
  5. Statistics
  6. Custom Properties…
  7. Import
  8. Export
Path
Displays the path of the central project database.
Browse
Opens the Select or create a Bricsys Library dialog box.
Properties
Region, Language and Units are the properties of the project.
Region
Fill out the region field.
Language
You can choose one of the language options from the drop-down list.
Units
Displays the system of measurement used in the BIM project (metric, imperial).
Set as default

This option allows you to set the selected database as default library database for next projects.

Note: You can edit the default library database settings in the Settings dialog box under Program options > System.
Statistics
Shows the location, properties, spatial structures (the amount of buildings, stories, etc.), the content of the central project database of the BIM model.
Custom Properties…
Adds custom properties to materials and compositions. Opens the Edit Custom Properties dialog box.
Import
Imports the selected *.xml library files. Opens the Select xml/csv file to import dialog box.
Export
Saves .xml library files in the defined location. Opens the Select location to save xml file dialog box.

Filter

Check the tags that you want to use in the filter.