BIMPROJECTINFO command

Opens the BIM Project Info dialog box.

BricsCAD BIM

Description

Opens the BIM Project Info dialog box to view and modify BIM project information.

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. Project and Central databases of BIM models can be changed using this dialog box.

Project Database tab

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, for example 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
Shows 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 (materials, compositions, profiles).
Custom properties…
Adds custom properties to materials and compositions. Opens the Edit Custom Properties dialog box (see the Edit Custom Properties dialog box related article).
Import
Imports the selected XML or CSV library files to enlarge the database, for example, to add materials, compositions or 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 tab

  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
Shows 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).
Set as default

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

Note: You can edit the default library database settings (DEFAULTBSYSLIBMETRIC and DEFAULTBSYSLIBIMPERIAL system variables) in the Settings dialog box under Program options > System.
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 (materials, compositions, profiles).
Custom properties…
Adds custom properties to materials and compositions. Opens the Edit Custom Properties dialog box (see the Edit Custom Properties dialog box related article).
Import
Imports the selected XML or CSV library files to enlarge the database, for example, to add materials, compositions or 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.

Filter tab

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