Schedules¶
A schedule is a table of elements and their quantities, like Revit's nomenclatures: one per
kind of element and material. The values are measured from the geometry, so schedules work the
same on a .bimble model and on any IFC.
Open one¶
Schedules in the project browser lists them with their number of elements (empty ones are greyed). Click one, or type its name in the command palette ("conc col"). It opens in the main view, with its own tab.
Built in:
| Schedule | Lists | Columns |
|---|---|---|
| Concrete / Steel / Timber columns | IfcColumn of that family | Level, Location, Name, Material, Section, Length, Volume (steel: and Mass) |
| Concrete / Steel / Timber beams | IfcBeam of that family | Level, Name, Material, Section, Length, Width, Height, Volume (steel: and Mass) |
| Slabs | IfcSlab | Level, Name, Material, Height, Area, Volume |
| Walls | IfcWall | Level, Name, Material, Width, Length, Height, Area, Volume |
| Footings | IfcFooting | Level, Location, Name, Material, Section, Height, Volume |
| All elements | everything | Level, Name, IFC class, Material, Volume, Mass |
Rows are grouped by level, lowest first, with a subtotal under each level and a total at the end. Within a level they are sorted by location, then name, in natural order (P9 before P10). Click a column's title to sort by it; again for the other way; Default order goes back.
- Click a row to select its element; Show in the view goes back to the view, framed on it.
- Export CSV… writes the table (rows, subtotals, total) for a spreadsheet.
What is measured¶
| Column | How |
|---|---|
| Location | The grid crossing nearest the element's centre in plan, within 1.5 m: "B-2". From the model's grid, or, without one, from axes through the columns (A, B… and 1, 2…), as on plans |
| Section | As on plans: "30/30" (cm), "Ø30" for a round column, "GL24h 24x46" for timber with a material name |
| Length | Along the element, m: a column's height, a beam's or wall's length |
| Width, Height | Across it and up, cm: a beam's width and depth, a wall's thickness and height, a slab's thickness |
| Area | m²: a wall's face (length × height), else the plan area |
| Volume | m³, from the closed solid |
| Mass | kg: volume × the density of the material's grade, found in the material library by name ("S235(R)" → S235). Empty when the grade isn't known |
An element's direction is that of its longest level edge, so rotated beams and walls are measured along themselves.
Change a schedule¶
With a schedule open, the properties (left) show its settings:
- Name (for your own schedules), IFC classes (separated by commas; empty: all), Family;
- Group by level, with subtotals and Total at the end;
- Columns: tick the ones to show; Earlier moves a column one place to the left.
A built-in schedule you change is kept with your model, under its name; Back to built-in
forgets the change. New schedule (in the project browser) and Duplicate make your own;
they can be renamed and deleted. Schedules are saved in the .bimble model (undo, history), or in
the views file next to an IFC.