OpenBuildings™ Designer Help

Upgrade Projects to COBie

  1. Open the project’s WorkSet Configuration File (CFG) with a text editor, such as Notepad.
  2. In the CFG, edit configuration variable IFC_WORKSET=<number>. Use the figure below to assist you.
    Note: Once the value of IFC_WORKSET has been edited to 1 or 2, the change should not be reversed.
  3. In the CFG file, edit the configuration variable IFC_WORKSET = <number(s)>.

    For example:

    #====================================================================== 
    # Extended Dataset Content: 
    #====================================================================== 
    # Enables the Dataset to be extended to include IFC2x3 property sets. 
    # IFC_WORKSET=0, dataset not extend, 
    # IFC_WORKSET=1, dataset extended with IFC psets 
    # IFC_WORKSET=2, dataset extended with IFC psets Plus FM Handover(COBie) 
    
                  IFC_WORKSET : 0 
                  %lock IFC_WORKSET
                  %if $(IFC_WORKSET)==1 || $(IFC_WORKSET)==2
                                 %if exists ($(IFCDIR)Dataset.cfg) 
                                                  % include $(IFCDIR)Dataset.cfg 
                                  %endif
                  %endif