BimSectionUpdate

BIM BIM BIM

Exports or updates the result of a BIM section in a drawing.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  bimsectionupdate

menu bar:  BIM Update Section

toolbar:  BIM |

: bimsectionupdate

To create or update BIM sections when in a BIM 3D model

Open the BIM 3D model.

Launch the BimSectionUpdate command.

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select BIM section entity to generate or BIM section result to update: (Select a BIM section entity.)

Entities in set:1

Select BIM section entity to generate or BIM section result to update: (Select more BIM section entities, or press Enter.)

Bricsys reports:

xx section(s) were generated

C:\BricsCAD\Villa\Section Plane (1)

...

C:\BricsCAD\Villa\Section Plane (xx)

To update a BIM section drawing

Open the BIM section drawing.

Launch the BimSectionUpdate command.

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select BIM section entity to generate or BIM section result to update: (Either select a section in Model Space or a viewport in a Paper Space layout.)

Entities in set:1

Select BIM section entity to generate or BIM section result to update: (Either select a section in Model Space or a viewport in a Paper Space layout; or Press Enter.)

Command Options

No Options

Related Commands

BimPatch - allows to replace part of a generated section.

BimSection - creates a BIM section entity.

SectionPlane - creates a section entity that creates sections of 3D solids.

SectionPlaneSettings - defines the properties of a section plane entity in the Drawing Explorer - Section Planes dialog.

SectionPlaneToBlock - saves the selected section plane to a 2D cross section / elevation block or a 3D cutaway section block.