BimFlip

BIM BIM BIM

Flips the starting face from which the layers of a composition are set out.

Mirrors an insert (e.g. a window or door) left/right or flips it inside/outside.

Accessing the Command

command bar: bimflip

menu bar: BIM | Flip

toolbar: BIM |

Quad: BIM Classification | (solids)

Quad: BIM | (inserts)

: bimflip

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select BIM entity to flip: (Select a wall, slab or an insert)

Entities in set: 1

Select BIM entity to flip: (Select more walls, slabs or inserts, or press Enter.)

If the selection contains no inserts:

Done on xx object(s).

The result is visible in drawings generated by the BimSectionUpdate command if a multi-layered composition is attached to the sectioned solid.


Before	After

If the selection contains at least 1 insert:

Flip insert(s) Left-right/In-out <Left-right>: (Press Enter to flip left-right or type I and press Enter to flip inside-outside.)

Command Options

Option	Description
Select BIM entity to flip	The BimFlip command accepts inserts, walls or slabs. Solids that have no BIM classification yet, cannot be selected. The command only succeeds for solids that meet both of the following conditions: have a BIM composition attached. are in a calculated BIM section. BricsCAD reports the number of solids that could not be flipped: '... failed on xx object(s)'
Left-right	Mirrors the insert about a vertical axis in the face of the solid.
In-out	Flips the insert to the opposite face of the solid.

Related Commands

BimAttachComposition - attaches a BIM composition to solids.

BimClassify - classifies an entity as a Building Element and get a name and an internal GUID (= globally unique identifier).

BimUpdateThickness - re-applies the overall thickness of a composition to the solid.

BimSection - creates a BIM section entity.

BimSectionUpdate - exports or updates the result of a BIM section in a drawing.