BricsCAD V25 BIM - Volume - Perpetual

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In BricsCAD BIM, a "volume description" refers to defining and managing the 3D spatial data of a building or structure, including how the software interprets and represents the volumes of different components. It also can refer to the creation of section volumes for documentation or the calculation of material or earthwork volumes within a project. 

Key Aspects of Volume in BricsCAD BIM

• BIM Objects and Compositions:

  • BricsCAD BIM models buildings using intelligent 3D objects. 
  • These objects can have compositions, which define the materials and their properties, including layers and hatching for representing the solid volume, as seen in YouTube. 

• Sectioning and Documentation:

  • The BIMSECTION command allows you to create and define section planes that cut through the model. 
  • You can define these section planes to act as a "section volume" or a "detail" section to show a specific part of the model. 
  • This process involves defining the boundary and volume of the cut. 

• Material and Quantity Takeoff:

  • BricsCAD BIM can extract quantities like volume from the 3D model. 
  • Custom property sets can be created to define custom properties for BIM entities. 
  • The Measure property can be set to "Volume" to calculate and track the volumetric data of model elements, which is useful for quantity surveys. 

• Civil Design and Survey Tools:

  • For civil engineering projects, BricsCAD's SurveyTools enable the calculation of cut and fill volumes. 
  • This is done by analyzing changes between an original surface and a modified surface, with the results displayed in the properties panel. 

• Point Cloud Integration:

  • The POINTCLOUDPROJECTSECTION command can generate 2D lines, contour lines, and raster images from a defined section box or volume section within a point cloud. This allows for the creation of 2D documentation from scan data.