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* '''bcfplugin''' - used for querying, writing, and manipulating BCF data and files | * '''bcfplugin''' - used for querying, writing, and manipulating BCF data and files | ||
* '''fcl''' - used for writing custom logic for clash detection | * '''fcl''' - used for writing custom logic for clash detection | ||
| − | * '''OCC''' - used or directly accessing the | + | * '''OCC''' - used or directly accessing the OpenCascade geometry kernel for low-level geometric analysis |
* '''svgwrite''' - used for writing SVG for construction documentation | * '''svgwrite''' - used for writing SVG for construction documentation | ||
* '''ifcdiff''' - used for comparing IFC files for changes | * '''ifcdiff''' - used for comparing IFC files for changes | ||
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You can launch an interactive Python shell letting you query BIM data in real-time. To do so: | You can launch an interactive Python shell letting you query BIM data in real-time. To do so: | ||
| − | # [https://blenderbim.org/ | + | # [https://blenderbim.org/install-blenderbim.html Install the BlenderBIM Add-on] and ensure it is enabled |
# Switch to the Blender Python console mode. | # Switch to the Blender Python console mode. | ||
# There is no step 3. | # There is no step 3. | ||
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Alternatively, you can write a full script from a text file and run it. Instead of switching to the Python console mode, just switch to the Blender text editor mode, and press the <code>Run Script</code> button in the top right once you've written or loaded a script. You can also press <code>Alt P</code> as a short cut, but your mouse cursor must be over your code when you press the hotkey. | Alternatively, you can write a full script from a text file and run it. Instead of switching to the Python console mode, just switch to the Blender text editor mode, and press the <code>Run Script</code> button in the top right once you've written or loaded a script. You can also press <code>Alt P</code> as a short cut, but your mouse cursor must be over your code when you press the hotkey. | ||
| − | The Blender text editor has basic line numbers, syntax highlighting, and line wrapping abilities. | + | The Blender text editor has basic line numbers, syntax highlighting, and line wrapping abilities. On Mac and Linux, the output will be to the console. On Windows, the console may not be visible. To make it visible, go click on <code>Window > Toggle System Console</code>. |
| − | To make it visible | ||
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If you'd like to access the currently loaded or imported IFC file, there is no need to re-open the file with IfcOpenShell. Instead, you can access it as so: | If you'd like to access the currently loaded or imported IFC file, there is no need to re-open the file with IfcOpenShell. Instead, you can access it as so: | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="python"> | <syntaxhighlight lang="python"> | ||
| − | import blenderbim. | + | import blenderbim.bim.ifc |
| − | ifc = | + | ifc = blenderbim.bim.ifc.IfcStore().get_file() |
</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
{{BlenderBIM_Add-on_Documentation}} | {{BlenderBIM_Add-on_Documentation}} | ||
[[Category:Blender]] [[Category:BlenderBIM Add-on]] | [[Category:Blender]] [[Category:BlenderBIM Add-on]] | ||
