xeokit-metadata

The xeokit-metadata is a multi-platform command line tool for extracting the structural hierarchy of the building elements within an IFC into the metadata format of the xeokit-sdk.

Usage

$ wget --quiet https://github.com/bimspot/xeokit-metadata/releases/download/1.0.0/xeokit-metadata-linux-x64.tar.gz
$ tar -zxvf xeokit-metadata-linux-x64.tar.gz
$ chmod +x xeokit-metadata-linux-x64/xeokit-metadata
$ ln -s /absolute/path/to/xeokit-metadata-linux-x64/xeokit-metadata /usr/local/bin/xeokit-metadata

See the usage with xeokit-sdk here.

JSON

See the JSON schema in the repo: MetaModel.schema.json.

Example:

{
  "id": "Geldropseweg 47",
  "projectId": "344O7vICcwH8qAEnwJDjSU",
  "author": "developer@bimspot.io",
  "createdAt": "2020-07-03T12:00:00",
  "schema": "IFC4",
  "creatingApplication": "CAD Software 20.0.0.101",
  "metaObjects": [
    {
      "id": "344O7vICcwH8qAEnwJDjSU",
      "name": "Geldropseweg 47",
      "type": "IfcProject",
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1GJdSmuaI6JvfGvF8t8fMD",
      "name": "-01. Fundering",
      "type": "IfcBuildingStorey",
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1aR5aRgqnAJ9NEC7sfD6qG",
      "name": "21_1 WAND NC",
      "type": "IfcWall",
      "parent": "1GJdSmuaI6JvfGvF8t8fMD"
    }
  ]
}

Credits

Created by BIMspot for the xeokit-sdk using the XbimEssentials and the NewtonSoft JSON libraries.