- 12D files, which usually have absolute coordinates, are now imported into Blender with an offset to allow you to work in local coordinates for vertical BIM
- The BIM audit panel now allows you to select a particular BIMTester feature, and write tests directly from the UI instead of needing a text editor
- Your spatial tree can now have geometric representations (most importantly, this allows you to export an IfcSite terrain)
- Quick project setup button now sets up spatial objects too
- Sites can now export a reference long/lat attribute
- When importing, it now remembers what IFC file the data came from (in preparation for partial writes)
- Minor bugfixes related to missing items in dropdown menus, curve orientations upon export
- Import now associates type products
- Bugfix allowing you to import multiple spatial structure elements with identical names
- New option to toggle import of opening elements
- Improved IFC-to-Code_Aster script
- Preset render settings for creating documentation and diagrams
- Create dimension annotations in 3D from any orientation instead of for a particular view
- New support for IFC projection elements (opposite of void elements)
- Allow you to create other types of leaders and section levels from any orientation instead of for a particular view
- IfcPolygonalFaceSets are now imported with the correct units (useful for sites and terrains)
- Extra checks to ensure exports don't create GlobalId collisions
- Allow duplicate names for both mesh and curve data
- New option allowing people to maintain parametric behaviour to generate multiple IFC objects, or to bake the results into a single IFC object
- New IFCPatch tool, allowing you to patch the data in an IFC file based on a series of preloaded "recipes". These allow you to workaround various limitations in other IFC authoring exports in a safe way without breaking the rest of the IFC data. Recipies include: Reset spatial element object placement locations, Offset from absolute coordinates to a local system, Remove representations from sites, Offset IfcBuildingStorey elevations,Set reference elevation
- BIMTester now shows test results with a percentage success rate
- IFC import now imports pset data
- 2D grids are now imported even though curve data isn't enabled, given the importance of grids. Support added for IfcGrid and IfcGridAxis
- New ability to search for IFC objects by their attribute or pset property values with a case insensitive string, with support for regex for super advanced searching
- You can select any IFC attribute or pset property and colour code the model by the value for a visual cue when auditing IFC data
- Minor UI clean-up to hide panels by default
- New import option to toggle import of IfcSpace objects
- Handle import coordinate offsetting of IFC2X3 files created from Tekla which are poorly geolocated
- Version bump to the latest IfcOpenShell library, which includes fixes for more stable geometry import
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