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Predefined Resources Available in Solibri Inside

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This article describes what kind of predefined content is available in Solibri Inside. By predefined content, we mean the default resources which have been created by Solibri and which all registered users can use. These include for example checks, rules and targets.

The article covers the following topics:

What Is Included in the Free Content?

The predefined content includes:

  • Checks:
    • All checks you can freely use are included in the Starter pack (Architect) collection
    • You can use these checks in the Plugin to check your model.
  • Rules:
    • The example rules Solibri has created are included in the predefined checks.
    • Each rule is based on a rule type, for example, Door Clearance.
    • You can duplicate the example rules to easily configure your own rules.
  • Targets:
    • Solibri has created a number of example targets which can be used in rules (see list below). 
    • You can duplicate the example targets to easily configure your own rules or to create similar targets where you only edit the details.
  • Labels:
    • Currently, there's only one example label, Architecture
  • Label categories:
    • There are some predefined label categories Solibri has created.
    • Currently, you can't add more label categories.

Checks and Rules Included in the Free Starter pack (Architect) collection

The table below lists all the checks included in the Starter pack (Architect) collection, as well as the rules included in the checks. You can also see the description of each check and the rule type used. For detailed information on rule types, see the Rule Types section.

Name of the Check Description Rule Type Used Rules Included

Name and GlobalId Check

 Checks that each component has at least a name and a GlobalId. All the components that have "" as name will be considered as error. Level of Information
  • All Elements have a GlobalId
  • All Elements have a Name
General Properties Check Checks whether walls, doors, windows, columns, beams, and ceiling elements have simple general properties according to specifications by buildingSMART. Level of Information
  • General Properties Check (Beam)
  • General Properties Check (Column)
  • General Properties Check (Door)
  • General Properties Check (Slab)
  • General Properties Check (Wall)
  • General Properties Check (Window)
Acoustic Property Check Checks whether walls, doors, windows, and ceiling elements have a simple acoustic property according to specifications by buildingSMART. Level of Information
  • Acoustic Property Check (Door)
  • Acoustic Property Check (Slab)
  • Acoustic Property Check (Wall)
  • Acoustic Property Check (Window)
Fire Safety Properties Check Checks whether walls, doors, windows, columns, beams, and ceiling elements have simple fire safety properties according to specifications by buildingSMART. Level of Information
  • Fire Safety Properties Check (Beam)
  • Fire Safety Properties Check (Column)
  • Fire Safety Properties Check (Door)
  • Fire Safety Properties Check (Slab)
  • Fire Safety Properties Check (Wall)
  • Fire Safety Properties Check (Window)
Handicap Accessible Property Check Checks whether spaces, ramps, stairs and doors elements have an information about handicap accessible property according to specifications by buildingSMART. Level of Information
  • Handicap Accessible Check (Door)
  • Handicap Accessible Check (Ramp)
  • Handicap Accessible Check (Space)
  • Handicap Accessible Check (Stair)
Door Operability Check Checks whether doors have sufficient clearance to be opened according to their opening function. Door Clearance
  • Door Operability

FireExit and Entrance Doors Clearance Check

 Checks whether doors that function as fire exit or entrance doors have additional free space in front of and behind the door. Door Clearance
  • Fire Exit Door & EntranceDoor Clearance

Window Operability Check

 Checks whether windows have sufficient clearance to be opened according to their opening function. Window Clearance
  • Window Operability

Fire Exit Existence Check

 Checks that each storey has at least one door what has the property FireExit. All storeys that do not have a single Fire Exit door are considered as errors. Existence
  • Fire Exit Door Existence Check at Each Storey

Uniqueness Check

 Checks that all components are uniquely named. As soon as a name occurs twice, an error is displayed. Naming Convention
  • All components should have a unique name

Naming Convention Check

 Checks whether the spaces correspond to the naming convention of the project, e.g. "office_004" The tokens can be adapted accordingly. Naming Convention
  • Names of spaces should have digits appended

Vertical Check

 Checks that clearance height areas should be at least 2.5 m. Vertical Clearance
  • Enough Vertical clearance

Available Predefined Targets

The table below lists the predefined targets created by Solibri:

Target IfcEntity Requirements
All Beams IfcBeam GlobalId | IsDefined
All BuildingElements IfcBuildingElement GlobalId | IsDefined
All BuildingElementProxy IfcBuildingElementProxy GlobalId | IsDefined
All Columns IfcColumn GlobalId | IsDefined
All Coverings IfcCovering GlobalId | IsDefined
All CurtainWalls IfcCurtainWall GlobalId | IsDefined
All DistributionElements IfcDistributionElements GlobalId | IsDefined
All Doors IfcDoor GlobalId | IsDefined
All FurnishingElements IfcFurnishingElements GlobalId | IsDefined
All Railings IfcRailing GlobalId | IsDefined
All Ramps IfcRamp GlobalId | IsDefined
All Roofs IfcRoof GlobalId | IsDefined
All Slabs IfcSlab GlobalId | IsDefined
All Stairs IfcStair GlobalId | IsDefined
All Walls IfcWall GlobalId | IsDefined
All Windows IfcWindow GlobalId | IsDefined
All Entrance Doors IfcDoor PsetDoorCommon.IsExternal| True
FireExit Doors IfcDoor PsetDoorCommon.FireExit | True
External Walls IfcWall Pset_WallCommon.IsExternal | True
Internal Walls IfcWall Pset_WallCommon.IsExternal | False

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