Creating a New Target

This article explains how you can create a new target that can be used in rules. Everyone in your organization can use and duplicate targets you create.

To create a new target:

1. Go to the Targets tab.
2. Click New Target. The Create New Target page opens:
   
3. Add a title to your target (e.g., External Walls).
4. Select the IFC Schema version. By default, IFC 2x3 is selected. The selected version affects the IFC Entities, attributes, and properties available below. To change the IFC Schema version, click ✏️:
   
   Select the correct version and click Save:
   
5. To select the IFC Entity, click ➕:
   
6. The Select IFC Entity dialog opens. You can use the search to quickly find the relevant entities. Select an entity and click Select:
   
7. Select the target criteria. You can either drag and drop an item on the left:
   
   Or you can click the item and click Select:
   
   

   Tip

   For each item, there's a link to the BuildingSMART website, where you can find more info on that specific item (attribute or property set). See the highlighted text in the image above.

   The attributes available depend on the IFC Entity you have selected:
   1. Basic: The basic IFC attributes are the same for all IFC Entities (GlobalId, Name, ObjectType, PredefinedType and Tag)
   2. Property sets: The predefined property sets vary depending on the selected IFC Entity:
      
   3. Custom property sets: Custom property sets you have created or have access to:
      
8. For example, if you wish to have External Walls as the target, you need to select the Pset_WallCommon IsExternal needs to be defined:
   
9. Once you have all your criteria ready, click Create target.
10. The target appears on the list of all targets and can now be used in rules.