BIM is not new to GstarCAD, but GstarCAD 2024 has made it more efficient for users to deal with BIM data and IFC files.

Import IFC files

You can enter the IFCIMPORT command or click BIM tab > IFC panel >Open IFC Files, shown below,

After opening an IFC file, you can select an entity and go to the Properties Panel and you’ll see the BIM information section, shown below,

You can also check and manage entities using Structure Panel, which displays a tree structure of entities based on BIM data.

You can execute operations by clicking buttons on BIM Tab > IFC panel, or you can just enter the following commands:

STRUCTUREPANEL: Open structure panel

STRUCTUREPANELCLOSE: Close structure panel

STRUCTUREPANELUPDATE: Update structure panel

Structure Panel Menu: Displays the Structure Panel main menue.

BIM: Displays a BIM entity-based structure.

Configure structure tree: Opens the Configure Structure Tree dialog box, which allows you to set the structure tree configurations.

Select Configuration…: Allows you to load Structure Tree Configuration Files (*.gst).

Structure Panel right-click menu: It is used to manage the entities, you can complete operations including show, hide, isolate, zoom, expand all, collapse all, and open the configuration panel.

Configure structure tree: Allows users to define the tree structure of the Structural Panel.

File:

* Open…: select to open another *.gst configuration file.

* Save: saves the current configuration

* Save as: saves the current configuration under a different name

Group/Sort

Add: Adds a new rule or property

* Select an existing rule, then click the Add or right-click and select

Add Rule in the right-click menu.

* The new rule will be added below the selected rule.

* Right-click the new rule and click Rename in the right-click menu

and input a new name.

Select the Filter node of the new rule, then click the Add or right-click and select Add filter property.

* Select the Group node of the new rule, then click the Add or right-click and select Add Grouping Property.

* Select the Sort node of the new rule, then click the Add or right-click and select Add sorting property.

* The Select Property dialog box pops up, select a property, then click.

⚫ Delete: deletes the selected rule or property.

⚫ Move Up: moves the selected rule or property up.

⚫ Move Down: moves the selected rule or property down.

⚫ Toggle negations: filter properties only

Show/Skip

You can select an option and then select the entity types.

Check the following video for more info about BIM Support in GstarCAD 2024:

Get the free trial of GstarCAD 2024 now!

Download GstarCAD 2024 for free