We started doing some of the model checking this week by using IFC conversion Solibri Model Checker and IFC File Optimiser.
By running the file optimiser, we drastically cut down the size of the IFC model from ~29mb down to just 2.1mb zipped. This reduced file size makes transporting the file much easier and faster.
Running the combined IFC's through Solibri's Model Checker program gave us this file:
and upon investigating it, there are a few errors with our design, however a good majority of the 'errors' it give aren't exactly right.
As far as error's with our project file go, apparently there are quite a few. However when I actually looked into them, most were meaningless or were just issues with how Revit exports IFC's
These errors above showed that door's on the ground and 2nd level weren't related (joined) with any walls. This is because they are curtain wall panel doors and for some reason Solibiri doesn't recognised curtain wall doors.
I don't really understand these errors (things too close to door components) as the door is positioned on that wall, but the IFC didn't export them properly so it just thinks that there is a door floating around intersecting with the walls. This is the same for the light fixture (this was just a table reading light that shone a bit too close to the doorway,) and the furniture (a bookcase that was too close to the door despite it not actually hitting it). These errors kinda made me think to that these program's data with a grain of salt and to actually inspect every errors to make sure what's legitimate and what's not.
We had a lot of errors in regards to to walls not touching anything above it, however these walls (shown in photo) are free standing walls along the outside pathway and inside for the gallery partition walls. I'm not sure if there is a command in Revit to signify that these walls are supposed to be free standing.
All these files (.rvt, IFC, Solibri etc) are on the StudentShare drive under our Project Name for viewing.
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