About Element Lists

Structuring the Data

Element classes enable a detailed classification of model components that goes far beyond the concept of Revit categories. Element classes are a basic prerequisite for the structured use of the data contained in the model, particularly in the area of building technology systems with their countless different components.

In combination with thematically created property sets, all relevant component information can then be displayed in groups and edited as required. Plausibility checks during input ensure high data quality. One or more information levels can be assigned to each individual piece of information. This ensures that only the required scope of information is displayed in each modeling phase.

Evaluation of Data with Element Lists

Unlike in Revit component lists, existing property sets with customized data can be edited directly and intuitively in the element lists. Invalid values are displayed in color, which, together with the filter option, makes it much easier to check the data quality.

That way, the implementation of project requirements such as naming schemes, target temperatures with upper and lower limits, minimum room heights or fire resistance classes in accordance with DIN-EN 13501-2 can be checked directly in the element lists and corrected if necessary - assuming appropriately configured property sets.

All element classes with their property sets can be exported to an Excel file for evaluation, for communication with project participants or for documentation as part of a BIM execution plan ("BIM-Abwicklungsplan", short "BAP").

Examples of Applications

Element lists enable or simplify the following applications, for example:

• Space-based data extracts for consistency checks
• Lists of plans including the last changes and the issue date
• Cost calculations
• Sustainability analyses
• ...

Advantages:

Model-based information is essential for Building Information Modeling. While the functions for model creation are very prominent on the user interface, data management in Revit is implemented at a very generic level. The concept of shared parameters is deliberately designed to be flexible in order to be able to map the most diverse data requirements for the most diverse applications. However, as long as the data enters the model in an unstructured form, client information requirements ("Auftraggeber-Informations-Anforderungen", short "AIA"), for example, are difficult to implement.

With element classes, class-related property sets and element lists, LINEAR Solutions offer convenient options for storing and evaluating the right data in the model at the right time. In cobination with plausibility checks, the quality of the data is also significantly increased. This makes it possible to implement many useful applications and further exploit the benefits of digitalization in the context of the BIM method.