IFC Component Replacer is brought to you by SMRT Consulting. The most common situations we have encountered are covered within these limitations.Īdditional placement types (eg floor hosted) and other family categories can be added by request. The replacement family type can be selected from the following Categories: The Addin currently supports two placement types: Sometimes you need to change the orientation of the replacement family type To solve this problem the IFC Component Replacer allows the user to select the correct back face of the replacement component family so the orientation is corrected and this problem solved. The back face of a replacement family type could be what the IFC element is showing to be the front face and without adjustment, the component will be placed in the project backward. Revit family components are created with a variety of orientations for front and back. The IFC Component Replacer app uses a wall you choose behind the object as a reference to calculate the correct orientation information for the replacement family component. IFC in-place families have no front/back orientation information built into them. If 100 identical components are found all 100 will be quickly replaced everywhere in the project. Each of the matching objects is automatically replaced by a Revit family that you choose. This App will search the project model for IFC in-place family instances that match an element you select. You will have to find and replace each element one by one throughout the project which is time-consuming. Therefore they cannot be easily selected as a group and all replaced in one operation. In Autodesk® Revit® each IFC object is typically an individual separate in-place family.