Launches the Server File Open dialog to browse for an existing project on a Constructivity Model Server. This button is always enabled.

The Open Server File dialog box allows selection of a server and opening a project file, optionally specifying a branch and version. It also provides access to server accounts and project permissions, as well as deleting a project.

The Server box on the top left allows specification of the server URL. When first installed, it defaults to "http://localhost:8080", the address of Constructivity Model Server on the local machine.

The User box on the top right allows logging in as a different user. To switch user accounts, click the button and enter the username and password of the account to use.

The Project list displays details of each project within the specified server and a hierarchy of any version branches within each project. Toolbar buttons support operations as follows:

• Manage Server: Launches the Server Settings dialog for editing users and server-level permissions. [Requires server administrator access.]
• Change Password: Launches the Change Password dialog for changing the password of the current user. [Requires login other than Guest account.]
• Edit Project: Launches Object Dialog for the selected project to edit summary information, access permissions, and other details. [Requires project administrator access.]
• Delete Project: Deletes the selected project. [Requires server administrator access.]

The Version box in the lower left allows specification of a version within the selected branch, launching the Version Dialog. If no version is specified, then the latest version will be retrieved.

The Method box indicates whether to GET the project for retrieving the version baseline or to CONNECT to a project to synchronize changes in realtime with any others who are also connected to the same project branch.

Note: Creating projects is not done through this dialog but by using File / New, followed by File / Share / Submit.

• IFC-SPF: Text format with a list of records and ordered fields. Recommended for local files as it is the fastest to load and save.
• IFC-XML: Text format with a hierarchy of tags and named fields. Recommended for converting data into other formats.
• IFC-ZIP: Compressed format containing an embedded SPF file. Recommended for sending over the Internet as it is the most compact.

• Aggregate: Selecting whole-part relationships. For the Product Workspace, allows selection of spatial elements such as Buildings, Storeys, and Spaces.
• Nest: Selecting sequenced detail relationships. This is used for selecting details of Costs, Tasks, and Resources.

• Contain In Space: Selects physical element within a building.

Insert new objects by clicking to place and optionally dragging to position.

The Group Workspace supports the following relationships:

• Assign: Insert system members such as structural members, structural loads, and distribution system members.

The Product Workspace supports the following relationships:

• Aggregate: Insert spatial elements such as buildings, storeys, and spaces. There are three types of positioning:
  • Horizontal area-based elements (e.g. Building, Space) are positioned by clicking at one corner and dragging to the opposite corner.
  • Vertical area-based elements (e.g. Storey) are inserted by clicking above an existing level. Layout may be further customized using Representation / Parametric / Footprint
• Nest: Insert feature elements within products such as ports.
• Contain In Space: Positions a physical element within a building, typically placed on a Slab. There are three types of positioning:
  • Point-based elements (e.g. Boiler) are positioned at a single point by clicking;
  • Path-based elements (e.g. Wall) are positioned by clicking at a starting point and dragging to an ending point;
  • Area-based elements (e.g. Slab) are positioned by clicking at one corner and dragging to the opposite corner.
• Cover Space: Applies a floor covering, wall covering, or ceiling covering to a space. Upon clicking on a Space, coverings are then attached to Walls and Slabs surrounding the Space.
• Fill Element: Embeds an element within another such as placing a Door within a Wall or an Air Terminal within a ceiling Covering. This has the effect of creating an Opening filled by the indicated Object Type.
• Void Element: Forms a cutout within a surface element such as a Slab, Wall, or Covering, by clicking at one corner and dragging to the opposite corner.

The Process Workspace supports the following relationships:

• Nest: Create sequenced detail relationships. This is used to allocate subordinate tasks, procedures, and events in specified order.

The Resource Workspace supports the following relationships:

• Nest: Create sequenced detail relationships. This is used to allocate subordinate materials, labor, and equipment in specified order.

• Connect Ports: Inserts a distribution flow element such as a cable, duct, pipe, or attached component. Such elements are connected to a Port of an existing element. There are three types of positioning:
  • Flow Elements (e.g. Switches, Dampers, Valves) are positioned by clicking on the source port and releasing;
  • Flow Segments (e.g. Cable Segments, Duct Segments, Pipe Segments) are positioned by clicking on the source port and either dragging to a target port or along the axis to indicate length;
  • Flow Fittings (e.g. Cable Fittings, Duct Fittings, Pipe Fittings) are positioned by clicking on the source port and dragging to rotate the fitting at a particular angle;
• Flow Control: Inserts a distribution control element such as a sensor or actuator connected to a distribution flow element such as a Valve or Damper.

• Sequence: Links a predecessor process to a successor process, to establish which tasks must be completed before others.

Move objects by clicking and dragging to position.

The Group Workspace provides the following usage:

• Position: Moves an element.

The Product Workspace provides the following usage:

• Position: Moves an object relative to the plane where it is attached.
• Axis: Rotates an object vertically to tilt upwards or downwards.
• Direction: Rotates an object horizontally within the plane where it is attached.

The Process Workspace provides the following usage:

• Time: Moves a task to be scheduled at a period in time.

• Project Actor: Persons or departments within participating organizations.

• Occupant: Persons or departments within occupying organizations.

• Cost Schedule: A schedule of work to be performed, with assigned processes such as tasks.
• Work Schedule: A schedule of work to be performed, with assigned processes such as tasks.
• Request: A request for information or proposal.
• Permit: A permit for performing work or occupying a space.
• Project Order: A change order which ammends the project order.

• Work Schedule: A schedule of work to be performed, with assigned processes such as tasks.
• Work Calendar: A calendar of availability, with assigned resources such as labor.

• Cost Item: Indicates nested level of detail for particular costs.

• Performance History: Inner detail of performance, such as within a particular subsystem.

• Building System: A building system for a particular type of construction.
• Distribution System: A distribution system for a particular type of cabling, ductwork, or piping.

• Load Case: A set of structural loads for a particular design condition.
• Load Combination: A combination of load cases.

• Asset: An asset category for allocating products.

• Building: A building residing within the site.
• Site: A sub-site reflecting division of land.
• Space: A space for a particular purpose.

• Building: A partial building within a building complex.
• Storey: A storey within a building which may contain spaces.

• Procedure: A procedure to be followed in response to the event.

• Procedure: A sub-procedure to be followed as part of the main procedure.

• Event: An event to be observed while performing the task.
• Procedure: A procedure to be followed as part of the task.

• Material Resource: Raw materials used as input.
• Labor Resource: Human labor used to perform tasks.
• Equipment Resource: Equipment used to perform tasks.
• Crew Resource: Nested crews.

• Product Resource: Purchased products used as input.
• Subcontract Resource: Nested subcontracts.

• Comma Separated Values (*.csv): Generic delimited records of a single type.
• Microsoft Access (*.mdb): Generic database tables of multiple types.
• Microsoft Excel (*.xls, *.xlsx): Generic worksheets of multiple types.
• Microsoft Project (*.xml): Work schedules, tasks, resources, calendars.
• Windows Contact (*.contact): Actor contact information, roles, addresses.
• Atlassian Jira (*.xml): Tasks and resources.
• Khronos Collada (*.dae): 3D geometry with surface styles.
• Autodesk 3D Studio (*.3ds): 3D geometry with surface styles.
• BMPN (*.bpmn): Business Process Modeling Notation for task types.
• LonMark Device Interface (*.xif): LonMark product type with ports and properties.

• Class: Choose the type of object(s) to be created by selecting a class from the IFC inheritance hierarchy.
  
  
  
• Table: Map columns to object attributes by specifying format options and editing each column.
  
  
  To map a column to an attribute, double-click a column header to launch the column mappings dialog.
  
  
• Sync: Specify options for synchronization if uploading to a server.

• Schema: Choose a specific Model View Definition (MVD) to indicate pre-configured mappings, such as COBie.
  
  
  
• Tables: Insert, edit, or remove object types to be imported. Each object type can be customized as above. To edit the columns and rows within a table, select the table and click Update to launch a wizard.
  
  
  
• Sync: Specify options for synchronization if uploading to a server.

• Comma Separated Values (*.csv): Generic delimited records of a single type.
• Microsoft Access (*.mdb): Generic database tables of multiple types.
• Microsoft Excel (*.xls, *.xlsx): Generic worksheets of multiple types.
• Microsoft Project (*.xml): Work schedules, tasks, resources, calendars.
• Web Page (*.htm): Generic HTML tables of multiple types.
• Khronos Collada (*.dae): 3D geometry with surface styles.

• Class: Choose the type of object(s) to be exported.
  
  
  
• Table: Map columns to object attributes by specifying format options and editing each column.
  
  
  To map a column to an attribute, double-click a column header to launch the column mappings dialog.
• Sync: Specify options for synchronization if uploading to a server.

• Schema: Choose a specific Model View Definition (MVD) to indicate pre-configured mappings, such as COBie.
  
  
  
• Tables: Insert, edit, or remove object types to be exported. Each object type can be customized as above.
  
  
  
• Sync: Specify options for synchronization if uploading to a server.

• INTEGER: Stored as 64-bit real number.
• REAL: Stored as 64-bit real number.
• STRING: Stored as text.
• BINARY: Stored as hexadecimal string.
• BOOLEAN: Stored as 64-bit real number of 1 or 0.
• LOGICAL: Stored as string of 'TRUE', 'FALSE', or 'UNKNOWN'.
• ENUM: Stored as string.
• ENTITY: Rooted objects stored as GUID (in IfcGlobalIdentifier format); non-rooted objects stored as serialized SPF (if the size exceeds 32767, then is omitted). Note: MVDs such as COBie may reference entities by Name (according to STRING).
• SET: Entity sets are delimited by lines; value sets are delimited by commas.
• LIST: Entity lists are delimited by lines; value lists are delimited by commas.

• INTEGER: Stored as 64-bit LONG number.
• REAL: Stored as 64-bit DOUBLE number.
• STRING: Stored as VARCHAR string, with exception of rooted object identifiers which use GUID (128-bit integer), and date-time types which use DATETIME.
• BINARY: Stored as LONGTEXT.
• BOOLEAN: Stored as BIT.
• LOGICAL: Stored as INTEGER, where 0 is FALSE, 1 is TRUE, and 2 is UNKNOWN.
• ENUM: Stored as VARCHAR string.
• ENTITY: Rooted objects stored as GUID; non-rooted objects stored as LONGTEXT containing serialized SPF.
• SET: Separate table with two columns: 'Source' holding GUID of owning entity, and 'Target' holding value (or GUID for reference).
• LIST: Separate table with three columns: 'Source' holding GUID of owning entity, 'Target' holding value (or GUID for reference), and 'Position' holding 1-based integer index.

• Comma Separated Values (*.csv): Generic delimited records of a single type.
• Microsoft Access (*.mdb): Generic database tables of multiple types.
• Microsoft Excel (*.xls, *.xlsx): Generic worksheets of multiple types.
• Microsoft Project (*.xml): Work schedules, tasks, resources, calendars.

• Synchronization: Choose Model-to-Document, Document-to-Model, Both, or None.
• Schema: Choose a specific Model View Definition (MVD) to indicate pre-configured mappings, such as COBie.
• Tables: Insert, edit, or remove object types to be exported. Each object type can be customized as above.

• CSI MasterFormat 1995: USA classic 16 divisions.
• CSI MasterFormat 2004: USA current 50 divisions.
• OmniClass 2011: USA construction lifecycle.

• BACnet: Commercial building automation systems.
• Insteon: Residential building automation systems.
• LonMark: Commercial building automation systems.
• oBIX: Integrated automation systems.
• OPC: Industrial automation systems.
• Premise: Residential building automation systems.
• ZigBee: Building automation systems.

• Schema: Choose a specific Model View Definition (MVD) to indicate pre-configured mappings, such as COBie.
• Tables: Insert, edit, or remove object types to be mapped to tables. Each type can have customized mappings of attributes to database fields.

• INTEGER: Stored as 64-bit integer number.
• REAL: Stored as 64-bit real number.
• STRING: Stored as text, with exception of rooted object identifiers which use GUID (128-bit integer).
• BINARY: Stored as binary.
• BOOLEAN: Stored as boolean.
• LOGICAL: Stored as byte, where 0 is FALSE, 1 is TRUE, and 2 is UNKNOWN.
• ENUM: Stored as string.
• ENTITY: Rooted objects stored as GUID; non-rooted objects stored as serialized XML.
• SET: Separate table with two columns: 'Entity' holding GUID of owning entity, and 'Element' holding value.
• LIST: Separate table with three columns: 'Entity' holding GUID of owning entity, 'Position' holding 1-based integer index, and 'Element' holding value.

• Structural Curve Member: Structural curve members may be assigned to beams, columns, and members.
• Structural Surface Member: Structural surface members may be assigned to walls, slabs, and plates.
• Task: Tasks may be assigned to products to indicate construction, modification, or demolition activities, enabling 4D visualization.
• Procedure: Procedures may be assigned to indicate actions to be performed on a product, such as building automation control.
• Event: Events may be assigned to indicate conditions to be monitored on a product, such as building automation monitoring.

• Interference: Detect interference among the selected object and contained objects.
• Port: Create connection relationship between ports.
• Sequence: Create predecessor-successor relationship between processes.

• Model View: Choose a specific Model View Definition (MVD), such as COBie.
• Exchange: Choose a particular exchange scenario for the model view definition.

• Green: Inserted
• Yellow: Updated
• Red: Deleted
• Blue: Unchanged

• Geometry: A 3D geometric view is displayed for Products, Product Templates, and Structural Analysis Models.
• Topology: A port connection diagram is displayed for Systems.
• Gantt Chart: A Gantt chart is displayed for Processes, Process Templates, and Work Schedules.
• Time Series: A Time series chart is displayed for Resources, Resource Templates, and Performance History.
• Spreadsheet: A spreadsheet is displayed for Cost Items and Property Set Templates.

• Project: Arrow keys pan to sites, Enter key enters a Site.
• Site: Arrow keys pan to buildings, Enter key enters a Building, Back key exits to Project.
• Building: Arrow keys pan up or down to stories, Enter key enters a Storey, Back key exits to Site.
• Storey: Arrow keys pan to spaces, Enter key enters a Space, Back key exits to Building.
• Space: Arrow keys pivot around the space, Enter key enters a door to another space.

• North: Elevation from north.
• South: Elevation from south.
• East: Elevation from east.
• West: Elevation from west.
• Northeast: Overhead angle from northeast.
• Northwest: Overhead angle from northwest.
• Southeast: Overhead angle from southeast.
• Southwest: Overhead angle from southwest.
• Plan: Overhead looking down.

• Perspective: Shapes appear smaller the further away from the camera.
• Isometric: Shapes appear the same size at all distances from the camera.

• Fly: Right-click and move the mouse to adjust the view angle; move the mouse wheel to zoom in or out.
• Walk: Right-click and move the mouse to pivot; move the mouse wheel to go forward or backward.

• Spatial Structures: Geometry is rendered using curve styles and fill styles.
• Structural Analysis: Geometry is rendered using points and lines.

• Spatial Structures: Geometry is rendered using surface styles.
• Structural Analysis: Geometry is rendered using profile sections and material surface styles.

• All: Show all building elements at all times.
• Start: Show building elements according to existing construction.
• Progress: Show building elements as of the current time indicated.
• Finish: Show building elements according to finished construction.

• Play Forward: Animate building construction going forward in time.
• Play Backward: Animate building construction going back in time.
• Pause: Show snapshot of building construction at particular time.

• Product: Indicates the product template, such as a specific model or a configurable product line.
• Process: Indicates the process template, such as a program.
• Resource: Indicates the resource template, such as a price list.
• Property Set Template: Indicates the applicable entity.

• Insert: Launches a dialog for selecting a user, and adds a permission entry for the selected user.
• Remove: Removes the selected permission entry.
• None: Sets restricted access for the selected permission entry such that the user cannot read anything about the object, and any derived data (such as quantities) is calculated by excluding the object.
• Read: Sets read-only access for the selected permission entry such that the user can view the object but cannot make any changes.
• Write: Sets read-write access for the selected permission entry such that the user can view the object and make changes, but cannot grant permissions to others.
• Admin: Sets full access for the selected permission entry such that the user can view the object, make changes, and manage permissions for other users.

• Material Constitent Set: Launches a dialog for editing material constituents which are mapped to geometry according to shape aspect.
• Material Layer Set: Launches a dialog for editing material layers which take the shape of the Footprint geometry representation.
• Material Profile Set: Launches a dialog for editing material profiles which take the shape of the Axis geometry representation.
• Material: Launches a dialog for selecting a monolithic material.

• Axis: Edits the path of a wall, beam, column, member, footing, pile, stair flight, ramp flight, pipe segment, duct segment, cable segment, or cable carrier segment.
• Footprint: Edits the boundary of a slab, roof, stair, ramp, space, storey, building, or site.
• Profile: Edits the boundary of a window or door.
• Surface: Edits the surface of a site.
• Body: Edits the 3D shape of an object (non-parametric).
• Clearance: Edits the clearance volume indicating where an object may not intersect with other objects, such as for maintenance or safety.
• Lighting: Edits light sources for lamps or light fixtures indicating how an object emits light.

• Align Left: Aligns the object against the nearest object to the west.
• Align Center: Aligns the object halfway between objects to the west and east.
• Align Right: Aligns the object against the nearest object to the east.
• Align Front: Aligns the object against the nearest object to the south.
• Align Middle: Aligns the object halfway between objects to the south and north.
• Align Back: Aligns the object against the nearest object to the north.
• Align Bottom: Aligns the object against the nearest object below.
• Align Half: Aligns the object halfway between objects below and above.
• Align Top: Aligns the object against the nearest object above.

• Rotate Left: Rotates the object counter-clockwise 90 degrees (as facing down).
• Rotate Right: Rotates the object clockwise 90 degrees (as facing down).

• Browse: Launches a dialog for selecting the shape type.
• Delete: Transforms the shape into a tessellated representation.

• Browse: Launches a dialog for selecting the presentation layer.
• Delete: Clears the layer mapping.

• Browse: Launches a dialog for selecting the shape aspect.
• Delete: Clears the aspect mapping.

• Point: Select a point within a curve, surface, or solid representation.
• Curve: Select a curve within a curve, surface, or solid representation.
• Surface: Select a surface within a surface or solid representation.
• Solid: Select a solid within a solid representation.

• Curve: Insert polylines, trimmed curves, B-spline curves, or rational B-spline curves.
• Surface: Insert rectangular trimmed surfaces, B-spline surfaces or rational B-spline surfaces.
• Solid: Insert solid primitives, swept-profile solids, or boundary representations.

• Position: Moves an object relative to the plane where it is attached.
• Axis: Rotates an object vertically to tilt upwards or downwards.
• Direction: Rotates an object horizontally within the plane where it is attached.