Showing only some items in a BIM model
When viewing a complex BIM model, the items you are most interested in may be contained in more than one layer or file, or each layer may contain many items. Showing or hiding layers in the Map files tab of the Layer manager may not provide enough control over what is shown in the map.
The tools in the BIM toolbar enable you to more easily isolate the items in the BIM model you are most interested in.
To show the BIM toolbar
The BIM toolbar appears at the top right of the map, alongside the Layer manager, when all of the following are true:
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The Layer manager is visible and the Map files tab is the active tab in the Layer manager.
If another form is open alongside the map and is obscuring the Layer manager, tap
and then in the Return to list at the right of the Favorites panel, tap Layer manager to make the Layer manager the topmost form. -
There are BIM files (.ifc, .trb, .nwd, or .dwg) listed in the Map files tab.
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The Transparency setting for BIM models is configured to display Solid or Both, not only Wireframe.
To change this setting, in the map toolbar select
and then select Transparency. In the BIM models group box, select Surfaces from the Display drop-down list. -
Auto update is enabled for the Layer manager.
If a check mark
is not shown beside the Auto update softkey, tap the Auto update softkey to enable Auto update mode.
The Show only 
and Hide 
buttons on the BIM toolbar are not active (cannot be selected) until you select one or more items in the BIM model from the map.
The Undo 
and Reset 
buttons on the BIM toolbar are not active until you perform a Show only and Hide filtering action.
To hide selected items in the map
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From the map select one or more items in the BIM model.
The items you select do not have to be in the same layer or in the same BIM file.
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Tap Hide
on the BIM toolbar.When you tap
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The items you selected are no longer visible.
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The Show only
and Hide buttons on the BIM toolbar are inactive, because there are no longer any selected items. -
In the Map files tab of the Layer manager, the check mark next to the BIM file name changes to
to indicate that some parts of the BIM file are no longer visible and no longer selectable. The check mark next to the name of the layer or layers containing the items you selected also changes to .
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To show only selected items in the map
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From the map select one or more items in the BIM model.
The items you select do not have to be in the same layer or in the same BIM file.
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Tap Show only
on the BIM toolbar.When you tap
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The items you selected are now the only items in the BIM file that are visible in the map.
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The Show only
and Hide buttons on the BIM toolbar are inactive, because there are no longer any selected items. -
In the Map files tab of the Layer manager, the check mark next to the BIM file name changes to
to indicate that some parts of the BIM file are no longer visible and no longer selectable. The check mark next to the name of the layer or layers containing the items you selected also changes to . -
There is now no check mark icon next to any other layers in the BIM file because they are no longer visible.
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To undo filtering actions
To undo the previous filtering action, tap Undo on the BIM toolbar.
To undo all previous filtering actions and reset the map, tap Reset on the BIM toolbar.
Any changes you make in the Map files tab of the Layer manager override any filtering actions you make using the BIM toolbar, and will affect the current filer. For example:
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Tap the
icon next to any layer to return the layer to fully visible and selectable. -
Tap the
icon next to any BIM file name to return all layers in the file to fully visible and selectable.
