Introduction
What are Libraries in Innobrix?
Innobrix Libraries are the fundamental parts of the Studio from which you can start creating projects and plans. You can think of a Library as a
collection of Models, associated Option Lists and Materials.
Models, Configurables & Home Types
Innobrix has 3 types of libraries. There is a Models library, Configurables library, and a Home Types library.
The Models library and Configurables library are the primary locations from which you want to start uploading and managing your models. In the case of the Configurables library, you can also configure them.
All the BIM Publisher, Home Configurator, and Plan Configurator projects and plans that you create in the Studio are basically just a wrapper' around a Library.
The Home Types Library is the library where you can create new Home Types and also share them with other users of the Innobrix
platform.
The difference between Models, Configurables and Home Types
- Models: Models without options.
- Configurables: Models with options.
- Home Types: Derived configurations of Configurables (and sometimes Models).
Home Types
The Home Types Library is the page where you can create Home Types and (optionally) provide them towards other users of the Innobrix platform.
Home Types are reusable and elaborated derived from existing Configurables and are basically already fully equipped with options.
To describe it simply: once you drag a Configurable into the situation you will still have to set all the (functional) options you want, where for Home Types this is
is not necessary. Without Configurables or Models you cannot create Home Types.
Home Types are the models you can share with other users of the Innobrix platform.
Building a Library
Libraries can be found on the Configurables page, Models Page and
Home Types page in the Studio.
Under the name you can see which plans and projects use the underlying Library.
Modify Model
The icon allows you to rename the Configurable. When a model is uploaded for the first time
into a Library, the name taken from Revit is defined via the Innobrix: Type(s) parameters.
It is (still) possible to update the name of a Configurable via a Model Update action using the Innobrix file.
See also: Model Import.
Delete Model
Through the icon you can delete a model in its entirety. This means that the model is no longer
available for use in projects and plans. Materials that were present on the model still remain present within the Materials Library.
Be careful when deleting a model. It is possible that a model is still in use somewhere in a plan or project. If this is the case,
a warning pop-up will first be shown asking for confirmation. Any Homes still using the model will then lose their relationship with the Configurable.
This action can NOT be undone!
Duplicate Model
It is possible to copy a model in the Library where a independent optile list and material change is created.
This means that modifications to the option list from both the source and copy models will not affect the other option list.
Possible use cases for duplicating a model:
- Version control of your models.
- Phased project where the same home types are used but prices may differ
- Housing types where the Revit groups setup has mostly the same Innobrix parameter structure and options match
- but where only the geometry of the home is different. (For example, due to differentiation on nave size)
Model Sharing
Allows you to share Home types with other users of the Innobrix platform. They can then use the Home Type in plans and/or
projects. The model management of the underlying Configurables and Models still lies with the sharing party. The receiving party is never entitled to
make substantive changes to the received model. Home types shared with parties are labeled green.
However, Home properties are modifiable by the receiving party because they are not model-specific properties.
This feature is only available for Home types. The underlying Configurables and Models cannot be shared externally.