Several options have been implemented in CYPECAD to import floor slab outlines:
- Import floor slab outlines with the data obtained from explicit definition (FootPrint).
- Import the floor slab outlines with the data obtained from the 3D model.
- Do not import floor slab outlines.
The architectural models can contain different information depending on the program and the program version that has generated them. Some programs export the floor plan representation of the floor slabs (FootPrint) as well as the 3D model. Up until the 2020.b version, CYPECAD imported the representation of the floor slabs (FootPrint) if it had been defined, otherwise, it offered users the possibility to import them based on the 3D model.
These import options have been implemented because errors were observed in the IFCs that came from the latest versions of some programs, where the outlines were exported correctly but the outlines of the openings were not exported
