Examples of usage

Name: xbim toolkit
Author: prof. Steve Lockley

The following list includes a set of examples that demonstrate some applications of the toolkit.

Xbim.Essentials

Basics

Example	Description
Basic model operations	This example demos four basic functions of CRUD persistent storage (Create, Retrieve, Update and Delete).
Watch the log!	xbim uses Microsoft Logging Abstractions to log processing errors and warnings where exceptions are not appropriate.
Proper Wall in 3D	Quite a lot of work is involved with producing a single wall in IFC.
STEP to XML and Back Again	Converting between formats supported by the library.
Using LINQ for Optimal Query Performance	Depending on the syntax you use the code might be faster or slower.
Data extraction	This example shows how to extract data for your analytical purposes.

Advanced

Example	Description
Insert Copy Function	Merging and deleting entities in IFC models is a non-trivial task because IFC is not a hierarchical structure. It is a complex structure with potential cyclic relations an bi-directional navigation.

Xbim.Geometry

See Xbim.Geometry library.

Basics

Example	Description
Creating WexBIM File	Preparing a file for export to the web viewer for IFC.

Web UI

Example	Description
Hello Building	Basic setup of the 3D web viewer
Safe Hello Building	Checking browser capabilities
Eventful Building	Listening to viewer events
Building Seen from Everywhere	Zooming and camera
Colourful Building	Changing visual styling and state
Pinpoint the View	Fix rotation origin to a product
Informational Overlay	How to place additional HTML info

Contribute more examples

If you have used xbim and feel that more documentation is needed, feel free to contribute to the documentation, we'd be happy to merge your Pull Request.