COBie Preparation

Before attempting a COBie export you need to know what it is you are exporting, and Revit needs to contain the information you will be exporting.

COBie SETUP

There are a number of questions whoever is asking for COBie need to provide answers to before an export should be attempted.

These include:

US or UK COBie standards?

Is Revit element ID acceptable, or is GUID required?

Classification system to be used:

Omniclass (Omniclass Table 23 - Products)

Uniformat (Omniclass Table 21 - Elements)

other (will require manual input to EVERY element in Revit)

Naming method for COBie space, either of:

Number

Name

Number_Name

append 'Arch' to name.

Spaces in Zones:

All spaces in one row (comma separated)

Each space listed in its own row.

COBie System (this should NOT apply to architect's COBie export).

System Name

System Name_System Classification

append element ID

Components in System (this should NOT apply to architect's COBie export)

All components in one row (comma separated)

Each component listed in its own row.

Export components that are part of each system.

COBie Type

Familyname_Type Mark

Familyname_Type_Type Mark

append element ID

Doors

Mark

Element ID

Mark_Element ID

Windows

Mark

Element ID

Mark_Element ID

Families

Mark

Element ID

Mark_Element ID

Revit Parameters (COBie 'attributes') to be be included.

Coordinates, either of:

by location point or location line

by bounding box

COBie DATA IN REVIT

Required data must exist in Revit for an export to work. What this data is will depend on what is requested, but as a minimum:

Omniclass Number

Assembly Code

Following Revit parameters are passed to COBie parameters at time of export:

OTHER DATA

CONTACTS

Each element exported requires a contact, so a list of relevant contacts will have to be put into Revit (via the COBie addin).