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5.9.4.3.5. Example: Specifics for project creation especially in Architecture / BIM catalogs

In Architecture / BIM catalogs the LOG subject has special importance. In parallel to the stages High / Medium / Low known from the „Mechanical“ field, here, a separate schema in the form of 100 / 200 / 300 / 400 is used.. "Low" and "200", "Medium" and "300", "High" and "400" are equivalents. For "100" there is no equivalent in the Mechanical field.

ID	BIM display	Info	MECH display	Info
100	100	No 3D geometry	not available	-
200	200	Rough visualization (simple geometry based on regular bodies)	Low	Bounding Box
300	300	Middle depth of visualization (simple geometry based on regular bodies)	Medium	Interfering contour
400	400	Highly detailed (for marketing, digital sampling)	High	Highly detailed

	Note
	In Architecture field, parts should be equipped with a specific LOD schema. Absolutely, please have a look on Section 3.5.2.3, “LOG (formerly called "LOD")” an.

The following will exemplify how to create a part with two different levels of geometry.

Create new project in PARTproject

In the dialog box New project, under Project name, enter a project name and under Template, select Template for 3D projects architecture with LOG (Z-axis on top).

Create new project

-> In PARTproject, in the index tree, the new project is displayed in standard form.

-> In PARTdesigner the following variables are automatically set:

LOGDEST (Function attribute)
LOG (Function attribute)
LOGX (Function attribute)

Variables automatically created by template

LOGDEST (Function attribute)
LOG (Function attribute)

LOGX (Function attribute)

If needed, adjust the attribute algorithm to the desired values to be displayed.

IF (LOGDEST.EQ.'mechanical')THEN LOGX = '''300'', ''Medium'',''400'',''High'''
ELSEIF(LOGDEST.EQ.'architecture')THEN LOGX = '''300'',''300'',''400'',''400'''
ELSE
 LOGX = '''-'',''-'''
ENDIF

Note

IDs may not be changed (first value in each pair). Each second value can be adjusted as desired. Paired values can be removed if not needed.

Create a variable with adequate attribute algorithm in order to control the version of 3D model to be used.

Variable for version of 3db model (here exemplarily VERS)

The attribute algorithm controls for which value of LOG which 3db model is used.
Example:
```
IF (LOG.EQ.'high'.OR.LOG.EQ.'400')THEN VERS = 1 ELSE VERS = 2 ENDIF
```
Now with the same variable (here exemplarily "VERS"), create variants under PARTproject -> tabbed page Settings -> tabbed page Views -> dialog area Variants and assign the specific variants to the corresponding 3D models.

Variant 1 assigned

Variant 2 assigned
Call PARTdataManager.
-> Controlling the Level of Geometry can be performed in the value range field LOG, in the table.

Architecture: LOG 300

Architecture: LOG 400

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