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Model Manager
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Using the Model Manager’s IFC viewer you can visualize structural elements, inspect materials, and measure distances, areas, and volumes directly within your IFC model. Generate accurate material take-offs, compare specifications, and gain deeper insight to support design and planning decisions. Get Started Now!
- IFC Viewer
- Analyze IFC models
- Measure and view material data
- Take off materials
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How to use the Model Manager Tool
Set up the module and load your IFC model
The IFC Model Manager is structured in two parts: Set Up and Analyze. In Set Up, you prepare your module and load your model. In Analyze, you explore, measure, and extract data from the model. From the project window, click Create Module and select Model Manager. Enter a name and description, then click Create Module to open the IFC Viewer. In the Project Configuration panel, go to Models and click +. Select IFC, then browse and upload your IFC file. Once loaded, the IFC model will appear in the viewer. You can move, zoom and rotate the model with your mouse or touchpad.
Selecting and viewing element data
To select elements, navigate the IFC model and click on the desired items. Click again to deselect. With elements selected, scroll to the Selection Data section in the Project Configuration panel to view their properties. Expand the dropdowns to access more detailed information. You can also select elements directly from the Project Configuration panel by choosing categories using checkboxesor by filtering by material type To focus on selected elements, use the Visibility panel at the bottom of the screen and click on the isolate button to hide everything but the selected element. To return to the full model view, click Show All in the same panel.
Using the Visibility Panel
Use the Visibility panel to control how elements are displayed in the model. Click Focus to center the view on a selected element. If no element is selected, the full model will be brought back into view. Select an element and click Hide to remove it from view, or use Isolate to display only the selected element while hiding everything else. Toggle Ghost mode to make the model transparent, making it easier to see selected elements. You can also apply color to elements using the Colorizer to improve visibility and differentiation. At any time, click Show All to restore the full model view.
Using the Model Section tool
Use the Model Section tool to create a sectional view of your model. First, orient the model to align with the plane you want to section. Click the scissors icon to activate the tool. Then double-click on the model to define the section plane. A blue arrow will appear to indicate the direction of the section. Hover over the arrow until it turns yellow, then click and drag it to move the section through the model. You can zoom in as needed to inspect details more closely. To adjust or remove the section, drag the arrow back out of the model. To start a new section plane, select the arrow and press delete. When finished, click the scissors icon again to exit the section tool.
Measuring in the IFC Viewer
To perform measurements, click the ruler icon to activate measurement mode. The icon will turn blue when active. You can measure length, area, and volume. To measure length, select the length option and double-click to set a starting point. Move the cursor to the desired endpoint and double-click again to complete the measurement. You can create multiple length measurements at the same time. To remove a measurement, select it and press the delete key. To measure area, select the area option and double-click to define each point of the shape. Once the shape is complete, press Enter to calculate the area. The measured area will be highlighted. To remove it, select the area and press delete. To measure volume, select the volume option and click on the elements you want to include. Multiple elements can be selected, and their volumes will be combined. To clear the calculation, exit measurement mode by clicking the ruler icon again.
Using the Materials Libraries
Use the Materials Libraries function to explore and compare available Cemex material solutions for your project. From the top of the Project Configuration panel, select the country library you want to work with. The available materials will update based on the selected country. Once selected, browse materials within the Cemex Materials column and view key information including the associated CO₂ content. To help identify the most suitable material, use the available filters to refine results by compressive strength, aggregate size, consistency class, CO₂ content, and Young’s modulus. Matching materials will appear below, allowing you to review their properties and reference names before selection.
Get your Analysis & Take Off
Once you have made your selections in the Set Up stage, move to the Analyze step by clicking Next in the bottom right corner. The tool will then process your model and load the analysis. The results are presented in the Material Take-Off tables, with an option to download the data to Excel. The analysis includes two views: material take-off by material and by element. Below the tables, you will find visualizations of the results. These can be adjusted by selecting or deselecting the available options including CO₂ content. If you need to refine your inputs, you can return to the previous step, update your selections, and rerun the analysis.
Calculate embodied CO2
Use the embodied carbon analysis tools to evaluate the environmental impact of your design directly from your BIM model quantities. Map the original IFC materials in your model to the appropriate Cemex material library for your selected country, enabling project-specific CO₂ calculations. Compare conventional concrete solutions with Cemex Vertua low-carbon concretes to understand their impact and identify opportunities to reduce the overall carbon footprint of your project.
Track Concrete Orders and Casting Progress
Use the casting progress tools to track concrete status directly from your model elements. This helps support project planning, concrete supply coordination, and construction progress follow-up. Assign each element as Not Ordered, Ordered, or Cast, then define casting dates, times, and partial casting percentages where work is completed across multiple days. The tool automatically calculates casted volume by date based on each element’s volume and assigned percentage. You can visualize the casting schedule by hour, day, week, or month, compare total scheduled volume against volumes by Cemex material, and monitor pending, ordered, and cast concrete quantities.
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