Measuring units Karamba to IFC

Hi,

I have a question about Karamba. I want to use Karamba and make IFC files from it after the structure is done, but i know Karamba measures in meters while a program like Tekla measures in millimetres. Does this goes well with the IFC files or can i just make the structure in GH with sliders and use milimetres?

Since i changed it to "meters", so the integers are only ranged from 0 to 10 most of the time, the model works faster and its compatible with karamba. I just need to know if it also works to make an IFC since IFC files have mm as the standard.

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Permalink Reply by Jon Mirtschin on July 11, 2018 at 7:55am

Hi Giorgio,

Yes, Karamba uses metres when in SI mode. IFC has the ability to nominate the units of measurement, and the Karamba to IFC converter will nominate the length units which will then be scaled to mm when importing into Tekla. If you have problems with this, let me know and I will help test. IFC files might typically have units of mm, but this is not mandatory.

Cheers,

Jon

Permalink Reply by Giorgio on July 11, 2018 at 8:08am

Hi Jon, thanks for the info! helps me a lot. I am not at the point that i can give a test at the moment, since i need to get an license from Karamba and renewal my Rhino license. But when im going to test the one and an other i will reply to this thread or make a new one when the time is right. Thanks for all the info!

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