Enhancement: Integrating material_quantities into the ArchiCAD converter.

[ks-cph]

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What package are you referring to?

ArchiCAD connector

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Quantity extraction of materials is time-consuming, and BIM models often do not provide the info in a standardized way. We have been working on integrating the material_quantities into Speckle. material_quantities include the quantities of each material in an element. So far, the Revit connector is the only connector supporting this feature. As it is a fairly valuable approach, we would appreciate extending the scope of the material_quantities to the ArchiCAD connector.

Describe the solution you'd like

Similarly to the Revit connector, the ArchiCAD connector should add the material_quantity information to each element. This would also require to implement the Objects.Other.Material element in ArchiCAD. As we have never worked with the ArchiCAD API, we would appreciate support in this matter.

Describe alternatives you've considered

in Issue #3112, we propose a solution that could partly solve the issue. However, we should still consider converting the materials for purposes beyond rendering (which is the only material information available at the moment.

Additional context

Related issues or community discussions

#3112

[bimgeek]

Hey @ks-cph ,

Thank you for your report. We will work on adding quantities and user attributes support, so please stay tuned for the next release.

[bimgeek]

Hey @ks-cph ,

FYI we have added support for quantities and user attributes in 2.18 release. You can get it from Manager.