Property Set Master Libraries

You can use the Property Set Libraries feature to define customized property sets that you can use to link data to BIM content.

Overview

Master libraries can be used in any project owned by your account. Once a template is used on a project, a specific version is created just for that project.

Any future changes made in the master will not be reflected in project libraries.

A master library is similar to a normal property set library. The main difference is that it's created by the Account Admin in the account context. After the Account Admin applies the master library template to a project, then the Project Admins can edit the library contents and set access control permissions in the project context.
Note: An Innovate or Business Premium license (or higher) is required to use a Property Set Library inside of a project.

Property Sets and Properties

Property Sets - Create property sets to group individual properties or data fields, that can later be applied to BIM data. Permissions can be applied to Property Sets inside a project.

Property Types - Each property type has a set of options that will allow you to customize the way you want the data to be input.

The available property types:
  • Date: A numeric field to store the month, day and year.
  • Dropdown choice: Enter multiple options which can be separated with carriage return.
    Note: Each option must be unique. Duplicate values will be automatically removed.
  • Number: Define whether the input should be a whole number or decimal.
  • Measurements: Area, Angle, Length, Mass and Volume are the available measurement types you can choose from. The unit system and unit of measure are defined by the project settings.
  • Text: A descriptive text field which supports alphanumeric entries with up to 255 characters.
  • True/False (Boolean): A boolean property type can have a TRUE or FALSE value. Examples: IsExternal, IsCombustible
  • True/False (Logical): A logical property type can have a TRUE, FALSE or UNKNOWN value.
  • URL: The url field allows you or a project member to attach a link to another web page. The url must be entered in the following format: http://www.example.com.
  • Multi-entry inputs: Multi-entry (or List Value) defines a property that has several (numeric or descriptive) values assigned, these values are given by an order list. The order in which values appear is significant. Each value in the list is unique. i.e. no duplicate values are allowed.
  • A few property types do not support multiple values: Date, Dropdown choice and URL.

Who Can Edit Project Libraries

After the property set master library has been applied to a project, it becomes visible to all project admins in the project.

Edit access to the library is only given to project admins who are licensed under your account.

Project admins who belong to other accounts will see a message that informs them of the view-only access. The ownership of the master library template stays with the account where it was created even after being applied to a project that has users from multiple accounts collaborating in it.

Property set libraries that are created locally in the project without using a master library template, continue to be editable by all project admins in the project.