Model streams overview

A model that is published (imported) into InEight Model is referred to as a Model stream, whether they are exported from a design application or imported from a design file type using plugin tools.

When models are published the following Tag Names are created:

  • InEight_Object_Total_Surface_Area

  • InEight_Object_Volume

Each plugin tool has standard tags that are included in every published model as shown in the following tables:

Revit
Tag category Tag value
Model Stream <model name>
Tag_Level <level names>
Tag_PhysicalType Window, Floor, Door, etc.

Revit_Family_Type

 <Family Instance names>
Revit_Function <Walls and Floors>
Material Name - CAD <face material names>
AutoCAD
Tag category Tag value
Model Stream <model name>
ACAD Block <block names>
ACAD Layer <layer names>

ACAD Material

 <material names>
IFC
Tag category Tag value
Model Stream <model name>
IFC Class <IFC class names>
IFC Layer <IFC layer names>

IFC Material

 <IFC material names>
IFC Name <IFC name names>