Equipment

In one sentence: Create a generic container for furniture, MEP equipment, or any object that does not fit a more specific IFC class.

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Overview

Workbench: BIM
Menu: 3D/BIM → Equipment
Command: Arch_Equipment
IFC class: IfcFurnishingElement / IfcFlowTerminal

A generic container for any building element — furniture, HVAC equipment, plumbing fixtures, electrical equipment — that does not map to a more specific IFC element type. The visual geometry is a linked Part shape.

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When to use it

• Furniture (desks, chairs, kitchen units).
• Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) fixtures not covered by Pipe.
• Any object you want to carry IFC properties and appear in schedules.

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See also

• Pipe — MEP piping elements
• Rebar — reinforcing bar inside structural elements
• Schedule — generate equipment schedules
• BIM Workbench — workbench overview