MetaConnex

MetaConnex is the latest 12d Model tool that empowers data consistency. It’s flexible and powerful, and connects your data to your metadata (attributes) requirements.

I caught up with Paul Hardwick of 12d Queensland to see how this new system can help 12d Modellers to make the most of their data.

With Paul’s background in Surveying, I wasn’t sure how widely to expect this feature to be applicable, but as it turns out, it’s particularly useful for users of BIM , ADAC, A-Spec, RAMS (TfNSW), and GIS data, and will definitely be a very important new addition in 12d Model 15.

MetaConnex is a structured list of attributes based on code names. It has computation capabilities, and allows validation of attributes.

MetaConnex allows you to set and validate your attributes before you export your data. Instead of using multiple options inside/outside of 12d Model, MetaConnex allows you to dynamically calculate attribute values from your data or manually add attributes to your data.

MetaConnex has over 90 calculation functions that can be used to calculate attribute values on the fly. The values can also be concatenated to create one value.

Check out the video of Paul’s presentation:

–Lisa Stewart