Introduction to Master Libraries

Overview

Property Set Master Libraries is the newest feature released for the Workflow Extensions.

Use the Property Set Libraries feature to define customized property sets that you can use to link data to BIM content. 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. In this article, you will find descriptions of the property set master libraries features.

Important note

Creating Master Property Set Libraries does not require a Business Premium license.

A Business Premium license (or higher) is required to use a Property Set Library inside of a project.

Understanding 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.

Below are 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.