PR: auto-generated building element proxy type
- Dominant language
- C#
- Stars
- 637
- Forks
- 225
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- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
### Problem Description
There seems to be a case where Revit auto generates a bunch of IfcBuildingElementProxy elements, each with its own IfcBuildingElementProxyType. I believe in this case it is some sort of curtain wall reveal or other profile being used as part of a curtain wall. This ends up with a model with hundreds of IfcBuildingElementProxyTypes. They cannot be edited in Revit (i.e. cannot set IfcExportAs) so we cannot set any properties.
This means that clients will see a bunch of generic proxy elements missing all the data that they request.

### Revit Version
2023.1.x
### IFC for Revit Addon Version
23.2.5
### Windows Version
11 22H2
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported curtain-wall case in Revit 2023.1.x with IFC for Revit 23.2.5, then trace how auto-generated IfcBuildingElementProxy elements and their types are exported. Done means the generated proxies no longer leave clients with generic elements missing the requested data; the issue names no source files or tests to run.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100