fetch-elements-of-category
Fetches elements of a specified IFC category from loaded fragments.
How to use it
fetch-elements-of-category is exposed by the Openbim MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the fetch-elements-of-category tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
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(array): List of specific attributes to include
(boolean): Include default attributes
(string): Category name (e.g., "IFCWALL", "IFCDOOR", "IFCWINDOW")
Converts an IFC file to a .frag file format for efficient processing.
(string): Full path of the .frag file to load
Include association relations
(string): Full path of the IFC file to convert
Include definition relations
Loads a .frag file into memory for querying.
(string): Full path where the output .frags file will be saved
(object): Relation configuration