Hi! I am very glad to use Speckle! But I would like to see more convenient features. For example, there is not enough counting of the number of selected objects. Although there are counters in folders in the scene list - special thanks for that! I am attaching a screenshot of what I would like to see. When selecting objects using shift, y
Hi @hanter282. Thanks for the suggestion! It’s on the roadmap to improve the selection info panel so we’ll add this to the mix of ideas. I’m curious why it would be helpful for you to know from this panel how many objects are selected?
Great! It’s convenient. When many objects are selected, summing up the number is very convenient. In my workflow, I use a script to write their lengths in the name of objects. And then I can select the necessary objects using shift and I will have a list in which the number of selected objects will be additionally displayed. Now I need to count in my head. Yes, you have a folder summarization function, but it is not convenient in all cases. For example, in Blender, when selecting several objects, the number of selected objects is displayed. Thanks!
Maybe I can add a bit more context - the topic is, in my opinion, part of a bigger picture (quantification), which is one of THE main use cases in every BIM project.
Currently, one major challenge with BIM projects in many architecture and engineering offices is that project leads (in many cases older, more experienced employees) do not know how to use their team’s authoring tool or don’t even have it installed on their machine.
Having quick access to massing tools and quantity takeoffs (like Revit’s schedules) would be a huge leap forwards in using Speckle as a project management tool as it would give team or project leads a fast and convenient way to get to information that is relevant for their daily work.
To sum it up, it would be great to be able to take quantity takeoffs from Speckle models. This should include selecting certain parameters for the calculation (for example, it is not always clear whether the quantity of all columns in a project should be calculated as a volume or running meters). It should also be possible to filter selected elements (for example by material). However, this would (I think) require to export the base quantities (including units) so the results of the schedule are actually meaningful.
