Datasmith import - IFC metadata is missing?

[Repe]

Hi. I am importing IFC files with Datasmith and I do not get any object level metadata to my UE assets. Does anyone had same kind on problems with IFCformat?
There is only one field ‘Datasmith_UniqueId’ under the Metadata.
Same thing is happening with all of my IFC files. Only one field of metadata in every asset.

If I open same IFC file at Navisworks and export as Datasmith, I will get my IFC metadata.
But I would like to get my IFC into Unreal without Navisworks roundtrip.

I am using 5.1. Please help and advice how to get IFC metadata.

[UE_FlavienP]

Did you check if the metadata is not on the parent node of your actor. That is the case on the sample I tried.

[Repe]

Thanks for help.
I did found the metadata! It was very deep in the hierarchy…

I have to investigate more, how I will get/read this data during the visual dataprep and runtime.
Thanks for the help.

[UE_FlavienP]

here some pointers

Using Datasmith Metadata

Using Datasmith at Runtime

[Repe]

Great. Thanks for the links.

[PallasVR]

HI! Did you find out how to read this data in DataPrep?
Specifically for the purpose of filtering staticMeshActors that fall underneath Parent actors with specific Metadata?

[UE_FlavienP]

what about a “filter by metadata” to get the parent actors with the metadata you are interested in, followed by a “select hierarchy” to get immediate children or all descendants and then you could even top up with a filter per actor class to only get the static mesh actors.