Model names allow clients to identify entities of a building without having to rely on a specific name of a category layer, for example. The following modelNames are currently defined.
| Model Name | Example Category Entities |
|---|---|
| Casework | Shelving, Cabinets, Countertops |
| Ceiling | Ceiling |
| Columns | Columns |
| CurtainWallMullions | Vertical bar between panes of glass |
| CurtainWallPanels | Glass wall panels |
| Doors | Doors |
| Entourage | People, Plants, Vehicle |
| Floors | Floors |
| Furniture | Office furniture,FurnitureSystems, Group of furniture |
| GenericModel | Miscellaneous items |
| Mass | Element used on the process of visualizing, studying, and resolving building forms using massing. |
| Parking | Parking |
| Planting | Exterior planting |
| PlumbingFixtures | Toilets, Sinks, Vanities |
| Ramps | Ramps |
| Roofs | Roofs |
| Rooms | Rooms |
| Site | Planter, Dumpster, Scaffolding |
| SpecialtyEquipment | Bicycle rack, Solar panels, Recycle bins |
| Stairs | Stairs |
| StairsRailing | StairsRailing |
| Topography | Topography |
| Walls | Walls |
| Windows | Windows |
| StructuralColumns | StructuralColumns |
| StructuralFoundations | StructuralFoundations |
| StructuralFraming | StructuralFraming |
| ElectricalEquipment | Lighting and appliance panel board, Ethernet switch |
| ElectricalFixtures | Ground fault circuit interrupt, Emergency switch |
| LightingFixtures | Floor lamp, Ceiling light |
| CommDevices | Intercom Systems Components |
| DataDevices | Ethernet and other network connections |
| FireAlarmDevices | Smoke detectors, manual pull stations |
| SecurityDevices | CCTV, motions sensors, Door locks |
| TelephonDevices | Phone jacks |
| NurseCallDevices | Nurse call devices |
| LightingDevices | Daylight sensors, occupancy sensors, manual switches |
| AirTerminals | Exhaust grill, Return diffuser |
| FlexDucts | FlexDucts |
| DuctAccessories | Balancing damper, Fire damper, Filter cartridge |
| DuctFitting | DuctFitting |
| Ducts | Ducts |
| MechanicalEquipment | Chillers, Boilers, AWWA pumps |
| FlexPipes | FlexPipes |
| PipeAccessory | 3-way valve, Butterfly valve, Gate valve |
| PipeFitting | PipeFitting |
| Pipes | Pipes |
| Sprinkler | Sprinkler |
| CableTray | Runs such as rigid ladder or channel tray. |
| CableTrayFitting | Cable Tray Fitting, such as elbows, tees, wyes, crosses and other unions. |
| Conduit | Rigid runs, such as tube or trough for protecting electric wiring. |
| ConduitFitting | Conduit Fitting, such as elbows, tees, wyes, crosses and other unions. |