4D-related libraries in Library Explorer

In addition to the libraries that are normally present in Asta Powerproject, the following libraries are present in Asta Powerproject 4D:

IFC Product Search. You can use IFC product searches to group together related 3D objects in a 3D model for the purpose of associating 3D objects with tasks. For example, you could create one IFC product search to group together all of the 3D objects in a 3D model that correspond to wooden beams; another to group together all of the 3D objects in a 3D model that correspond to skirting boards; and so on.
IFC Product Selection. You can use IFC product selections to group together specific sets of otherwise unrelated 3D objects in a 3D model for the purpose of associating 3D objects with tasks. For example, you could create one IFC product selection to group together all of the 3D objects in a 3D model that make up a particular wall; another to group together all of the 3D objects in a 3D model that make up a particular ceiling; and so on.
IFC Model. When you specify that a 3D model is to be used within a project in Asta Powerproject 4D, an IFC model object is created for the 3D model in Library Explorer. There is a one-to-one relationship between 3D models and IFC models in Library Explorer: you can only have one IFC model in Library Explorer for each 3D model. You can edit IFC models in Library Explorer to specify override colours that should be used to display different types of 3D object in the corresponding 3D model and to specify the way in which tasks are treated when a timeline simulation is run.
IFC Group Model. If you have a group of 3D models that are associated with each other, you can link them together using IFC group models. This may be useful if you have a separate 3D model for each discipline in a project and you want to be able to work with all of the related 3D models together at the same time. If you link a number of related 3D models together, you can open them all at the same time by opening the IFC group model and they appear at the same time, overlaid, in the IFC Model and IFC Comparison Model panes. You can also use IFC group models to add site objects, such as cranes, portacabins, security fences, scaffolding, parked cars, etc, to 3D models to give a better visual representation of how a site will appear at various stages of a project. Site objects exist as individual 3D models; you add them to a 3D model by creating an IFC group model and adding the site object to the IFC group model.
IFC Site Object. You can add site objects, such as cranes, portacabins, security fences, scaffolding, parked cars, etc, to 3D models to give a better visual representation of how a site will appear at various stages of a project. Site objects exist as individual 3D models; you add them to a 3D model by creating an IFC group model and adding the site object to the IFC group model.
Model Snapshot. You can use model snapshots to record the current camera position of a 3D model or IFC group model in the IFC Model pane. Having taken a model snapshot, you can select it at a later date in order to recreate the recorded view of the 3D model or IFC group model instantly. Each model snapshot has a thumbnail image associated with it, which makes it easier to select the snapshot that you want.
Model Snapshot Category. You can use model snapshot categories to group together related model snapshots. For example, you could create different model snapshot categories to group together model snapshots according to the elevation of the building that they display. Categorising snapshots in this way makes it easier to find the snapshot you are looking for.
IFC Model Fly Past. You can use fly pasts to control the movement of the camera during timeline simulations. A fly past consists of a series of viewpoints - "fly past points" - which are each applied at a particular point in time during a timeline simulation. For example, you could configure a fly past to start with the camera pointing at the front of a building, then move to particular areas of the building that are being constructed at different points in time, showing these areas in greater detail.
IFC Simulation Profile. You can use IFC simulation profiles to control the way in which 3D objects in a 3D model are "built" during timeline simulations. If an IFC simulation profile is assigned to a task, it defines the build behaviour, transparency, build colour and on time, early and late/critical highlight colours of all of the 3D objects in a 3D model that are associated with the task.

You work with the 4D-related libraries in the same way as you work with any other library in Library Explorer.