Abstract: To facilitate use of a vast help content, while a modeling application is running, user interface actions to the modeling application are monitored, at least for an automatic help. When it is detected that consecutive user interface actions fulfill at least one of a plurality of predefined criteria for automatic help, help content is retrieved from online helping information. The online helping information comprises at least helping information of the modeling application and helping information created by a user community. In the retrieving of the help content at least a portion of the consecutive user interface actions are used.

Abstract: Mechanisms to facilitate task related information sharing between different parties of a project are disclosed. A task will have one or more dependent tasks. To share task related information of a first task, mutual access rights are provided per a pair of the first task and a dependent task. Thanks to the mutual access rights, a party responsible for the dependent task will have access rights to task related information of the first task and a party responsible for the first task will have access rights to task related information of the dependent task.

Abstract: Document spaces are used for intermediate technical documents created for a model with a displayed 3D model view. A document space is a finite volume having a location in the global three-dimensional coordinate system of the model and a reference to a technical document. A displayed document space in the displayed model view illustrates where one or more model parts, or corresponding pieces of model parts, which are included in the technical document, locate.

Abstract: Mechanisms to increase level of detail in sets of model objects in a model for a construction product are disclosed, the mechanism utilizing a collection comprising a plurality of collection sets with details in metadata. For example, to increase level of detail in a set of model objects, content of a first metadata is determined. The first metadata comprises information indicating at least a type and geometry of the set of model objects. The collection sets are sorted to a suitability order based on compatibility of the first metadata to metadata of the collection sets. If the most suitable collection set is approved, the level of detail of the set of model objects is increased by adding to the first metadata copies of one or more details in the metadata of the most suitable collection set.

Abstract: A digital model of a structure comprises a physical BIM model and one or more analysis models for structural engineering, wherein a piece of the structure may have one digital representation, called a physical part, in the physical BIM model, and one digital representation, called an analysis part, in one of the analysis models, but there may be analysis parts without corresponding physical parts, and vice versa. Association information associating an analysis part with a corresponding physical part allows a soft relation between the parts, the soft relation being usable for indicating that a part's corresponding part has changed without changing the part correspondingly.

Abstract: To enable to display one or more drawing content, which have been created during defining one or more engineering drawings from a model which comprises one or more parts to model one or more structures, digital twins of the one or more drawing content with associated information are created and published. The associated information of the digital twin comprises three-dimensional coordinates for the drawing content in question, determined based on one or more parts, to which the drawing content relates, and identifying information of said one or more parts.

Abstract: A solution that automatically fine-tunes label locations in an engineering drawing is disclosed. The label locations are fine-tuned by performing a line-line solving process, a frame-frame solving process and a frame-line solving process according to a first order of the processes, and repeating performing the processes according to the first order as long as during performing the processes one or more frames have been moved to another location and a first repeat criterion is met. Each solving process repeats determining label pairs, and solving the problem in question for the labels in the pair as long as problematic label pairs can be determined and process-specific repeat criterion is met.

Abstract: In a lossless undo mechanism history log information on completed actions and reversed actions created by one or more completed undo functions is maintained. The lossless undo mechanism causes an undo loop between a first state created by an action to which the undo function is performed and a second state created by the last reversed action of the completed undo function. The first and second state form a pair of ends of the undo loop. The pairs of ends are used to determine intersecting undo loops. Further, a predetermined rule set is used to determine which one of two or more intersecting undo loops is selected to be outputted as an undo loop in a tree-view structure that is outputted to illustrate the history log information.

Abstract: A modeling application is provided with at least one spatial modificator for modifying simultaneously one or more object instances. The at least one spatial modificator may include definitions that define modifications to a model, and an action definition may define a predetermined degree of change by the modifications to a parameter of the object instances. Intersections between object instances and influence areas of spatial modificators are identified. Object instances that intersect with the influence areas may be changed according to the spatial modificator and in accordance with the predetermined degree of change.

Abstract: Mechanisms to create and/or use sequential data comprising a plurality of sequences are disclosed. A sequence comprises in a standard format at least a start user interface interaction and possible further user interface interactions between the start user interface interaction and an end event. The sequence may comprise the end event as well. An end event may be a user interface interaction performed when a user has used a creation oriented application or an indication of a maximum time between consecutive user interface interactions expiring.

Abstract: To facilitate selection of a control that defines one or more commands to be performed to data content, a control display structure for an application is introduced. According to the structure, in a display area of a running application on a graphical user interface at least a first link and a second link are displayed in link area, at least a first container comprising at least one or more controls that are associated with the first link, and the second container comprising at least one or more controls that are associated with the second link, in a container area, wherein the controls displayed are freely selectable.