from
the IFC file format of the BIM of a project. For the simplification
of the calculations, these two element types (beam and column)
were assumed as lines with a boundary box around them. An
example of how the boundary box of beams or columns are
assumed is shown in Fig. 3. By going through the IFC standard
(buildingSMART, 2011), defining the dimensions of all of these elements
can be calculated and simplified to just start point and end
point of a line