IFC Support

IFC Import and Interoperability with CAD Tools

Solibri Model Checker can import building models from all major BIM software products by using the standardized IFC interface. International Foundation Classes (IFC) is an open, standardized way of storing digital building descriptions. IFC is developed by BuildingSMART (earlier called IAI), and enables effortless exchange of information between various BIM software products. Solibri Model Checker supports IFC versions IFC 1.5.1, IFC 2.0, IFC 2x, IFC 2x2, and IFC 2x3. Zip-compressed ifc files can imported without extracting them.

IFC Export

Some BIM software products include the IFC export as part of the product, some others are available as separate modules. Below is the list of BIM software with IFC export.

	Software	Version With IFC Export
	Active 3d
	ALLPLAN
	ArchiCAD	7 onwards
	Autodesk ADT	2005 and 2006 with Inopso
	AutoCAD Architecture	2008 owards
	AutoCAD MEP	2008 owards
	Revit Architecture
	Revit MEP
	Revit Structure
	Bentley Architecture	2006 onwards
	Bocad	20.503 onwards
	CADDuct	2.37.093 onwards
	Cadwork	14 onwards
	Data Design System (DDS)	6.34 onwards
	EliteCAD
	Gehry Technologies' Digital Project
	InfoCAD
	Kymdata CADS HEPAC and Electric
	MagiCAD	2005.9 onwards
	NIST CIS/2 to IFC Translator
	Onuma Planning System
	ProjectWise Navigator	All versions
	ScaleCAD
	Scia
	Synchro	3.14 onwards
	Tekla Structures	11.1 onwards
	Vectorworks

IFC Guides

• ArchiCAD
  • ArchiCAD IFC 2x2 Guide
  • ArchiCAD IFC 2x3 Guide
• Nemetschek
  
  • Nemetschek IFC 2x3 Guide
• Bentley Buildind (TriForma)
  • TriForma IFC Export dialog box
  • Map Custom TriForma Dataset to IFC Dataset

Optimization of Large IFC Files

To make a large IFC file smaller and faster to handle you can optimize it using  Solibri IFC Optimizer.

More Information About IFC

• IfcWiki is an open portal for all kind of information around IFC
• BuildingSMART facilitates the implementation and adaptation of IFC