Core capabilities
Access IFC data
Populate model with various entities
Save IFC files
Visualize geometry
Convert geometry to other formats
SDAI - compliance with ISO-10303-24
Standard data access
Full access to all data in IFC 2x3, IFC4 and IFC4.3 Release Candidate 1, with high-level APIs for simple, compliant creation of complex objects
Standard classes for all IFC 2x3, IFC4, IFC 4.1 and IFC4.3 entity types, with API options for early and late binding
Ability to create new instances per the active schema and set attributes
Support for complex geometry via integrated solid and facet modelers
Iterators for traversing the model graph
Support for ifcZIP
soon
API for creating high-level entities
Visualization
Professional 3D visualization of IFC on desktop, mobile or web
from ODA provides
professional 3D visualization
of IFC models on any
desktop or mobile
application
Clash detection can find all interferences in an IFC model and export information about clashes into BIM Collaboration Format (BCF XML) file
LOD (level of detail) support
enables fast performance
Free Support
ODA offers free technical support for all membership levels
Exchange
Convert IFC to/from .dwg, Autodesk® Revit® and other formats
| Format | Import | Export |
| .dwg |
Coming
soon |
Geometry only |
| .rvt |
Coming
soon |
— |
| .obj | — | |
| 2pdf | — | |
| 3pdf | — |
Publish
Publish any IFC file to compact, standard 2D pdf to interactive, feature-rich 3D PDF (PRC-based)
ValidationComing
soon
- Examine any IFC file and generate a detailed report of any standards violations found in the file
- Optionally repair an IFC file during audit
First
First to support new IFC versions and experimental IFC features from bSI
Fast
Optimized for large files. Powered by Visualize from ODA
Free
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Licensing
IFC is included in the core package of SDKs available to all ODA members:
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