Core package

IFC SDK

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Core capabilities

Professional visualization

ODA Facet & Solid Modelers for dependency-free geometric modeling

Multi-level model validation

Access attribute values using C++, SDAI & Common Data Access interfaces

C++ or .NET

Details

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Specification

Collaborative development

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Access

Supported File Versions

  • IFC2X, IFC2X2, IFC2X3, IFC4
  • Lastest IFC4.3.1
  • IFC4.4 development version

  • ODA C++ late bound API, ISO-10303-24 SDAI for working with model data

  • Read/write into ifcSPF/ifcHDF5/ifcXML (including ZIP versions)

  • Early-Bound access to instance attributes using pre-compiled generated classes for established schemas

  • Access to all meta-data defined by EXPRESS schema

  • Derived Attributes/Where Rules and Global Rules evaluation with EXPRESS Interpreter

  • Runtime Schema initialization from EXPRESS files allows fast delivery of support for new and experimental IFC schemas

Supported
Geometry

  • Visualization of standard IFC2X3 and IFC4 geometrical objects including 2D, 3D and B-Rep data
  • IfcAdvancedBrep visualization
  • Curve/3D Styles, Hatches and Grids support
  • Visualization of new IFC4.3 Rail/Road objects

Validation

  • SDAI level validation

  • IFC geometry validation

  • mvdXML validation

  • IDS validation

Exchange

  • Import

    • Revit®
    • DWG*

  • IFC

  • Export

    • DWG*
    • Navisworks®*
    • PDF
    • OBJ

Roadmap

  • 2021

    Production

    • BCF3.0 support
  • Dec 2022

    Production

    • Federated IFC models
    • IDS API for data management
    • ifcXML4 support

    Beta

    • IDS Validation
  • Dec 2025
    • Multi-threaded geometry compose
    • Civil2Ifc
  • July 2025
    • Signatures API for .ifc files

Latest enhancements

Visualize

Visualize IFC data on the desktop or from any web-based application

  • Performance

    Spatial filtering and other performance enhancing techniques provide fast visualization of IFC data, even for large models.

  • Navigation

    Standard navigation features include zoom, pan, 3D rotation and more.

  • Materials and Lighting

    Use materials and lighting effects to create a high-quality, realistic visual representation of a model.

  • Visual Styles

    Use visual styles to customize your rendering of silhouettes, obscured (hidden) edges, transparency and more.

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Collaborate on web with Open Cloud

Fast visualization of IFC models in any WebGL-enabled browser

IFC models validation

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Publish

Publish IFC models to 3D PDF or 2D PDF

  • Interactive 3D or standard 2D documentation
  • 100% compatible with ISO standards and Adobe tools
  • Create PRC-based 3D PDF documents with full B-rep models
  • Add animation, interactive views, parts lists, and more
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