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Hotlink IFC File

Place IFC files as hotlinks directly into the currently open Project as protected reference content. You can place this hotlink as many times as needed. Thus, in a project using repeated building blocks/parts, you do not need to request a huge IFC file based on the entire project - a smaller IFC ...

Merge IFC Project

1.Use File > Interoperability > Merge. 2.Select the IFC File Format. 3.Choose the IFC file to merge. 4.Choose a Translator Use the drop-down list to choose among the IFC Translators. These are the IFC Translators in the current host project.   5.Choose Info from the ...

Model View Definitions

A Model View Definition, MVD (or IFC View Definition) is a recommendation for which data and elements the IFC model should include, depending on ...

Create New, Custom IFC Property

IFC Properties are additional (mostly IFC Type-specific) parameters assigned to an IFC Entity. Standard, so-called “IFC2x3 Schema” data are defined by buildingSMART and stored in property sets whose names begin with the prefix “Pset_” You may wish to create a custom ...

Create New, Custom IFC Property

IFC Properties are additional (mostly IFC Type-specific) parameters assigned to an IFC Entity. Standard, so-called “IFC2x3 Schema” data are defined by buildingSMART and stored in property sets whose names begin with the prefix “Pset_” You may wish to create a custom ...

Basics of IFC based model exchange - Export

ARCHICAD supports the OpenBIM concept, using a common language available for software vendors. This common file format is called IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) developed by buildingSmart®.

IFC Project Manager

The IFC Project Manager (File > Interoperability > IFC) provides a hierarchical overview of the current project’s IFC model ...

Import IFC Model to ARCHICAD

ARCHICAD provides three methods for importing an IFC model to ARCHICAD: Open, Merge, and Hotlink. Open versus Merge •Open: Opens ...