IFC Local Preferences
The settings defined at IFC Local Preferences (File > Interoperability > IFC) also affect the way that IFC data are created and ...
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Navigating in the IFC Project Manager: Tree Structure
The upper left side of the IFC Project Manager, the tree, displays the IFC model hierarchy and lists IFC Entities of the current project according ...
Type Mapping for IFC Export
File > Interoperability > IFC > IFC Translators
Choose a Translator for Export and open the Type Mapping preset.
From this preset dialog, click the Map IFC Types for Export to access the mapping definitions.
Topics in this Section
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Import MEP Data to ARCHICAD
The two most commonly used file formats to import data from MEP applications to ARCHICAD are DWG and IFC.
Importing MEP Data via DWG
MEP data from AutoCAD arrive in DWG format. The best practice is to import only the MEP content, plus the structural grid added for reference.
Import the ...
IFC Global Unique Identifier Attribute (GlobalId)
•Keep ARCHICAD IFC ID: IFC GlobalId Attributes of elements (assigned automatically by ARCHICAD) will be retained in the exported IFC model.
–The “Keep ARCHICAD IFC ID” option is useful when using other programs to compare two IFC model versions arriving from ...
Detect IFC Model Changes
This command (File > Interoperability > IFC > Detect IFC Model Changes) detects the geometric differences between two versions ...
IFC File Types Supported by ARCHICAD
ARCHICAD supports the export and import of the following IFC data file formats:
•.ifc: the default IFC exchange format using the ...
IFC Workflow Between ARCHICAD and Revit MEP
Follow the steps below when collaborating with someone using Revit MEP 2012. TEST 1) Set Element Parameters Open the selection settings dialogue box for elements to adjust their IFC parameters. Define the Structural Function of the element. Set the…
Built-in IFC Element Type Mapping for ARCHICAD
When an ARCHICAD model is exported to IFC, each element is assigned an IFC Element Type.
Type Mapping is defined in the IFC Translator for ...
Navigating in IFC Project Manager: Attributes and Properties
Select a project element in the tree: for this selected item, the right side of IFC Project Manager displays:
•available IFC Attributes
•Properties grouped in Property Sets
•Classification References
In case of multi-selection, the IFC data of the last-selected ...