Predefined Property Mapping (Export ARCHICAD to IFC)

The Property Mapping preset of the IFC Translator for Export defines the assignment of IFC Properties and Attributes when exporting ARCHICAD model to IFC.

See Property Mapping for IFC Export.

Some Attribute and Property data come with a predefined mapping rule, which you do not have to create yourself in Property Mapping.

Although these rules do not appear in the Map IFC Properties for Export dialog box, they can be seen (if they have values) with a gray chain icon in the IFC Project Manager and Element Settings.

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These rules are listed in the following table.

ARCHICAD Command

ARCHICAD Parameter

IFC Entity Types

IFC Data

IFC Project Manager

Project Info

Project Name

IfcProject

Attribute>Name

visible/editable

Project Info

Project Description

IfcProject

Attribute>Description

visible/editable

Project Info

Project ID

IfcProject

Attribute>GlobalId (control, see link)

-

Project Info

Project Status

IfcProject

Attribute>Phase

visible/editable

Project Location

Project North

IfcProject

Attribute>RepresentationContext>TrueNorth

-

Project Location

Latitude

IfcSite

Attribute>RefLatitude

visible

Project Location

Longitude

IfcSite

Attribute>RefLongitude

visible

Project Location

Altitude

IfcSite

Attribute>RefAltitude

visible

Project Info

Site Name

IfcSite

Attribute>Name

visible/editable

Project Info

Site ID

IfcSite

Attribute>Global Id (control, see link)

-

Project Info

Site Description

IfcSite

Attribute>Description

visible/editable

Project Info

Site Full Address>Site Address1

IfcSite

Attribute>SiteAddress>AddressLines

-

Project Info

Site Full Address>Site Address2

Project Info

Site Full Address>Site Address3

Project Info

Site Full Address>Site Postal Box

IfcSite

Attribute>SiteAddress>PostalBox

-

Project Info

Site Full Address>Site City

IfcSite

Attribute>SiteAddress>Town

-

Project Info

Site Full Address>Site State

IfcSite

Attribute>SiteAddress>Region

-

Project Info

Site Full Address>Site Postcode

IfcSite

Attribute>SiteAddress>PostalCode

-

Project Info

Site Full Address>Site Country

IfcSite

Attribute>SiteAddress>Country

-

Project Info

Site Gross Perimeter

IfcSite

BaseQuantity>GrossPerimeter

-

Project Info

Site Gross Area

IfcSite

BaseQuantity>GrossLandArea

-

Project Info

Building Name

IfcBuilding

Attribute>Name

visible/editable

Project Info

Building Description

IfcBuilding

Attribute>Description

visible/editable

Project Info

Building ID

IfcBuilding & IfcBuildingStorey

Attribute>GlobalId (control, see link)

Project Info

Contact Full Name>Contact Prefix Title

IfcPerson

Attribute>PrefixTitles

-

Project Info

Contact Full Name>Contact Given Name

IfcPerson

Attribute>GivenName

-

Project Info

Contact Full Name>Contact Middle Name

IfcPerson

Attribute>MiddleNames

-

Project Info

Contact Full Name>Contact Family Name

IfcPerson

Attribute>FamilyName

-

Project Info

Contact Full Name>Contact Suffix Title

IfcPerson

Attribute>SuffixTitles

-

Project Info

Contact ID

IfcPerson

Attribute>Id

-

Project Info

Contact Role

IfcPerson

Attribute>Roles

-

Project Info

Contact Department

IfcPerson

Addresses>Postal>InternalLocation

-

Project Info

Contact Company

IfcOrganization

Attribute>Name

-

Project Info

Contact Company Code

IfcOrganization

Attribute>Id

-

Project Info

Contact Full Address>Contact Address1

IfcPerson & IfcOrganization

Attribute>Addresses>Postal>AddressLines

-

Project Info

Contact Full Address>Contact Address2

Project Info

Contact Full Address>Contact Address3

Project Info

Contact Full Address>Contact Postal Box

IfcPerson & IfcOrganization

Attribute>Addresses>Postal>PostalBox

-

Project Info

Contact Full Address>Contact City

IfcPerson & IfcOrganization

Attribute>Addresses>Postal>Town

-

Project Info

Contact Full Address>Contact State

IfcPerson & IfcOrganization

Attribute>Addresses>Postal>Region

-

Project Info

Contact Full Address>Contact Postcode

IfcPerson & IfcOrganization

Attribute>Addresses>Postal>PostalCode

-

Project Info

Contact Full Address>Contact Country

IfcPerson & IfcOrganization

Attribute>Addresses>Postal>Country

-

Project Info

Contact E-mail

IfcPerson & IfcOrganization

Attribute>Addresses>Telecom>ElectronicMailAddress

-

Project Info

Contact Phone Number

IfcPerson & IfcOrganization

Attribute>Addresses>Telecom>TelephoneNumbers

-

Project Info

Contact Fax

IfcPerson & IfcOrganization

Attribute>Addresses>Telecom>FacsimileNumbers

-

Project Info

Contact Web

IfcPerson & IfcOrganization

Attribute>Addresses>Telecom>WWWHomePageURL

-

Story Settings

Elevation

IfcBuildingStorey

Attribute>Elevation

visible/editable

Zone Settings

Name

IfcSpace

Attribute>LongName

visible/editable

Zone Settings

Number (No)

IfcSpace

Attribute>Name

visible/editable

(element)>Settings

Classification and Properties>ID

(IFC element type)

Attribute>Name

visible/editable

(element)>Settings

Classification and Properties>Classification

(IFC element type)

Attribute>ObjectType

visible/(editable in Export Translator, Type Mapping)

(element)>Settings

Classification and Properties>Classification

(IFC element type)

Attribute>PredefinedType

visible/(editable in Export Translator, Type Mapping)

(element)>Settings

Classification and Properties>Structural Function

(IFC element type)

Pset_...Common>LoadBearing

visible

(element)>Settings

Classification and Properties>Position

(IFC element type)

Pset_...Common>IsExternal

visible

(element)>Settings

Classification and Properties>Renovation Status

(IFC element type)

AC_Pset_RenovationAndPhasing>Renovation Status

visible

(element)>Settings

Classification and Properties>Classification

(IFC type product)

Attribute>ElementType

visible/(editable in Export Translator, Type Mapping)

(element)>Settings

Classification and Properties>Classification

(IFC type product)

Attribute>PredefinedType

visible/(editable in Export Translator, Type Mapping)

Schedule>(element)

General>Unique ID

(IFC element type)

Attribute>Tag

visible/editable

Window/Door Settings

Preview and Positioning>Width

IfcWindow / IfcDoor

Attribute>OveralWidth

visible

Window/Door Settings

Preview and Positioning>Height

IfcWindow / IfcDoor

Attribute>OverallHeight

visible

(automatic type naming rule)

IfcColumn

Pset_ColumnCommon>Reference

visible/editable

IfcColumnType

Attribute>Name

visible/editable

(automatic type naming rule)

IfcBeam

Pset_BeamCommon>Reference

visible/editable

IfcBeamType

Attribute>Name

visible/editable

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