Export to IFC

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July 12, 2013
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We have the requirement to work in a BIM environment, by exporting our 3D models to the IFC format (Industry Foundation Class)

We have both WF4 and Creo2.0

How can I export my assemblies to IFC?

2D Drawing

HamsterNL

Author

18-Opal

Is nobody working with IFC?

Any PTC employee willing to comment?

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rvanderaa

1-Visitor

Hello Teun,

This year I investigate the possibilities to convert a Creo Elements Direct Modeling model to IFC. If you been interested send your mail adres to CreoApps4You@outlook.com so that i can send you some information.

Best regards,

Ronald.

R

rvanderaa

1-Visitor

In the industry in which i work the IFC (from the contracter) has to import to CoCreate/Creo and save it to a inseparable. Before we have the IFC-import module we import all 2D AutoCad drawings and pull it up. We can only attach our models to the building if the reference is there. Do you understand how many hours it takes to reach this....Import a IFC was the first goal to achieve (for our Company).

In the IFC that I convert there was only one assembly structure. The description in IFCSite and IFCBuildingstory where "undefined", it was flat!

When the model is ready we must export the assemblies (and parts) to IFC. You can export the model to STEP and then convert it for example in HiCad to IFC. But that's not the way you want to do it, the IFC model grows to al very large one!

Not only the complex parts should be swapped but also the construction details (how we make the several parts and how we connect them in our assemblies) must not been written in IFC. I totally agree what you have described.

Maybe you can show me a model (or send) so that I can see if it is possible to export your model to IFC with the software I have programmed.

Best regards.

Patriot_1776

22-Sapphire II

I'm down with IFC (Yeah, you know me!).

(Sorry, a little "rap" humor from the early '90's)

HamsterNL

Author

18-Opal

Frank, you are "naughty" (by nature) 😉

Patriot_1776

22-Sapphire II

Hah! SOMEONE get's it!

J

Jamesbala26

1-Visitor

I have tried exporting my model with the inbuilt IFC exporter. But I could only open it in revit as a single block, which was a big concern. After a lot of research, I tried a trial version of bim-dex plugin. It helped the IFC file maintain the classes and hierarchy inside revit as per my client's requirement. Hope this helps your use case too!