IFC Export and BIM
IFC stands for Industry Foundation Classes (IFC). This is a standard data model used to describe data for the building and construction industries
It is a platform neutral, open file format specification commonly used collaboration format for Building information modeling (BIM).
The following Items are exported to IFC:
- Architectural objects Architecture Tools
- Custom Properties Custom Properties, Database, and Reports
- Property Sets Property Set Definitions
The data is mapped as follows:
TurboCAD Object |
IFC Object |
Beam |
IfcBeam |
Column |
IfcColumn |
Drawing |
IfcProject IfcSite IfcBuilding IfcBuildingStorey |
Wall |
IfcWallStandardCase |
Wall style |
IfcMatarial |
Window |
IfcOpening IfcWindow |
Window style |
IfcWindowLiningProperties |
Door |
IfcOpening |
Door style |
IfcDoorLiningProperties |
Slab |
IfcSlab |
Slab style |
IfcMaterial |
Stair |
IfcStair |
Stair style |
IfcPropertySet(Pset_StairCommon) |
Rail |
IfcRailing |
Rail style |
IfcPropertySet(Pset_RailingCommon) |
Roof |
IfcRoof |
Roof style |
IfcMaterial |
Landscape |
IfcBuildingElementProxy |
Other 3D objects |
IfcBuildingElementProxy |
Layer |
IfcPresentationLayerWithStyle |
Custom properties |
IfcPropertySet(TC_Pset_Custom) |
Property set |
IfcPropertySet(property set definition name ) |