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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:

  1. Architectural objects Architecture Tools
  2. Custom Properties Custom Properties, Database, and Reports
  3. Property Sets Property Set Definitions

The data is mapped as follows:

TurboCAD Object

IFC Object

Beam

IfcBeam

Column

IfcColumn

Drawing

IfcProject IfcSite IfcBuilding IfcBuildingStorey
IfcPropertySet(Pset_ProjectCommon)
IfcPropertySet(Pset_BuildingCommon)
IfcPropertySet(Pset_BuildingStoreyCommon)

Wall

IfcWallStandardCase

Wall style

IfcMatarial

Window

IfcOpening IfcWindow

Window style

IfcWindowLiningProperties
IfcWindowPanelProperties
IfcPropertySet(Pset_WindowCommon)
IfcPropertySet(Pset_DoorWindowGlazingType)

Door

IfcOpening
IfcDoor

Door style

IfcDoorLiningProperties
IfcDoorPanelProperties
IfcPropertySet(Pset_DoorCommon)
IfcPropertySet(Pset_DoorWindowGlazingType)

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 )



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