| Product(s): | ProStructures | ||
| Version(s): | CONNECT Edition (10.xx.00.xx) | ||
| Environment: | N/A | ||
| Area: | Export/Import | ||
| Subarea: | IFC Export | ||
| Original Author: | Sandip Kar, Bentley Product Advantage Group |
Overview
IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) is known by most professionals simply as a data model developed by the building SMART (earlier called IAI) to facilitate interoperability in the building industry. The IFC system is a data representation standard and file format used to define architectural and construction-related CAD graphic data as 3D real-world objects. Its main purpose is to provide architects and engineers with the ability to exchange data between CAD tools, cost estimation systems and other construction-related applications. IFC provides a set of definitions for all object element types encountered in the building industry and a text-based structure for storing those definitions in a data file. This document will explain how to export IFC from ProStructures.
Method
Please follow the below steps to export model to IFC format from ProStructures.
- Go to File > Export > ProStructures File Types > IFC
- It will then ask you to Select the elements whose static data will be exported.
- Select the elements which you want to export to IFC.
- It will then prompt you to save the file. Give a name and save it.
- IFC Data Export dialog will open. Say ok.
- IFC file will be created.
- This file can then be viewed in BIM viewer or any IFC Viewer.
See Video
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