Software Comparison

This is the start of a page comparing the implementation of Industry Foundation Classes in different software. The main purpose is to be able to understand the differences in the implementation rather than making a direct comparison of features.

Unfortunately different software uses different terminology for the same IFC terms. Here are some examples, please help to expand the list.

IFC terminologyExampleBIMcollabZOOMBonsaiOpenIfcViewerRevitSolibriNavisworks Manage
IFC ClassIfcFootingIFC ElementIFC ClassIfcExportAsIFC ElementMissing?
IFC Predefined TypeSTRIP_FOOTINGPredefined TypePredefinedTypeIfcExportTypePredefined TypeIfcExportAs
This table can be useful when checking if your export settings are giving you the desired results.

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