IFC import in DWG
IFC can be used in several DWG based software solutions to transfer data. It will only contain data 3D for modelspace use. Sheets paperspace information like annotations and dimensions are best transferred as DWG sperately from Revit, ArchiCAD or Tekla.
Delopments of IFC is mostly based on the work of the Open Design Alliance. ODA is a non-profit technology consortium that provides software solutions as plarform for engineering applications.
The results of importing IFC data after the conversion may vary per session and per sofware. The 3d objects become either Solids, Meshes or 'software specific entities' A very important aspect of the conversion is the speed in which the specific software handles this conversion to DWG entities. PReferably this is done in the background when updates of other disciplines are the subject. AutoCAD verticals older then 2019 have a hard time working with IFC and take a huge amount of time to convert just 1 very simple IFC file, to the point that this made me come to the conclusion that this is unworkable.
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- BricsCAD BIM
Support of IFC2x3 and IFC4 Fast and reliable import and Export
IFC will be turned into mainly Solids (ACIS) with a variety of metadata
IMPORT OPTIONS
EXPORT OPTIONS
EXPORT BASE QUANTITIES
IMPORT PARAMETRIC COMPONENTS ETC
- Ares Commander
Support of IFC2x3 and IFC4
Fast and reliable import and Export
IFC will become "BIM entities" in the software
BIMDEBUG options: RVT support
-BIMMOVE,
-IMPORT OPTIONS
-NO IFC EXPORT
-FILTERS etc.
- AutoCAD Architecure
- AutoCAD Civil3D
- Have the same API or 'engine'
- A Very very hard and slow import and export!
IFC2x3, from 2020 IFC4 is support (?!)
IFC hierarchy comes in over several DWG files XREFs
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