

Note: Choosing this option will significantly increase IFC file size. – In IFC4: Exported Building Material data is associated to IFC Materials.Ĭheck to export ARCHICAD element parameters that convert to IFC Quantities or IFC Properties, depending on their type. Exported Building Material data is associated to the exported elements


– In IFC 2x3: Check to export ARCHICAD Building Material Properties (defined at Options > Element Attributes > Building Materials) as IFC Properties. If no such add-on is loaded, then all properties are exported in every case. Note: The Visible Properties option is only relevant if you have loaded an Add-On which controls property visibility in ARCHICAD. – Select this list item and use the popup to choose to export All properties, or Visible properties only. (ARCHICAD Properties are defined in Options > Property Manager, and assigned to individual elements in their Settings dialog boxes or through the Interactive Schedule.)
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The required data varies depending the purpose of the resulting IFC file (and the software that will be used to open and/or edit it.)ĪRCHICAD Classifications are exported as IFC Classification Reference data.Ĭheck to export ARCHICAD Properties as IFC Properties. Such data can be useful in data exchange with facility management, energy analysis or cost estimation programs.Ĭheck the boxes of the ARCHICAD Data types you wish to export. Use this dialog to define which data, in addition to element geometry, should be exported to IFC. File > Interoperability > IFC > IFC TranslatorsĬhoose a Translator for Export and open the Data Conversion preset.
