SST_1204 Industry Foundation Classes

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IFC stands for Industry Foundation Classes. The classes referred to in IFC have nothing to do with classes and Vectorworks.

[ms-protect-content id=”34491,34492,34493, 34494, 34495, 34496, 344927″]In fact the classes (in IFC) refers to a program language called C++ which uses classes as part of its program structure. In simple terms IFC is a computer language that allows CAD programs to transfer three-dimensional information (along with the nongraphic information) from one program to another.
The manual for this is now online.
You can read it here.

Contents

  • Introduction to IFC
    • IFC Objects in Vectorwork
    • Exporting your model to IFC
    • IFC Model Viewer
  • What is IFC for?
  • Setting up a Project for IFC
  • Using an IFC Model Viewer
  • Flipped Doors and Windows
  • Creating Special IFC Objects
  • Importing IFC Files into Vectorworks
  • AR (Augmented Reality) Model Viewer

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