SST_1204 Industry Foundation Classes

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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