IFC for Revit version 15.4 released
Update: this version added some comprehension of IfcElementAssembly. What this means is that your converted IFC may end up with a subelement, and then a duplicate of it inside an IfcElementAssembly. I…
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The Best just got Better, IFC for Revit 2015 v15.2.0 released
It hasn’t shown up on Exchange yet, but it is already available for download on the Sourceforge page. There is an update to IFC 2015 (the one that is really robust, fast and accurate for Import and Ex…
How to Hide Orange Voids when Linking an IFC into Revit
In Revit 2015, you can use the IfcOpeningElement subcategory of Generic Models (and possibly other categories) for a Linked IFC to hide the orange “void” elements that appear in certain situations, as…
"Manipulating IFC sub-models in Collaborative Environments"
This 2007 research paper by Dr M M Nour gives an overview of IFC and some of the challenges of using it in a collaborative BIM environment. It posits a potential solutions that it calls FIOPE. It also…
Using Revit 2015 for quick high fidelity IFC to RVT conversion, and Downgrading to previous Revit versions with maximum geometry fidelity
Revit 2015 has brilliant IFC Link capability – it is fast and accurate, and it even brings in colours for most IFC elements. We can leverage this to quickly create RVT files from IFCs, and then downgr…
Link an IFC file into a Revit Family RFA File
I’m sorry but I couldn’t help myself… after the RVT and DWG link into RFA post over here, I had to try linking an IFC into an RFA file in Revit 2015. Guess what? It works. Download and extract this Co…
Using Link IFC in Revit 2015
Daniel has created a useful post describing how IFC Link works in Revit 2015. Here are some key points from his post, as well as some of my own: You must set a default project template before using th…