IFC is a format solely used in the AEC industry. Rhino, although often used in architecture, is not a tool specialized in this industry. Therefore, plugins exist which expand it’s capabilities for it.
Besides, IFC is a complex beast. You would want an importer(/exporter) to work flawlessly, but the effort on McNeel’s side would be considerable.
Doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be nice to have…
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