Hello, as others have suggested before it would be good to be able to import geometry from an IFC file: Here I found an IFC - OBJ converter: http://ifcopenshell.org/ifcconvert.html It would also be useful to export to IFC some geometry, at least as simple extrusions. Here’s an example of how to m…

Yes, reading IFC and importing Materials and Key/Values with Rhino, without the use of extra plugins, would be quite enough and very useful.

[image] stefkeB: It is much more involved than that For me, it would be more than enough to have geometry and metadata. McNeel should really wake-up to the BIM reality and add .ifc import and .export . That would be consistent with the recent efforts to bring blocks and property management …

With “just” geometry and key-value pairs you have something like the .bim format. A simplified snapshot of IFC data, which can be used in downstream processes. Good for automation and integration, but it would not be acceptable as a model delivery in a project where there are precise requirements. E…

This is EXACTLY why I hate IFC and also why it’s taking so long to be adopted by the industry. It has been created by nerdy programmers who have never had their feet in the mud of a construction site or even sat in an engineering office. They can’t even agree amongst themselves on a single version …

[image] Bogdan_Chipara: Yes, reading IFC and importing Materials and Key/Values with Rhino, without the use of extra plugins, would be quite enough and very useful. YES !!!

Hi Olivier - [image] osuire: So, yes, before doing “so much more”, I’d like to just be able to import IFC geometry and data in Rhino, thank you very much. Perhaps you could give this a shot → IFC Panel | Food4Rhino ? -wim

[image] Wim Dekeyser: Perhaps you could give this a shot I don’t get it …In Food4 Rhino, this is labeled as a Grasshopper plugin. [240119_IMG_GH plugin] I confirm that this crashes Rhino badly. The version with the viewer should be removed.

@osuire Food4Rhino is a mess. I’ve said it before. Second, this plugin should pop-up inside the New Package Manager Search (not working atm) [image] Package Manager is under developed: Some keywords in search bar don’t offer any results. It should work based on Description also, not only by N…

I still think that Rhino should be able to import IFC natively. Geometry should have also all the keys and values that can be retreaved. The user should decide how to manage those Keys and Values. [image]

[image] osuire: This is EXACTLY why I hate IFC As someone who tried to get his feet wet with the BIM workflow, and sat in those regarding courses, including IFC: that format is somewhat of a p.i.t.a. Could also be that I’m too stupid for it, but it’s indeed very nerdy and unintuitive. Buerocr…

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mksdtech (MKS DTECH) January 10, 2025, 11:38am 33

Hi @Ashley_Van_Iseghem and everyone,

Check out BEAM’s new IFC import capability:

IFC Import Beta for BEAM

Check out the dedicated website:

It’s still in BETA, but it’s already pretty solid! Let us know how it works for you.

Cheers,
The BEAM Team

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