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The IFC explorer is a simple utility to explore the contents of an [[Arch IFC|IFC]] file. IFC files are text files, and are therefore readable in a text editor, but the information is condensed and hard to browse. This utility presents you the exact same content, but displayed in an easier way.
The IFC explorer is a simple utility to explore the contents of an [[Arch IFC|IFC]] file. IFC files are text files, and are therefore readable in a text editor, but the information is condensed and hard to browse. This utility presents you the exact same content, but displayed in an easier way. The "IfcOpenShell" software library must be installed for this utility to work.


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The purpose of this explorer is simply to allow you to check what is really written in an IFC file, in case you want to verify if the contents were correctly imported or exported to / from an IFC-aware application such as FreeCAD.
The purpose of this explorer is simply to allow you to check what is really written in an IFC file, in case you want to verify if the contents were correctly imported or exported to and from an IFC-aware application such as FreeCAD.


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{{Caption|Ifc Explorer with several properties}}


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Revision as of 18:18, 2 December 2018

Arch IfcExplorer

Menu location
Arch → Utilities → Ifc Explorer
Workbenches
Arch
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Arch IFC

Description

The IFC explorer is a simple utility to explore the contents of an IFC file. IFC files are text files, and are therefore readable in a text editor, but the information is condensed and hard to browse. This utility presents you the exact same content, but displayed in an easier way. The "IfcOpenShell" software library must be installed for this utility to work.

The purpose of this explorer is simply to allow you to check what is really written in an IFC file, in case you want to verify if the contents were correctly imported or exported to and from an IFC-aware application such as FreeCAD.

Ifc Explorer with several properties