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Beside commercial software packages there is also a number of free tools that support IFC. Tools include viewer to visualize an IFC model, often in conjunction with showing the project structure and the properties of objects, text browser to show the original IFC file for debugging, converter to convert project data from/to other file formats, and syntax checker to check the formal validity of IFC files.


 Free IFC tools for visualizing, checking and translating IFC files

IFC2SKP, IFC Import Plugin for Google SketchUp 6 --> Download

DDS IFC Viewer, a viewer for IFC Data --> Download

DDS IFC Reader, drag & drop IFC files and examine --> Download

IfcStoreyView, a viewer for IFC Data. --> Download

IfcViewer, a viewer for IFC Data. --> Download

IfcWalkThrough, an application for virtually walk through IFC building models. --> Download

IfcObjectCounter, an IFC file checker --> Download

IfcQuickBrowser, Text-browser for large IFC files. The IFC file is displayed in a tree structure. --> Download

Nemetschek IFC Viewer, free 3D IFC Viewer, supports IFC format and XML IFC Format -->Download

Support Forum, open Support Forum for IFC Viewer --> visit forum

CIS/2 to IFC Translator, CIS/2 is the product model for structural steel CIS/2 -->Download

Solibri IFC Optimizer, a tool for optimizing/compressing IFC files Solibri IFC Optimizer

Solibri Model Viewer, a viewer for IFC and Solibri Model Checker Data Solibri Model Viewer

(Both Solibri softwares run on Windows and Mac OS X.)

Open Source BIM Server, an open source BIM Server based on IFC -->Website

  • TNO Building Research

Ifc Engine Series, a set of tools for IFC Data. --> Download

Ifc Engine Basic, a purely data viewer for IFC Data. --> Download

Ifc Engine Viewer, a data + 3D viewer for IFC Data. --> Download

Ifc Engine DLL, a toolbox for IFC Data (free for non-commercial use). --> Download

Ifc Engine OCX, an ActiveX component with toolbox for IFC Data (free for non-commercial use). --> Download

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