IFC Examples

A list of examples for the Rhino-Grasshopper IFC Plug-In

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IFC Feature Examples

Example Type

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Import and Export Options

​Extract property from file ​

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​Read file ​

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​Building Hierarchy decompose ​

Model Definitions

​Extract IFC Product by Class ​

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​Assigning coordinates to project ​

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​Define grid ​

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​Project transform ​

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​Building storey host placement ​

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​Setting Project North ​

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​Setting site coordinates ​

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​Building stories ​

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​Site longitude and latitude ​

Project Libraries

​Creating a profile library ​

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​Defining a beam type project library ​

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​Defining a profile catalog with classification reference ​

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​Project library wall with multiple material layers ​

Properties and Property Sets

​Create property set template ​

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​Setting up a COBie property template ​

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​Beam property set ​

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​Generate ids ​

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​Slab pset ​

Quantites

​Setting and Extracting Beam Quantities ​

Materials

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Profiles

​U shape profile definition ​

Geometric Representations

​Swept disk solid from polyline ​

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​Defining geometry to an object ​

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​Nurbs object to IFC ​

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​Revolved solid ​

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​Sectioned spline building blend ​

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​Tessellated face set ​

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​Curve bounded plane ​

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​Nurbs curve as proxy type ​

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​Interpolated curve ​

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​Nurb curves ​

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​Advanced brep ​

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​Sectioned spine profile ​

Geometric Operations

​Boolean difference in building skin ​

Elements: Site and Landscape

​Generate Grasshopper IFC city site ​

Elements: Architecutural

​Freeform roof ​

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​Ceiling generation ​

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​Standard wall case with clippling ​

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​Standard wall case with clippling and void ​

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​Defining railing ​

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​Window standard case ​

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​Create Roof standard case ​

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​Wall open shell ​

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​Roof open shell ​

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​Extruded wall surface style ​

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​Planar panels with parametric naming ​

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​Non planar panel plate ​

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​Doors standard case ​

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​Building shape representation ​

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​Triangulated facade ​

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​Curtain wall ​

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​Wall Build​

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​Sloping roof ​

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​Building element part type ​

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​Vertically curved slab ​

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​Sectioned Spline conceptual mass ​

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​Create space ​

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​Wall standard with linear door opening ​

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​Wall standard via perimeter curve ​

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​Elemental wall ​

Elements: Structure

​Standard beam case with attached style with mitres ​

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​Assigning a beam standard case ​

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​Curved beam fixed reference ​

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​Definig a structural pile from curve ​

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​Structural beam hosting reinforcement ​

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​Beam standard case styled item material ​

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​Create footing and column types and instances ​

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​Curved beam standard case ​

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​Plate standard case ​

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​Beam standard case tapered ​

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​Beam standard case arc preview ​

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​Nested mapped beam item ​

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​Composite steel profile ​

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​Column standard case taper ​

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​Slab standard faceted ​

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​Slab standard curved ​

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​Slab standard case ​

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​Sloping columns ​

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​Ball connection ​

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​Beam standard case cardinal with active toogle ​

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​Non planar beam ​

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​Slab standard with void ​

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​Elemental wall(stud type) ​

Elements: Services Systems (MEP)

​Generating flow segments MEP ​

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​Create composite profile ​

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​Generate reinforcing Bars ​

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​Define column from solid object ​

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​ Klein building with shaft openings ​

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​Beam priority ​

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​Mep flexible pipe ​

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​Mep pipe fitting connectors ​

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​Mep conduit ​

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​Mep pipe segments ​

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​MEP pipe fitting ​

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​MEP pipe fitting connector ​

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​Drainage example ​

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​Services pipe with assigned properties ​

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​Light fixture ​

Elements: Infrastructure

​Defining a horizontal alignment curve for a site ​

Elements: Other

​Creating a proxy building element type ​

Elemtent Placement and Mapping

​Re map type ​

Element Assemblies

​Simple element assembly ​

Resources

​Creating a Simple task ​

Structural Analysis

​Structural Analysis Detection of Steel Building ​

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​Create standard case column with analysis ​

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​Beam standard case with structural analysis attributes ifc2x3 ​

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​Curved beam standard case with structural analysis attributes divide ​

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​Structural analysis cantilever beam ​

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​Analysis finite element mesh ​

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IFC Model Examples

Example Type

Name

Simple

​Simple structural analysis truss ​

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​Truss analytic elements from member ​

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​Simple example steel frame structure ​

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​Construction schedule ​

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​Tower 4D demo 2 ​

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​Tower 4D ​

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​Space Truss ​

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​Generating waffles ifc2x3 ​

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​Concrete enclosure with strip footing ​

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​Stadium bowl test faceted ​

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​Great court roof ​

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​Space with walls and floor including property sets and quantities ​

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​Gothic facet assign IFC solid model ​

Intermediate

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Advanced

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