# IFC for Rhino

The ggRhinoIFC plugin allows for a range of tools to import, manipulation, conversion and export of IFC files within Rhino.

### **Import/Exporting Tools**

The RhinoIFC plug-in allows for the Import and Export of IFC files to and from Rhino with a number of different options. See the page on Importing and Exporting for more information.

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[Rhino IFC Import](/rhino-grasshopper/ifc/ifc-for-rhino/ifc-import.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-LkbFijUxvseozkqfuSe" %}
[Rhino IFC Export](/rhino-grasshopper/ifc/ifc-for-rhino/ifc-export.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### **Conversion Tools**

Conversion tools allow for the conversion of other text-based OPEN file formats (such as XML and STEP) to IFC files. Some of these tools include conversion from **LandXML** and **STEP.**

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[Conversion Tools](/rhino-grasshopper/ifc/ifc-for-rhino/conversion-tools.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% hint style="info" %}
For conversion tools associated with Structural Analysis programs, please see the Structural Analysis section.
{% endhint %}

### **Rhino IFC Layers**

Rhino IFC Layers is Geometry Gyms tools for allowing IFC file creation directly from Rhino by assigning entities types to a hierarchical layer system separate to. Active context menu allow you to select from available classes and also set Uni-class.

{% content-ref url="/pages/-LkbG\_ByaE1vnNjMyaXQ" %}
[Using Rhino IFC Layers](/rhino-grasshopper/ifc/ifc-for-rhino/ifc-export/rhino-ifc-layers.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### **Rhino IFC Tree Viewer**

GeometryGym allows the import and interaction of IFC files through an interactive tree viewer in Rhino. Learn more about this here:

{% content-ref url="/pages/-Ld82kVQU1lo6-kY0aOr" %}
[Rhino IFC Tree Viewer](/rhino-grasshopper/ifc/ifc-for-rhino/ifc-tree-viewer.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### **IFC Tools for Rhino**

For IFC file tools specific to Rhino

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[Rhino IFC Tools](/rhino-grasshopper/ifc/ifc-for-rhino/rhino-ifc-tools.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

There are also a bunch of more generic IFC file tools which can be accessed within Rhino.

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[IFC File Tools](/rhino-grasshopper/ifc/ifc-for-rhino/general-tools.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Accessing the commands

You can access the IFC Rhino commands from either the Rhino command line or the **ggRhinoIFC** menu bar. If you start to type ggIFC into the Rhino command line you can see a populated list of available commands.

![Image of ggIFC commands in Rhino](/files/9W8cxBV7XRbJR3R9mGqq)

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