User Interface

User Interface for IFC Grasshopper Tab

The below outline the IFC Grasshopper user interface.

IFC Toolbar in Grasshopper

Base Tab

• Import/Export

• Model Definition (Building/Project/Site)

• Building Definition (Grid/Level)

• Model Placement

• Documentation References

IFC Attributes Tab

• Relationships (assign, definitions declared, nested relationships)

• UniClass conversion

• Measure data type properties

• Standard data type properties

• Unit conversion

IFC Common Attributes Tab

• Common Element Property Sets

• Common Quantity Sets

IFC Definitions

• Materials (& common material properties)

• Material layers (& common material layer sets)

• Common material sets (windows, doors etc.)

• Material profiles

• Common profile definitions

IFC Element

• Generic element types and instances

• GUID tools

• Voids and opening elements

• Furniture elements

• Geographic element types

IFC Element Building Types

• Standard building element types (& common properties)

• Building element proxy

• Building element part types

IFC Element Building Instances

• Standard building element instances

IFC Element Services

• Service element types and instances

IFC Element Structure

• Structural assemblies

• Structural connection parts (fasteners and welds)

• Structural reinforcement

IFC Entity

• File conversion tools (JSON, XML, Step)

• Decompose tools

• Extract tools

• Find tools (product, property set, property)

• Delete entity

IFC Infrastructure

• Alignment curves

IFC Representation

• Geometry styles

• Geometric types and operations

• Mapped items

IFC Resources

• Scheduling and project management tools

• Time units

IFC Structural Analysis

• Detect and extract structural analysis model

• Node boundary conditions

• Curve member definitions

• Load cases

• Load for nodes, curve and surface elements