
Use the “File name” field to define a file name (Save as), or browse for an existing IFC model (Merge to IFC Model). See IFC File Types Supported by ARCHICAD. Merge to IFC Model: Only the IFC file types are available. Save as IFC: From the “Save as type” choose any of the IFC file formats. Choose the IFC export command you need.įile > Interoperability > IFC > Merge to IFC Model As part of the export process (see steps below), you will choose an IFC Translator for Export.īoth of these export functions (Save as and Merge) follow essentially the same steps.ġ. Regardless of the method, the export process is controlled by an IFC Translator for Export, which defines how ARCHICAD elements should be interpreted and displayed in IFC. For each Publisher item, you can vary the Translator, so that the view content can be customized to the needs of the recipient, creating the desired output with a single click.


Merge to IFC Model ( File > Interoperability > IFC): merges only certain elements or, alternatively, the entire content of the current ARCHICAD project into an existing (unopened) IFC file.Save as ( File menu): exports the entire current ARCHICAD project or just its filtered content to an entirely new IFC file.
