IFC Export won't work in other software

Hi Christiaan,

I had a similar query recently. Unfortunately were stuck with only the latest schemas so other software needs to support it as well, which will be very unlikely.

Hopefully there's support for the widely compatible 2x3 schema, even if it isn't the latest or "Civil".

https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/f/geopak-inroads-mx-openroads-forum/169125/any-bim-viewers-work-with-ord-ifcs/530473#530473

Hi,

are you aware of any changes here? I can't open IFC created with ORD 2020 R3 with Navisworks. It works nearly fine with freeware BIMVison, all Item Types Data is in place. Just missing colors that are defined in the DGN. However the requirement for the project is to use IFC with NavisWorks.

I could append DGN to navis, looks good but Item Types Data is missing, then I used plugin IFC Exporter to export dgn to IFC. Not really efficient, no Item Types, graphic is rough. 

Going mad with this, closes to switching software to one that can produce IFC for this project. 

Any workflows, how you deal with ORD and IFC highly appreciated :)

Hi,

are you aware of any changes here? I can't open IFC created with ORD 2020 R3 with Navisworks. It works nearly fine with freeware BIMVison, all Item Types Data is in place. Just missing colors that are defined in the DGN. However the requirement for the project is to use IFC with NavisWorks.

I could append DGN to navis, looks good but Item Types Data is missing, then I used plugin IFC Exporter to export dgn to IFC. Not really efficient, no Item Types, graphic is rough. 

Going mad with this, closes to switching software to one that can produce IFC for this project. 

Any workflows, how you deal with ORD and IFC highly appreciated :)

Hi Adam,

We have started converting all our IFCs to 2x3 for Navisworks in the Ad Hoc ITwin Design Review (https://review.itwin.bentley.com).

Not a very efficient workflow, but seems to work.

Thanks!

Issue is to do with the "/" in the feature defintions. IFC readers dont like it. If you open the IFC in Text editor and replace / for _ they work

Chris, do you mean all "/ " in Feature Definition Paths?

can you download IRF model after export? Download is faded out. Do I need to register Projectwise Project in order to have this work?