View the Properties of an IFC Model

You can view the properties of an IFC model imported into the project as follows:

  1. Open the branch External Models in the object tree.
  2. Select the IFC model (.ifc file).
  3. Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
  4. Select Properties.
  5. You can view the following information:
    • IFC Toolkit - The technique used to read the IFC model into the Vertex BD object model. As of version 2023 (29.0), the ODA tool is used.
    • Model - An IFC model can be imported into the project either as a facet model or as a solid model.
    • Schema - IFC file format.
Note: You can also find out the IFC file format and other properties by opening the IFC file in Notepad++, for example. The file format can be determined from the value of the keyword FILE_SCHEMA, for example: FILE_SCHEME('IFC4').