List of Recommended IFC Viewers
Note that this list is not exhaustive
(Free to Use)
- It is strongly encouraged to review your project team’s models in an IFC viewer to ensure the models did not experience errors during the export process from their respective BIM software.
| Name | View IFC4 | Federation of IFC(s) | Viewing of System Entities * | View IfcGrid | Search Query | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIMCollab Zoom | Suitable for federation of IFC files, handle large files well | |||||
| 2 | BIMVision | Up to 2 files | Suitable for quick visualization of IFC files | ||||
| 3 | Kit Model Viewer (replacing FZK Viewer) | * | Suitable for analysing smaller files ( < 200 MB) | ||||
| 4 | ODA (Open Design Alliance) Open IFC Viewer | - | |||||
| 5 | Solibri Anywhere | * | - |
* To view multiple IFC files in FOC viewers that are unable to federate IFC models, the “IFC-SG Integrator” could be used, available at the IFC-SG Resource Kit. This application is based on C# and is able to bind multiple IFC files
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