IFC import and Export toolbox/menu

[Anonymous User]

Digital Colabration - Smart Cities - seamless colabration between CAD and GIS software?

I miss the possibillity to import and export IFC files directly into the ArcGIS platform like Desktop/PRO and CityEngine without converting it into Multipatch. This should be seamless between CAD and ArcGIS software. Smart buildings need smart maps.

Today, it is a way around seeing IFC files in the ArcGIS platform, but this could be solved by implementing a toolbox/menu which easily could view, import and export IFC files with all details a IFC file contains.

IFC is an open international standard for BIM and colabration in the construction industry:

http://www.buildingsmart-tech.org/specifications

Best Regards,

Hans-Ole Løvland

[ColinConstance]

IFC is an important open data format used in the construction industry and should be supported natively the way support is already provided for Revit within ArcGIS Pro. It is not as complex an integration but would have a huge impact on GIS in construction. Open formats like IFC are often adopted by government agencies in Australia as deliverable formats and giving Esri software the ability to read and write them natively will go a long way towards BIM-GIS integration at a project level. I whole heatedly support this idea and I am surprised there hasn't been more movement here.