Use the IFC DataВ command to attach IFC data to custom user-defined hybrid or 3D symbols, custom 3D elements, or auto-hybrid objects, so that they will be recognized at IFC export.Use standard Vectorworks plug-in objects listed in IFC Format Interoperability wherever possible.Examining the project in Unified View mode makes this much easier. Take care to set up the elevation values of layers correctly, and verify that all the objects in the drawing are aligned correctly vertically.Design layers for the building model should correspond to building stories (Vectorworks Architect required), not categories of information.Set up the project initially with stories as described in Setting Up the Building Structure with StoriesВ (Vectorworks Architect required).To make Vectorworks building models easy to export to IFC, the following guidelines may be useful: The Import IFCВ command automatically assigns IFC building stories to their own design layers. Mapping can also be controlled manually, allowing you to override or edit the automated process or make any subsequent changes. For a project initially set up with stories, mapping is done automatically so that the layers assigned to the building stories are automatically included in the Mapped Layers list and are mapped to an appropriately named IFC Story.

When you select the Export IFC Project command, you assign design layers to building stories for meaningful export (Vectorworks Architect required). Generally, IFC-compatible applications are set up to work with an entire project (sites with buildings consisting of stories) in a single file.

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