How to open IFC file?
A IFC Opener is a computer program or application that supports IFC files and can open their contents. The first thing you should do is double-click the IFC file icon you want to open. If you have the correct software your problem should be resolved. If the appropriate software is on your operating system, the file should open in the associated application when you click it. However, the problem is not always solved so quickly. Follow the steps of the instructions below to try to solve it.
Open IFC files in 9 steps
In case it is not possible to open the Industry Foundation Classes Format file without additional steps, follow the steps below
- Make sure that the operating system where you are trying to open the Industry Foundation Classes Format file is supported by it. It may turn out that IFC files are not compatible with your system.
- Check if the SketchUp or Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, FME Desktop program is installed in the system. If there is no such program, install it (or download it earlier).
- Make sure that one of the SketchUp, Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, FME Desktop programs is the default application for opening IFC files in the system. If this is not the case, the IFC files should be associated with the appropriate application by displaying the properties of the Industry Foundation Classes Format file and in the "File type" section, press the "Change" button. The system will display a window with applications to choose from, from which you should select one of the SketchUp, Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, FME Desktop programs.
Software programs that open IFC file extension
- If Industry Foundation Classes Format is a file from the network or some other external source, it may be defective or incomplete. In this case, the SketchUp, Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, FME Desktop programs will not be able to open the Industry Foundation Classes Format file despite their presence in the system. If possible, you can try to open the Industry Foundation Classes Format file directly from its source.
- The antivirus program can identify the virus with which the Industry Foundation Classes Format file has been infected and at the same time blocks the opening of the file. Such a situation should not be underestimated and such a file should be deleted or moved to quarantine, and the entire system should be scanned.
- The Industry Foundation Classes Format file may be saved in a way that is no longer supported. Sometimes it happens that despite the IFC extension, such files contain data saved in a way that prevents them from being opened by SketchUp or Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, FME Desktop.
- An attempt to open the Industry Foundation Classes Format file by an un-updated application may fail. Determine the version of your program and, if necessary, install the latest one.
- Make sure that the icon representing the Industry Foundation Classes Format file is not a shortcut to the location where this file is not present.
- The inability to open the Industry Foundation Classes Format file may be due to restrictions imposed on the user by the system administrator.
Useful tools
You've followed the instructions above and still haven't opened your IFC file? In this case, you can use the solutions offered by various websites. The list below presents web pages that specialize in opening IFC files.
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