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BEAM IFC for Rhino®

Import and export IFC files in Rhino®

BEAM reads and writes IFC, the open BIM exchange format. Share Rhino models with any BIM tool, such as Revit, Archicad, Solibri, BIMcollab or Navisworks, or bring IFC models into Rhino as a reference.

  • Export writes your Rhino geometry and BEAM data to IFC4 or IFC2x3.

  • Import reads IFC4 and IFC2x3 files, with their storeys, types, materials and properties.

Both work on Windows and macOS.

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What it covers

What gets exported and what you need first

Bring an IFC file into Rhino

Save your model as IFC

IFC type and predefined type per family

Project, site, address, file header and classification

How BEAM categories map to IFC entities

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