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# IFC Types Mapping

How BEAM categories map to IFC entities

When a family's IFC **Type** is **Automatic**, BEAM picks the IFC entity from the family's category. The table shows the IFC4 entities. To use a different entity for a family, set its **Type** in [Ifc Properties](/beam/beam-ifc-for-rhino/properties.md).

| BEAM category          | IFC element                   | IFC type                          |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Casework               | IfcFurniture                  | IfcFurnitureType                  |
| Ceilings               | IfcCovering                   | IfcCoveringType                   |
| Columns                | IfcColumn                     | IfcColumnType                     |
| Curtain Panels         | IfcCurtainWall                | IfcCurtainWallType                |
| Doors                  | IfcDoor                       | IfcDoorType                       |
| Electrical Equipment   | IfcElectricAppliance          | IfcElectricApplianceType          |
| Electrical Fixtures    | IfcDistributionControlElement | IfcDistributionControlElementType |
| Entourage              | IfcBuildingElementProxy       | IfcBuildingElementProxyType       |
| Floors                 | IfcSlab                       | IfcSlabType                       |
| Furniture              | IfcFurniture                  | IfcFurnitureType                  |
| Furniture Systems      | IfcFurniture                  | IfcFurnitureType                  |
| Generic Models         | IfcBuildingElementProxy       | IfcBuildingElementProxyType       |
| Lighting Fixtures      | IfcLightFixture               | IfcLightFixtureType               |
| Mass                   | IfcBuildingElementProxy       | IfcBuildingElementProxyType       |
| Mechanical Equipment   | IfcFlowTerminal               | IfcFlowTerminalType               |
| Mullions               | IfcMember                     | IfcMemberType                     |
| Parking                | IfcBuildingElementProxy       | IfcBuildingElementProxyType       |
| Planting               | IfcBuildingElementProxy       | IfcBuildingElementProxyType       |
| Plumbing Fixtures      | IfcSanitaryTerminal           | IfcSanitaryTerminalType           |
| Railings               | IfcRailing                    | IfcRailingType                    |
| Ramps                  | IfcRamp                       | IfcRampType                       |
| Roofs                  | IfcRoof                       | IfcRoofType                       |
| Site                   | IfcBuildingElementProxy       | IfcBuildingElementProxyType       |
| Specialty Equipment    | IfcBuildingElementProxy       | IfcBuildingElementProxyType       |
| Stairs                 | IfcStair                      | IfcStairType                      |
| Structural Columns     | IfcColumn                     | IfcColumnType                     |
| Structural Connections | IfcMechanicalFastener         | IfcMechanicalFastenerType         |
| Structural Foundations | IfcBuildingElementProxy       | IfcBuildingElementProxyType       |
| Structural Framing     | IfcBeam                       | IfcBeamType                       |
| Structural Stiffeners  | IfcBuildingElementProxy       | IfcBuildingElementProxyType       |
| Topography             | IfcGeographicElement          | IfcGeographicElementType          |
| Walls                  | IfcWall                       | IfcWallType                       |
| Windows                | IfcWindow                     | IfcWindowType                     |

## On import

IFC import maps entities back to categories. For example, `IfcBeam` and `IfcMember` become Structural Framing, `IfcCovering` becomes Ceilings, `IfcFooting` becomes Structural Foundations, and anything without a match becomes Generic Models.