VIM IFC Converter

The VIM IFC converter (Vim.Ifc.Converter.exe) is a Windows command line tool that enables you to convert IFC files to VIM files.

Operating System: Windows

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Before you can use the VIM IFC converter, you must install a VIM license file. For more information, see Installing the VIM License File.

Installing VIM IFC Converter

Create a folder for the VIM IFC converter files, for example, C:\Program Files\VIM\VIM_IFC_Converter.
Copy Vim.Ifc.Converter.vx.x.xx.zip to the folder you created and extract the files.
With Windows Explorer, open the folder you created and type cmd in the address bar. A command prompt will appear whose current working directory is set to the current folder location.
Verify the installation by typing .\Vim.Ifc.Converter.exe --help. A list of options should be displayed.

Example:

.\Vim.Ifc.Converter.exe -i "c:\path\to\input_file.ifc" -o "c:\path\to\output_file.vim" -l "c:\path\to\output_log.log"

Parameter	Description
-i --input	Required. The input IFC file.
-o --output	Required. The output VIM file path.
-l --log	The log file path.
--centered	(Default: false) Determines whether the exported model is centered at the origin.
--center-mode	(Default: Average) Determines how the model will be centered (Average or Median).
--cull-distance	(Default: 0) Determines the distance from the centroid at which nodes will be culled from the final export. If this value is zero or negative, no nodes are culled by distance.
--quality	(Default: High) The tessellation quality (High, Normal, Low)
--single-threaded	(Default: false) Determines whether the converter runs in single-threaded mode.
--scale-override	Overrides the scaling factor applied to the converted geometry and its nodes.
--sites	(Default: true) Exports site geometry
--license	(Optional) The license string, if you want to specify it as a command line argument
--help	Displays the command line application's usage
--version	Displays the command line application's version information.