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Create an IFC file online
Model a building in the browser with Calq and export it as IFC4, IFC 4.3 or IFC2X3 from a free account, with nothing to install.
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- Free account
From nothing to an IFC file
An IFC viewer opens a file that already exists. Calq is a BIM modeller: you make the building in the browser, and the IFC file is written from it.
- Open calq.live and sign in with a free account
- Model the building: storeys, walls, floors, roofs, stairs, rooms and openings
- Choose Export, then IFC, and the schema: IFC4 Reference View, IFC 4.3 or IFC2X3 Coordination View 2.0
- The file is written in the browser and saved to your downloads
What is in the file
The writer is checked against the official EXPRESS schema before every release.
- Every element with its IFC class, its type and a GlobalId that stays the same from one export to the next
- The spatial structure: site, building, storeys and spaces
- The standard property sets and quantities
- The project's coordinates and true north
Edit an IFC file you already have
Bring an IFC file in and Calq reads it into elements you can edit, then export it again. Import is Beta: check what comes in.
Where it stops
IFC4 Reference View is made for coordination and reference: the tool that receives it reads the geometry and the data, not the way Calq's elements behave when edited.
COBie, gbXML, BCF and IDS are on the same export menu.
Questions
Can I create an IFC file without Revit or Archicad?
Yes. Model the building in Calq, in the browser, and export IFC. No desktop software is needed.
Is creating an IFC file in Calq free?
Yes. Modelling and IFC export are on the free account, with no card.
Which IFC versions does Calq write?
IFC4 Reference View by default, IFC 4.3 on request, and IFC2X3 Coordination View 2.0.
Can I edit an existing IFC file online?
Yes, in Beta: Calq reads an IFC file into elements you can edit and exports it again.