Checking a distance, a clearance or an angle should not require the original modelling software. In IFCview you measure directly in the IFC model in your browser, with snapping so the point you pick is the point you meant.
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Clicking freely in a 3D model almost always lands a few millimetres off. Snapping locks the cursor to real geometry: a corner, an edge, the middle of an edge or a face. That makes a measurement reproducible, so a colleague who checks it gets the same number.
Many checks are about what is hidden inside: the thickness of a floor build-up, the space between a duct and a beam. Use the section box to cut the model open, and the measuring tool snaps to the edges where the cut meets the geometry.
A saved measurement stays in the project together with the viewpoint it was taken from, and shows who placed it. Instead of sending a screenshot with a number, you share the measurement in the model itself.
The viewer works with touch input, so you can check a dimension while standing next to the element it is about. No laptop and no installation needed.
Upload an IFC model and it opens within seconds. No installation, no plugin that only runs on one laptop, no viewer licence per workstation. Everyone on the project looks at the same model, on a desktop in the office and on a tablet on site.
Clashes, questions and site findings belong on the element they are about. In IFCview you place an issue on the object itself, with a viewpoint, photos and an owner. The whole team sees the same status, so nobody has to search a mailbox for the latest version.
Give elements a planned date, filter the model by week and let the site report what is finished. Progress becomes visible in colour in the model and in the calendar, without a separate spreadsheet that is out of date by Monday afternoon.
IFC is the open file format for exchanging BIM models between software. You receive one from an architect, engineer or installer and want to look at it, without buying the software it was made in. This page explains what is inside an IFC file and how to open it straight in your browser.
Upload an IFC file and start measuring with snapping, sections and shared results.
