fcOpenShell is an open source (LGPL) software library that helps users and software developers to work with the IFC file format. The IFC file format can be used to describe building and construction data. The format is commonly used for Building Information Modelling. IfcOpenShell uses Open CASCADE (the Open CASCADE Community Edition) internally to convert the implicit geometry in IFC files into explicit geometry that any software CAD or modelling package can understand.
IFC++ is an open source C++ class model, as well as a reader and writer for IFC files in STEP format. Features include: Easy and efficient memory management using smart pointers. Parallel reader for very fast parsing on multi-core CPU's Retrieve ALL data from the IFC model, including property sets, material information etc. Additionally, there's a simple IFC viewer application, using Qt and OpenSceneGraph. It can be used as starting point for all kinds of applications around
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