Codemill Oy IFC Exporter 5.0: Native IFC Export for Navisworks & AutoCAD

The Codemill Oy IFC Exporter 5.0 is a suite of plugins that enables export of Autodesk models to Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) format. Unlike the built-in IFC exporters in Revit or Navisworks, this tool provides specialized control for Plant3D, Inventor, plain AutoCAD, and Navisworks, with full support for IFC4x3 (the latest openBIM schema).

????️ Primary Users

This IFC export plugin is designed for:

BIM Coordinators & VDC Managers exporting Navisworks models to IFC for cross-platform collaboration
Structural & MEP Engineers converting Plant 3D, Inventor, and AutoCAD 3D models to openBIM format
Project Managers using Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) / BIM 360 for model sharing
Industrial Plant Designers exporting Plant3D assemblies to IFC2x3, IFC4, or IFC4x3 format
Infrastructure & Civil Professionals extracting IFC files from standard AutoCAD 3D geometry

⚡ Supported Applications & Key Capabilities

Host Application	IFC Export Capabilities	Best For
Navisworks (Manage/Simulate)	Export any viewable file to IFC2x3, IFC4, IFC4x3	Federated model export
AutoCAD Plant 3D	Export equipment, piping, and structural components to IFC	Process plant handover
Autodesk Inventor	Export assemblies/parts with design tracking properties	Mechanical BIM (MBIM)
Plain AutoCAD	Convert 3D solids to IFC	Civil/infrastructure models

✨ Core Feature Highlights

Full BREP (Boundary Representation) Export: Exports both the visual geometry (tessellated) AND the precise analytical geometry (BREP) used for engineering calculations
Property Mapping: Map Navisworks properties to corresponding IFC property sets (Pset)
Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) Integration: Integrated hub browser to download/upload files directly from BIM 360 or ACC; users can export to IFC and upload seamlessly
Latest IFC Schemas: Full support for IFC2x3, IFC4, and the latest IFC4x3 (ISO 16739-1:2024)

???? What’s New in Version 5.0

ACC Integration Enhancements: Smoother upload/download workflows for Construction Cloud users
Plant3D Pipeline Support: Improved mapping of PCF data to IFC entities
Navisworks Selection Tree Export: Option to export only selected items from the selection tree rather than the whole model