Programmatic element parsing
Elements and their property sets are read from the IFC structure itself. Nothing is rendered, and no geometry is interpreted by a vision model, so names, marks and quantities come back as authored.
IFC to Excel
An IFC model is a database of elements with properties, not a drawing. Getting a schedule out of it should therefore be a parse, not a picture-reading exercise — which is exactly how AxioExtract handles it.
How BIM models are read
Schema mapping only
A lightweight model maps the parsed elements onto the output columns and nothing else, which keeps the read cheap and repeatable.
Charged per file — 10 credits per file
BIM models are priced per file rather than per page. Files up to 60 MB are accepted.
The element schedule
Each element is returned with its type, name, mark, storey and material, together with the quantities carried in the model. That is the shape most quantity take-off, asset register and procurement workflows need, and it can be filtered and sorted in the grid before export.
Export options are an Excel workbook (.xlsx), tab-separated values for Google Sheets, JSON, or XML — see supported formats.
If your data is not in IFC
Native authoring formats such as .rvt are not read directly; export to IFC first. Two dimensional CAD drawings should be exported to DXF instead — see DXF to Excel — and issued drawing sheets can be uploaded as PDF and read with the engineering drawing profiles.
A worked example
A three-storey model exported to IFC returns an element schedule: one row per element with its IFC type, name, mark, the storey it sits on, its material and the quantities carried in the model. Filter the rows by type and you have a door schedule; filter by storey and you have a floor-by-floor take-off; sum a quantity column and you have a material total.
Because the values come from the model's own properties, they match what the authoring tool exported — there is no transcription step to check.
Practicalities
IFC uploads are accepted up to 60 MB and charged 10 credits per file, per file rather than per page. Native project files from common BIM authoring tools are not read directly: export to IFC first. For 2D sheets issued from the same project, see DXF to Excel or the engineering drawing profiles.
The schedule is reviewed in the grid, then exported as an Excel workbook, tab-separated values for Google Sheets, JSON or XML.
Common questions
How do I export IFC data to Excel?
Upload the IFC file with the BIM model profile. Elements are parsed from the model and returned as a schedule with type, name, mark, storey, material and quantities, which can be reviewed and exported to Excel, Google Sheets, JSON or XML.
Is the IFC model rendered and read visually?
No. IFC files are structured data, so elements and their properties are parsed directly. No image is produced and no vision model reads geometry; a lightweight model only maps parsed elements onto the output columns.
Can Revit files be uploaded?
No. Export the model to IFC from Revit or your BIM authoring tool and upload the IFC file, which can be up to 60 MB.
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