https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/How-to-avoid-IfcOpenings-to-be-exported-with-my-IFC/m-p/328770#M39667 <P>Hi,</P> <P>This started with IFC23. I can turn them off in Revit but would prefer to omit hem from being exported.</P> <P>Br,</P> <P>Mats</P> <P>&nbsp;</P><BR /><IMG src="http://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/75432i570E8643E943A288/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" border="0" alt="Ugly ifcopenings in ifc from archicad.png" title="Ugly ifcopenings in ifc from archicad.png" /> Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:22:01 GMT Mats_Knutsson 2022-03-10T14:22:01Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/How-to-avoid-IfcOpenings-to-be-exported-with-my-IFC/m-p/328770#M39667 <P>Hi,</P> <P>This started with IFC23. I can turn them off in Revit but would prefer to omit hem from being exported.</P> <P>Br,</P> <P>Mats</P> <P>&nbsp;</P><BR /><IMG src="http://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/75432i570E8643E943A288/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" border="0" alt="Ugly ifcopenings in ifc from archicad.png" title="Ugly ifcopenings in ifc from archicad.png" /> Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:22:01 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/How-to-avoid-IfcOpenings-to-be-exported-with-my-IFC/m-p/328770#M39667 Mats_Knutsson 2022-03-10T14:22:01Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/How-to-avoid-IfcOpenings-to-be-exported-with-my-IFC/m-p/328780#M39668 <P>You can control this by setting up a Model Filter for IFC export. Although the result is likely to be even uglier without the openings.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>File &gt; Interoperability &gt; IFC &gt; IFC Translators.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="thesleepofreason_3-1643745182579.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/18737iD4E0B73722B71A9A/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="thesleepofreason_3-1643745182579.png" alt="thesleepofreason_3-1643745182579.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Either create a new preset or edit a existing. Uncheck the box for the IFCOpeningElement. Make sure that the new or edited Model Filter is applied to the Translator you plan to use.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="thesleepofreason_2-1643744990219.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/18736i20800E1B02DED537/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="thesleepofreason_2-1643744990219.png" alt="thesleepofreason_2-1643744990219.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Save as IFC and make sure to use the Translator with the correct filter.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="thesleepofreason_4-1643746392157.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/18738i3A69EBB9E0224243/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="thesleepofreason_4-1643746392157.png" alt="thesleepofreason_4-1643746392157.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:20:46 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/How-to-avoid-IfcOpenings-to-be-exported-with-my-IFC/m-p/328780#M39668 thesleepofreason 2022-02-01T20:20:46Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/How-to-avoid-IfcOpenings-to-be-exported-with-my-IFC/m-p/328804#M39672 <P>Tried all of those since before and I agree it's useless without the openings.</P> Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:10:06 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/How-to-avoid-IfcOpenings-to-be-exported-with-my-IFC/m-p/328804#M39672 Mats_Knutsson 2022-02-02T08:10:06Z