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Archicad C++ API
About Archicad add-on development using the C++ API.

Converting Archicad (.pln) to IFC without install Archicad

Trung Tran
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Hello Graphisoft Team / Community,

I currently have Archicad project files (.pln), and I need to convert them to IFC format. However, I do not have Archicad installed locally, and at the moment the only confirmed option we see is running Archicad inside a Virtual Machine.

Before proceeding with that approach, I would like to ask:

  1. Is there any official solution, API, or automation tool provided by Graphisoft that allows conversion of Archicad files (.pln) to IFC without running Archicad in a VM?

  2. Are there any supported cloud or server-side workflows (e.g., Developer Hub, C++/Python API, or third-party services) that could handle this conversion?

  3. If not available today, are there any upcoming plans for Graphisoft to provide such functionality?

Any guidance, references, or confirmation from Graphisoft would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much for your support.

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