Tool · IFC to PDF
IFC to PDF — for stakeholders who don't open IFC
Most teams don't need an IFC reader for themselves. They need to share IFC data with someone who refuses to install one — a client, a cost manager, a planning officer, a lawyer. PDF is the lingua franca those stakeholders accept. ifcreport.app turns an IFC file into a clean, attachment-sized PDF in your browser.
Two different things people mean by “IFC to PDF”
Before clicking convert, it's worth knowing which of these you actually want, because the tools that produce them are different:
Visual PDF
A screenshot or render of the 3D model dropped onto a PDF page. Generic IFC viewers and document conversion libraries handle this. Useful when the recipient needs to see the model.
Takeoff PDF
A structured schedule of element counts, areas, volumes and lengths, broken down by IFC class and building storey. Useful when the recipient needs to read the numbers, not the geometry.
If you specifically need a 3D snapshot, a free viewer like Sortdesk, BIMvision or Open IFC Viewer with a print-to-PDF will get you there faster. If you need a tabular report a non-modeller can actually read, keep going.
What the takeoff PDF contains
- Cover pageproject name, IFC schema version, file size and element count
- Element schedulegrouped by IFC class — walls, slabs, columns, beams, doors, windows, spaces
- Quantity columnsnet volume, gross area, length — sourced from IfcElementQuantity property sets
- Storey breakdownelement distribution per level
- Branded layouton Pro: your logo, accent colour, contact block in the footer
Schema version compatibility
The parser is built on web-ifc, so IFC2X3, IFC4 and IFC4X3files all work. Practically speaking, that covers everything you'll receive from Revit, ArchiCAD, Allplan, Tekla and Vectorworks exports made in the last decade. If a file fails to parse, the most common cause is a non-standard schema variant from a niche tool — please open an issue and a fixture will get added.
Privacy
The IFC file is parsed inside your browser, in a Web Worker. It is not uploaded to a server, not stored, not analysed. The PDF is generated client-side and only leaves the browser if you choose to save the report under a Pro account. For NDA-bound work — most commercial projects — that matters more than any feature on the page.