BIM Explorer Pro
No IDS file from the client? BIM Explorer Pro comes with five ready-made UK starter checks - Uniclass on every element, spaces named and numbered, base quantities present, core common properties and a handover minimum. One click runs a check and lists every failing element, with an HTML or CSV report. Or load the client's own buildingSMART IDS file.
Open the IFC model you want to check.
Open the Checks tab. Under Load IDS file… is the UK check pack.
Click a check. It runs straight away and shows each specification with how many elements it applies to and how many passed.
Open a failed specification to see each failing element and why. Click one to select it in the model.
Export the result as an HTML report or CSV, and send it back with the model - or raise BCF issues for the worst ones.
Help: IDS and clash checks has every option in detail.
Part of BIM Explorer Pro. The IFC viewer is free. BIM Explorer Pro is a one-off £29.99 upgrade inside the app, bought through the Microsoft Store - no subscription, no account. Try it free for 7 days.
1. Uniclass on every element: main building element classes carry a classification whose system contains "Uniclass". 2. Spaces named and numbered: IfcSpace Name and LongName. 3. Base quantities present: walls side area, slabs, roofs and coverings area, beams, columns and members length, doors and windows width, height and area. 4. Core common properties: walls and slabs IsExternal and LoadBearing, walls and doors FireRating. 5. Handover minimum: project, site, building and storeys named, and door and window types with Manufacturer and ModelReference.
No. They're starter checks - a quick way to see what's missing. The client's own IDS and information requirements always come first, and BIM Explorer Pro checks against those too.
No. It's a starter check for a few handover basics, not COBie validation.
Yes. They're ordinary IDS 1.0 files - download them from the downloads page, change them in any IDS editor and load your copy with Load IDS file.
The IDS check and the UK pack are part of BIM Explorer Pro (a one-off £29.99, free 7-day trial). The viewer and the quantity check are free.
A 2D plan of any storey, cut at the height you choose, with zoom, pan and a scale bar.
Green has quantities, amber has none - see if a model can be priced before you start.
Lengths, areas and volumes by type or storey, sent to a BOQ that stays linked to the model.
Issues that keep the camera, the section plane and a snapshot - BCF 2.1 and 3.0, free.
The model tree, every property, display modes, sections and measuring - free and offline.
Colour by IFC class, storey, material or any property, with a legend to hide, isolate and select.
Hard clashes between models or IFC classes, exported as BCF - and what changed between issues.
The IFC viewer is free. BIM Explorer Pro is a one-off £29.99, with a free 7-day trial.
