If I recieve an IFC where all geometry is referenced to global coordinates, is there a tool available to move the base point or the geometry closer (local coordinates)?

Yes, there are a few ways to do this. If you want to do it headlessly, IfcPatch , which is part of IfcOpenShell and the BlenderBIM Add-on does it. Just run: $ ifcpatch -i input.ifc -o output.ifc -r ResetAbsoluteCoordinates The logfile which denote the offset it has determined. Also, if you don’t w…

Tools to move IFC geometry from global coordinates to local

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Hans_Lammerts March 25, 2020, 8:05pm 2

I doubt it. One save way (not screwing with notepad) is Import 》 move 》 export

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Tools to move IFC geometry from global coordinates to local

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