Available tools in 0.1.4¶
This page lists the tools available in the 0.1.4 release. Each one runs in the browser or through Local Studio.
Viewer plugins¶
Available from Plugins in the viewer.
4D Schedule. Turn IFC tasks and schedule CSVs into a live construction sequence.
Clash Detection. Turn raw clashes into an auditable coordination docket.
Element Explorer. A spreadsheet over every element and property in the model.
IDS Requirements Studio. Write and standardize information requirements.
Model Compare. See what moved, reshaped, changed level or changed data.
Model Finder. Search the whole model in plain words, then act on what comes back.
Model Health. Catch model identity and geometry problems before review.
Point Cloud. As-built scan over the model, coloured by deviation.
Presentation. Saved views as an ordered walkthrough, played or recorded.
Python Console. Write IfcOpenShell against the open model.
Quantity Takeoff. Volumes, areas and counts rolled up by class and storey.
Report Builder. Free-form schedules: your columns, your grouping, saved as a template.
Room Book. Every space with its area, volume and occupancy.
Rule Studio. The checks IDS cannot express: geometry, hosting, placement and quantities.
Section Workspace. Turn the live 3D cut into a readable drawing.
Sheets. The issued drawings, calibrated and linked to the model.
Smart Measure. Put object gaps and room axes on the model.
Storey Navigator. Walk the building one level at a time.
Built-in tools¶
Available directly from the viewer.
Element Schedules. Tabular exports with resolved property columns.
IDS Validation. Check the model against a buildingSMART specification.
Issue Tracker. Keep BCF local or sync it with an OpenCDE project.
Model Checks. Structural QA over the whole file.
Model Edits. Rename, set properties and delete, with a measured diff.
Smart Filters. Rule based visibility that you can stack and undo.
Local Studio¶
Available after installing Local Studio.
Assistant Key Vault. Keep the provider key off the browser.
IfcOpenShell Converter. Exact solids and instant reopens.
MCP Bridge. Let Claude and other AI clients drive this viewer.
Native Python. Full IfcOpenShell scripting with no runtime download.