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Is there a size limit for IFC-files?
Is there a size limit for IFC-files?
Julien Benoit avatar
Written by Julien Benoit
Updated over 2 weeks ago

The following table contains the current upload limits of Catenda Hub:

Upload Limit

File size

Document section

7 GB

Ifc file

750 MB

Ifczip file

Stable up to 1.5 GB, no upper limit.

Point Cloud e57 - las

25 GB

Creating an IfcZip

If you want to upload a file larger than 700MB you can turn your ifc into an ifczip.

To create an IfcZip, please create a zip that only contains your ifc file.

Next, change the file extension from .zip to .ifczip.

Exporting to IfcZip

Some authoring tools support Ifczip as an option when exporting IFC files.

Example abc.ifczip

Processing of large IfcZip files

If your IfcZip is larger than 1.5 GB and has problems processing it is recommended to split it into several smaller files.

If you cannot alter the file, please let us know at support@catenda.com and we will hanldle your file on a case by case basis.

Solibri optimizer

We do not recommend using the Solibri Optimizer for large Ifc files as these might get corrupted during the optimization process.
Its better to zip tile file as explained above.
All information uploaded to Catenda Hub will be heavily optimized anyway so you will not see any gain by uploading an optimized files versus the original.

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