IFC Microsoft Excel

Simplify Your Workflow with IFC Microsoft Excel Integration

The IFC Microsoft Excel integration leverages advanced AI to enhance your BIM workflows by simplifying data analysis and extracting valuable insights from your IFC models in Microsoft Excel. This integration automates intricate tasks and improves decision-making, the efficiency of your projects. You can generate, extract and sync any lists from your IFC files to Microsoft Excel online or export Excel files (.xlsx).

Benefits

• Synchronize modified IFC attributes and data from IFC models directly to your Excel Online in real time
• Share the linked IFC Excel extracts flexibly with your team – internally or externally
• Seamlessly process real-time IFC data in Excel Online further, e.g. in calculations, PowerBi
• Take advantage of Microsoft Excel formatting and calculation features
• Process your IFC data Excel for any system in Windows or Mac
• All data is exclusively hosted and processed by you

Importance

• Enhanced Decision-Making: Quickly access and analyze IFC data to make informed decisions
• Increased Efficiency: Automate data extraction and synchronization, reducing manual tasks
• Real-Time Updates: Ensure your IFC workflows, e.g. reports or calculations are always up-to-date with real-time synchronization
• Improved Collaboration: Share and collaborate on IFC data seamlessly within Microsoft 365
• Data Security: Keep your data secure with client-side processing and enterprise-level security of Microsft 365 technology

Features

• Search and query data from IFC files with natural language
• Query IFC data into Excel online and generate real-time synced and permanently linked Microsoft Excel worksheets
• Create a query of the IFC model or filter the IFC model by categories. These selections can be synchronized with Excel Online
• A unique Excel Online link is generated for each new query
• Updates in the IFC files will be reflected and synchronized in Microsoft Excel Online in real time
• Synchronizing your IFC query generates a permanent link and a data connection between your IFC file and the Excel Online workbook
• The Excel Online tables from your queries to your IFC files are stored in your Microsoft 365 account on your SharePoint site
• For tasks that do not require a permanent link to the model, you can also create traditional .xlsx export files

How it works

1. Generate an IFC query and generate a linked IFC data Microsoft Excel Online synchronization:

2. Find the SharePoint location of your IFC Excel Online synchronisation:

3. Work with your IFC synchronization with endles possibilities in Microsoft Excel, e.g. adding data formatting, pivot tables, charts, calculations, PowerBI, etc.

E.g. add data formattings:

E.g. add functions and calculations:

E.g. add pivot tables and pivot charts:

E.g. add python scripts:

E.g. add Microsoft Power Automate workflows:

E.g. add IFC data to data models:

E.g. add to Microsoft Power BI workflows:

4. Share your IFC Excel online synchronizations with colleagues, teams or embed in Microsoft Teams channels:

Use Cases

1. Link existing or build new Excel calculations with your IFC real-time synchronization in Excel Online.
2. Create Power BI reports based on IFC queries that are always up-to-date. You can share, embed, and further process the Power BI reports as usual.
3. Use Excel's standard functions to work with IFC data in real-time.
4. Leverage Excel add-ins of your choice to send the IFC data from Excel to other tools.
5. For quick and temporary calculations, you can also send local extracts as download files (without live linkage to the IFC models).

FAQs

A secure and privacy first IFC Microsoft Excel integration that will revolutionize your IFC project management and IFC data processing in Microsoft Excel and MS 365.

1. Where are the Excel Online files stored?
   In your own SharePoint. The default save location is the location of your IFC files in the SharePoint site. The location of the IFC Excel synchronization can be updated of course.

2. Is a new Excel Online link created for each query?
   Yes, a new Excel Online table is created for each query.

3. How can I ensure that only a single Excel Online link is created and synchronized?
   To create only one Excel Online table, select your desired query. This query will generate an Excel Online link, which you can use for further processing and sharing.

4. How can the IFC Excel integration improve AEC project management?

   The IFC Excel integration enhances project management by providing real-time access to critical IFC data, enabling project managers to make informed decisions quickly. It automates data extraction and synchronization. You can extract data easily and connect your IFC data with Excel calculations in real time. These novel IFC possibilites with Excel will reduce manual tasks and ensuring that all team members have access to the most up-to-date information in Excel or PowerBI.

5. Can I customize data queries in Excel?

   Yes, you can customize data queries in Excel to fit your specific project needs once you have setup the IFC synchronization. The AI Search integration allows you to use natural language to search and query data from IFC files. The Excel integration will allow you to write phyton scripts or PowerBI reports on your IFC data in real time. This makes it easy to generate tailored reports and insights that are relevant to your project.

6. Is the Microsoft IFC Excel feature secure?

   Absolutely, as any of our privacy-first Microsoft Apps. It is as secure as it could be with Microsoft. Azure AI is an enterpise level security technology and is used by the largest organizations worldwide.

   Your files stay with you and your organization! We do not upload your files anywhere. This is one of the big benefits when your company works with our Microsoft Apps: There is no need to download your files and upload it again in external software platforms.

   All file processing is client-side. That means all processing takes place in your SharePoint and MS Teams tenant without sending files to external parties. This ensures full privacy and security. For more details, see Microsoft App Compliance

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