IFC Viewer add-in for Excel

Use the IFC Viewer add-in to view BIM models in Excel. Load and inspect IFC data next to workbook tables, then use Excel and Microsoft 365 workflows for analysis and reporting.

Why choose the IFC Viewer add-in for Excel?

Feature	IFC Viewer Add-in for Excel	Standard IFC Viewer
No extra software/login	✓	✗
Privacy: User controls data storage	✓	✗
Link model to external data (cost, schedule)	✓	✗
Create 3D views with custom charts and KPIs	✓	✗
Integrate with Microsoft 365 (Lists, Excel, SharePoint)	✓	✗
Add custom workflows to your data	✓	✗
AI-ready data architecture	✓	✗

Key features

• Direct IFC Viewing
  View BIM models in Excel without opening a separate BIM authoring tool.

• Interactive Selection Sync
  Synchronize selections between the IFC viewer and Excel worksheets.

• Advanced Highlighting
  Highlight BIM elements directly in Excel based on your viewer selection.

• Excel Data Integration
  Export BIM data to Excel worksheets for analysis and reporting.

• Excel-first interface
  Review model data in an interface familiar to Excel users.

Permissions

The Flinker IFC Viewer Add-in for Microsoft Excel is a task pane add-in that enables users to view and analyze IFC files directly within Excel.

Required permissions

The add-in requires the following permission:

• ReadWriteDocument
  The add-in requests the ReadWriteDocument permission.
  This allows the add-in to read from and write to the currently open Excel document.

  Note

  The add-in does not have access to any other files, drives, or external storage locations.
  Access is strictly limited to the Excel document in which the add-in is installed.

App domains

The add-in communicates only with the following domains:

• https://excel.flinker.app
• https://flinker.app

No other external servers or cloud services are contacted.

Data security and privacy

• No data from your Excel document is transmitted to external parties, except as technically required for the add-in to function (for example, loading add-in components from the Flinker CDN).
• For full details on privacy and security, see Architecture and Privacy Overview.

Summary

• Full read and write access only to the currently opened Excel document
• No communication with third-party servers outside of Flinker
• Privacy-first processing model

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