Supported File Formats

SOLIBRI FILE FORMATS

This article collects the file formats which can be opened or imported by Solibri Anywhere, Site and Office. Note that files created with a Trial version for Solibri Office are locked to a specific user and machine. The following native file formats can be opened with all Solibri products:

• SMC: This is the native format of a Solibri project and contains the following:

  • Building Geometry (from one or more imported sources)

  • All components and their relationships

  • Rulesets used for checking

  • Checking results and decisions made by the user

  • User-defined information (such as compartments used in some rules)

• SMCT: This is the format of a project created with a Trial version of Solibri Office. The file can only be opened by the Trial user on the registered machine – or, after the Trial has expired, by the same user with a commercial license.

The following file formats can be imported by all Solibri products:

• IFC: An IFC (Industry Foundation Class) is an open, vendor independent BIM model definition created by BuildingSMART International. The IFC model consists an advanced 3D geometry for the building elements with the main focus on information exchange between applications.

• IFCZIP: This is a ZIP compressed format consisting of an embedded IFC model.

The following file formats can be imported by Solibri Site and Solibri Office:

• ZIP (with compressed content): This is a standard ZIP compressed file containing IFC, DWG or PDF content.

• DWG: This is a proprietary binary file format used for storing 2D and 3D design data and metadata. Solibri Site and Solibri Office support the import of 3D geometry only and rely completely on components being placed on appropriate layers which are mapped to IFC Element Types.

• PDF: Solibri Site and Solibri Office can overlay 2D PDF documents such as plans, sections or elevations directly in the 3D model to visualize information that is otherwise not available.

• XLS/XLSX: Data from an Excel spreadsheet can be imported to classifications and rules to populate fields in classification names, classification rules and fields in various rules.