ifcpipeline

n8n nodes for IFC Pipeline integration

Package Information

Released: 4/8/2025
Downloads: 7 weekly / 28 monthly
Latest Version: 0.1.4
Author: jonatanjacobsson

Available Nodes

IfcPipeline File Operations icon
IfcPipeline File Operations
Work with files in IFC Pipeline
IFC Conversion icon
IFC Conversion
Convert IFC files to different formats, for documentation see Ifcopenshell.
IFC CSV icon
IFC CSV
Convert IFC to CSV and import CSV data into IF, for documentation see Ifcopenshell.C
IFC to JSON
Convert IFC files to JSON format, for documentation see https://github.com/bimaps/ifc2json.
IFC Clash Detection icon
IFC Clash Detection
Detect spatial clashes between IFC models, for documentation see Ifcopenshell.
IFC Tester icon
IFC Tester
Validate IFC files against IDS specifications, for documentation see Ifcopenshell.
IFC Diff icon
IFC Diff
Compare different versions of IFC files, for documentation see Ifcopenshell.
IFC Quantity Takeoff
Calculate quantities from IFC models

Documentation

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n8n-nodes-ifcpipeline

This is an n8n community node that lets you use IfcPipeline in your n8n workflows.

IfcPipeline provides tools for working with Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) files in Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows, enabling automation of IFC data processing and analysis.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation
Operations
Credentials
Compatibility
Usage
Resources

Installation

Requirements

  • Self-hosted n8n instance (community nodes are not available on n8n Cloud)
  • n8n version 0.214.0 or newer
  • IfcPipeline

Bundled installation

This node comes pre-installed with IfcPipeline.
For custom setups, see GUI Installation or Manual isntallation below.

GUI Installation (Recommended)

  1. Open your n8n instance
  2. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
  3. Click Install
  4. Enter n8n-nodes-ifcpipeline in the "Enter npm package name" field
  5. Click Install
  6. Reload your n8n instance when prompted

Manual Installation

If you can't use the GUI installation method:

  1. Navigate to your n8n user data directory:

    cd ~/.n8n

  2. If it doesn't exist, create a custom directory:

    mkdir -p custom/nodes

  3. Install the package:

    cd custom/nodes
npm install n8n-nodes-ifcpipeline

  4. Start or restart n8n

Operations

This package includes the following nodes:

  • IfcPipeline: Core operations including file upload/download and URL downloading
  • IfcConversion: Convert between IFC and other formats
  • IfcClash: Detect clashes between IFC models
  • IfcCsv: Import/export data between IFC and CSV formats
  • IfcToJson: Convert IFC data to JSON format
  • IfcTester: Test and validate IFC models
  • IfcDiff: Compare differences between IFC models
  • IfcQuantityTakeoff: Extract quantity information from IFC models

Credentials

This node requires access to an IFcPipeline API. You'll need to provide:

  • API Key: Your authorization key for the IFcPipeline API
  • API URL: The base URL for your IFcPipeline API instance

Usage

After installation, the IFcPipeline nodes will be available in the nodes panel under "IFcPipeline". You can search for "IFC" to find all related nodes.

Typical workflow steps:

  1. Upload an IFC file using the IfcPipeline node or download using native n8n nodes.
  2. Process the file using specialized nodes (Conversion, Clash Detection, etc.)
  3. Serve or download the processed results or extract data for further use in your workflows.

Each node includes specific options relevant to its function. For example, the IfcClash node allows you to set tolerance levels and detection modes.

Resources

Acknowledgement

This project would not have been possible without the incredible work done by the IfcOpenShell project. Their dedication to creating an open-source IFC parser and toolkit has enabled the development of this node package. We would like to extend our gratitude to the entire IfcOpenShell team for their contributions to the IFC ecosystem.

License

MIT

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