torchingloom / xeokit-converter

A Docker image for converting IFC files to be displayed in the xeokit viewer.

xeokit-converter

The image contains all tools needed for the conversion of IFC files to the xkt format for the xeokit viewer.

• IfcConvert (IfcOpenShell)
• @xeokit/xeokit-metadata
• @xeokit/xeokit-convert

Pipeline

IFC => GLB  |
            | => XKT + JSON
IFC => JSON |

Usage

docker build -t xeokit-converter .
docker run -it -v ~/data:/data xeokit-converter sh

echo "Converting IFC to GLB"

IfcConvert --use-element-guids /data/model.ifc /data/model.glb

echo "Converting IFC to GLB with fixing missing IfcSpaces"

IfcConvert --use-element-guids /data/model.ifc /data/model-v2.glb --exclude=entities IfcOpeningElement

echo "Extract Metadata JSON from IFC"

xeokit-metadata /data/model.ifc /data/model.json

echo "Convert Binary glTF and Metadata to XKT"

xeokit-convert -s /data/model.glb -m /data/model.json -o /data/model.xkt -l

IfcConvert --use-element-guids /data/model.ifc /data/model.glb
xeokit-metadata /data/model.ifc /data/model.json
xeokit-convert -s /data/model.glb -m /data/model.json -o /data/model.xkt -l

You can find the xkt and json file in the /data folder.

Environment

The IfcConvert library is available through bimspot/ifcopenshell. The xeokit-converter image is based on the bionic dotnet runtime.

Docker b9uild & run

docker build -t xeokit-convert .
docker run -v $(pwd)/data:/data/ -it xeokit-convert xeokit-convert-ifc /data/model.ifc