# IFC & attributes import & export

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ifc-attributes-import-export/22191>\
**Category:** Pro\
**Created:** [March 17, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ifc-attributes-import-export/22191 "2016-03-17T13:24:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![vico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e274bd/32.png) [@vico](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/vico)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ifc-attributes-import-export/22191/35 "2016-11-06T09:08:45Z")

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I’m interested to working on it, I’ve already done une little plugin to affect IFC component a Layer:

> [@IFC to Layer Plugin](http://forums.sketchup.com/t/ifc-to-layer-plugin/33171):
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> Hello this is one of my first plugin for Sketchup, V1.2 add speed improvement for large model Work very fast on SU2017 / in SU2016 can’t do it for very big model … V1.2[Vico\_Ifc.rbz](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/dfgptA1TgI3iDjXbtnhbpyQ3fGr.rbz) (3,3 Ko) Acces: Extension-\>IFC to Layer It does two things: Put all ifc component in the good Layer. Reset all the component axis to the center of the box. The next step 'll be to inspect the identical component and give them the same définition (like the tom-tom plugin : [[Plugin] Component Comparison • sketc…](http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=30143#p264517)

And I’ll try to do the layer to IFC so every thing in the layer “C-Wall” for exemple 'll go to the IFC label “IFCwall”

But I’ve still big problems with the lost of component definition and axes between export and import…

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