After installation start Inventor in the usual way. You will find the installed program in the Add-Ins Ribbon Tab.

If the plugin is not visible in the Add-Ins tab, it may have been blocked by security reasons. Then you can change its load behavior in the Inventor Add-in Manager. Please select IFCExporter and then uncheck "Block" and then check "Loaded/Unloaded" and "Load Automatically" and press OK.

The easiest way to export an Inventor file to IFC:

Open an assembly or part file, specify the file name, select schema version, check export properties in options and

press Export IFC button.

The plugin has also the possibility to use Class and Property Mappings.

With Class Mappings the user can tell the plugin which IFC element type to use for individual parts.

With Property Mappings the user can map Inventor design tracking properties to standard BuildingSMART property sets.

Integration with Autodesk Construction Cloud® (Inventor and Inventor Professional 2024 and 2025 versions)

IFC Exporter contains interface to download and upload files from/to Autodesk Construction Cloud.

The plugin uses Autodesk's 3-legged authentication approach to search and use your available Hubs and projects to view and download files and modify files. To allow access to this custom integration in your Autodesk Construction Cloud, please use the following App Name and Client ID:

App Name: APS Connect

Client ID: uzJQZGmpX7hvPZf8qP5UNVn08R2aGc1iYB3t9tlAAOK5TrfE

Integration with Viewer (Inventor and Inventor Professional 2024 and 2025 versions)

IFC Exporter contains an interface to browse files from Autodesk Construction Cloud and Autodesk® BIM 360®

Our plugin uses Autodesk's 3-legged authentication approach to search and use your available Hubs and projects to view files. To allow access for Hubs Browser in your Autodesk Construction Cloud, please use the following Forge App Name and Forge Client ID:

App Name: Hubs Browser

Client ID: NAUpbdTFbMqKXsryF61HEVyFFR851fgAaWfiTI1ZLq7ydtIi

Online help: 

https://www.navistools.net/helpndocinventor/UsingIFCExporter.html

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plugin from the Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plugin. Or, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin. You may need to restart the Autodesk product to activate the app/plug-in. To uninstall this plug-in,exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. OR, click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features (Windows 7/8.1/10/11) and uninstall as you would any other application from your system.

After installation start Inventor in the usual way. You will find the installed program in the Add-Ins Ribbon Tab.

If the plugin is not visible in the Add-Ins tab, it may have been blocked by security reasons. Then you can change its load behaviour in the Inventor Add-in Manager. Please select IFCExporter and then uncheck "Block" and then check "Loaded/Unloaded" and "Load Automatically" and press OK.

Purchase a permanent license online

The permanent license cost of this plugin is 500€. If you find this plugin useful, you can purchase a permanent license anytime from: https://www.codemill.fi/purchases