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IfcStairFlight doesn't export the IfcSlab.FLOOR it should be connected to

Open Stomrage opened this issue 6 years ago • 4 comments

I'm currently testing REVIT capabilities to export in IFC and it's pretty convenient to use. But I think there is one important feature missing when exporting an IfcStair.

The exporting of an IfcStair as an aggregation of components that describe the stair is perfect and follow what's described inside this document MVC-696.


But if you look at the description of an IfcStairFlight.

An IfcStairFlight normally connects the floor slab of zero to two different storeys (or partial storeys) within a building. The connection relationship between the IfcStairFlight and the IfcSlab is expressed using the IfcRelConnectsElements relationship.

In fact this information allow the user to know from which IfcSlab the stair is starting and to which slab it leads. Without this information you can't navigate inside the building properly.

Is that the kind of feature you are planning to implement or is it something out of the scope of the Revit-Ifc plugin ? (My understanding of IfcStairFlight might also be wrong)


There is multiple way you can handle this connection outside of REVIT. Like 3D proximity between the IfcStair representation and the IfcSlab.FLOOR representation. But it would be perfect if REVIT was able to handle this kind of situation by himself

Stomrage avatar Dec 04 '19 17:12 Stomrage

I'm trying to do the same thing. I set: IfcExportAs = 'IfcStairflight' IfcExportType = 'WINDER'.

In IFC I get Ifc Entity = IfcStairFlight Ifc Type = IfcStairFlightType But no predfined Type. Instead it is exported as NOTDEFINED:

#77538= IFCSTAIRFLIGHTTYPE('33Q6LdtALDQOHj$rhuoklS',#41,'24_dubbelkwart_220x187,5x1300',$,$,(#77617,#77619,#77628,#77632),(#77536),'2750402',$,.NOTDEFINED.);

MennoMekes avatar Aug 25 '20 07:08 MennoMekes

Those seem like two separate issues. @MennoMekes can you provide a simple Revit file that shows your issue? The first one has an internal improvement.

AngelVelezSosa avatar Aug 25 '20 12:08 AngelVelezSosa

Hi Angel,

Here’s the link with a revit file and the exported IFC: https://we.tl/t-hrKtl0ksbr

So we don’t use the Revit-stairs but model them as Generic Models. We build out stairs detailled and the way the manufacturer can build them. Also we design stairs that can have 3 to 4 threads on a winder. I would very much like to be able to export them correctly. And create an element assembly out of a StairFlight.STRAIGHT and a IfcSlab.LANDING the way the built-in revit funciotnality works.

Exporting a Revit assembly to an IfcStair is also not possible?

Met vriendelijke groet,

Menno Mekes

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Those seem like two separate issues. @MennoMekeshttps://github.com/MennoMekes can you provide a simple Revit file that shows your issue? The first one has an internal improvement.

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MennoMekes avatar Aug 26 '20 06:08 MennoMekes

This issue is also reported in Jira as "REVIT-240244" and is currently in the "Open" status.

ArtemHnatko avatar Aug 12 '25 13:08 ArtemHnatko