IFC exporting volume as cubic feet.

[colliertG8WNA]

New Revit user here, so this may very well be operator error, but here is my issue: 

Im a surveyor in industrial construction, and when I export an IFC, I need volume (concrete, for my purposes) to be represented as cubic yards, not cubic feet. My project units in Revit are set to cubic yards, and I can’t figure out how to get the IFC file to keep it as cubic yards. Can someone please help? Thank you. 

[colliertG8WNA]

New Revit user here, so this may very well be operator error, but here is my issue: 

Im a surveyor in industrial construction, and when I export an IFC, I need volume (concrete, for my purposes) to be represented as cubic yards, not cubic feet. My project units in Revit are set to cubic yards, and I can’t figure out how to get the IFC file to keep it as cubic yards. Can someone please help? Thank you. 

[jay_colcombe]

Have you set your File format information correctly when exporting?

How to export model from Revit to IFC file format with quantities (autodesk.com)

[jay_colcombe]

Have you set your File format information correctly when exporting?

How to export model from Revit to IFC file format with quantities (autodesk.com)

[colliertG8WNA]

Thank you for responding. Yes, I have tried exporting it with every combination of those three settings, but no luck. I’m not 100% sure it’s a Revit export issue, but whether I open the exported IFC file in Autodesk Docs or in Bluebeam, it displays volume in cubic feet. Thanks again for responding. 

[colliertG8WNA]

Thank you for responding. Yes, I have tried exporting it with every combination of those three settings, but no luck. I’m not 100% sure it’s a Revit export issue, but whether I open the exported IFC file in Autodesk Docs or in Bluebeam, it displays volume in cubic feet. Thanks again for responding. 

[jay_colcombe · Accepted solution]

It maybe the reader of the IFC as i opened it in Trimble Connect and it shows it in cubic Metres although set as cubic Yards

[jay_colcombe · Accepted solution]

It maybe the reader of the IFC as i opened it in Trimble Connect and it shows it in cubic Metres although set as cubic Yards

[colliertG8WNA]

It may very well be, and I’ll look into that deeper. Thanks again for your time, and for going out of your way to help. 

[colliertG8WNA]

It may very well be, and I’ll look into that deeper. Thanks again for your time, and for going out of your way to help.