Library Dependencies of IFC SDK

This topic describes the library requirements for the functionality you want to use with IFC SDK.

For static configurations, link all the listed libraries according to the functionality you want. Also for static configurations, use the Linking Required column in the tables and its legend to find out whether you need to link the corresponding library to your application project.

BCF Format

Support of BIM Collaboration Format (BCF) files requires one library according to your platform.

Library Name Linking Required CMake Variable Product Description

Library Name	Linking Required	CMake Variable	Product	Description
`BFC:` `BCF.dll` or `BCF.lib` for dynamic or static configurations on Microsoft® Windows® platforms. `libBCF.so` or `libBCF.a` for dynamic or static configurations on Linux platforms. `libBCF.dylib` or `libBCF.a` for dynamic or static configurations on Apple® macOS® platforms.	+	`${BCF_LIB}`	IFC SDK	Functionality for working with BIM Collaboration Format files.

BFC:

BCF.dll or BCF.lib for dynamic or static configurations on Microsoft® Windows® platforms.
libBCF.so or libBCF.a for dynamic or static configurations on Linux platforms.
libBCF.dylib or libBCF.a for dynamic or static configurations on Apple® macOS® platforms.

${BCF_LIB}

IFC SDK

Functionality for working with BIM Collaboration Format files.

Geometry Visualization

Working with geometry requires specific libraries according to how you want to visualize geometry. You can choose from one or more modelers: ACIS, B-Rep, Facet Modeler, Advanced B-Rep, and Advanced Geometry.

Library Name	Linking Required	CMake Variable	Product	Description
ACIS Requirements
`IfcSpaModeler.tx`	- no public	`${IFCSPAMODELER_LIB}`	IFC SDK	3D Spatial® ACIS® modeler operations for IFC SDK.
`SpaACIS:` `SpaACIS.dll` or `SpaACIS.lib` for dynamic or static configurations on Windows platforms. `libSpaACIS.so` for dynamic configurations on Linux platforms. `libSpaACIS.dylib` for dynamic configurations on macOS platforms.	+	`${SPATIAL_DIR}`	Spatial® ACIS®	Commercial third-party library that supports creating and rendering 3D ACIS entities, Boolean operations between two entities, and other related functionality. A separate license from Spatial Corporation is required.
B-Rep Requirements
`IfcBrepModeler.tx`	- no public	`${IFCBREPMODELER_LIB}`	IFC SDK	B-Rep functionality for IFC SDK. Based on ODA Solid Modeler.
`OdBrepModeler:` `OdBrepModeler.dll` or `OdBrepModeler.lib` for dynamic or static configurations on Windows platforms. `libOdBrepModeler.so` or `libOdBrepModeler.a` for dynamic or static configurations on Linux platforms. `libOdBrepModeler.dylib` or `libOdBrepModeler.a` for dynamic or static configurations on macOS platforms.	+	`${TCOMPONENTS_BREPMODELER_LIB}`	ODA SDK	Native support of 3D solid operations: extrude, sweep, and Boolean operations.
`TD_BrepRenderer`: `TD_BrepRenderer.dll` or `TD_BrepRenderer.lib` for dynamic or static configurations on Windows®= platforms. `libTD_BrepRenderer.so` or `libTD_BrepRenderer.a` for dynamic or static configurations on Linux platforms. `libTD_BrepRenderer.dylib` or `libTD_BrepRenderer.a` for dynamic or static configurations on macOS platforms.	+	`${TD_BREPRENDERER_LIB}`	Kernel SDK	Rendering functionality for B-Reps.
Facet Modeler Requirements
`IfcFacetModeler.tx`	- no public	`${IFCFACETMODELER_LIB}`	IFC SDK	Facet modeler functionality for IFC SDK. Based on ODA Facet Modeler.
`FacetModeler`: `FacetModeler.dll` or `FacetModeler.lib` for dynamic or static configurations on Windows platforms. `libFacetModeler.so` or `libFacetModeler.a` for dynamic or static configurations on Linux platforms. `libFacetModeler.dylib` or `libFacetModeler.a` for dynamic or static configurations on macOS platforms.	+	`${FACET_MODELER_LIB}`	Facet Modeler SDK	ODA Facet Modeler that works with B-Rep data.
Advanced B-Rep Requirement
`IfcBrepBuilder.tx`	- no public	`${IFCBREPBUILDER_LIB}`	IFC SDK	B-Rep builder for IFC advanced B-Reps.
Advanced Geometry Requirement
`IfcGeom`: `IfcGeom.dll` or `IfcGeom.lib` for dynamic or static configurations on Windows platforms. `libIfcGeom.so` or `libIfcGeom.a` for dynamic or static configurations on Linux platforms. `libIfcGeom.dylib` or `libIfcGeom.a` for dynamic or static configurations on macOS platforms.	+/- for public	`${IFCGEOM_LIB}`	IFC SDK	Geometry and geometry-related high-level functionality.

Data Access Through the SDAI or C++ API

The table below lists the minimum set of libraries required for working with IFC data without geometry generation.

Library Name	Linking Required	CMake Variable	Product	Description
`IFC*.txexp`	+ for early	`${IFC*_LIB}`	IFC SDK	Schema-dependent modules (schema name + .txexp).
`IfcCore`: `IfcCore.dll` or `IfcCore.lib` for dynamic or static configurations on Windows platforms. `libIfcCore.so` or `libIfcCore.a` for dynamic or static configurations on Linux platforms. `libIfcCore.dylib` or `libIfcCore.a` for dynamic or static configurations on macOS platforms.	+	`${IFCCORE_LIB}`	IFC SDK	Base infrastructure classes for IFC and high-level functionality.
`zipIO.tx`	+	`${ZIPIO_LIB}`	IFC SDK	Zipped format support (*.ifczip).
`hdf5io.tx`	- no public	`${HDF5IO_LIB}`	IFC SDK	HDF5 binary format support.
`sdai.tx`	+	`${SDAI_LIB}`	IFC SDK	C++ API and Standard Data Access Interface (SDAI).
`TD_Gi`: `TD_Gi.dll` or `TD_Gi.lib` for dynamic or static configurations on Windows platforms. `libTD_Gi.so` or `libTD_Gi.a` for dynamic or static configurations on Linux platforms. `libTD_Gi.dylib` or `libTD_Gi.a` for dynamic or static configurations on macOs platforms.	+	`${TD_GI_LIB}`	Kernel SDK	Interface for information exchange between a database to be drawn and specific graphics modules inside the graphics system that vectorize graphics (vectorizers).
`TD_Ge`: `TD_Ge.dll` or `TD_Ge.lib` for dynamic or static configurations on Windows platforms. `libTD_Ge.so` or `libTD_Ge.a` for dynamic or static configurations on Linux platforms. `libTD_Ge.dylib` or `libTD_Ge.a` for dynamic or static configurations on macOS platforms.	+	`${TD_GE_LIB}`	Kernel SDK	Functionality for the implementation of the graphics system, including vectorizers, graphic devices, views, etc.
`TD_Root:` `TD_Root.dll` or `TD_Root.lib` for dynamic or static configurations on Windows platforms. `libTD_Root.so` or `libTD_Root.a` for dynamic or static configurations on Linux platforms. `libTD_Root.dylib` or `libTD_Root.a` for dynamic or static configurations on macOS platforms.	+	`${TD_ROOT_LIB}`	Kernel SDK	Root ODA Software functionality.
`TD_DbRoot`: `TD_DbRoot.dll` or `TD_DbRoot.lib` for dynamic or static configurations on Windows platforms. `libTD_DbRoot.so` or `libTD_DbRoot.a` for dynamic or static configurations on Linux platforms. `libTD_DbRoot.dylib` or `libTD_DbRoot.a` for dynamic or static configurations on macOS platforms.	+	`${TD_DBROOT_LIB}`	Kernel SDK	Root ODA Software functionality for database operation support.
`TD_SpatialIndex`: `TD_SpatialIndex.dll` or `TD_SpatialIndex.lib` for dynamic or static configurations on Windows platforms. `libTD_SpatialIndex.so` or `libTD_SpatialIndex.a` for dynamic or static configurations on Linux platforms. `TD_SpatialIndex.dylib` or `libTD_SpatialIndex.a` for dynamic or static configurations on macOS platforms.	+	`${TD_SPATIALINDEX_LIB}`	Kernel SDK	Spatial indexing support (OdSi*).
`TD_Alloc`: `TD_Alloc.dll` or `TD_Alloc.lib` for dynamic or static configurations on Windows platforms. `libTD_Alloc.so` or `libTD_Alloc.a` for dynamic or static configurations on Linux platforms. `libTD_Alloc.dylib` or `libTD_Alloc.a` for dynamic or static configurations on macOS platforms.	+	`${TD_ALLOC_LIB}`	Kernel SDK	Custom memory allocation for ODA products.

For dynamic configurations, the symbols in the Is Linking Needed column are described in the following table.

Symbol	Description
+	The library requires direct linking to your project.
+ for early	The library should be linked to your project only if you are going to use it in early binding mode.
-	The library should not be linked to your project if you are not going to use the class public interfaces directly in your application. Such a library uses the late binding mechanism and is linked to your application after loading.
no public	There is no public class interface in the library that can be directly used. Therefore it is not necessary to directly link the library to get access to its functionality in your applications.
+/- for public	The library can be used in late binding mode and you should not link it to your project. However, if you are going to use class interfaces from the library directly, you need to link it to your project.

Optional Third-Party Libraries

The following table describes optional third-party libraries for IFC SDK.

Library	Description	Version	License
HDF5	This library is used to store an IFC model in HDF5 binary format.	1.12.0	HDF Group®
libzip	This library is used for unpacking IFCZIP files.	1.7.3	BSD license

BCF Format

Geometry Visualization

Data Access Through the SDAI or C++ API

Optional Third-Party Libraries

See Also