Copiying an .ifc File Sample Application
Summary
| ODA Product: | IFC SDK |
| Sample Name: | ExIfcWriteFile |
| Source Code Location: | Ifc/Examples/ExIfcWriteFile |
Description
Reads a specified .ifc file, fills a new database with its content, and copies the input file to another .ifc file.
After copying, the application compares the contents of the original and copied .ifc files.
Run Sample Application
To run the OdIfcReadFile sample application, please do the following:
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Open the terminal window and go to the directory where the sample binary file is allocated:
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For Windows® platforms:
<IFC_DIR>\exe\<version> -
For Non-Windows platforms:
<IFC_DIR>/bin/<version>
<IFC_DIR>is a directory where you unpacked the IFC SDK archive.To determine your
<version>parameter, please see the appropriate section in the Download IFC SDK topic. -
For Windows® platforms:
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Run the sample with appropriate parameters:
ExIfcWriteFile <file_read_from> <file_write_to>file_read_fromA full path to the input .ifc file to read data from. file_write_toA full path to the output .ifc file to write data to.
This picture shows the application output when the command is not correct (a) and the resulting output after the application correctly finishes (b).