IFC Syntax VSCode Extension

This extension is in early stages of development. If you see a bug you want to report, please open an issue on GitHub.

Description

IFC Syntax is a Visual Studio Code extension that adds language support for Industry Foundation Classes (also known as IFC) files, using the .ifc extension, and for EXPRESS languate, using the .exp extension.

Features

Currently it supports:

• Basic syntax highlighting for:
  • IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) files.
  • EXPRESS language files (commonly used to define the different IFC versions).
• Basic folding capabilities
  • IFC: Only HEADER and DATA sections can be folded.
  • EXPRESS:
    • TYPE, ENTITY, FUNCTION, RULE folding.
    • Main section folding.
• More features will be added in the near future.

Screenshots

IFC Files

Express Files

Known Issues

Currently, the entire HEADER section of the file will be colored as a comment, this will change in future releases.