It should be quite possible to convert drawing saved in DWG format (.dwg) to plenty of other 3D model formats, including special BIM formats, such as Industry Foundation Classes files (.ifc). This can be mainly done with tools that deal with architecture and building modeling, for example FreeCAD.
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Conversion of dwg file format to ifc file format beta
Search for dwg to ifc converter or software able to handle these file types.
Convert AutoCAD drawing to Industry Foundation Classes 3D file format.
We have found one software suitable in our database for this conversion.
Microsoft Windows software 
- convert dwg to ifc on Windows
CAD Exchanger
A CAD conversion software
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Convert from dwg file | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
to ifc file | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
The table with program actions contains information about what each program is capable of doing with their files. This may be a good pointer for further searches for certain file conversions and help you find the converter you are looking for if our search result is insufficient for you. However, it is far from perfect and may sometimes show results which are not really usable because of the nature of the software handles the files. So a conversion that appears as possible, just because of matched actions, may in fact not be possible.
Additional links: Open dwg file, Open ifc file
DWG
Files with dwg extension are used for the original CAD format originally introduced in Autodesk AutoCAD. The latest version of DWG format is usuaually proprietary and can only be created in AutoCAD. Other CAD programs can usually import it but not create its proprietary form. Because of this, DWGs are often exported to DXF interchange format so that they can be seamlessly used in other CAD programs.
IFC
An ifc file extension is related to the Industry Foundation Classes format describing construction data - the ifc file stores model.
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