ifc-qto-extraction

ifc-qto-extraction is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from datadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction. It costs 38 tokens per session (4,570 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A tool for taking measurements from IFC or Revit building models, such as element counts, areas, volumes, and lengths. IFC is a file format for sharing building information, while Revit is building-design software.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to extract and group quantities from BIM models, then create reports for pricing, ordering materials, or monitoring construction progress.
Why use it?
It reduces the manual counting and measuring needed for cost estimates, material orders, and project tracking. Grouping results by type, level, or zone makes the quantities easier to review.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Which agent this was written for is unclear — built for openclaw. Also seen: built for openclaw.

Good fit Use it to extract and group quantities from BIM models, then create reports for pricing, ordering materials, or monitoring construction progress.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/datadrivenconstruction/ddc_skills_for_ai_agents_in_construction/ifc-qto-extraction
Install

Getting it into your agent

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Any agent
npx skills add datadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction --skill ifc-qto-extraction
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/datadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Per session 38 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 4,570 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 1 finding. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe. Third-party audits
  • NVIDIA SkillSpector pass 7 Sept 2026
How audits are shown
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00038 $0.04570
Opus 5 $0.00019 $0.02285
Sonnet 5 $0.00008 $0.00914
Haiku 4.5 $0.00004 $0.00457

Measured 13d ago against content hash 519add680caf, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-12, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

ifc-qto-extraction scanned grade A with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 13d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Runs shell commandslowCapability

Expected in a hook, worth knowing in a rule or an instructions file.

result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
Origin

Copies of this mod

1 near-identical copy found in the catalogue:

1_DDC_Toolkit/BIM-Analysis/ifc-qto-extraction/SKILL.md · 598 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 598 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

IFC Quantity Takeoff Extraction

Extract structured quantity data from BIM models (IFC, Revit) for cost estimation, material ordering, and progress tracking.

Business Case

Problem: Manual quantity takeoff is:

  • Time-consuming (40-80 hours for medium project)
  • Error-prone (human counting mistakes)
  • Not repeatable (changes require full rework)
  • Disconnected from design (no live updates)

Solution: Automated QTO from BIM that:

  • Extracts all quantities in minutes
  • Groups by type, level, zone
  • Updates instantly with model changes
  • Exports to Excel for pricing

ROI: 90% reduction in QTO time, near-zero counting errors

DDC Tools Used

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                      QTO EXTRACTION PIPELINE                          │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                                       │
│   INPUT                 CONVERT                 ANALYZE               │
│   ┌─────────┐          ┌─────────┐            ┌─────────┐            │
│   │ .rvt    │          │ DDC     │            │ Python  │            │
│   │ .ifc    │─────────►│Converter│───────────►│ pandas  │            │
│   │ .dwg    │          │         │            │         │            │
│   └─────────┘          └─────────┘            └─────────┘            │
│                              │                      │                 │
│                              ▼                      ▼                 │
│                        ┌─────────┐            ┌─────────┐            │
│                        │ .xlsx   │            │ Grouped │            │
│                        │ raw data│            │ QTO     │            │
│                        └─────────┘            └─────────┘            │
│                                                    │                  │
│   OUTPUT                                           ▼                  │
│   ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐   │
│   │  QTO Report                                                  │   │
│   │  • Element counts by type                                    │   │
│   │  • Areas (m², ft²)                                           │   │
│   │  • Volumes (m³, ft³)                                         │   │
│   │  • Lengths (m, ft)                                           │   │
│   │  • Weights (kg, tons)                                        │   │
│   │  • Grouped by level/zone/system                              │   │
│   └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘   │
│                                                                       │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Read the full file on GitHub · 598 lines

Files

What ships with it

2 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 13d ago First seen · 598 lines · 38 tokens per session scan A 519add680caf

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ifc-qto-extraction is a skill published in the GitHub repository datadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction (310 stars, last pushed 21d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 38 tokens to every session and 4,570 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 1 finding (runs shell commands). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.