# New in Revit 2026

Improved performance when linking IFC files (up to 50 %)&#x20;

#### Advanced positioning options when linking IFC files. The default position places the link's origin at the internal Revit origin.

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## Full list of Enhancements:&#x20;

| Allowed groups to be exported as all IfcSystem types in IFC4.3 (and previous) versions.                                                                                           |
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| Added angle units for some exported IFC files that only contained calculated angle values.                                                                                        |
| Implemented the ability to add type properties to instance properties for user-defined property sets.                                                                             |
| Stabilized some IFC GUIDs when exporting some beams and ramps to IFC.                                                                                                             |
| Added real Revit parameter groups to the UI.                                                                                                                                      |
| Moved checkboxes in data grids to a column on the left side of grid.                                                                                                              |
| Implemented filtering of common property sets not marked for export at the property set level.                                                                                    |
| Added the ability to select a scheme.                                                                                                                                             |
| Added options to allow the user to control where IFC files are linked.                                                                                                            |
| Implemented generation of a list with all available property sets dependent on chosen schema for IFC Common Property Sets.                                                        |
| Implemented generation of list box property sets depending on selected setup and IFC schema.                                                                                      |
| Added the ability to associate the IfcSpatialContainer shared parameter to levels, so that all elements associated with that level can optionally be mapped to a different level. |
| Allowed export of map conversion scale attribute to IFC.                                                                                                                          |
| Improved linking of IFC files that contain large coordinates.                                                                                                                     |
| Added the ability to optionally export ceiling grids to IFC as a footprint representation.                                                                                        |
| Fixed a validation issue for Schema Entity Rule - IfcShapeModel.WR11 for 2x3, IFC4, 4x3.                                                                                          |
| Updated the export of the Uniformat classification information to IFC to comply with bSDD requested source data.                                                                  |
| Allowed export of material constituent fraction to IFC.                                                                                                                           |
| Fixed IfcProductDefinitionShape.ShapeOfProduct.                                                                                                                                   |
| Fixed Entity Rule - IfcShapeModel.WR11.                                                                                                                                           |
| Added the ability to control the entity type of wall parts when exporting to IFC.                                                                                                 |
| Added a tooltip for the "Use Active View when Creating Geometry" option when exporting IFC files.                                                                                 |
| Improved the description and tooltips for IFC menu items.                                                                                                                         |
| Removed deprecated attributes LandTitleID /SiteAddress in IFC4.3, supported by Pset\_LandRegistration and Pset\_Address instead.                                                  |
| Added API to get and set the tooltip description for shared parameters.                                                                                                           |
| Enhanced logging of the ODA uninitialization process.                                                                                                                             |
| Improved positioning of linked instances when exporting to IFC.                                                                                                                   |
| Improved filtering of sub-categories in the IFC category mapping dialog when the list of sub-categories was collapsed and re-expanded.                                            |
| Improved linking of IFC files that have modified North direction.                                                                                                                 |
| Added the filename to the journal when exporting to IFC if the default is used.                                                                                                   |
| Fixed IFC / Antlr build warnings in Revit.sln.                                                                                                                                    |
| Added IfcAnnotation as an option for element and category mapping when exporting lines and site property lines to IFC only.                                                       |
| Added the ability to export Site property lines to IFC.                                                                                                                           |
| Added a validation check and warning if an invalid category mapping template is imported.                                                                                         |
| Improved the UI for validation in the Category Mapping dialog.                                                                                                                    |
| Added minor improvements to the Export IFC Category Mapping dialog.                                                                                                               |
| Improved export of a few material properties to IFC.                                                                                                                              |
| Improved performance while linking IFC files.                                                                                                                                     |
| Added the Revit Content Identifier to IFC export.                                                                                                                                 |
| Allowed rebar couplers to be exported to IFC as any standard class and predefined type.                                                                                           |

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