Use model data like enterprise data
Normalize and relate object properties, classifications, quantities, materials, systems, and issue information.
POWER BI DATA CONNECTOR
Load complete openBIM data into Power BI.
Bring IFC, BCF, IDS, and ifcZIP content into Power Query with property sets, quantities, materials, and classifications intact.
Power Query
Familiar data preparation
Complete
OpenBIM properties
No 3D required
Data-first analytics
Works across Microsoft 
Microsoft Power BI 
Microsoft Excel 
Microsoft Fabric
Microsoft Power BI Microsoft Excel Microsoft Fabric DATA FOUNDATION
Shape complete IFC data with Power Query.
Normalize and relate object properties, classifications, quantities, materials, systems, and issue information.
POWER QUERY PIPELINEOpenBIM semantic model
SOURCE IFC + BCF Geometry, properties, issues
TRANSFORM Power Query Normalize and relate
MODEL Power BI Measures and reports
Refresh controlledLineage visibleTenant governed
CAPABILITIES 01 02 03
Designed for enterprise delivery.
Create shared semantic models
Publish reusable datasets that serve multiple dashboards and downstream business workflows.
Operate inside Microsoft
Keep data preparation, credentials, refresh, lineage, and governance within the Power BI ecosystem.
PRODUCT DEPTH
A Power Query connector, independent of the 3D visual.
Turn IFC, BCF, IDS, and ifcZIP content into queryable tables for semantic models, dataflows, and pipelines. Use it alone or add it to the viewer when reports need complete property extraction.
Complete property extraction
Load the property sets, quantities, materials, classifications, and attributes that standard visualization-oriented extraction can leave behind.
- Properties appear as columns
- Quantity and material structures
- Classification data
Folder-scale loading
Point Power Query at files, folders, or subfolders and process large local models without requiring a rendering step.
- Folder and subfolder sources
- Large-model parsing
- Desktop authoring and Service refresh
Data-first architecture
Feed semantic models directly and keep transformation, lineage, measures, and refresh within the Microsoft analytics environment.
- No viewer required
- Signed Power Query extension
- Tenant-aligned operation
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Clear information for technical evaluation.
Formats and extraction
- Formats
- IFC, BCF, IDS, and ifcZIP
- Properties
- Property and quantity sets
- Context
- Materials and classifications
- Sources
- Files, folders, and subfolders
Power BI workflow
- Interface
- Power Query extension
- Outputs
- Queryable tables and columns
- Targets
- Semantic models, dataflows, pipelines
- Refresh
- Desktop and supported Service workflows
PRICING AND LICENSING Recommended
License the connector around its deployment scope.
The connector can be included in an Enterprise viewer deployment, added to another viewer installation, or licensed as a standalone data product.
Enterprise bundle
Full extraction with an Enterprise viewer rollout
Included
with qualifying agreement
- Complete properties and quantities
- Folder and subfolder loading
- Large-model parsing
- Enterprise support path
Viewer add-on
Extend an existing viewer deployment
Custom
by deployment scope
- Advanced Power Query extraction
- Folder sources
- Reusable semantic models
- Viewer and data workflows together
Standalone
Data teams that do not need 3D
Custom
by deployment scope
- No viewer dependency
- Semantic model and dataflow use
- Complete openBIM data
- Tenant-aligned rollout
Commercial and technical information reviewed 26 August 2026. Prices exclude VAT where applicable.
COMPARE OPTIONS
Connector, Viewer, or both
Select the product boundary that matches the work: structured data engineering, interactive 3D analysis, or a combined reporting stack.
| Capability | Data Connector | IFC Viewer | Both |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete IFC data in Power BI | Included | Standard extraction | Included |
| 3D model exploration | Not included | Included | Included |
| Folder and subfolder loading | Included | Add-on | Included |
| Large local parsing | Included | Add-on | Included |
| Best suited to | Data engineers | Analysts and reviewers | Full BIM analytics |
START AND EVALUATE
Direct paths to products, demos, and documentation.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Answers for evaluation and procurement.
Is the IFC Viewer required?+−
No. The connector operates independently and can feed semantic models, dataflows, and pipelines without a 3D visual.
How does it differ from standard viewer extraction?+−
It loads the complete property, quantity, material, and classification set and adds folder-based sources and large local parsing.
How is it priced?+−
Pricing is arranged around the deployment scope because usage can range from one project to multi-client or enterprise environments.
Bring this workflow into your Microsoft environment.
Talk with Flinker about architecture, deployment, commercial options, and the first production use case.