Info · ISO 19650

How to fix ISO 19650 author info
in IFC files

Add both the author and the organisation to the export so the deliverable is traceable per ISO 19650.

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What it means

The ISO 19650 author info check

STEP header has no author or organisation for traceability

Concrete, tool-specific steps. The check itself is schema-agnostic and works for IFC2x3, IFC4, IFC4x1 and IFC4x3.

Authoring tool	How to fix
Revit	Set author and organisation in the IFC export setup / Project Information so both appear in the STEP header.
ArchiCAD	Set author and company in Project Info and the IFC Translator.
Tekla	Set author and organisation in the IFC export advanced settings.
Allplan	Set author and organisation in the project / IFC export settings.

How it works

The whole flow runs client-side — your IFC file never leaves your machine.

Open your IFC file

Open IFC Viewer Online and drag & drop your IFC file. It is parsed locally in your browser via WebAssembly — nothing is uploaded.

Run the Health Score validation

Run validation. The "ISO 19650 author info" check (RULE_ISO19650_AUTHOR_INFO) flags every affected element and pinpoints it in the model tree.

Fix in Revit

Set author and organisation in the IFC export setup / Project Information so both appear in the STEP header.

Fix in ArchiCAD

Set author and company in Project Info and the IFC Translator.

Fix in Tekla

Set author and organisation in the IFC export advanced settings.

Fix in Allplan

Set author and organisation in the project / IFC export settings.

Re-validate

Re-export from your authoring tool and re-run validation to confirm the issue is resolved and your Health Score improved.

Related checks

ISO 19650 author info is 1 of 38 checks. Run the full IFC Health Score to see every issue and a single 0–100 number — free, no account, no upload.