mightyspatial

Python SDK for the Mighty Spatial IFC-to-GIS conversion API. Convert IFC (BIM) files to GeoJSON, GeoPackage, Shapefile, and File Geodatabase.

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Installation

pip install mightyspatial

Quick Start

One-step conversion

from mightyspatial import convert

# Convert with no API key (free tier: 5/month, up to 50MB)
result = convert("building.ifc")
print(result)  # /path/to/building.geojson

# Specify output format
convert("building.ifc", output_format="geopackage")

Using the client

from mightyspatial import MightySpatial

ms = MightySpatial(api_key="ms_...")

# One-step convert
ms.convert("building.ifc", output_format="geojson")

# Convert from a URL
ms.convert(file_url="https://example.com/model.ifc", output_path="output.geojson")

# Strip property name prefixes/suffixes
ms.convert("building.ifc", strip_prefix="Pset_", strip_suffix="_Value")

# Include CSV attribute tables
ms.convert("building.ifc", include_csv=True)

Preview and download (two-step)

ms = MightySpatial(api_key="ms_...")

# Step 1: Preview -- inspect layers and metadata before downloading
preview = ms.preview("building.ifc")
print(preview["detected_crs"])
print(preview["layers"])

# Step 2: Download in your preferred format
job_id = preview["job_id"]
ms.download(job_id, output_format="geopackage", output_path="building.gpkg")

Pipe generation

ms = MightySpatial(api_key="ms_...")

preview = ms.preview("pipes.ifc")
job_id = preview["job_id"]

# Find the polyline layer
polyline_layer = next(l for l in preview["layers"] if "Line" in l["geometry_type"])

# Generate 3D pipe geometry
pipes = ms.generate_pipes(
    job_id=job_id,
    source_layer=polyline_layer["name"],
    features=polyline_layer["geojson"]["features"],
    default_diameter=300,
    uom="mm",
    segments=8,
)
print(pipes["layer"]["feature_count"])

API key from environment variable

export MIGHTY_SPATIAL_API_KEY="ms_..."

from mightyspatial import convert

# Automatically uses MIGHTY_SPATIAL_API_KEY
convert("building.ifc")

Supported Output Formats

Pricing

Get your API key at mightyspatial.com/dashboard.

Error Handling

from mightyspatial import MightySpatial, RateLimitError, FileTooLargeError

ms = MightySpatial()

try:
    ms.convert("large_building.ifc")
except RateLimitError as e:
    print(e)           # Includes upgrade URL
    print(e.help_url)  # https://mightyspatial.com/dashboard
except FileTooLargeError as e:
    print(e)           # Includes tier limits

Links

• Full Documentation
• Free Web Converter
• API Key / Dashboard
• GitHub Repository

License

MIT -- see LICENSE for details.