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SGVue — downloads

SGVue is a read-only IFC model viewer for BIM coordination review. Models are parsed and viewed on your own computer and are never changed.

Download the latest version from Releases.

System requirements

  • System — Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
  • Memory — about 8 GB for IFC files up to about 100 MB, 16 GB for files up to about 300 MB, and 32 GB for larger files, up to the 600 MB limit. With several models open at once, add their sizes together.
  • Graphics — any graphics card with WebGL2, which every PC of the last several years has; on a PC with an NVIDIA card, SGVue uses it automatically.
  • Files — IFC, as .ifc or .ifczip, up to 600 MB a file. A file of up to about 300 MB opens in under half a minute; from 300 MB to 600 MB, expect 30–50 seconds. A file larger than 600 MB is not opened — split it into several models.
  • Disk — about 110 MB to download, and about 390 MB once installed.
  • Internet — not needed to view models. Two things use it: a check for a newer version when SGVue starts, which sends nothing about your files or models, and Ask Vee — only if you set it up with your own Anthropic API key.

The memory and opening times were measured for 1.3.0 on one PC — Windows 11 with 64 GB of memory and an 8 GB NVIDIA graphics card — with test models generated for the purpose; a slower PC takes longer, and a real model with less repeated geometry can need more memory.

Install or update (Windows)

  1. Download SGVue-<version>-setup.exe from the latest release.
  2. Run the setup file. The app is not code-signed yet, so Windows may show "Windows protected your PC" — choose More info → Run anyway.
  3. The setup tells you what it will do: Install on a new computer, Update when an older SGVue is installed, or Repair when the same version is already there. If SGVue is open, it asks to close it first.
  4. On the last page, choose whether to open SGVue now and whether to keep a desktop shortcut, then click Finish. To pin SGVue to the taskbar, right-click it in Start and choose Pin to taskbar.

Updating keeps your settings, API key, recent files and saved views.

Check which version you have under Help › About. From version 1.2.0, SGVue's start page — where you open models — tells you when a newer version is out, and Help › Check for updates… opens the SGVue web page — https://sgvue.github.io/ — which says whether you are up to date.

Source code

SGVue is open source under the Apache License 2.0. Its source code is at https://github.com/sgvue/sgvue.