Autodesk / Autodesk/revit-ifc

ENH: Connector Element Export

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enhancement
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Description

### Enhancement Description

Hello,

There is a "Connector Element" category in Revit (OST_ConnectorElem // -2007000).

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These are used to create connections for HVAC equipment.

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Unfortunately, it's currently impossible to control whether these elements are exported to IFC. They are not shown in the "Visibility/Graphics" settings or the IFC "Category Mapping Table" and are always exported by default as IfcDistributionPort.

As these are not heavily used in the early stages of a project, they cause IFC files to become bloated, with thousands of instances within a single file with no particular benefit.

Would it be possible to add the ability to control whether these elements are exported? A second, subsequent improvement might be to allow better control by adding them as a standalone category within Revit.

### Revit Version

2026.0.x

### IFC for Revit Addon Version

26.1.0

### Windows Version

11 24H2

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating the export handling for Revit's OST_ConnectorElem category and its IfcDistributionPort output, then review how Visibility/Graphics and the IFC Category Mapping Table control other categories. Done means providing a documented way to include or exclude Connector Elements from IFC export without affecting other categories.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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