# Compas\_ifc on google collab

**URL:** <https://forum.compas-framework.org/t/compas-ifc-on-google-collab/981>\
**Category:** compas\
**Created:** [February 18, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.compas-framework.org/t/compas-ifc-on-google-collab/981 "2025-02-18T14:02:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![lifeisapeachfest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.compas-framework.org/lifeisapeachfest/32/692_2.png) [@lifeisapeachfest](https://forum.compas-framework.org/u/lifeisapeachfest)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.compas-framework.org/t/compas-ifc-on-google-collab/981/1 "2025-02-18T14:02:06Z")

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Hi! I’m trying to run compas\_ifc on google collab. in the test below i am only trying to load and view an IFC file (its a clean IFC file)

when i run model.show() I get an error message saying my session crashed

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/compas_framework1/original/1X/38fbe1ce2655781b5b186b85746d2aa6d14f2c8b.png)

@Li_Chen should i use compas\_notebook to run this? a small example could help tremendously thanks in advance \<3

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**Author:** ![Li\_Chen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.compas-framework.org/li_chen/32/276_2.png) [@Li\_Chen](https://forum.compas-framework.org/u/Li_Chen)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.compas-framework.org/t/compas-ifc-on-google-collab/981/2 "2025-02-20T15:29:38Z")

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Hi @lifeisapeachfest , `compas_viewer` is a standalone viewer which only works through a local python environment, not inside a notebook. You can still use APIs from `compas_ifc` without 3d visualization, but to use model.show (which uses `compas_viewer` in background), you will need to run your script in a local python setup. Hope this helps.

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**Author:** ![tomvanmele](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.compas-framework.org/tomvanmele/32/13_2.png) [@tomvanmele](https://forum.compas-framework.org/u/tomvanmele)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.compas-framework.org/t/compas-ifc-on-google-collab/981/3 "2025-02-21T17:01:43Z")

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you can use `compas_notebook` for visualisation in notebooks. i don’t know if this is already integrated in `compas_ifc`, but you can always write the visualisation code explicitly.

@Li_Chen maybe notebook/scene support something to consider for `compas_ifc`…

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**Author:** ![Li\_Chen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.compas-framework.org/li_chen/32/276_2.png) [@Li\_Chen](https://forum.compas-framework.org/u/Li_Chen)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.compas-framework.org/t/compas-ifc-on-google-collab/981/4 "2025-02-21T17:15:11Z")

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Indeed! That’s a very good idea, i can work on that

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**Author:** ![Keerthana\_u](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.compas-framework.org/keerthana_u/32/634_2.png) [@Keerthana\_u](https://forum.compas-framework.org/u/Keerthana_u)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.compas-framework.org/t/compas-ifc-on-google-collab/981/5 "2025-05-02T09:21:16Z")

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curious to know if this feature is now available 🙂 ?