diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 86ae1d6143..cbc6704179 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ if(BUILD_IFCGEOM AND WITH_MANIFOLD)
     list(APPEND GEOMETRY_KERNELS manifold)
 endif()
 
+if(BUILD_IFCGEOM)
+    list(APPEND GEOMETRY_KERNELS passthrough)
+endif()
+
 if(GLTF_SUPPORT)
     UNIFY_ENVVARS_AND_CACHE(JSON_INCLUDE_DIR)
     if(NOT JSON_INCLUDE_DIR)
diff --git a/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp b/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp
index 5907c988b3..7873bddb7b 100644
--- a/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp
+++ b/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	po::options_description geom_options("Geometry options");
 	geom_options.add_options()
 		("kernel", po::value<std::string>(&geometry_kernel)->default_value(default_kernel),
-			"Geometry kernel to use (opencascade, cgal, cgal-simple, manifold, hybrid-cgal-simple-opencascade).")
+			"Geometry kernel to use (opencascade, cgal, cgal-simple, manifold, passthrough, hybrid-cgal-simple-opencascade, hybrid-passthrough-opencascade).")
 		("threads,j", po::value<int>(&num_threads)->default_value(1),
 			"Number of parallel processing threads for geometry interpretation.")
 		("center-model",
diff --git a/src/ifcgeom/hybrid_kernel.h b/src/ifcgeom/hybrid_kernel.h
index e7e40cd3fd..cb1613baf0 100644
--- a/src/ifcgeom/hybrid_kernel.h
+++ b/src/ifcgeom/hybrid_kernel.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #ifdef IFOPSH_WITH_MANIFOLD
 #include "../ifcgeom/kernels/manifold/ManifoldKernel.h"
 #endif
+#include "../ifcgeom/kernels/passthrough/PassthroughKernel.h"
 
 namespace {
 	inline bool is_valid_for_kernel(const ifcopenshell::geometry::kernels::AbstractKernel* k, const IfcGeom::ConversionResult& shp) {
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ namespace {
 			return dynamic_cast<ifcopenshell::geometry::ManifoldShape*>(shp.Shape().get()) != nullptr;
 		}
 #endif
+		if (k->geometry_library() == "passthrough") {
+			return dynamic_cast<ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape*>(shp.Shape().get()) != nullptr;
+		}
 		return false;
 	}
 }
@@ -105,6 +109,9 @@ namespace ifcopenshell {
 							continue;
 						}
 #endif
+						if (has_openings && k->geometry_library() == "passthrough") {
+							continue;
+						}
 						bool success = false;
 						try {
 							success = k->convert(item, rs);
@@ -200,6 +207,9 @@ namespace ifcopenshell {
 					return std::make_unique<ManifoldKernel>(conv_settings);
 				}
 #endif
+				if (geometry_library_lower == "passthrough") {
+					return std::make_unique<PassthroughKernel>(conv_settings);
+				}
 
 				if (geometry_library_lower.rfind("hybrid-", 0) == 0) {
 					geometry_library_lower = geometry_library_lower.substr(strlen("hybrid"));
@@ -235,6 +245,10 @@ namespace ifcopenshell {
 							geometry_library_lower = geometry_library_lower.substr(strlen("manifold"));
 						}
 #endif
+						if (geometry_library_lower.find("passthrough", 0) == 0) {
+							kernels.emplace_back(new PassthroughKernel(conv_settings));
+							geometry_library_lower = geometry_library_lower.substr(strlen("passthrough"));
+						}
 						if (kernels.size() != n + 1) {
 							throw ifcopenshell::exception("Invalid hybrid kernel " + geometry_library);
 						}
diff --git a/src/ifcgeom/kernels/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ifcgeom/kernels/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ead320c16..ec1a8c1d74 100644
--- a/src/ifcgeom/kernels/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ifcgeom/kernels/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 find_package(Eigen3 REQUIRED)
 
+message(STATUS "GEOMETRY_KERNELS ${GEOMETRY_KERNELS}")
+
 foreach(kernel ${GEOMETRY_KERNELS})
     string(TOUPPER ${kernel} KERNEL_UPPER)
     file(GLOB IFCGEOM_H_FILES ${kernel}/*.h)
diff --git a/src/ifcgeom/kernels/passthrough/PassthroughConversionResult.cpp b/src/ifcgeom/kernels/passthrough/PassthroughConversionResult.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72cd876746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcgeom/kernels/passthrough/PassthroughConversionResult.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,505 @@
+#include "PassthroughConversionResult.h"
+
+#include "../../../ifcgeom/IfcGeomRepresentation.h"
+
+#include <Eigen/Dense>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <array>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <limits>
+#include <numeric>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+using namespace ifcopenshell::geometry;
+
+namespace {
+	struct VertexKey {
+		long long x;
+		long long y;
+		long long z;
+
+		bool operator==(const VertexKey& other) const {
+			return x == other.x && y == other.y && z == other.z;
+		}
+	};
+
+	struct VertexKeyHash {
+		size_t operator()(const VertexKey& key) const {
+			auto h = std::hash<long long>()(key.x);
+			h ^= std::hash<long long>()(key.y) + 0x9e3779b97f4a7c15ull + (h << 6) + (h >> 2);
+			h ^= std::hash<long long>()(key.z) + 0x9e3779b97f4a7c15ull + (h << 6) + (h >> 2);
+			return h;
+		}
+	};
+
+	struct EdgeKey {
+		int a;
+		int b;
+
+		bool operator==(const EdgeKey& other) const {
+			return a == other.a && b == other.b;
+		}
+	};
+
+	struct EdgeKeyHash {
+		size_t operator()(const EdgeKey& key) const {
+			auto h = std::hash<int>()(key.a);
+			h ^= std::hash<int>()(key.b) + 0x9e3779b97f4a7c15ull + (h << 6) + (h >> 2);
+			return h;
+		}
+	};
+
+	struct Box {
+		bool valid = false;
+		Eigen::Vector3d min = Eigen::Vector3d::Zero();
+		Eigen::Vector3d max = Eigen::Vector3d::Zero();
+	};
+
+	struct MeshData {
+		std::vector<Eigen::Vector3d> vertices;
+		std::vector<std::array<int, 3>> triangles;
+		std::unordered_map<EdgeKey, int, EdgeKeyHash> edge_counts;
+		std::unordered_map<VertexKey, int, VertexKeyHash> vertex_map;
+	};
+
+	VertexKey make_vertex_key(const Eigen::Vector3d& p) {
+		constexpr double scale = 1.e9;
+		return {
+			(long long)std::llround(p(0) * scale),
+			(long long)std::llround(p(1) * scale),
+			(long long)std::llround(p(2) * scale)
+		};
+	}
+
+	EdgeKey make_edge_key(int a, int b) {
+		return a < b ? EdgeKey{ a, b } : EdgeKey{ b, a };
+	}
+
+	Eigen::Matrix4d item_matrix(const taxonomy::geom_item::ptr& item) {
+		if (item && item->matrix) {
+			return item->matrix->ccomponents();
+		}
+		return Eigen::Matrix4d::Identity();
+	}
+
+	Eigen::Vector3d transform_point(const Eigen::Matrix4d& m, const Eigen::Vector3d& p) {
+		Eigen::Vector4d v(p(0), p(1), p(2), 1.);
+		return (m * v).head<3>();
+	}
+
+	bool loop_points(const taxonomy::loop::ptr& loop, std::vector<Eigen::Vector3d>& points) {
+		points.clear();
+		if (!loop) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		points.reserve(loop->children.size());
+		for (const auto& edge : loop->children) {
+			if (edge->basis && edge->basis->kind() != taxonomy::LINE) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			if (edge->start.index() != 1 || edge->end.index() != 1) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			points.push_back(std::get<taxonomy::point3::ptr>(edge->start)->ccomponents());
+		}
+		return points.size() >= 3;
+	}
+
+	bool face_points(const taxonomy::face::ptr& face, std::vector<Eigen::Vector3d>& points) {
+		if (!face || face->children.size() != 1) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		const auto& loop = face->children.front();
+		if (!loop || loop->children.size() < 3 || loop->children.size() > 4) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		return loop_points(loop, points);
+	}
+
+	int add_vertex(MeshData& mesh, const Eigen::Vector3d& p) {
+		auto key = make_vertex_key(p);
+		auto it = mesh.vertex_map.find(key);
+		if (it != mesh.vertex_map.end()) {
+			return it->second;
+		}
+		auto idx = (int)mesh.vertices.size();
+		mesh.vertices.push_back(p);
+		mesh.vertex_map.insert({ key, idx });
+		return idx;
+	}
+
+	void add_face(MeshData& mesh, const std::vector<int>& indices) {
+		if (indices.size() == 3) {
+			mesh.triangles.push_back({ indices[0], indices[1], indices[2] });
+		} else if (indices.size() == 4) {
+			mesh.triangles.push_back({ indices[0], indices[1], indices[2] });
+			mesh.triangles.push_back({ indices[0], indices[2], indices[3] });
+		}
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < indices.size(); ++i) {
+			mesh.edge_counts[make_edge_key(indices[i], indices[(i + 1) % indices.size()])]++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	MeshData build_mesh(const std::vector<PassthroughPart>& parts, const taxonomy::matrix4* place = nullptr) {
+		MeshData mesh;
+		auto external = place ? place->ccomponents() : Eigen::Matrix4d::Identity();
+		std::vector<Eigen::Vector3d> points;
+		for (const auto& part : parts) {
+			if (!part.shell) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			auto part_matrix = part.matrix ? part.matrix->ccomponents() : Eigen::Matrix4d::Identity();
+			for (const auto& face : part.shell->children) {
+				if (!face_points(face, points)) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				auto total = external * part_matrix * item_matrix(face) * item_matrix(face->children.front());
+				std::vector<int> indices;
+				indices.reserve(points.size());
+				for (const auto& point : points) {
+					indices.push_back(add_vertex(mesh, transform_point(total, point)));
+				}
+				add_face(mesh, indices);
+			}
+		}
+		return mesh;
+	}
+
+	double triangle_area(const Eigen::Vector3d& a, const Eigen::Vector3d& b, const Eigen::Vector3d& c) {
+		return 0.5 * ((b - a).cross(c - a)).norm();
+	}
+
+	double mesh_area(const MeshData& mesh) {
+		double total = 0.;
+		for (const auto& tri : mesh.triangles) {
+			total += triangle_area(mesh.vertices[tri[0]], mesh.vertices[tri[1]], mesh.vertices[tri[2]]);
+		}
+		return total;
+	}
+
+	double mesh_volume(const MeshData& mesh) {
+		double total = 0.;
+		for (const auto& tri : mesh.triangles) {
+			const auto& a = mesh.vertices[tri[0]];
+			const auto& b = mesh.vertices[tri[1]];
+			const auto& c = mesh.vertices[tri[2]];
+			total += a.dot(b.cross(c));
+		}
+		return std::abs(total) / 6.;
+	}
+
+	double mesh_length(const MeshData& mesh) {
+		double total = 0.;
+		for (const auto& edge : mesh.edge_counts) {
+			total += (mesh.vertices[edge.first.a] - mesh.vertices[edge.first.b]).norm();
+		}
+		return total;
+	}
+
+	void update_box(Box& box, const MeshData& mesh) {
+		for (const auto& vertex : mesh.vertices) {
+			if (!box.valid) {
+				box.valid = true;
+				box.min = vertex;
+				box.max = vertex;
+			} else {
+				box.min = box.min.cwiseMin(vertex);
+				box.max = box.max.cwiseMax(vertex);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	double box_volume(const Box& box) {
+		if (!box.valid) {
+			return 0.;
+		}
+		auto size = box.max - box.min;
+		return size(0) * size(1) * size(2);
+	}
+
+	taxonomy::face::ptr make_face(const std::vector<Eigen::Vector3d>& points) {
+		auto face = taxonomy::make<taxonomy::face>();
+		auto loop = taxonomy::make<taxonomy::loop>();
+		loop->external = true;
+		loop->closed = true;
+		std::vector<taxonomy::point3::ptr> vertices;
+		vertices.reserve(points.size());
+		for (const auto& point : points) {
+			vertices.push_back(taxonomy::make<taxonomy::point3>(point));
+		}
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < vertices.size(); ++i) {
+			loop->children.push_back(taxonomy::make<taxonomy::edge>(vertices[i], vertices[(i + 1) % vertices.size()]));
+		}
+		face->children.push_back(loop);
+		return face;
+	}
+
+	taxonomy::shell::ptr make_box_shell(const Eigen::Vector3d& min, const Eigen::Vector3d& max) {
+		auto shell = taxonomy::make<taxonomy::shell>();
+		shell->closed = true;
+		const Eigen::Vector3d p000(min(0), min(1), min(2));
+		const Eigen::Vector3d p100(max(0), min(1), min(2));
+		const Eigen::Vector3d p110(max(0), max(1), min(2));
+		const Eigen::Vector3d p010(min(0), max(1), min(2));
+		const Eigen::Vector3d p001(min(0), min(1), max(2));
+		const Eigen::Vector3d p101(max(0), min(1), max(2));
+		const Eigen::Vector3d p111(max(0), max(1), max(2));
+		const Eigen::Vector3d p011(min(0), max(1), max(2));
+		shell->children.push_back(make_face({ p000, p010, p110, p100 }));
+		shell->children.push_back(make_face({ p001, p101, p111, p011 }));
+		shell->children.push_back(make_face({ p000, p100, p101, p001 }));
+		shell->children.push_back(make_face({ p100, p110, p111, p101 }));
+		shell->children.push_back(make_face({ p110, p010, p011, p111 }));
+		shell->children.push_back(make_face({ p010, p000, p001, p011 }));
+		return shell;
+	}
+
+	PassthroughPart normalize_part(const PassthroughPart& part) {
+		return {
+			part.shell,
+			part.matrix ? taxonomy::make<taxonomy::matrix4>(part.matrix->ccomponents()) : taxonomy::make<taxonomy::matrix4>(),
+			part.manifold
+		};
+	}
+
+	std::vector<PassthroughPart> normalize_parts(const std::vector<PassthroughPart>& parts) {
+		std::vector<PassthroughPart> result;
+		result.reserve(parts.size());
+		for (const auto& part : parts) {
+			result.push_back(normalize_part(part));
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+}
+
+ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::PassthroughShape(const PassthroughPart& part)
+	: parts_{ normalize_part(part) } {}
+
+ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::PassthroughShape(PassthroughPart&& part)
+	: parts_{ normalize_part(part) } {}
+
+ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::PassthroughShape(const std::vector<PassthroughPart>& parts)
+	: parts_(normalize_parts(parts)) {}
+
+ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::PassthroughShape(std::vector<PassthroughPart>&& parts)
+	: parts_(normalize_parts(parts)) {}
+
+void ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::Triangulate(ifcopenshell::geometry::Settings, const ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::matrix4& place, IfcGeom::Representation::Triangulation* t, int item_id, int surface_style_id) const {
+	auto mesh = build_mesh(parts_, &place);
+	std::vector<int> indices(mesh.vertices.size());
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < mesh.vertices.size(); ++i) {
+		indices[i] = t->addVertex(item_id, surface_style_id, mesh.vertices[i](0), mesh.vertices[i](1), mesh.vertices[i](2));
+	}
+	for (const auto& tri : mesh.triangles) {
+		t->addFace(item_id, surface_style_id, indices[tri[0]], indices[tri[1]], indices[tri[2]]);
+	}
+	for (const auto& edge : mesh.edge_counts) {
+		if (edge.second == 1) {
+			t->registerEdge(item_id, indices[edge.first.a], indices[edge.first.b]);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::Serialize(const ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::matrix4& place, std::string& result) const {
+	auto mesh = build_mesh(parts_, &place);
+	std::stringstream stream;
+	for (const auto& vertex : mesh.vertices) {
+		stream << "v " << vertex(0) << " " << vertex(1) << " " << vertex(2) << "\n";
+	}
+	for (const auto& tri : mesh.triangles) {
+		stream << "f " << tri[0] + 1 << " " << tri[1] + 1 << " " << tri[2] + 1 << "\n";
+	}
+	result = stream.str();
+}
+
+int ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::surface_genus() const {
+	return 0;
+}
+
+bool ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::is_manifold() const {
+	return std::all_of(parts_.begin(), parts_.end(), [](const auto& part) { return part.manifold; });
+}
+
+int ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::num_vertices() const {
+	return (int)build_mesh(parts_).vertices.size();
+}
+
+int ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::num_edges() const {
+	return (int)build_mesh(parts_).edge_counts.size();
+}
+
+int ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::num_faces() const {
+	return (int)build_mesh(parts_).triangles.size();
+}
+
+double ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::bounding_box(void*& box_ptr) const {
+	auto* box = static_cast<Box*>(box_ptr);
+	if (!box) {
+		box = new Box();
+		box_ptr = box;
+	} else {
+		*box = Box();
+	}
+	update_box(*box, build_mesh(parts_));
+	return box_volume(*box);
+}
+
+std::pair<IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<3>, IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<3>> ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::bounding_box() const {
+	void* box_ptr = nullptr;
+	bounding_box(box_ptr);
+	auto* box = static_cast<Box*>(box_ptr);
+	if (!box || !box->valid) {
+		delete box;
+		throw std::runtime_error("Invalid shape");
+	}
+	auto result = std::make_pair(
+		IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<3>(
+			new IfcGeom::NumberNativeDouble(box->min(0)),
+			new IfcGeom::NumberNativeDouble(box->min(1)),
+			new IfcGeom::NumberNativeDouble(box->min(2))),
+		IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<3>(
+			new IfcGeom::NumberNativeDouble(box->max(0)),
+			new IfcGeom::NumberNativeDouble(box->max(1)),
+			new IfcGeom::NumberNativeDouble(box->max(2))));
+	delete box;
+	return result;
+}
+
+void ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::set_box(void* box_ptr) {
+	auto* box = static_cast<Box*>(box_ptr);
+	if (!box || !box->valid) {
+		throw std::runtime_error("Invalid shape");
+	}
+	parts_ = { { make_box_shell(box->min, box->max), taxonomy::make<taxonomy::matrix4>(), true } };
+}
+
+IfcGeom::OpaqueNumber* ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::length() {
+	return new IfcGeom::NumberNativeDouble(mesh_length(build_mesh(parts_)));
+}
+
+IfcGeom::OpaqueNumber* ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::area() {
+	return new IfcGeom::NumberNativeDouble(mesh_area(build_mesh(parts_)));
+}
+
+IfcGeom::OpaqueNumber* ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::volume() {
+	return new IfcGeom::NumberNativeDouble(is_manifold() ? mesh_volume(build_mesh(parts_)) : 0.);
+}
+
+IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<3> ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::position() {
+	throw std::runtime_error("Invalid shape");
+}
+
+IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<3> ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::axis() {
+	throw std::runtime_error("Invalid shape");
+}
+
+IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<4> ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::plane_equation() {
+	throw std::runtime_error("Invalid shape");
+}
+
+std::vector<IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape*> ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::convex_decomposition() {
+	throw std::runtime_error("Not implemented");
+}
+
+IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::halfspaces() {
+	throw std::runtime_error("Not implemented");
+}
+
+IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::box() {
+	void* box_ptr = nullptr;
+	bounding_box(box_ptr);
+	auto* box = static_cast<Box*>(box_ptr);
+	if (!box || !box->valid) {
+		delete box;
+		throw std::runtime_error("Invalid shape");
+	}
+	auto* result = new PassthroughShape(PassthroughPart{ make_box_shell(box->min, box->max), taxonomy::make<taxonomy::matrix4>(), true });
+	delete box;
+	return result;
+}
+
+IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::solid() {
+	if (!is_manifold()) {
+		throw std::runtime_error("Invalid shape");
+	}
+	return new PassthroughShape(parts_);
+}
+
+IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::wrap_in_compound() {
+	return new PassthroughShape(parts_);
+}
+
+std::vector<IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape*> ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::vertices() {
+	throw std::runtime_error("Not implemented");
+}
+
+std::vector<IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape*> ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::edges() {
+	throw std::runtime_error("Not implemented");
+}
+
+std::vector<IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape*> ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::facets() {
+	throw std::runtime_error("Not implemented");
+}
+
+IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::add(IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape*) {
+	throw std::runtime_error("Not implemented");
+}
+
+IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::subtract(IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape*) {
+	throw std::runtime_error("Not implemented");
+}
+
+IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::intersect(IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape*) {
+	throw std::runtime_error("Not implemented");
+}
+
+IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::concat(IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* other) {
+	auto* rhs = dynamic_cast<PassthroughShape*>(other);
+	if (!rhs) {
+		throw std::runtime_error("Invalid shape");
+	}
+	auto parts = parts_;
+	parts.insert(parts.end(), rhs->parts_.begin(), rhs->parts_.end());
+	return new PassthroughShape(std::move(parts));
+}
+
+void ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::map(IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<4>&, IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<4>&) {
+	throw std::runtime_error("Not implemented");
+}
+
+void ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::map(const std::vector<IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<4>>&, const std::vector<IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<4>>&) {
+	throw std::runtime_error("Not implemented");
+}
+
+IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::moved(ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::matrix4::ptr place) const {
+	std::vector<PassthroughPart> moved_parts;
+	moved_parts.reserve(parts_.size());
+	for (const auto& part : parts_) {
+		auto matrix = part.matrix ? taxonomy::make<taxonomy::matrix4>(place->ccomponents() * part.matrix->ccomponents()) : taxonomy::make<taxonomy::matrix4>(place->ccomponents());
+		moved_parts.push_back({ part.shell, matrix, part.manifold });
+	}
+	return new PassthroughShape(std::move(moved_parts));
+}
+
+bool ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape::surface_area_along_direction(double, const ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::matrix4::ptr& place, double& along_x, double& along_y, double& along_z) const {
+	along_x = along_y = along_z = 0.;
+	auto mesh = build_mesh(parts_, place.get());
+	for (const auto& tri : mesh.triangles) {
+		const auto& a = mesh.vertices[tri[0]];
+		const auto& b = mesh.vertices[tri[1]];
+		const auto& c = mesh.vertices[tri[2]];
+		auto n = (b - a).cross(c - a);
+		auto norm = n.norm();
+		if (norm < 1.e-12) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		auto tri_area = 0.5 * norm;
+		n /= norm;
+		along_x += tri_area * std::abs(n(0));
+		along_y += tri_area * std::abs(n(1));
+		along_z += tri_area * std::abs(n(2));
+	}
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/ifcgeom/kernels/passthrough/PassthroughConversionResult.h b/src/ifcgeom/kernels/passthrough/PassthroughConversionResult.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1bf48611d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcgeom/kernels/passthrough/PassthroughConversionResult.h
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#ifndef IFCGEOMPASSTHROUGHREPRESENTATION_H
+#define IFCGEOMPASSTHROUGHREPRESENTATION_H
+
+#include "../../../ifcgeom/ConversionResult.h"
+#include "../../../ifcgeom/kernels/ifc_geomlibrary_api.h"
+
+namespace ifcopenshell {
+namespace geometry {
+
+struct IFC_GEOMLIBRARY_API PassthroughPart {
+	taxonomy::shell::ptr shell;
+	taxonomy::matrix4::ptr matrix;
+	bool manifold;
+};
+
+class IFC_GEOMLIBRARY_API PassthroughShape : public IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape {
+public:
+	PassthroughShape() = default;
+	explicit PassthroughShape(const PassthroughPart& part);
+	explicit PassthroughShape(PassthroughPart&& part);
+	explicit PassthroughShape(const std::vector<PassthroughPart>& parts);
+	explicit PassthroughShape(std::vector<PassthroughPart>&& parts);
+
+	const std::vector<PassthroughPart>& parts() const { return parts_; }
+
+	virtual void Triangulate(ifcopenshell::geometry::Settings settings, const ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::matrix4& place, IfcGeom::Representation::Triangulation* t, int item_id, int surface_style_id) const;
+	virtual void Serialize(const ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::matrix4& place, std::string&) const;
+
+	virtual int surface_genus() const;
+	virtual bool is_manifold() const;
+
+	virtual int num_vertices() const;
+	virtual int num_edges() const;
+	virtual int num_faces() const;
+
+	virtual double bounding_box(void*&) const;
+	virtual std::pair<IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<3>, IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<3>> bounding_box() const;
+	virtual void set_box(void* b);
+
+	virtual IfcGeom::OpaqueNumber* length();
+	virtual IfcGeom::OpaqueNumber* area();
+	virtual IfcGeom::OpaqueNumber* volume();
+
+	virtual IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<3> position();
+	virtual IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<3> axis();
+	virtual IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<4> plane_equation();
+
+	virtual std::vector<IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape*> convex_decomposition();
+	virtual IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* halfspaces();
+	virtual IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* box();
+	virtual IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* solid();
+	virtual IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* wrap_in_compound();
+
+	virtual std::vector<IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape*> vertices();
+	virtual std::vector<IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape*> edges();
+	virtual std::vector<IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape*> facets();
+
+	virtual IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* add(IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape*);
+	virtual IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* subtract(IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape*);
+	virtual IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* intersect(IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape*);
+	virtual IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* concat(IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape*);
+
+	virtual void map(IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<4>& from, IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<4>& to);
+	virtual void map(const std::vector<IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<4>>& from, const std::vector<IfcGeom::OpaqueCoordinate<4>>& to);
+	virtual IfcGeom::ConversionResultShape* moved(ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::matrix4::ptr) const;
+
+	virtual bool surface_area_along_direction(double tol, const ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::matrix4::ptr&, double& along_x, double& along_y, double& along_z) const;
+
+private:
+	std::vector<PassthroughPart> parts_;
+};
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/ifcgeom/kernels/passthrough/PassthroughKernel.cpp b/src/ifcgeom/kernels/passthrough/PassthroughKernel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3579194de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcgeom/kernels/passthrough/PassthroughKernel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,303 @@
+#include "PassthroughKernel.h"
+
+#include <Eigen/Dense>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <array>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <numeric>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+using namespace ifcopenshell::geometry;
+using namespace ifcopenshell::geometry::kernels;
+
+namespace {
+	taxonomy::style::ptr fallback_style(const taxonomy::geom_item::ptr& item, const taxonomy::geom_item::ptr& fallback) {
+		if (item && item->surface_style) {
+			return item->surface_style;
+		}
+		if (fallback && fallback->surface_style) {
+			return fallback->surface_style;
+		}
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+
+	bool loop_points(const taxonomy::loop::ptr& loop, std::vector<Eigen::Vector3d>& points) {
+		points.clear();
+		if (!loop) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		points.reserve(loop->children.size());
+		for (const auto& edge : loop->children) {
+			if (edge->basis && edge->basis->kind() != taxonomy::LINE) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			if (edge->start.index() != 1 || edge->end.index() != 1) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			points.push_back(std::get<taxonomy::point3::ptr>(edge->start)->ccomponents());
+		}
+		return points.size() >= 3;
+	}
+
+	bool shell_supported(const taxonomy::shell::ptr& shell) {
+		if (!shell || shell->children.empty()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		std::vector<Eigen::Vector3d> points;
+		for (const auto& face : shell->children) {
+			if (!face || face->children.size() != 1) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			const auto& loop = face->children.front();
+			if (!loop || loop->children.size() < 3 || loop->children.size() > 4) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			if (!loop_points(loop, points)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	bool extrusion_supported_face(const taxonomy::face::ptr& face, std::vector<Eigen::Vector3d>& points) {
+		return face && face->children.size() == 1 && loop_points(face->children.front(), points);
+	}
+
+	bool polygon_basis(const std::vector<Eigen::Vector3d>& points, double precision, Eigen::Vector3d& origin, Eigen::Vector3d& x, Eigen::Vector3d& y, Eigen::Vector3d& normal, std::vector<Eigen::Vector2d>& projected) {
+		if (points.size() < 3) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		origin = points.front();
+		normal.setZero();
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < points.size(); ++i) {
+			const auto& a = points[i];
+			const auto& b = points[(i + 1) % points.size()];
+			normal(0) += (a(1) - b(1)) * (a(2) + b(2));
+			normal(1) += (a(2) - b(2)) * (a(0) + b(0));
+			normal(2) += (a(0) - b(0)) * (a(1) + b(1));
+		}
+		if (normal.norm() <= precision) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		normal.normalize();
+		x = Eigen::Vector3d::Zero();
+		for (size_t i = 1; i < points.size(); ++i) {
+			auto candidate = points[i] - origin;
+			auto planar = candidate - normal * normal.dot(candidate);
+			if (planar.norm() > precision) {
+				x = planar.normalized();
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if (x.squaredNorm() < 1.e-12) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		y = normal.cross(x).normalized();
+		projected.clear();
+		projected.reserve(points.size());
+		for (const auto& point : points) {
+			auto v = point - origin;
+			if (std::abs(normal.dot(v)) > precision) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			projected.push_back(Eigen::Vector2d(v.dot(x), v.dot(y)));
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	double signed_area(const std::vector<Eigen::Vector2d>& points) {
+		double area = 0.;
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < points.size(); ++i) {
+			const auto& a = points[i];
+			const auto& b = points[(i + 1) % points.size()];
+			area += a(0) * b(1) - a(1) * b(0);
+		}
+		return 0.5 * area;
+	}
+
+	double triangle_cross(const Eigen::Vector2d& a, const Eigen::Vector2d& b, const Eigen::Vector2d& c) {
+		return (b(0) - a(0)) * (c(1) - a(1)) - (b(1) - a(1)) * (c(0) - a(0));
+	}
+
+	bool point_in_triangle(const Eigen::Vector2d& p, const Eigen::Vector2d& a, const Eigen::Vector2d& b, const Eigen::Vector2d& c, double eps) {
+		auto c1 = triangle_cross(a, b, p);
+		auto c2 = triangle_cross(b, c, p);
+		auto c3 = triangle_cross(c, a, p);
+		auto has_neg = c1 < -eps || c2 < -eps || c3 < -eps;
+		auto has_pos = c1 > eps || c2 > eps || c3 > eps;
+		return !(has_neg && has_pos);
+	}
+
+	bool triangulate_polygon(const std::vector<Eigen::Vector2d>& polygon, double precision, std::vector<std::array<int, 3>>& triangles) {
+		triangles.clear();
+		if (polygon.size() < 3) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		std::vector<int> indices(polygon.size());
+		std::iota(indices.begin(), indices.end(), 0);
+		auto orientation = signed_area(polygon);
+		if (std::abs(orientation) <= precision * precision) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		auto is_convex = [&](int a, int b, int c) {
+			auto cross = triangle_cross(polygon[a], polygon[b], polygon[c]);
+			return orientation > 0. ? cross > precision : cross < -precision;
+		};
+		while (indices.size() > 3) {
+			bool clipped = false;
+			for (size_t i = 0; i < indices.size(); ++i) {
+				auto prev = indices[(i + indices.size() - 1) % indices.size()];
+				auto curr = indices[i];
+				auto next = indices[(i + 1) % indices.size()];
+				if (!is_convex(prev, curr, next)) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				bool contains = false;
+				for (auto idx : indices) {
+					if (idx == prev || idx == curr || idx == next) {
+						continue;
+					}
+					if (point_in_triangle(polygon[idx], polygon[prev], polygon[curr], polygon[next], precision)) {
+						contains = true;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+				if (contains) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				triangles.push_back({ prev, curr, next });
+				indices.erase(indices.begin() + (ptrdiff_t)i);
+				clipped = true;
+				break;
+			}
+			if (!clipped) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		triangles.push_back({ indices[0], indices[1], indices[2] });
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	taxonomy::face::ptr make_face(const std::vector<Eigen::Vector3d>& points) {
+		auto face = taxonomy::make<taxonomy::face>();
+		auto loop = taxonomy::make<taxonomy::loop>();
+		loop->external = true;
+		loop->closed = true;
+		std::vector<taxonomy::point3::ptr> vertices;
+		vertices.reserve(points.size());
+		for (const auto& point : points) {
+			vertices.push_back(taxonomy::make<taxonomy::point3>(point));
+		}
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < vertices.size(); ++i) {
+			loop->children.push_back(taxonomy::make<taxonomy::edge>(vertices[i], vertices[(i + 1) % vertices.size()]));
+		}
+		face->children.push_back(loop);
+		return face;
+	}
+
+	taxonomy::shell::ptr shell_from_extrusion(const taxonomy::extrusion::ptr& extrusion, double precision) {
+		if (!extrusion || extrusion->depth <= precision) {
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+		auto face = taxonomy::dcast<taxonomy::face>(extrusion->basis);
+		std::vector<Eigen::Vector3d> base_points;
+		if (!extrusion_supported_face(face, base_points)) {
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+		Eigen::Vector3d origin;
+		Eigen::Vector3d x;
+		Eigen::Vector3d y;
+		Eigen::Vector3d normal;
+		std::vector<Eigen::Vector2d> projected;
+		if (!polygon_basis(base_points, precision, origin, x, y, normal, projected)) {
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+		auto direction = extrusion->direction ? extrusion->direction->ccomponents() : Eigen::Vector3d::Zero();
+		if (direction.norm() <= precision) {
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+		direction.normalize();
+		if (std::abs(normal.dot(direction)) <= precision) {
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+		std::vector<std::array<int, 3>> cap_triangles;
+		if (!triangulate_polygon(projected, precision, cap_triangles)) {
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+		auto offset = direction * extrusion->depth;
+		auto shell = taxonomy::make<taxonomy::shell>();
+		shell->instance = extrusion->instance;
+		shell->closed = true;
+		shell->surface_style = extrusion->surface_style;
+		auto aligned = normal.dot(direction) > 0.;
+		for (const auto& tri : cap_triangles) {
+			if (aligned) {
+				shell->children.push_back(make_face({ base_points[tri[2]], base_points[tri[1]], base_points[tri[0]] }));
+				shell->children.push_back(make_face({ base_points[tri[0]] + offset, base_points[tri[1]] + offset, base_points[tri[2]] + offset }));
+			} else {
+				shell->children.push_back(make_face({ base_points[tri[0]], base_points[tri[1]], base_points[tri[2]] }));
+				shell->children.push_back(make_face({ base_points[tri[2]] + offset, base_points[tri[1]] + offset, base_points[tri[0]] + offset }));
+			}
+		}
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < base_points.size(); ++i) {
+			auto j = (i + 1) % base_points.size();
+			if (aligned) {
+				shell->children.push_back(make_face({ base_points[i], base_points[j], base_points[j] + offset, base_points[i] + offset }));
+			} else {
+				shell->children.push_back(make_face({ base_points[i], base_points[i] + offset, base_points[j] + offset, base_points[j] }));
+			}
+		}
+		return shell;
+	}
+}
+
+bool PassthroughKernel::convert_impl(const taxonomy::shell::ptr shell, IfcGeom::ConversionResults& results) {
+	if (!shell_supported(shell)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	results.emplace_back(IfcGeom::ConversionResult(
+		shell->instance.id(),
+		shell->matrix,
+		new ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape(PassthroughPart{ shell, taxonomy::make<taxonomy::matrix4>(), shell->closed.value_or(false) }),
+		shell->surface_style));
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool PassthroughKernel::convert_impl(const taxonomy::solid::ptr solid, IfcGeom::ConversionResults& results) {
+	if (!solid || solid->children.size() != 1) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	auto shell = solid->children.front();
+	if (!shell_supported(shell)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	results.emplace_back(IfcGeom::ConversionResult(
+		solid->instance.id(),
+		solid->matrix,
+		new ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape(PassthroughPart{
+			shell,
+			shell->matrix ? taxonomy::make<taxonomy::matrix4>(shell->matrix->ccomponents()) : taxonomy::make<taxonomy::matrix4>(),
+			true
+		}),
+		fallback_style(solid, shell)));
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool PassthroughKernel::convert_impl(const taxonomy::extrusion::ptr extrusion, IfcGeom::ConversionResults& results) {
+	auto shell = shell_from_extrusion(extrusion, settings_.get<settings::Precision>().get());
+	if (!shell) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	results.emplace_back(IfcGeom::ConversionResult(
+		extrusion->instance.id(),
+		extrusion->matrix,
+		new ifcopenshell::geometry::PassthroughShape(PassthroughPart{ shell, taxonomy::make<taxonomy::matrix4>(), true }),
+		extrusion->surface_style));
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool PassthroughKernel::convert_openings(const express::Base&, const std::vector<std::pair<taxonomy::ptr, ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::matrix4>>&,
+	const IfcGeom::ConversionResults&, const ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::matrix4&, IfcGeom::ConversionResults&) {
+	return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/ifcgeom/kernels/passthrough/PassthroughKernel.h b/src/ifcgeom/kernels/passthrough/PassthroughKernel.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d11585671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcgeom/kernels/passthrough/PassthroughKernel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#ifndef PASSTHROUGH_KERNEL_H
+#define PASSTHROUGH_KERNEL_H
+
+#include "../../../ifcgeom/AbstractKernel.h"
+#include "../../../ifcgeom/kernels/ifc_geomlibrary_api.h"
+#include "../../../ifcgeom/kernels/passthrough/PassthroughConversionResult.h"
+
+namespace ifcopenshell {
+namespace geometry {
+namespace kernels {
+
+class IFC_GEOMLIBRARY_API PassthroughKernel : public AbstractKernel {
+public:
+	PassthroughKernel(const Settings& settings)
+		: AbstractKernel("passthrough", settings) {}
+
+	virtual AbstractKernel* clone() const {
+		return new PassthroughKernel(settings());
+	}
+
+	virtual bool supports_boolean_operations() const { return false; }
+
+	virtual bool convert_impl(const taxonomy::shell::ptr, IfcGeom::ConversionResults&);
+	virtual bool convert_impl(const taxonomy::solid::ptr, IfcGeom::ConversionResults&);
+	virtual bool convert_impl(const taxonomy::extrusion::ptr, IfcGeom::ConversionResults&);
+
+	virtual bool convert_openings(const express::Base&, const std::vector<std::pair<taxonomy::ptr, ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::matrix4>>&,
+		const IfcGeom::ConversionResults&, const ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::matrix4&, IfcGeom::ConversionResults&);
+};
+
+}
+}
+}
+
+#endif