IFC
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IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) is an open, vendor-neutral data model standard used to enable interoperability and information exchange in Building Information Modeling (BIM) across different software platforms.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
data model standard
ⓘ
file format ⓘ interoperability standard ⓘ open standard ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Industry Foundation Classes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| applicationArea |
building lifecycle management
ⓘ
clash detection ⓘ design coordination ⓘ facility management ⓘ quantity takeoff ⓘ |
| basedOn | object-oriented data modeling ⓘ |
| characteristic |
open and non-proprietary
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platform-independent ⓘ vendor-neutral ⓘ |
| dataModelType | schema for building and construction industry data ⓘ |
| developedBy | buildingSMART International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Building Information Modeling
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architecture ⓘ construction ⓘ engineering ⓘ |
| fileExtension |
.ifc
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.ifcXML ⓘ .ifcZIP ⓘ |
| fullName | Industry Foundation Classes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | buildingSMART International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
enable interoperability in BIM
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serve as a neutral data schema for building information ⓘ support information exchange between BIM software ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | ISO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | openBIM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedStandard | buildingSMART Data Dictionary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serializationFormat |
STEP physical file format
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XML NERFINISHED ⓘ ZIP-compressed STEP or XML ⓘ |
| standardNumber | ISO 16739 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardType |
data exchange standard
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product data model ⓘ |
| status | widely adopted in the AEC industry ⓘ |
| supports |
3D building geometry
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building elements and components ⓘ building services information ⓘ construction sequencing information ⓘ cost and quantity information ⓘ materials and properties ⓘ relationships between building elements ⓘ spatial structure of buildings ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
parametric building elements
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semantic building information ⓘ |
| usedFor |
data exchange between BIM authoring tools
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data exchange between analysis and simulation tools ⓘ data exchange between facility management systems ⓘ long-term archiving of building information ⓘ |
| version |
IFC1.0
NERFINISHED
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IFC1.5 ⓘ IFC2x NERFINISHED ⓘ IFC2x2 NERFINISHED ⓘ IFC2x3 NERFINISHED ⓘ IFC4 NERFINISHED ⓘ IFC4.3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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