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Open BIM, explained without the jargon

Short reference articles about the formats and concepts the tools work with. Each one links straight into the tool that does the job.

The articles below are planned, not published. They are listed so the shape of this section is visible. Nothing here is a live page yet, and no placeholder pretends to be one.

  • What is IFC?IFC
  • IFC2x3 vs IFC4IFC
  • What is an IFC GUID?IFC
  • What is IfcWall?Classes
  • What are IFC property sets?Properties
  • What is BCF?BCF
  • IFC vs RVTFormats
  • IFC vs DWGFormats
  • What is IDS?IDS
  • How BIM coordination worksProcess
  • IFC coordinate systems explainedGeometry
  • How to check an IFC modelQuality