IFC Certified Software
Overview
The IAI facilitates a certification process where software companies can establish a group to test the IFC interfaces. This group is facilitated by the IAI, but the responsibility for the quality of interfaces remains with the software company. The certification process is split into two phases, in step 1 the IFC interfaces are tested against an agreed set of unit test cases, whereas in step 2 the IFC interfaces are tested against selected project files coming from beta customers.
The IFC certification process certifies the ability of the software vendors to understand IFC and the selected IFC view definition. It confirms that the software company has participated in the certification program and has been able to import the test cases with sufficient quality. The IFC certification cannot guarantee that the IFC utilities provided by the software vendors is bug free.
The IFC certification is a facilitated self certification, where participating software companies agree to continue the quality assurance process after the final certification workshop.
IFC2x3 Coordination View
Each IFC certification is based on a view definition. An IFC view represents a subset of the IFC specification that is needed for a particular exchange scenario. The current certification process is based on the IFC2x3 Coordination View targeting the coordination process between architecture, building services and structural engineering, or the exchange of common data between Architectural CAD, Building Service CAD, and Structural design application.
IFC2x3 Step 2 certification
The following companies have been officially awarded the 2nd step certification logo.
Product | Company | Restriction | Date | Remark |
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ACTIVe3d | ARCHIMEN Group | Import only | 13-03-07 | |
ALLPLAN 2006.2 | Nemetschek | 13-03-07 | ||
ArchiCAD 11 | Graphisoft | 13-03-07 | ||
AutoCAD Architecture 2008 SP1 | Autodesk | 13-03-07 | ||
Bentley Architecture 8.9.3 | Bentley Systems | 13-03-07 | ||
DDS-CAD 6.4 | DDS | 13-03-07 | ||
Facility Online | Vizelia | Import only | 22-05-07 | |
MagiCAD | Progman | Export only | 22-05-07 | |
ESA-PT | SCIA | 25-02-08 | ||
Revit Building 2008 SP1 | Autodesk | 13-03-07 | ||
Solibri Model Checker | Solibri | Import only | 13-03-07 | |
TEKLA Structures | TEKLA Corporation | 13-03-07 |
IFC2x3 Step 1 certification
The following companies have successfully passed the stage 1 certification workshop for the extended coordination view.
Product | Company | Restriction | Date | Remark |
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ACTIVe3d | ARCHIMEN Group | Import only | 29-06-06 | |
ALLPLAN 2006.2 | Nemetschek | 29-06-06 | ||
ArchiCAD 10 | Graphisoft | 29-06-06 | ||
AutoCAD Architecture 2008 | Autodesk | 24-11-06 | ||
Bentley Architecture | Bentley Systems | 29-06-06 | ||
CADS Planner Electric Pro and Hepac Pro | Kymdata Oy | Export only | 08-10-07 | |
DDS-CAD | DDS | 12-03-07 | ||
EliteCAD Architecture 11 SP1 | Messerli Informatik GmbH | 25-02-08 | ||
Facility Online | Vizelia | Import only | 21-05-07 | |
IFC für Oracle CADView-3D | NorConsult | Import only | 21-05-07 | |
MagiCAD | Progman | Export only | 12-03-07 | |
Revit Building 2008 | Autodesk | 29-06-06 | ||
ESA-PT | SCIA | 21-05-07 | ||
Solibri Model Checker | Solibri | Import only | 29-06-06 | |
TEKLA Corporation | TEKLA Structures | 29-06-06 | ||
VectorWorks | Nemetschek NA | 21-05-07 |
IFC2x2 Step 2 certification
The following companies have successfully passed the step 2 certification workshop for the code checking view (an extension of the IFC2x coordination view adding additional requirements for code checking in architecture) on 29 Oct 2004 and 18 Nov 2005.
Company | Product | Restriction | Date | Remark |
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Autodesk | Revit Building | Export only | 18-11-05 | |
Graphisoft | ArchiCAD | 29-10-04 | ||
Novasprint Citynet | FORNAX ePlan Checker | 29-10-04 |
IFC2x Step 2 certification
The following companies have successfully passed the step 2 certification workshop for the coordination view on 07 May 2003
Company | Product | Restriction | Date | Remark |
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ARCHIMEN Group | ACTIVe3d | Import only | 07-05-03 | |
Bentley Systems | Bentley Architecture | 07-05-03 | ||
Data Design System | HVACPartner, ElectroPartner | 07-05-03 | ||
Graphisoft | ArchiCAD | 07-05-03 | ||
Inopso | IFC2xUtility for Autodesk ADT | 07-05-03 | ||
Nemetschek | ALLPLAN | 07-05-03 | ||
Novasprint Citynet | ePlanChecker | Import only | 07-05-03 | |
Olof Granlund | BSPro, RIUSKA | 07-05-03 | ||
Solibri | Solibri Model Checker | Import only | 07-05-03 | |
Vizelia | Facility Online | 07-05-03 | ||
YIT | Cove | Import only | 07-05-03 |