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== Software applications with IFC export/import capability ==
First users have to check whether the software they are using today or in future supports IFC. A preference should be given to certified software as it has undergone already some quality assurance processes.

Note: a new '''"IFC Certification 2.0"''' process has recently been announced to improve certification and finally quality of IFC interfaces, read article [http://www.iai-tech.org/developers/certifying-ifc-implementations/ifc-certification-2.0-announcement here].

* A list of '''[[Commercial Software]]''' with general IFC support
* A list of '''[[Freeware]]''' with general IFC support
* A list of '''[[Open_Source]]''' Software with general IFC support
* A list of '''[http://www.buildingsmart-tech.org/certification/ifc-certification-2.0/ifc2x3-cv-v2.0-certification/participants IFC Certified Software]''' with '''IFC2x3 Coordination View V2.0''' support

== General information about the use of IFC data exchange and sharing ==
* There is an '''BIM/IFC user guide''' (''IFC Anwenderhandbuch'' - written in German) describing the use of Building Information Models in the area of architecture and building services (including test files) [http://www.buildingsmart.de/2/2_02_01.htm --> more]
* There is an '''[[IDM | Information Delivery Manual]]''' ([[IDM]]) [http://iug.buildingsmart.org/idms/ --> more]
* There is an '''Exchange Guide''' for '''Five of the major 3D CAD applications''', a full Danish version is available [http://iai-forum.teknologisk.dk/19129 --> more] and an English summary [http://iai-forum.teknologisk.dk/_root/media/22001%5FIFC%20Exchange%20Guide%2C%20April%202006.pdf Download]

== Guidelines on IFC capabilities of commercial software systems ==
* There is a '''Reference Guide''' for the [[IFC_for_ArchiCAD|ArchiCAD]] IFC support [http://www.graphisoft.com/support/ifc/downloads/ --> more], new! updated for [http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/techsupport/documentation/IFC/IFC2x3Guide.pdf IFC2x3 Guide], previous version [http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/techsupport/documentation/IFC/IFC_Guide_2xEd2_v3p5.pdf IFC2x2 Guide]
* There is a '''Documentation''' for the '''IFC-Utility 2x for ADT''' developed by Inopso [http://download.inopso.com/ --> more]
* There is a '''BIM/IFC Guideline''' (''Leitfaden'' - written in German) for [[IFC_for_ALLPLAN|ALLPLAN]] IFC support [http://www.nemetschek.de/global/events.nsf/627c0e4fb5df21c3c1256b91004a9d62/32528a928a51f910c12571400036cd3f/$FILE/Nemetschek%20Leitfaden%20IFC+BIM.pdf --> download]
* There is a general '''IFC Overview''' and how it is supported in '''Bentley products''' [http://communities.bentley.com/Wiki/view.aspx/IFC --> more]
* There are guidelines on how to use each software packages that participated in the German '''BIM/IFC User Guide''', published by buildingSMART German Speaking Alliance, the [http://www.buildingsmart.de/2/2_02_01.htm "Anwenderhandbuch"]. Each guideline includes (if applicable) a section for building an IFC aware/optimized BIM model, for IFC export settings, and for IFC import settings. These software specific guidelines are [http://www.buildingsmart.de/2/2_02_01.htm --> available] in German for
** architectural: Allplan, ArchiCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, Bentley Architecture, EliteCAD, Revit Architecture
** building services: AutoCAD MEP, DDS-CAD Elektro, DDS-CAD SHK, MagiCAD ([http://www.progman.fi -> Progman])
** energy analysis: ETU Energieberater, MagiCAD Comfort and Energy
** presentation, collaboration: Acrobat 9 Pro Extended
* There is a first test for '''[[IFC_Tutorials|IFC Tutorials]]'''

== Discussion forums about the usage of IFC ==
* IFC-BIM Exchange Support Forum on [http://www.buildersnet.org/IFC-BIM/ http://www.buildersnet.org/IFC-BIM/]
* There is a discussion forum on IFC data exchange (''IFC Datenaustausch'' - written in German) on [http://www.cad.de/cgi-bin/ubb/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=IFC+Datenaustausch&number=446 cad.de]
* Nemetschek discussion forum on BIM/IFC Exchange on [http://www.ifc-forum.com/ www.ifc-forum.com]

== Methods and tools to convert IFC data files ==
IFC data files can be converted into a different representation (e.g. IFC data files into ifcXML data files), into other product data model formats (like CityGML), or into file formats of other applications (like KML for Google Earth).
* There are ways to '''convert''' [[IFC into other Product Data Models]]
* There are ways to '''convert''' [[Product Data Models into IFC]]
* There are ways to '''export''' [[IFC to different File Formats]]

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Beside commercial software packages there is also a number of software tools free of charge (freeware) that support IFC. Tools include '''viewer''' to visualize an IFC model, often in conjunction with showing the project structure and the properties of objects, '''text browser''' to show the original IFC file for debugging, '''converter''' to convert project data from/to other file formats, and '''syntax checker''' to check the formal validity of IFC files.

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''' Freeware IFC tools for visualizing, checking and translating IFC files'''
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* '''[http://www.areddo.com/ Areddo]'''
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'''Areddo''', a BIM viewer for IFC and pointclouds (.PTS)
'''[http://www.areddo.com -->Website]'''
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* '''[http://www.bimserver.org Bimserver.org]'''
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'''Open Source BIM Server''', an open source BIM Server based on IFC
'''[http://www.bimserver.org/ -->Website]'''
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* '''[http://www.bimsurfer.org BIM surfer WebGL viewer]'''
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'''BIM Surfer''', an open source WebGL viewer for IFC in the webbrowser
'''[http://www.bimsurfer.org/ -->Website]'''

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* '''[http://www.cadalog-inc.com/ Cadalog, Inc]'''
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'''IFC2SKP''', IFC Import Plugin for Google SketchUp 8 '''[http://cadalog-inc2.software.informer.com/ --> Download]'''
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* '''[http://www.constructivity.com Constructivity]'''
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'''Constructivity Model Viewer''', a viewer for IFC Data
'''[http://www.constructivity.com --> Download]'''
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* '''[http://www.bimvision.eu/home/ datacomp]'''
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'''BIM Vision''', first Polish browser for IFC format'''[http://www.bimvision.eu/download/ --> Download]'''

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* '''[http://www.dds-cad.net/ Data Design System]'''
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'''DDS-CAD Viewer''', a viewer for IFC Data *.ifc, *.ifcZIP, *ifcxml, *gbxml'''[http://www.dds-cad.net/downloads/dds-cad-viewer/ --> Download]'''

'''DDS IFC Reader''', drag & drop IFC files and examine '''[ftp://ftp.dds.no/pub/install/IfcViewer/IfcSchemaReader/ --> Download]'''
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* '''[http://www.team-solutions.de/ G.E.M. Team Solutions]'''
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'''IfcQuickBrowser''', Text-browser for large IFC files. The IFC file is displayed in a tree structure. '''[http://www.team-solutions.de/?page_id=19 --> Download]'''
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* '''[http://www.ifcopenshell.org IfcOpenShell.org]'''
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'''IfcOpenShell''' is a free open source IFC geometry engine. Besides the library itself, it features an [http://www.ifcopenshell.org/ifcmax.html importer for Autodesk 3ds Max], an [http://www.ifcopenshell.org/ifcblender.html importer for Blender] and a [http://www.ifcopenshell.org/ifcobj.html stand-alone application] to convert into the Wavefront .OBJ file format.''' [http://www.ifcopenshell.org --> Website]'''
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* '''[http://www.kit.edu/english Karlsruhe Institute for Technology / Institute for Applied Computer Science / Campus North]'''
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'''FZKViewer''', a viewer for IFC and CityGML Data. '''[http://www.iai.fzk.de/www-extern/index.php?id=1134&L=1 --> Download]'''
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* '''[http://www.nemetschek.com Nemetschek AG]'''
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'''Nemetschek IFC Viewer''', free 3D IFC Viewer, supports IFC format and XML IFC Format
'''[http://www.nemetschek.com/ifc -->Download]''' (Dead link)
'''Support Forum''', open Support Forum for IFC Viewer
'''[http://www.ifc-forum.com --> visit forum]'''

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* '''[http://www.nist.gov/ NIST]'''
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'''IFC File Analyzer''', Create an Excel spreadsheet from an IFC file '''[http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/infotest/ifc-file-analyzer.cfm -->Download]'''
'''SteelVis - CIS/2 to IFC Translator''', CIS/2 is the product model for structural steel '''[http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/infotest/steelvis.cfm -->Download]'''
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* '''[http://download.opensourcebim.org/ Open Source BIM collective]'''
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'''Open source BIM collective'''The open source BIM Collective is created to support and build the highest-quality open source Building Information Modeling software for open standards like IFC. Projects like IfcWebServer, BIM tools for sketchup, UBERviewer (CityGML and IFC), BIMserver.org, IfcOpenShell and BIMsurfer team up to create a stable suite of free and open source tools for everybody to use!''' [http://download.opensourcebim.org/ --> Website]'''
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* '''[http://openifctools.com/Open_IFC_Tools/Home.html Open IFC Tools]'''
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'''Open IFC tools''', a set of tools for open source IFC development. '''[http://www.openifctools.com/Open_IFC_Tools/Home.html --> Overview]'''

including [http://www.openifctools.com/Open_IFC_Tools/ifc_features.html open Java toolbox],
[http://www.openifctools.com/Open_IFC_Tools/j3d_features.html IFC loader for Java-3d],
[http://www.openifctools.com/Open_IFC_Tools/bm_features.html Boolean modeller], and
[http://www.openifctools.com/Open_IFC_Tools/4d_features.html Schedule assistent]
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* '''[http://rdf.bg RDF Ltd.]'''
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'''IFC Viewer''', an [http://rdf.bg/ifc-viewer.php IFC Viewer] for Windows (DirectX 9), Unicode, IFC 2x3 (TC1) as well as IFC 4 and both 32/64 bit versions.
'''[http://rdf.bg/ifcviewer/ifcviewer.zip -->Download]'''

'''IFC Viewers Source Code''', the same viewer with C++ source code for 32/64 bit Unicode, including non-Unicode versions and a C# 32 bit version.
'''[http://rdf.bg/ifcviewer/ifcviewerpackage.zip -->Download]'''

'''IFC Examples Source Code''', C++ and C# examples of IFC applications reading/writing including 'Hello Wall'/'Hello World' and IFC Viewers (all based on the http://rdf.bg/ifc-engine-dll.php IFC Engine DLL]).
'''[http://rdf.bg/ifcenginedll/ifcenginedllpackage.zip -->Download]'''
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* '''[http://www.solibri.com Solibri]'''
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'''Solibri IFC Optimizer''', a tool for optimizing/compressing IFC files
'''[http://www.solibri.com/products/solibri-ifc-optimizer/ Solibri IFC Optimizer]'''
'''Solibri Model Viewer''', a viewer for IFC and Solibri Model Checker Data
'''[http://www.solibri.com/products/solibri-model-viewer/ Solibri Model Viewer]'''

(Both Solibri softwares run on Windows and Mac OS X.)
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* '''[http://www.tekla.com Tekla]'''
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'''Tekla BIMsight''', *.ifc, *.ifcZIP, *ifcxml,.dgn, .dwg, .xml files, you can combine models and run clash detection for free
'''[http://www.teklabimsight.com --> Download]'''
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Basic Informations

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===buildingSMART International===

''buildingSMART is integrated project working and value-based life cycle management using Building Information Modelling and IFCs'' <small>Definition by IAI from 02-Nov-06</small>

The International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI) has spent the last 10 years establishing standards for the use of object technology in construction and facilities management. These standards, known as Industry Foundation Classes or IFCs, are now contained within the most comprehensive model of design, construction and FM information yet created. All the main software developers in this industry segment worldwide are committed to producing IFC-compliant software.

In the last two years IAI has turned its attention to broader issues of achieving beneficial change in industry, using Building Information Modelling (BIM) and IFCs as the trigger to smarter ways of working. This is the origin of the branding of IAI as ''buildingSMART'' in 2005.

Smarter ways of working will directly affect the processes and skill sets used in industry and other issues such as contracts, payment systems, insurance, education and training. It will also require information links with business activities.

Under the ''buildingSMART'' banner, IAI is seeking alliances with other similarly motivated organisations which provide complementary standards and/or support processes which deliver faster, better, less expensive and more predictable results than can be achieved with traditional methods.

===IAI - International Alliance for Interoperability===

* The IAI is a non-profit, global alliance of the construction and facilities management industries with about 550 member organizations in 24 countries and being organized within 11 regional chapters of the IAI.
* The IAI was formed in 1995 with the primary focus to develop innovative concepts that improve the ways to share information over the life cycle of construction projects.
* The IAI is committed to interoperability recognising that it enables participants to share common project information, across disciplines and technical applications.
* A major part of the IAIs Mission is to define, promote and publish a specification for sharing data throughout the project lifecycle, globally, across disciplines and technical applications, known as IFC.
* On January 11, 2008 the IAI changed its name to buildingSMART to better reflect the nature and goals of the organization.

===IFC - Industry Foundation Classes===

* The IFC represents a data model structure for sharing construction and facility management data across various applications used in the building domain.
* The IFC data model is an object-oriented data model based on class definitions representing the things (elements, processes, shapes, etc.) that are used by software applications during a construction or facility management project.
* The IFC data model focusses on those classes that are needed to share information (rather then processing it in a particular proprietory software).
* The IFC data model is a neutral and open specification that is not controlled by a singular vendor or group of vendors.

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Examples

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Example IFC files are helpful for both developers and users of interoperable software. There are simple test cases, small IFC examples dedicated to development, and whole building and even city models, where users can explore the information typically captured in IFC datasets.

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* '''buildingSMART alliance'''
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Common Building Information Model Files''' [http://www.nibs.org/?page=bsa_commonbimfiles --> Download]'''
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* '''MSG (buildingSMART Modeling Support Group)'''
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commented mini Example to introduce into the IFC exchange structure''' [http://www.buildingsmart-tech.org/implementation/get-started/hello-world/summary --> read and download]'''
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* '''Karlsruhe Institute for Technology / Institute for Applied Computer Science / Campus North'''
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Several building models created by ADT, ArchiCAD and Allplan''' [http://www.iai.fzk.de/www-extern/index.php?id=1135&L=1 --> Download]'''<br>
VDI 3805 components exported from ETU® VDI 3805 Produktnavigator ''' [http://www.iai.fzk.de/www-extern/index.php?id=1172&L=1 --> Download]'''
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* '''German speaking IAI chapter'''
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A three story detached house modelled in five big CAAD systems - original data files and exported IFC files are available '''[http://www.buildingsmart.de/2/2_02_01.htm --> Download]'''
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* '''Selvaag Gruppen & DDS (Data Design System)'''
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Building model of the Munkerud house''' [ftp://ftp.dds.no/pub/ --> Download]'''
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* '''Statsbygg (The Norwegian Agency of Public Construction an Property)'''
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Building models of the Tromso University College (HITOS)''' [ftp://ftp.buildingsmart.no/pub/ifcfiles/HITOS/ --> Download]'''
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* '''Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc.'''
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"BIM in Practice" D.C. Riverside Office Building
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* '''Geometry Gym Pty Ltd.'''
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IFC Examples and Samples generated by Rhino3d and Grasshopper3d plugin
''' [http://geometrygym.blogspot.com/search/label/IFC --> Download]'''
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== Supporting forums ==
* The Implementers Support Group (ISG) website has now merged with the [http://www.buildingsmart-tech.org/ bSI technical website].

== Specification and supporting documents ==
The IFC specification and guiding documentations are issued by the '''Model Support Group MSG''' on behalf of bSI. All recent documentations are now available from the dedicated technical website of buildingSMART International >> [http://www.buildingsmart-tech.org '''wwww.buildingsmart-tech.org'''].
* A full [[Documentations | documentation]] of all IFC versions is available from the official [http://www.buildingsmart-tech.org/ bSI technical website]
* The current IFC2x3 TC1 EXPRESS schema can be found [http://www.buildingsmart-tech.org/products/ifc_specification/ifc-releases/ifc2x3-tc1-release/summary there] as well
* IFC2x3 Implementation guides can be found [http://www.buildingsmart-tech.org/developers/ifc-implementation/ifc-impl-guide here]
* Implementer agreements for IFC2x3 (starting with 2006) are available [http://www.buildingsmart-tech.org/developers/ifc-implementation/ifc-impl-agreements here]
* Sample IFC files for testing are available from different sources, see [[Examples]]

== Toolboxes and other development software ==
There is a number of [http://buildingsmart-tech.org/implementation/get-started/ifc-toolboxes/ifc-toolboxes-summary development tools], including commercial and non commercial software, these tools comprise e.g.,
* '''IFC Toolboxes''', a generic toolbox compiles the IFC (or any other) EXPRESS data model into executable code that provides basic functionality such as reading and writing the IFC file structure (identical with the STEP physical file structure following ISO 10303-21). In addition it provides an API to the developer for one or more programming languages (like C++, Java, VB). Other functionality may include persistent database storage, support of ifcXML reading and writing, or others.
* '''IFC Model Server''', a database or model server applications that provide a multi-user database management system and allow to used the IFC schema as the underlying database structure. In addition model servers often offer support for web services, check-in and check-out, thin clients, etc.

== View definitions ==
No application software implements the whole IFC specification. IFC data exchange is achieved with subsets -called '''views'''- of the whole IFC specification. Each view is designed to satisfy one or several data exchange scenarios. Current view definitions include:
* '''IFC2x3 Coordination View Version 2.0''' - the IFC subset for coordinating the architectural, building service and structural disciplines during the design phase of a construction project. The specification of the Coordination View Version 2.0 is available [http://www.buildingsmart-tech.org/products/ifc_specification/ifc-view-definition/coordination-view here].
* Other view definitions are currently developed:
** '''IFC2x3 Structural Analysis View''' - the IFC subset to exchange the structural analysis model from a structural modeling to a structural analysis application
** '''IFC2x3 Quantity Take-off View''' - the IFC subset to hand over the quantities of a building information model to cost estimation and calculation
** '''IFC2x3 FM HandOver View''' - the IFC subset to handover the facility management relevant information of spaces, furniture, fixture and equipment to Computer-Aided Facility Management CAFM software

== Certification process ==
* see [[Certification & Validation]]

== Testing Environments ==
* '''GTDS - Global Testing and Documentation Server''' [http://gtds.buildingsmart.com/ gtds.buildingsmart.com]. This server environment is also used within the new "IFC Certification" 2.0 process.

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Certification & Validation

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== '''Official buildingSMART Certification Platform (Global Testing and Documentation Server - GTDS):''' ==
* [http://gtds.buildingsmart.com gtds.buildingsmart.com]

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      Please note: In order to access the QUICK TEST of the GTDS you simply have to register

== '''Certified Software:''' ==
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Talk:Free Software

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Free Software

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Talk:Freeware

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Is there terms in IFC corresponding to construction specifications ? And if there,where can I find it?

== Freeware ==

The heading should be Freeware not Free Software. Could one of the wiki administrators change this I am a newbie at ifcwiki.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware

Freeware (from "free" and "software") is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit. The term does not imply that the software is free and open source software (FOSS). Freeware is a loosely defined category, which includes both closed and open source proprietary software.

Free Software and Open Source Software are different names for exactly the same thing.

MediaWiki:Masthead

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Presentations

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<TD><B> Presentation of the IAI UK Chapter[http://cig.bre.co.uk/iai_uk/new/presentations.jsp -->more].</B></TD>
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<TD>Wix, J.</TD>
<TD><B> IFC 2x Edition2 -- New Horizons, IAI UK Summer Event - London, June 2002 [http://www.iai-na.org/technical/ifc_2x_horizons.pdf -->PDF].</B></TD>
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<TD>Hitchcock, R.</TD>
<TD><B> Industry Founfation Classes (IFC) -- Ready for Implementation - FIATECH Member Meeting Fall 2003, [http://www.fiatech.org/pdfs/pastpres/fall2003/hitchcock.pdf -->PDF].</B></TD>
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<TD><B> buildingSMART International Conference - 5th April 2006, Munich, Germany -- Conference Papers [http://fb02testsrv.bauwesen.fh-muenchen.de/fb02/IAI-Conference -->more].</B></TD>
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<TD>FERRIES, B.</TD>
<TD><B> Interopérabilité entre les mondes de la construction et de l’information géographique, 11 juille 2007 [http://www.laurenti.com/publis/OGC_Ferries.pdf -->more]</B></TD>
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Books

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<TD>Anderl, R.; Trippner, D. (Hrsg)</TD>
<TD> <B>STEP – Standard for the Exchange of Product Model
Data.</B> B. G. Teubner Stuttgart Leipzig, 2000, ISBN 3-519-06377-8.</TD>
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<TD>Eastman, C. M.</TD>
<TD><B>Building Product Models: Computer Environments Supporting Design
and Construction.</B> CRC Press, 1999, ISBN 0-8493-0259-5.</TD>
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<TD>Grabowski, H.; Anderl, R.; Polly, A.</TD>
<TD><B>Integriertes Produktmodell.</B> Beuth Verlag GmbH,
Berlin, Wien; Zürich, 1. Auflage 1993, ISBN 3-410-12920-0.</TD>
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PhD Projects

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<td><b> Ein Softwarekonzept zur Internet-basierten Simulation des Ressourcenbedarfs von Bauwerken, 2004
[http://tumb1.biblio.tu-muenchen.de/publ/diss/bv/2004/neuberg.pdf --> tumb1.biblio.tu-muenchen.de/publ/diss/bv/2004/neuberg.pdf]</b></td>
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<td>Choo, S. Y.</td>
<td><B>Study on Computer-Aided Design Support of Traditional Architectural Theories, 2004
[http://tumb1.biblio.tu-muenchen.de/publ/diss/ar/2004/choo.pdf --> tumb1.biblio.tu-muenchen.de/publ/diss/ar/2004/choo.pdf]</b></td>
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<td>van Treeck, S. A.</td>
<td><B>Gebäudemodell-basierte Simulation von Raumluftströmungen, 2004
[http://tumb1.biblio.tu-muenchen.de/publ/diss/bv/2004/vantreeck.pdf --> tumb1.biblio.tu-muenchen.de/publ/diss/bv/2004/vantreeck.pdf]</b></td>
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<td>Kiviniemi, A.</td>
<td><B>Requirements Management Interface to Building Product Models, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, 2005
[http://cife.stanford.edu/online.publications/TR161.pdf --> cife.stanford.edu/online.publications/TR161.pdf]</b></td>
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