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Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) is an international standard for data exchange of data in building projects between different computer programs, which is also called Building Information Modelling or BIM. This provides new potential for data exchange and interaction between all types of programs involved in the building process. Examples of areas of utilization are data exchange between different CAD programs, checking building regulations directly from drawing data, calculation of design information, and delivery of documentation.
Although the standard does not focus on early stage stages and programming , but rather on design and drawing, dRofus has the capacity to can export a certain amount of key critical data. This data which can be imported to other programs and used for consistency checks with other data used in a building project. Data exported from dRofus may be used by all programs which that support IFC; , which is a growing number.
The most interesting area of utilization for such checks is the control and update of plan data in dRofus in relation to drawings in CAD , during the design period. This may comprise control of controlling a room which that has been drawn, updating a designed area in dRofus in relation to drawings, and checking that the equipment drawn complies with the plan. dRofus can import data from IFC files (STEP part 21 format) and carry out such controls and updates.
For Go to https://standards.buildingsmart.org/IFC/DEV/IFC4_2/FINAL/HTML/ for more information on the standard and standardization work , and for documentation of the standard, go to: http://www.iai.no. to view the standard's documentation.
BuildingSMART
The IFC standard is managed by the BuildingSMART organization and represents today a very mature standard that is supported by a broad selection of software in the industry.
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This version of dRofus supports IFC version 2x34x3.
For more information on the BuildingSMART Standards IFC and IDM http://www.buildingsmart.org/
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