Posts tagged "IFC"

IFC Exporter for Revit 2013 or Revit IFC Export Alternate UI Updated

The IFC exporter for Revit 2013 contains up-to-date improvements on the default IFC export capabilities of Revit contributed by Autodesk and our Open Source contributors. While this app is not necessary for IFC support, it is recommended that users that depend on the quality of their IFC export download this app and keep it up-to-date,...

IFC – What It Is and Why You Should Care – Zoog’s NYCRUG Presentation

Updated: Open Source IFC Exporter for Revit 2013

This open source version can override the version that comes standard with shipped Revit. Revit 2013 contains both IFC export and IFC export UI overrides, which contains options not available in the regular UI, such as ifcXML and ifcZIP support. http://sourceforge.net/p/ifcexporter/home/Home/ Please note that there are three separate installers in the Downloads section for this...

IFC Exporter For Revit 2012 is Released as Open Source

Autodesk Revit IFC Exporter Code is now available as Open Source software; supporting greater Interoperability with compliant software! Read more on the BIM Apps blog ..

Free gbXML Viewing and Converting

There seem to be three free solutions for viewing and even converting Green Building eXtensible Markup Language (gbXML) geometry out there. Let me know if there is more out there.. From the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology comes the FZKViewer that visualises IFC, CityGML and gbXML DDS-CAD Viewer is now able to visualise gbXML files as...

Free IFC Model Viewer

Data Design System (Norway) offers a free and robust IFC model viewer. Visit the site ..

BIM and Performative Design – Interoperability for Sustainability

The excellent AECBytes website has recently published a good article on integration of performance simulation into the BIM workflow. In the wake of Autodesk’s acquisition of Ecotect and Green Building Studio and the cooperative agreement announced between Autodesk and Bentley Systems the article takes a look at how interoperability between software tools relates to green...

Autodesk aquires Ecotect

Autodesk went on a green shopping spree the last couple of month: After announcing the full aquisition of Green Building Studio now the acquisition of Ecotect was a surprise. I hope all the resources behind Autodesk help leapfrogging innovation in the building analysis and simulation field and it would be great if some of those...