Most people know Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) as simply a file format that many pieces of software can export out to, but what actually IS it and what about makes some people so excited about IFC?
The existing documentation and official information is somewhat ironically not well structured or clearly explained, their intended audience is for knowledgeable and experienced data engineers only.
The IFC documentation: keeping 1990s web design alive
This blog post (and others to follow) aims to give a clear introduction into what IFC actually is for the layman. The intended audience for this post is anyone in the construction industry and I’ll be assuming zero knowledge of programming or information management. I’m also not going to be discussing BIM management processes or how to use IFC with any particular piece of software.
Along the way I’ll introduce important ideas that shape how IFC works but do my best…
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