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IFC (BIM)

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Example IFC export (central Moscow, 1x0.5 km) — Example: central Moscow, ~1×0.5 km, medium detail

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🏠Autodesk Revit 💻ArchiCAD 💻Tekla Structures 💻BIMcollab 💻Solibri 🔧FreeCAD

Format specifications

Open standard
3D coordinates supported
Lossless (no quality loss)
Stores feature attributes
Output: 1 file
IFC4 (ISO 16739, buildingSMART). BIM standard for building models. Opens in Revit, ArchiCAD, BIMx, BlenderBIM.

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⚖ IFC vs CITYJSON

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IFC+🏙CityJSON 🏠glTF 🏠STL

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IFC — Open BIM Standard from buildingSMART for AEC and Infrastructure (ISO 16739)

IFC is the ISO 16739 BIM standard from buildingSMART for exchanging 3D building and infrastructure models: IFC4.3 (2023)

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Decision tree for choosing an OSM map format for any CAD import: AutoCAD, nanoCAD, KOMPAS-3D, ArchiCAD, Revit, FreeCAD.

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Exporting OpenStreetMap Maps for Architects and Builders

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