Tag: industry foundation class

Sep 02 2008

Urban BIM

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Functionality, Future, Web 2.0
2 September 2008

Two months ago, I wrote about Show Us a Better Way, the UK Cabinet Office’s Web 2.0 competition for ideas to unlock the potential of publicly-held information. The flow of ideas shows no signs of stopping, and while some ideas are repeated, there are occasional gems. Today, I noted a suggestion from a Michael Blom …

3D, architects, attributes, BIM, builders, building information modelling, BuildingSMART, Cabinet Office, electricians, Google Earth, IFC, industry foundation class, KML converter, Michael Blom, nD, Show Us a Better Way, UK, Web 2.0, XML
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May 10 2007

Latest viewers

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Functionality, Internet
10 May 2007

I’ve noticed a couple of press announcements about new file viewers recently. Nemetschek has released a universal viewing tool for IFCs (industry foundation classes), extending the firm’s support for IFCs (see Nemetschek news release). Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC) has announced the latest release of its MYRIAD 3D/2D CAD viewer.