Industry Foundation Classes

Industry Foundation Classes (.ifc) is an open, XML-based data model for the exchange of building information model data: data about buildings, construction and maintenance. It can describe all kinds of details of building structures. It was also designed to support CAD data. Various software packages support IFC, and there are also several free viewers available.

IFC is a preferred format for file types 3D and CAD.

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