FAQ

What does The BIM Whale do?

Parse so-called User Defined IFC Property Sets from an IFC file.

What does The BIM Whale NOT do?

• Parse entity attributes

• Parse geometry

• Follow the EXPRESS standard

• etc. etc.

What is an IFC file?

Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) is a standardized, digital description of a BIM model.

See IFC for more information.

What is a STEP file?

A STEP-File is the file format that IFC uses.

Again, see IFC for more information.

Is this code "hand made"?

Yes, the code is hand made. The parsing is not derived from an EXPRESS definition.

Is the code ready for production?

No, not yet. See open issues for more info