The BIM Whale (Swedish: BIM-valen) is a project about Industry Foundation Classes (IFC).
The project is is abbreviated as: TBW
(The BIM Whale).
The aim of TBW
is to:
I: Introduce and explain the basics of IFC II: Teach people how to parse an IFC file and retrieve basic information
In more specific terms, the goal of this project is to:
A: Provide a simple and fast IFC parser B: Provide learning resources (documentation, videos, power points) to people within the AEC industry
To clarify, the focus with The BIM Whale Project is to educate people. The code itself and its functionality are secondary.
TBW
consists of three different parts:
A JavaScript module | BIMWHALE.js
Documentation | This website
A SaaS app | www.bimvalen.se
Goal A, Provide a simple and fast IFC parser, has been realized as BIMWHALE.js
. It is a client-side IFC parser built using TypeScript.
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The TypeScript code has been compiled into regular JavaScript using . That's why it is called BIMWHALE.js
. Check out the pages for more information.
Goal B has been realized here; this website you are at right now. Please note that BIMWHALE.js
has additional documention. These docs are intended for those who want to dive into the nitty gritty.
www.bimvalen.se
N.B The website is currently only avaible in Swedish. Once complete, it will get translated into English.