Exploring the future of design platforms for AEC

Git^AEC was bootstrapped at the AEC Hackathon Zurich in 2024.

A Forge for AEC

Git^AEC is a design forge for AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction).
For more details on the project's origin, and the purpose of a forge for AEC, please read this LinkedIn article.

A Commit History

One of the great features of Git is the commit history, which keeps track of every file change.
When working with text-based native IFC files, it's possible to view each stage of the modeling process.
Here's an example of a single IFC model viewed at different moments in time :

See more commit history on the revision graph.
This is made possible thanks to IfcMerge.

An Automation System

Git^AEC enables CI/CD design pipelines like Speckle Automate
Samples of computations based on IfcOpenShell and Compas :

Automation sample in Python
Automation action sample and logs
Automation sample output

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