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ifc-data-horse 🐴
"There are no wheels yet, but the thing is running"
TL;DR
This project explores IFC5 and Native IFC collaborative worklows based on Git.
Meet the Team
- Milovann Yanatchkov : bug-hunter, aec-free-rider, associate-professor, kebab-case-lover.
- Artem Igumnov : civil-engineer, aec-ice-breaker
The Challenge
Problem Statement
- Architects and planners rely on a broad ecosystem of software tools,
- yet poor data integration between these tools creates major bottlenecks in the design process.
- This fragmentation prevents holistic project optimization and slows down coordination.
Data Stream
- Although OpenBIM ✅ aims to support interoperability, it still lacks robust mechanisms for
bi-directional data exchange ✅
- —particularly when it comes to re-integrating data into CAD and CDE environments.
- Existing initiatives often do not prioritize full OpenBIM compliance, leaving a clear opportunity for alternative, standards-aligned solutions.
'Flat Modules' vs 'Monolithic Blob'
At the same time, the emerging modularized and layerized IFC5 standard ✅
- introduces new capabilities for more flexible, fine-grained, and machine-friendly data handling.
- These advances open the door to new workflows built around decentralized, event-driven data exchange rather than monolithic file transfers.
Previously ...
Zurich 2024
- AEC hackathon Zurich 2024 : GitAec as a Git-native CDE platform for AEC.
Zurich 2025 : Tech Talks
- AEC hackathon Zurich 2025 : Flow-based modeling discused during tech talks (youtube)
Zurich 2025 : Hackathon
vyzn : data-streaming-bim-platform
- Joining Vyzn team to work on ifc-data-bus Blender client
ifc-data-bus 🚐
The Experiment
Embeding IFC5 Viewer within GitAec
- Sources can be find in the ifcx branch of GitAec
- The viewer is based on IFC5 BuildingSmart experiment with some modifications
First experiments went a bit off the rail...
...but eventually, it ended fitting in
Generating IFC5
But there's more !
- Chatting with a bot based on Nanobot and a Forgejo-MCP server and let 'it' produce a cube directly on the Forge on the behalf of the 'user'...
Well .... not really
But wait,
And, ... yes it works ! ...