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# ifc-data-horse 🐴
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> **"There are no wheels yet, but the thing is running"**
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## [TL;DR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TL%3BDR)
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**This project explores [IFC5](https://github.com/buildingSMART/IFC5-development) and [Native IFC collaborative worklows](https://github.com/buildingSMART/IFC5-development/issues/2) based on Git.**
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## Meet the Team
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* **[Milovann Yanatchkov](https://rvba.fr/my_en.html)** : bug-hunter, aec-free-rider, associate-professor, kebab-case-lover.
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* **Artem Igumnov** : civil-engineer, aec-ice-breaker
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## The Challenge
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* [AEC/O Hackathon 2025 Munich Edition](https://www.tum-venture-labs.de/events/aeco-hackathon-2025/)
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* [Problem statement](https://github.com/vyzn-tech/ifc-data-bus?tab=readme-ov-file#problem-statement)
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## Problem Statement
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* Architects and planners rely on a **broad ecosystem of software tools**,
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* yet **poor data integration between these tools creates major bottlenecks** in the design process.
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* This fragmentation prevents holistic project optimization and slows down coordination.
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### Data Stream
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* Although **OpenBIM** ✅ aims to support **interoperability**, it still lacks robust mechanisms for
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> **bi-directional data exchange** ✅
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* —particularly when it comes to **re-integrating data into CAD and CDE environments**.
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* **Existing initiatives often do not prioritize full OpenBIM compliance**, leaving a clear opportunity for alternative, standards-aligned solutions.
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### 'Flat Modules' vs 'Monolithic Blob'
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> At the same time, the emerging **modularized and layerized IFC5** standard ✅
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* introduces new capabilities for more flexible, **fine-grained**, and machine-friendly data handling.
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* These advances open the door to **new workflows** built around decentralized, **event-driven data exchange** rather than **monolithic file transfers**.
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## Previously ...
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### Zurich 2024
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* AEC hackathon Zurich 2024 : **[GitAec](https://gitaec.org)** as a **[Git-native CDE](https://gitaec.org/rvba/docs/wiki/Zurich-hackathon)** platform for AEC.
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### Zurich 2025 : Tech Talks
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* AEC hackathon Zurich 2025 : **Flow-based modeling** discused during **[tech talks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqkKc3TCWdg)** (youtube)
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### Zurich 2025 : Hackathon
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### [vyzn](https://www.vyzn.tech/en) : data-streaming-bim-platform
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* Joining Vyzn team to work on ifc-data-bus **[Blender client](https://github.com/vyzn-tech/ifc-data-bus/tree/main/2025-01%20AEC%20Hackathon%20Zurich/poc/blender-client)**
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### ifc-data-bus 🚐
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## The Experiment
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### Embeding IFC5 Viewer within GitAec
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* Sources can be find in the [ifcx branch](https://codeberg.org/rvba/forgejo/src/branch/ifcx) of GitAec
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* The viewer is based on IFC5 BuildingSmart experiment [with some modifications](https://gitaec.org/rvba/ifc5)
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**First experiments went a bit off the rail...**
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**...but eventually, it ended fitting in**
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## Generating IFC5
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* [First test](https://gitaec.org/rvba/ifc-data-horse/commit/3c36ade1140461206173999a88f89a80b9fa72be) from [scratch](https://gitaec.org/rvba/ifc5/src/branch/main/viewer/src/utils/python/hack.py)
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* [First Mesh](https://gitaec.org/rvba/ifc-data-horse/src/commit/12ed3ee4a136d6350775e4fb365a678d1e833ca5/plane.ifcx)
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* [Obj exporter](https://gitaec.org/rvba/ifc5/src/commit/931817bb3af368aae7747af2592ef63c461155b0/viewer/src/utils/python/hack.py#L77)
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## But there's more !
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* Chatting with a bot based on [Nanobot](https://nanobot.com) and a [Forgejo-MCP server](https://codeberg.org/goern/forgejo-mcp) and let 'it' produce a cube directly on the Forge on the behalf of the 'user'...
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Well .... [not really](http://localhost:3000/rvba/ifc-data-horse/commit/0dcf8710dd86cb4c4fcb6d01429b1099d5b507fa)
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But wait,
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And, ... yes [it works !](http://localhost:3000/rvba/ifc-data-horse/commit/f54640a77be062d5e66cd83beb1c063805a5db25) ...
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