[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-seo-662529-105":3,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":80,"doc-detail-662529-en":130},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"ok",{"site_id":7,"language":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"keywords":11,"description":12,"schema_data":13,"social_meta":73,"head_meta":75,"extra_data":77,"updated_unix":79},105,"en","sharing-building-information-using-the-ifc-data-model-for-fds-fire-simulation","Sharing Building Information using the IFC Data Model for FDS Fire Simulation","","This paper examines the potential and challenges of using the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) open building information model in fire engineering design. It focuses on sharing building geometry and related information with the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS). A BIM authoring application is used to create geometries and export IFC files, then a web-based conversion tool generates FDS input data based on outputs from an IFC parser. Results are demonstrated with a simple test case building.",{"@graph":14,"@context":72},[15,34,55],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/","Research & Report",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/sharing-building-information-using-the-ifc-data-model-for-fds-fire-simulation/662529/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/sharing-building-information-using-the-ifc-data-model-for-fds-fire-simulation/662529.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":42,"@type":43},"Ben ","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-30","2026-10-28",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":33},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",{"@type":56,"mainEntity":57},"FAQPage",[58,64,68],{"name":59,"@type":60,"acceptedAnswer":61},"What is the main goal of the paper?","Question",{"text":62,"@type":63},"To evaluate the potential and challenges of using the IFC open building information model for fire engineering design, especially for sharing data with FDS.","Answer",{"name":65,"@type":60,"acceptedAnswer":66},"How is geometry data prepared for fire simulation?",{"text":67,"@type":63},"A BIM authoring application creates building geometries and exports IFC data files that are then used to generate FDS input data.",{"name":69,"@type":60,"acceptedAnswer":70},"What tools are used to convert IFC data into FDS inputs?",{"text":71,"@type":63},"The workflow uses a dedicated IFC parser tool and a web-based conversion tool that produces FDS input data from the parser output.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":74,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":76,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":78,"site_id":7},662529,1793219018,{"code":4,"msg":81,"data":82},"success",[83,87,91,95,100,105,110,114,119,122,126],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":84,"show_sort_weight":85,"slug":86},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":88,"show_sort_weight":89,"slug":90},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":92,"show_sort_weight":93,"slug":94},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":96,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":97,"show_sort_weight":98,"slug":99},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":101,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":106,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":107,"show_sort_weight":108,"slug":109},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":111,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":112,"slug":113},8,30,"research-report",{"id":115,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":116,"show_sort_weight":117,"slug":118},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":117,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":117,"slug":121},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":123,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":123,"slug":125},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":127,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":128,"show_sort_weight":96,"slug":129},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":81,"data":131},{"doc_id":78,"user_id":132,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":111,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":33,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":139,"language":140,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":79,"read_time":112},2336478951081,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_276721f389ce27ea32af1340a28f341c","Sharing Building Information using the IFC Data Model for FDS Fire Simulation  \n1JOHANNES DIMYADI, 2MICHAEL SPEARPOINT and 3 ROBERT AMOR 1 Facilities Management  \nUnitec New Zealand, New Zealand  \n2 Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering University of Canterbury, New Zealand  \n3 Department of Computer Science University of Auckland, New Zealand  \nABSTRACT  \nThis paper describes part of a research project that looks into the potential and challenge of using the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) open standard building information model in fire engineering design. In particular the paper describes work undertaken to share building geometry and other information with the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) fire simulation model. A commercially available building information modeling (BIM) authoring application has been used to create building geometries and export IFC data files. A web-based conversion tool has been created to generate FDS input data given the output from a dedicated fire engineering IFC parser tool. The capabilities and outcome of data sharing process is illustrated in this paper using a simple test case building.  \nKEYWORDS: modelling, industry foundation classes, digital data sharing  \nINTRODUCTION  \nGetting an accurate building geometry is a basic and essential requirement for any fire simulation model, yet this can often be a challenging process. The conventional paper-based approach to transfer building information from printed drawings to computer software applications for engineering analyses has been shown to be inefficient and error prone. A study by NIST in 2004 reported a $15.8 billion annual cost to the US capital facilities industry as a consequence of inadequate interoperability due to the “highly fragmented nature of the industry, the industry’s continued paper-based business practices, a lack of standardization, and inconsistent technology adoption among stakeholders” [1] .  \nThere has been a growing trend in the Architectural, Engineering, Construction / Facilities Management (AEC/FM) industry to use building information modelling (BIM) tools, which are new generation objectbased CAD software applications capable of constructing and assembling building elements in a virtual environment. The BIM data produced by these tools comes in various formats. Most of these data formats are proprietary due to their commercial nature although they have varying degrees of accessibility depending on whether the data model specifications are available.  \nThere are several non-proprietary building data models currently available. One of these is the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC), an open standard data model developed by the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI), which was formed in 1995 by an international consortium of organisations in the AEC/FM industry. The IFC data model allows the building geometry and materials property information tobe exported from a BIM authoring tool to a standard format such as the IFC compliant STEP (Standard for Exchange of Product Model Data) physical data file [2] .  \nAn example of current practice of IFC based BIM data sharing includes the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore, which accepts IFC-compliant building consent applications by electronic submission for code compliance checking. A similar effort is currently being implemented in the US by the International Code Council (ICC) in the Automated Code Compliance Checking (AC3) project [3] .  \nIFC AND STEP  \nIFC is a standardised non-proprietary data model which has started to be adopted as an international interoperability standard for sharing building information within the AEC/FM community. The current  \nIFC2x3 version of the model contains 653 building entities and over 300 supplementary data types as well as ‘extensible property sets’ [4] . The work described here uses the previous IFC2x2 release since entities of interest have not changed between the IFC2x2 and IFC2x3 releases and thi","cbCaipXajoHPhUQX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipXajoHPhUQX","pdf",594055,12,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# IFC and STEP\n## IFC overview and versions\n## STEP physical file and SPF structure\n## ifcXML representation\n# CAD and BIM\n## BIM authoring and data formats\n## Interoperability and data exchange context","[{\"question\":\"What is the main goal of the paper?\",\"answer\":\"To evaluate the potential and challenges of using the IFC open building information model for fire engineering design, especially for sharing data with FDS.\"},{\"question\":\"How is geometry data prepared for fire simulation?\",\"answer\":\"A BIM authoring application creates building geometries and exports IFC data files that are then used to generate FDS input data.\"},{\"question\":\"What tools are used to convert IFC data into FDS inputs?\",\"answer\":\"The workflow uses a dedicated IFC parser tool and a web-based conversion tool that produces FDS input data from the parser output.\"}]","Sharing Building Information using the IFC Data Model for FDS Fire Simulation | PDF"]