Django BIM

Django BIM is a Django plugin designed to manage building data based on Industry Foundation Classes (IFC). This plugin provides an easy-to-use interface for integrating and managing IFC data within Django applications.

Features

• IFC Integration: Seamlessly import and manage IFC files in your Django projects.
• Data Visualization: Tools for visualizing building data directly from IFC files.
• Query Interface: Advanced search and query functionalities for IFC data.

Installation

To install Django BIM, you can use pip:

pip install django-bim

Alternatively, if you want to install from source:

git clone https://github.com/starling-cloud/django-bim.git
cd django-bim
poetry install

Quick Start

To get started with Django BIM, add it to your installed apps in your Django settings:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    'django-bim',
    ...
]

Usage

Here is a basic example of how to use Django BIM in your project:

# Example usage code here

Documentation

For full documentation, visit docs-link.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Contributing Guide for details on how to contribute.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Authors

• Starling Associates - Initial work - Starling Associates

Notes

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Resources

• https://ifc43-docs.standards.buildingsmart.org/IFC/RELEASE/IFC4x3/HTML/content/introduction.htm
• https://github.com/buildingSMART/ifc-validation-data-model