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Title: Interoperability format translation and transformation between IFC architectural design file and simulation file formats

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1169057

Automatically translating a building architecture file format (Industry Foundation Class) to a simulation file, in one aspect, may extract data and metadata used by a target simulation tool from a building architecture file. Interoperability data objects may be created and the extracted data is stored in the interoperability data objects. A model translation procedure may be prepared to identify a mapping from a Model View Definition to a translation and transformation function. The extracted data may be transformed using the data stored in the interoperability data objects, an input Model View Definition template, and the translation and transformation function to convert the extracted data to correct geometric values needed for a target simulation file format used by the target simulation tool. The simulation file in the target simulation file format may be generated.

Research Organization:
International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EE0004261
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Patent Number(s):
8,949,292
Application Number:
13/648,798
OSTI ID:
1169057
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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