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

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1167017
Patent Number(s):
8,930,418
Application Number:
13/676,264
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0004261
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Nov 14
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
96 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION

Citation Formats

Chao, Tian-Jy, and Kim, Younghun. Interoperability format translation and transformation between IFC architectural design file and simulation file formats. United States: N. p., 2015. Web.
Chao, Tian-Jy, & Kim, Younghun. Interoperability format translation and transformation between IFC architectural design file and simulation file formats. United States.
Chao, Tian-Jy, and Kim, Younghun. 2015. "Interoperability format translation and transformation between IFC architectural design file and simulation file formats". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1167017.
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abstractNote = {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.},
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year = {Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2015},
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