The information on this page can assist you to:

  • Download "information exchange" example files in different file formats;
  • See how model data from different disciplines is organized;
  • Compare files to see model content for different domains;
  • See how exchanges, such as COBie, change over time;
  • Use these common files to evaluate your software's import or export functions;
  • Use these common files to teach building information modeling;
  • Extend these common files for new information exchanges and research; and
  • Find and use free tools to help you work with these files

Project 1. Duplex Apartment

The duplex apartment model was originally created by a student who developed this building as part of a design competition. This model was first used at the Dec 2009 COBie Challenge event.

COBie

2012-03-23-Duplex-01-Programming 2012-03-23-Duplex-02-Design 2012-03-23-Duplex-03-ProductSelect 2012-03-23-Duplex-04-ProductInstall 2012-03-23-Duplex-05-Handover

Coordination Model View

2011-09-14-Duplex IFC 2x3 Coordination MVD 2011-09-14-Duplex-IFCAnalyzer 2011-09-14-Duplex-PDF 2011-09-14-Duplex-RVT

Electrical System information exchange (Sparkie) at Design

2012-12-07 IFC 2x3 Sparkie 2012-02-01 Native Model (report in editorial review)

HVAC information exchange (HVACie) at Design

2011-11-24 IFC 2x3 2011-11-24 Native Model (report in editorial review) 2011-11-24 Native Model supplement

Water System information exchange (WSie) at Design

2012-11-13 IFC 2x3 2013-02-01 Native Model (report in editorial review)

Project 2. Office Building

The two story office building model was developed based on the published sample floor plans for a specific type of mid-size office building built in the United States.

COBie Spreadsheet

2012-03-23-Office-COBie

Coordination Model View

2011-09-14-Office IFC 2x3 Coordination MVD 2011-09-14-Office-IFCAnalyzer 2011-09-14-Office-PDF 2011-09-14-Office-RVT

Project 3. Medical Clinic

The Clinic Model project is based on a medical and dental clinic building at a location in the South-West United States. The model also comes with a set of redacted design drawings. A representative set of redacted operations and maintenance manuals are also provided in COBie Spreadsheet Format.

COBie Spreadsheet

2013-03-28-Clinic-Programming-v13 2013-03-28-Clinic-Design-v13 2013-03-28-Clinic-Handover-v13

COBieLite

COBieLite Clinic Handover Example

Construction Drawings

2012-03-27-Clinic-RedactedDrawings

Coordination Model View

2011-09-14-Clinic IFC 2x3 Coordination MVD 2011-09-14-Clinic-IFCAnalyzer 2011-09-14-Clinic-PDF 2011-09-14-Clinic-RVT

Electrical System information exchange (Sparkie) at Design

2012-12-07 IFC 2x3 Sparkie 2013-02-01 Native Model (report in editorial review)

HVAC information exchange (HVACie) at Design

2012-03-30 IFC 2x3 HVACie 2012-03-30 Native Model (report in editorial review) 2012-03-30 Supplemental Native Files

Water System information exchange (WSie) at Design

2012-12-06 IFC 2x3 WSie 2013-02-01 Native Model (report in editorial review)

Project 4. Barracks 101

Barracks 101 is a small building developed from the standard design of a similar federal government building. As this model includes drawings, it would be a very good for use by students and those conducting initial testing of their software before jumping to the full size Medical Clinic problem model.

COBie Spreadsheet

2013-08-05-Barracks101-Handover

Design Drawings

2013-02-11-Barracks101-DesignDrawings-PDF

Free Software

The following is a list of free software that you may find helpful when working with the Common BIM Files. These products are listed without endorsement of any kind.

Product (listed alphabetically) Type Description Applicability
Acrobat Reader Free A free, commercial product that maybe used to view 3D PDF files produced from IFC models using paid products Any "ie"
DDS-CAD Viewer Free A free, commercial IFC modeling tool Any "ie"
Google Docs Commercial An example of how to use free Google tools to create web-based spreadsheet for updating COBie data COBie
IFC File Analyzer Free A free, research prototype product that may be used to summarize and report on the content of IFC model files. Any "ie"
Onuma System Commercial Free, commercial product to check COBie files COBie
Solibri File Optimizer Free A free, commercial product that may be used to reduce the number of repeated IFC objects in a model. The reduction in file size is often substantial Any "ie"