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 (as documented in this report and shared parameter information)
Electrical System information exchange (Sparkie) at Design
2012-12-07 IFC 2x3 Sparkie
2012-01-02 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
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 (as documented in this report and shared parameter information)
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
COBieLite LCie Examples
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 (as documented in this report and shared parameter information)
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" |
