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Sources for the BIM and IFC history?

1. M by Martin156131 on 30 Mar 2023, edited 13 Apr 2023 # +1 votes

   Under this link https://bigdataconstruction.com/history-of-bim/ there are several articles. Those are from 2021 or later. So, they do not have the latest news like about NativeIFC in BlenderBIM or FreeCAD-NativeIFC.

   Are there any other source that describe the history of BIM and IFC?

   I am just curious.

2. C by Coen on 6 Apr 2023 # +1 votes

   Some additional related request:

   On LinkedIn I saw a screen recording of someone loading an IFC made in 1994 (!) (or somewhere near that year (atleast what they claimed) loading flawlessly into Archicad 21. I tried to search for this clip somewhere but I could never find it again.

3. B by bernd on 12 Apr 2023 # +1 votes

   initial commit of FreeCAD ifc reader ... back in 2011 ... https://github.com/berndhahnebach/All_FreeCAD/commit/3bdbfa651641ce280fe0d5d6f91971242de4c6e9

4. B by bernd on 12 Apr 2023 # +1 votes

   Initial commit of IfcOpenShell back in 2011 too https://github.com/IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell/commit/a1016d82da72c252783d1ae2c0d548807be5f7f8

5. M by Moult on 13 Apr 2023 # +1 votes

   I've found that he mixes fact and fiction in his articles to twist into a narrative that ends up with him selling his proprietary BIM product. I would advise caution and skepticism when reading the articles.

6. M by Martin156131 on 13 Apr 2023 # +1 votes

   Yes, I also found it a bit strange. Would it then be a good idea if Osarch Wiki had a page for the history?

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