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IFC Releases

Overview about IFC releases, including current IFC release, background information about previous IFC releases, and preview of future IFC releases.

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Current IFC Releases
  • IFC2x3-TC1 - IFC2x Edition 3 Technical Corrigendum 1 - documentation and constraint only corrigendum to update of IFC2x3, published in July 2007
    • the IFC2x3 release and IFC2x3-TC1 update are equal in terms of the IFC exchange file and both are used for IFC2x3 implementation and certification
    • the IFC2x3 release and IFC2x3-TC1 are now strongly recommended for implementation
  • IFC2x3 - IFC2x Edition 3 - third release of the IFC2x Platform, published in Feb 2006, mainly quality improvement of IFC2x2
Upcoming IFC releases
  • IFC2x4 - IFC2x Edition 4 - forth release of the IFC2x Platform - several extensions of IFC in building, building service and structural areas, enhancements of geometry and other resource components,  and numerous quality improvements, and a new documentation format
Previous IFC releases
  • IFC2x2-Add1 - IFC2x Edition 2 Addendum 1 - small addendum of IFC2x to fix issues that came up during implementation, published in Jul 2004
    • this release has been used for IFC2x2 implementation and certification
  • IFC2x2 - IFC2x Edition 2 - second release of the IFC2x Platform, published in May 2003, several extensions of IFC in domain areas
  • IFC2x-Add1 - IFC2x Addendum 1 - small addendum of IFC2x to fix issues that came up during implementation, published in Oct 2001
    • this release has been used for IFC2x implementation and certification
  • IFC2x - IFC2x - first release of the IFC2x Platform, published in Oct 2000, focused on providing a stable platform

The older releases IFC2.0, IFC1.5.1, IFC1.5 and IFC1.0 are meanwhile outdated and are not any longer maintained.


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