Building Information Model Extended Markup Language (BIMXML)

Overview

BIMXML describes building data (sites, buildings, floors, spaces, and equipment and their attributes) in a simplified spatial building model (extruded shapes and spaces) for BIM collaboration.

The XML Schema was developed as an alternative to full scale IFC models to simplify data exchanges between various AEC applications and to connect Building Information Models through Web Services.

It is currently used by the Onuma System (Onuma, Inc.), DDS Viewer (Data Design System), vROC, Tokmo, BIM Connect, and various Plugins for CAD Applications (Revit, SketchUp, ArchiCAD).

Specification

XML Schema:
http://www.bimxml.org/xsd/001/bimxml-001.xsd

Instance Cases:

• commented_sampleBIMXML - commented BIMXML file
• sample XML files:
  • Riverside Townhomes - sample export of a single building from the Onuma System
  • NBH Haus - sample export from DDS Viewer (get Beta Version from DDS website)
  • AECCOO template - sample export from DDS Viewer

Documentation:

• BIMXML Documentation folder (ZIP Archive)
• BIMXML Dictionary - text file
• JPG describing how curves are handled (ArcValueDescription.jgp)

Case Samples:

• Lenfant Plaza Study (Real time data "in the cloud")
• BIMStorm™ Collaborations