idstool

Python Tool to create IDS (Information delivery specification) files for openBIM workflows.

Currently built on IDS version 0.9.6

Example

An example on how to use this library to create an IDS:

import idstool as ids

spec1 = ids.Specification(name='Wall Specifications', ifc_version='IFC4',
                          applicability=ids.Applicability(facets=[ids.EntityFacet(ifc_class='IfcWall')]),
                          requirement=ids.Requirement(facets=[ids.AttributeFacet(name='Name')]))

spec2 = ids.Specification(name='Hackathon Pset', ifc_version='IFC4',
                          applicability=ids.Applicability(facets=[ids.EntityFacet(ifc_class='IfcWall')]),
                          requirement=ids.Requirement(facets=[ids.PropertyFacet(property_set='Hackathon2024', property_name='AEC_Hack', datatype='IFCTEXT')]))

ids_data = ids.InformationDeliverySpecification(
    title="AEC Hackathon Test IDS",
    version="0.1",
    purpose="Testing",
    specifications=[spec1, spec3]
)

ids.IDSSerializer.save_ids(filepath='example_ids', ids=ids_data)

Limitations

• This README is still under construction =)
• Currently not all metadata for IDS files are actually written to file. author and date are skipped

Next Steps

The following features will be added next:

• Utility functions to easily create simple Applicabilities and Requirements