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<h2 id="description">Description</h2> <p>An IDS file is a <a href="/facts/Machine-readable_document/qMdajyJA">machine-readable document</a> that specifies requirements for a building model. It requires attributes to be supplied, or which attribute values are accepted. For example, it can require that the <a href="/facts/Thermal_transmittance/vEcFdnx1">thermal transmittance</a> of all windows in the building must be within a prescribed range, or that all room names must follow a <a href="/facts/Regular_expression/KFL3veHX">regular expression</a> such as "Office001". </p><p>A typical <a href="/facts/Workflow/Ig8zvxF2">workflow</a> is:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <ol><li>Requirements are described on the client side using an IDS editor (also available free of charge).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li>Requirements are taken into account during planning; BIM software can support the planner.</li> <li>Requirements are checked automatically with the IDS file and the building model as an IFC file.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li></ol> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://technical.buildingsmart.org/projects/information-delivery-specification-ids/">Information Delivery Specification IDS</a> on buildingSMART</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/buildingSMART/IDS/releases/tag/v1.0.0">V1.0 Final buildingSMART Standard</a> on GitHub</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Release v1.0 Final buildingSMART Standard · buildingSMART/IDS". GitHub. <a href="https://github.com/buildingSMART/IDS/releases/tag/v1.0.0" target="_blank">https://github.com/buildingSMART/IDS/releases/tag/v1.0.0</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Information Delivery Specification IDS". buildingSMART Technical. <a href="https://technical.buildingsmart.org/projects/information-delivery-specification-ids/" target="_blank">https://technical.buildingsmart.org/projects/information-delivery-specification-ids/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Home - IDS Maker". ids.bimvision.eu. <a href="https://ids.bimvision.eu/" target="_blank">https://ids.bimvision.eu/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"IDS BIM - Information Delivery Specification | usBIM.IDS | ACCA". www.accasoftware.com. <a href="https://www.accasoftware.com/en/information-delivery-specification-ids" target="_blank">https://www.accasoftware.com/en/information-delivery-specification-ids</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Solibri | Everything you need to know about Information Delivery…". www.solibri.com. March 4, 2024. <a href="https://www.solibri.com/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-information-delivery-specifications" target="_blank">https://www.solibri.com/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-information-delivery-specifications</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>