bSDD buildingSMART Data Dictionary (bSDD)

The bSDD is a system to maintain structures for the localization of the IFC schema and structures for expressing business Semantics on top of the IFC schema. More info on https://www.buildingsmart.org/users/services/buildingsmart-data-dictionary/

Very useful links

• FAQ (what does it cost? what is it? how does it relate to IFC? etc..): bSDD
• The API URL [beware: this is not live yet!] API | Until the API URL goes live you can use prototype API More info on the API is further down on this page.
• Search the database

In short

• A typical use-case for bSDD 2020 prototype demonstrated in SketchUp: VIMEO video
• the source code of the SketchUp bSDD plugin: code source
• The Swagger API documentation for the bSDD 2020 prototype: Swagger API
• GraphQL UI for getting data via GraphQL in the UI: GraphQL UI
• Presentation about the bSDD (and relation to IFC): Presentation
• Video recording of a bSDD workshop, including Revit plugin demo: Workshop video
• Import format you can use to get data into the bSDD: JSON and documentation how to use that
• Get help by emailing [email protected]