opensourceBIM/BIMserver

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1740 stars · 644 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

BIMserver is an open-source, model-driven server platform for storing, managing, and querying Building Information Modeling (BIM) data in the IFC standard. Unlike a file server, it stores IFC data as objects, enabling querying, merging, filtering, versioning, model checking, and multi-user collaboration with real-time updates and notifications.

Use cases

• store and manage IFC models for a construction project
• query and filter BIM models programmatically
• merge multiple IFC models into one
• track revisions and versions of building models
• check BIM models for errors and rule violations
• enable multi-user collaboration on a shared building dataset
• build custom BIM applications on top of an IFC database
• generate IFC files on the fly from stored model data

When to choose

• you need a central, multi-user server for IFC/BIM data rather than simple file storage
• you want to query, merge, or filter IFC models at the object level
• you are a developer building BIM applications or bim-bots on an open platform
• you need model versioning, revision history, and update notifications for building data
• you want an open-source, self-hosted alternative built on the open IFC standard

When to avoid

• you only need to view or share IFC files without querying or collaboration features
• your project does not involve building/construction data or the IFC standard
• you need a lightweight file server or document management system
• you cannot comply with the AGPL-3.0 license in your usage
• you need a turnkey end-user desktop BIM viewer rather than a server platform

Facets

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database search-engine api-framework self-hosted plugin-system jvm self-hosted cross-platform bim ifc openbim building-information-modeling model-server construction-data versioning multi-user model-checking bim-bots architecture-engineering-construction construction data-management web-server

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