This site is about IFC based solutions for data exchange in the AEC/FM Industry. The goal is to provide information for software users about IFC based solutions, and to help software developers add meaningful IFC support to software. These two goals are connected to ensure that IFC based solutions meet end user needs and software developers are aware of the demand for such solutions.

Model View Definitions (MVD) are used for documenting IFC based data exchange capabilities in software. The MVD format was adopted by the IAI in spring 2005 as the official format for defining views for IFC.

MVDs are structured such, that different audiences can focus on the information relevant to them. The main division is between technical and non-technical. The non-technical definitions are aimed at software users, the technical definitions at software developers. Throughout the MVD documentation all non-technical material is marked with blue color and all technical material with orange. If you want to know more about MVDs, please use the diagram above to navigate to the section relevant to you. Each section contains all necessary information for a specific audience, for example the 'software users' section describes how to read MVD certification results and the 'software developers' section how to get software certified.

MVD templates and tools can be downloaded from the MVD section of the IAI International web site. For further information please contact the IAI MVD Coordinator : Jiri Hietanen,