Framework for a Visual Energy Use System: Ifctomap Software

Framework for a Visual Energy Use System identifies software technologies, which facilitate the use of buildings described in Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools in both a simulation and visualization. The study focused on the development of a software3 tool to fulfill the visualization needs of a Visual Energy Use System. The result of the study was the successful creation of an automated tool that converts building geometry found in . IFC files into the . MAP file format understood by Doom 3 game engine. This document details the methods employed by the IFCtoMAP software along with a brief discussion of the IFCtoIDF conversion utility.