CalqOpen CalqIFC and file exchange
Calq is built to the open BIM standards, so it works with Revit, Archicad and the rest through IFC, BCF and IDS rather than through any one vendor. Imports and exports need only a free account.
Out
- IFC4 Reference View (the default) and IFC 4.3 from one writer; IFC2X3 Coordination View 2.0 is that same file converted
- Every element carries a stable GlobalId, its IFC class and PredefinedType, the standard Pset and Qto sets, and a Uniclass code checked against bSDD
- Space boundaries (IfcRelSpaceBoundary2ndLevel) from one solver, and the same surfaces in gbXML 0.37
- COBie 2.4 as an .xlsx workbook
- DXF plans with ISO 13567 layers, and DXF plans placed on the map
- PDF sheets and sheet sets; SVG and PNG views; drafting views as DXF R12 and SVG at scale
- Topography as a points CSV or LandXML
How the IFC is checked
Before any release, Calq writes a sample house, its catalogues and one of every element in IFC4 and IFC 4.3 and reads them back. The build fails on anything the official EXPRESS schema, the export contract or the web-ifc reader refuses, and the gbXML is checked against the official 0.37 XSD.
In
- IFC (.ifc, .ifczip) as native Calq elements
- DXF and DWG drawings as native elements (DWG is read in the browser)
- BCF 2.1 and 3.0 issues with their viewpoints
- IDS 1.0 requirements, checked against the model
- Images and PDF as underlays to trace
- CSV and XLSX tables, and survey files (see Site and topography)
Not yet
Calq does not write DWG (it reads it) and does not read E57 point clouds.
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