Glossary

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A

ACIS

3D Geometric Modeler from Spartial Corporation

ADT

Architectural Desktop

B

B-Rep

Boundary Representation

C

CAAD

Computer Aided Architectural Design

CAD

Computer Aided Design

CRS

coordinate reference system

CSG

Constructive Solid Geometry

D

DDS

Data Design System

DGN

File Format from Bentley

DXF

Data Exchange Format, File Format

DWG

File Format from AutoDesk

E

EXPRESS

Information Modelling Language

F

FM

Facility Management

FZK

Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe

G

GIS

Geographic Information System

GML

Geography Markup Language --> more

GUID

Global Unique Identifier

H

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language

HVAC

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning

I

IAI

International Alliance for Interoperability

IAI

Institut für Angewandte Informatik, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe

IFC

Industry Foundation Classes

IGES

Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, File Format

K

KML

Keyhole Markup Language --> more

L

Latitude

Degrees difference North or South from the Equator.

LoD

Level of Detail

Longitude

Degrees difference East or West from Greenwich, England.

N

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

O

OpenCascade

Open source 3D Modeller

P

PDM

Product Data Model

S

SQL

Structured Query Language

STEP

Standard of the Exchange of Product Model Data

STL

Stereolithography Language, Standard Transformation Language, File Format

T

Topographic

Graphic representation of the surface features of an area.

U

URL

Uniform Resource Locator

V

VRML

Virtual Reality Meta Language, File Format

X

XML

Extensible Markup Language

Z

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