bSDD buildingSMART Data Dictionary (bSDD)

The bSDD is a system to maintain structures for the localization of the IFC schema and structures for expressing business Semantics on top of the IFC schema. More info on https://www.buildingsmart.org/users/services/buildingsmart-data-dictionary/

Very useful links

• FAQ (what does it cost? what is it? how does it relate to IFC? etc..): bSDD

Use the bSDD

• The API URL API; Swagger documentation
• Search the data in the live/production bSDD

Test the bSDD

• TEST API (swagger)
• Search the data in the test database
• Manage your data in the test database
• Import format you can use to get data into the bSDD: JSON and documentation. Data owners are encouraged to put their data in the test environment first, and communicate to bsdd_support@buildingsmart.org when they want to push it to the production environment.

Nice to know

• A typical use-case for bSDD using SketchUp to create IFC data: VIMEO video source code
• A typical use-case for bSDD using ACCA software: YouTube video
• GraphQL UI for getting data via GraphQL in the UI: GraphQL UI
• Presentation about the bSDD (and relation to IFC): Presentation
• Video recording of a bSDD workshop, including Revit plugin demo: Workshop video
• Get help by emailing bsdd_support@buildingsmart.org