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ANSWER: To validate an IFC file, users may first try to open the file using one of the IFC viewers listed on the iai-tech.org website. CSI recommends using the free CAD-DDS viewer.
How can I ensure that a CIS/2 file is valid prior to import to CSI software?
ANSWER: Users may upload a CIS/2 file to the online version of the NIST SteelVis tool to generate a VRML file in one of the following formats:
A text file in which the VRML
text file can be downloaded to a local computer and viewed by such VRML viewers as FreeWRL
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- A 3D interactive VRML model, which requires installation of the VRML plugin to the browser.
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