faq.md

I don't know how to use markdown.

Please see markdown cheat sheet. Any text editor will do, or use one of the free online editors (e.g. markdown-it).

I wish to participate with my own example files.

Take note of the instructions and submit a pull request.

Contact infrastructure@buildingsmart.org or open a new issue for help.

I would like to include *.* files to the example files for reference (asked here).

Yes, of course. You can include multiple JPEGs if you see fit. Or IFC4 RV files. Or DWGs. Or PDFs. You should add anything that allows the other party to understand what is present in the IFC file.

I have a question / comment / proposal regarding the documentation (resolved here).

Please open an issue here: https://github.com/buildingSMART/IFC/issues.

How do I interpret the results from the checking procedure?

Consult schema check documentation. In short:

• If inform-ifc fails, there are schema problems with IFC files. Consult IFC_check_results artifact for further information.
• If inform-md fails, the MD files do not comply with the guidelines. Consult MD_check_results artifact for further information.