The CIS are specifications for data exchange relating to the design, detailing, manufacture and erection of a structural steelwork building frame. They where developed by the pan-European CIMsteel project. The initial (limited) CIS/1 specifications where published in 1995 and the (comprehensive) CIS/2 specifications where published in 2000. Since then the AISC has been supporting the realisation of CIS/2 based data exchange by a group of leading software vendors and end users.
This page provides access to web material produced prior to the formal publication of CIS/2
Preview of the CIS/2 product model (slides from 1997)
Understanding the STEP Generic Resources (slides from 1997)
Draft of the CIS/2 product model (word document from 1998)
