ETIM International maintains ETIM, the vendor-neutral standard that gives technical products one shared language for product data. ETIM Viewer is its public reference: look up any product or modelling class and see exactly which features and values describe it, in your language and for every release.
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Features & values
See the full set of features and values defined for a class.
Class versions
Switch between versions of a class and see what changed since the previous one.
Synonyms
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Drawings · Modelling classes
Inspect technical drawings that illustrate a modelling class.
Connected classes · Modelling classes
Navigate to the product classes linked to a modelling class.
ETIM (European Technical Information Model) is an international, vendor-neutral classification standard for technical products used across the electrical, mechanical, heating and installation industries. It gives every product a standardized set of features, values and terminology so that manufacturers, wholesalers, e-commerce platforms and software systems can exchange product data consistently, regardless of language, supplier or country.
ETIM Product classes, identified by an EC code, describe finished, sellable products such as luminaires, cables, valves or sensors. Each product class defines a fixed set of features and possible values, letting manufacturers classify their catalog once and distribute consistent, structured product data to every channel that supports the ETIM standard.
ETIM Modelling classes, identified by an MC code, describe components used in engineering and BIM design tools rather than commercial products. They add drawings, connection points and relationships to product classes, enabling CAD/BIM software to model installations - such as electrical or piping systems - using standardized, interoperable symbols and connectors.
Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and software vendors across Europe and beyond rely on ETIM to publish and consume product data without costly one-off mappings. Because classes, features and translations are maintained centrally and released through open change requests, everyone in the supply chain works from the same shared, up-to-date reference model.
The Viewer is read-only. Changes to classes are requested and discussed in CMT (product classes) or MMT (modelling classes).
