Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) is an open, and growing data standard by which BIM (Building Information Modeling) software can openly exchange information

Joined November 2010
It's a wrap for our Google Summer of Code student Martyna. Well done! Visual programming on #IFC #BIM models. Read the full story here community.osarch.org/discuss…
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Join this free #IFC #crashcourse learning about #python, #blender3d #BlenderBIM, IFC Schema, & how to write scripts & build a data app. osarch.org/2022/10/20/%f0%9f…
Something exciting happened. You can now use IfcOpenShell in the browser! Thanks to #WebAssembly and @pyodide. #OpenBIM #IFC First demo: ifcopenshell.github.io/wasm-… Repo: github.com/IfcOpenShell/wasm… Read on to see why we chose this approach.
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Go #OpenBIM. Go #OpenSource. Free #BlenderBIM Add-on v0.0.221105 released with 775 updates. Load huge models. New wall/slab/profile/stair tools, type manager, EU/AU steel library, faster, new site, IfcTester App. Visit blenderbim.org/ - Full notes: community.osarch.org/discuss…
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Here's a Custom Wall type tutorial for BlenderBim beginners: youtube.com/watch?v=jTL3a6Qw… It will only take 5ish minutes! If you have questions join the discussion!
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Replying to @BonsaiBIM
@blenderbim now supports arrays--and survives an IFC roundtrip. Would love to see @openbimstandard codify this in the IFC schema. github.com/buildingSMART/IFC… ping @yorikvanhavre :) github.com/yorikvanhavre/Fre…
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So far proposed: • Blender/Ladybug integration • A profile editor in @BlenderBIM • Documentation for @topologicBIM • Monthly @OSArchOrg articles • An IFC GIT interface Have a bit-sized project you'd like to see @OSArchOrg fund? Ends Oct. 30th community.osarch.org/discuss…
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view.ifcopenshell.org/ You have now the option to choose your viewer implementation in IFC Pipeline. - The ThreeJS-backed Bimsurfer v2 (commissioned by @bimforce years ago) - The Bimsurfer v3 written from scratch in WebGL 2 (created by @bimbase's Ruben, @berlotti and me).
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Forking and merging #IFC data? Read an incredible whitepaper on #NativeIFC methodologies, explaining how #IFC applications can collaborate in a decentralised, distributed manner. osarch.org/2022/10/15/whitep…
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📺 Create a native IFC application this weekend with pure python: - @streamlit for UI, - @ifcopenshell for data - @ifc_js as a streamlit component for loading geometry 📺 Follow along on YouTube ! #openbim youtu.be/AfQztEUSQns
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First podcast with Dion Moult of @BlenderBIM. Great conversation! We talk about the importance of open formats beyond architecture within AECO and how Blender can be useful beyond concept architecture. #osarch #blender #blenderbim #ifc #architecture youtube.com/watch?v=RBSQeSh_…
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Do you have an open source project you'd like OSArch to fund? We are looking to our community to tell us the next project(s) they'd like to see hosted on our Open Collective fund raising platform. Please see the following link for details: osarch.org/2022/10/03/a-call…
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