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Soliciting Funds: Visualize/Print walls/slabs/coverings/etc layers in BlenderBIM & FreeCAD

  1. T by theoryshaw on 14 Nov 2023, edited 24 Mar 2025 # +3 votes

    This project is looking to solicit the funds to help develop the ability to visualize the layers that make up a 'layered' wall/slab/covering/etc in BlenderBIM & FreeCAD -- on both the screen and printed svg. The lion's share of this work will be done with C++ in IFCopenShell.

    This has been discussed in the following locations.

    As you can see in the links above, there has already been some work in the regard. With this project, we hope to build off this initial work.

    ...

    Per this call for projects, if you wish to fund this project, please go to the following link.

    https://opencollective.com/osarch/projects/visualize_layers_in_blenderbim

    For every dollar raised, OSArch will match that dollar from their general funding pool.

  2. T by theoryshaw on 30 Nov 2023 # +2 votes

    $1,195.28 so far!

    We want to thank the following funders so far for their generous donation to this project.

    @MaartenFrough

    @condur

    Jean-Marc Couffin

    @Nigel

    Carlos Villagrasa Silanes

    Incognito

    @theoryshaw

    Here's the link, for those that would like to help with the funding as well:

    https://opencollective.com/osarch/projects/visualize_layers_in_blenderbim

    For every dollar raised @osarch will match it.

  3. T by theoryshaw on 9 Sep 2024 # -1 votes
  4. S by steverugi on 10 Sep 2024 # +4 votes

    hi @theoryshaw

    Just a heads up. On the following 'bounty', we'll need to push the current funds ($1,852.46 USD) back to the general OSArch pool after November 13, 2024--As there hasn't been any takers on this issue for a year, at that point.

    https://opencollective.com/osarch/projects/visualize_layers_in_blenderbim

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    how much is needed to make it to the budgeted amount? I couldn't find the needed amount to fully develop this nice feature, thanks

  5. T by theoryshaw on 10 Sep 2024 # +3 votes

    how much is needed to make it to the budgeted amount?

    this is a good question. I have put the question out to some of the core developers to get a more realist budget number for this scope. That way, we can have more confidence in our fundraising goals.

  6. P by paullee on 10 Sep 2024, edited 10 Sep 2024 # +2 votes

    @theoryshaw said:

    This project is looking to solicit the funds to help develop the ability to visualize the layers that make up a 'layered' wall/slab/covering/etc in BlenderBIM & FreeCAD -- on both the screen and printed svg. The lion's share of this work will be done with C++ in IFCopenShell.

    Not sure what difference from the current Arch_MultiMaterial does it expect for FreeCAD?

    It should be 'native-IFC' and code shared for both 'BBIM' and FreeCAD ? ('This roughly corresponds to a combination of IfcMaterialLayerSet and IfcMaterialLayer' ? - https://wiki.freecad.org/Arch_MultiMaterial/en#Relation_to_IFC)

    Thanks.

    Arch_MultiMaterial

  7. N by Nigel on 11 Sep 2024 #

    @theoryshaw said:

    Just a heads up. On the following 'bounty', we'll need to push the current funds ($1,852.46 USD) back to the general OSArch pool after November 13, 2024--As there hasn't been any takers on this issue for a year, at that point.

    https://opencollective.com/osarch/projects/visualize_layers_in_blenderbim

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    We could re-direct the money towards some automation for assigning, calculating, and getting quantities, cost, and carbon data out of an IFC and into a spreadsheet. Set the data free :)

  8. S by steverugi on 11 Sep 2024 # +2 votes

    @Nigel said:

    We could re-direct the money towards some automation for assigning, calculating, and getting quantities, cost, and carbon data out of an IFC and into a spreadsheet. Set the data free :)

    as much as I love the idea of having more resources to take Bonsai to the next level with quantities & co I think having the 'multilayer' visualization of walls (like in the image above) can be a very attractive feature for designers

    if we are not too far from the needed funds to implement it of course

  9. N by Nigel on 11 Sep 2024 # +1 votes

    @steverugi said:

    @Nigel said:

    We could re-direct the money towards some automation for assigning, calculating, and getting quantities, cost, and carbon data out of an IFC and into a spreadsheet. Set the data free :)

    as much as I love the idea of having more resources to take Bonsai to the next level with quantities & co I think having the 'multilayer' visualization of walls (like in the image above) can be a very attractive feature for designers

    if we are not too far from the needed funds to implement it of course

    I agree completely, I was thinking if we cannot get someone to do the layered walls thing then we may find someone to help with something else that I wanted today ;)

  10. M by Moult on 11 Sep 2024 # +13 votes

    FreeCAD's multilayer wall is only a part of the puzzle. The complexity lies in the priority based joining. I'll take responsibility for this and see what I can achieve this release cycle.

  11. P by paullee on 11 Sep 2024 #

    @Moult said:

    FreeCAD's multilayer wall is only a part of the puzzle. The complexity lies in the priority based joining. I'll take responsibility for this and see what I can achieve this release cycle.

    Curious to learn what are the features being conceived. I am developing in FreeCAD different from the Arch_Multi-Material approach. Being ignorant on IFC, would like to learn more ideas here. Thanks :)

  12. T by theoryshaw on 18 Sep 2024 # +11 votes

    Thanks @Andyro, btw, for the recent $400 infusion! OSArch just matched it!

  13. M by Meetlat on 27 Sep 2024 # +2 votes

    Hope this will arrive next release. Made a small donation. 👍🏻

  14. T by theoryshaw on 12 Oct 2024 # +4 votes
  15. T by theoryshaw on 20 Nov 2024, edited 20 Nov 2024 # +3 votes

    Dear Steering Committee ( @CadGiru @Jesusbill @dimitar @Moult @brunopostle),

    Unfortunately, it's been a year since this project was announced. Per the following blurb on the project site, we indicated that if there were no submissions in a year, the allocated funds would go back to OSArch's general fund pool.

    Considering there appears to be some movement on this project, any objections if we extend this deadline out 6 more months?

    Please note, if no one provides a solution to the project with a year (365days), the funds dedicated to this project will be transferred over to OSarch's general funding. The OSArch steering committee will then allocate the funding to other projects.

  16. S by steverugi on 21 Nov 2024 #

    Hi @theoryshaw

    Yes please let's extend it

    Any chance to know how much money/time would be required to have this feature reach the end line?

  17. T by theoryshaw on 24 Mar 2025 # +8 votes

    This project is now closed! Thank you to @Moult and the following financial contributors.

    https://opencollective.com/collective/projects/visualize_layers_in_blenderbim

    • OSArch - Open Source in AEC $2,696 (see note below)

    • BIMvoice $1,000

    • Andy Thomson $400

    • incognito $246

    • Maarten Vroegindeweij $150

    • Benoît Clément $100

    • guest-b0ac63d9 $100

    • guest-d5096bcc $100

    • Kurt Battisti $100

    • Louis Trümpler $100

    • user-1a7e2094 $100

    • Nigel Lamb $50

    • OpeningDesign.com $50

    • guest-d18f0071 $25

    • Jean-Marc Couffin $25

    • Thorsten Lang $25

    • Bruno Perdigão de Oliveira $20

    • Carlos Villagrasa Silanes $20

    • Duarte Farrajota Ramos $20

    • guest-42970b65 $20

    • guest-825ddcbd $20

    • gpm-universal-mx $10

    • guest-01b520e6 $10

    • Ehsan Charolia $5

    ....................

    OSArch was able to match the funds due to the generosity of the following general funders: https://opencollective.com/osarch

    • Maarten Vroegindeweij $2,572

    • Allan Brito blender-3d-architect $1,353

    • OpeningDesign.com $969

    • daniel60 $930

    • Nigel Lamb $652

    • lukas alberts $607

    • Aether Engineering $599

    • Edwin Guerra Castrejón $343

    • Sven Amiet $334

    • Bruno Postle $308

    • Wassim Jabi topologic $301

    • n20gdvj6uqtaoovo $299

    • michael-hund $294

    • Dion Moult $277

    • kai-zhu $212

    • consolidating_2d_documentation $198

    • Louis Trümpler $191

    • guest-5aa10674 $152

    • arun7 $138

    • guest-3bd16d71 $114

    • Benoît Clément $109

    • Paweł Czernecki $108

    • Petru 🎙️ Conduraru $102

    • guest-a815d09a $100

    • bimtech-buildingsmart_ro $96

    • Denis Pommier $70

    • Richard Nogueira $70

    • BIM TechnicianDublin

    • guest-d4f1b3ba $50

    • guest-dfa799d1 $50

    • Thorsten Lang $46

    • graph-technologies $40

    • udo1 $40

    • Duncan Lithgow $26

    • Bruno Perdigão de Oliveira $26

    • gerard4 $20

    • guest-572d6514 $19

    • guest-546a33b5 $10

    • guest-c8bac280 $10

    • whoisryan $10

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