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GSoC 2024 call for project ideas!

  1. B by bdamay on 2 Feb 2024 #

    @Moult said:

    @bdamay have you considered partnering with a company where they can share their BIM models? (other than the very generous open data license from the OpeningDesign projects)

    Yes, i have asked around but it seems difficult. Either they have point cloud but no corresponding models either it is model with no point cloud. I will keep asking but i'm putting this aside for now, i might have been to enthousiastic at first. I took also a look @theoryshaw OpenData, opened one or two glb points clouds and realized i didn't really know where to start.

    So for now, considering my course project:

    • I'll have a look further at your advice about 360 photos (this might be easier to gather data and fit the requirements i need for my study project, some YOLOv8 categorisation algorithms might be used).

    • Aside that, i'm also checking what i could do on the lidar automated detections of roof shape (but that case seems to be less needed and i might have to leave it aside for the moment)

    For GSoC, i would be interested to give a try as a contributor on the "Web-based UI integration with Blender" if this subject is still in.(I might give it a try even if it's not). But first i must get acquainted a bit more with BlenderBIM source code, i'm actually only on the" playing around with the demo module" part of it for now. But once i will have fully understood the logic, i'll give it a go.

    Have a good day.

  2. T by theoryshaw on 2 Feb 2024 # +1 votes
  3. B by bdamay on 8 Feb 2024, edited 8 Feb 2024 #

    Hi @moult, i understand 6/02 was the deadline for GSoC list to be submitted, did you apply for a list? if yes, is it the one you mentionned on github ? If i'm correct, in my understanding GSoC is publishing the Official list on feb 21, and i am definitely willing to give a try on OS development with BlenderBIM.

    Have a good day.

    Benoit

  4. M by Moult on 27 Feb 2024, edited 3 Mar 2024 # +7 votes

    Hey all! A little late but great news, we've been accepted for GSoC 2024!

    There are 10 project ideas available here, or you can create your own: https://github.com/opencax/GSoC/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Project%3A+IfcOpenShell%22 . If you'd like to get involved the steps are here: https://opencax.github.io/gsoc_checklist.html and you can reach out at https://osarch.org/chat/

    Here's a list of people who have reached out so far. Nobody has yet written any applications, no 1-on-1 discussions, and no patches written.

    • bdamay (note: not eligible due to experienced software engineer)

    • Kshitij Roodkee, interested in web-based UI integration in Blender

    • Manideep-Maddileti, interested in web-based UI integration in Blender

    • AnonymousCodes911, interested in CG artist features and Radiance light simulation

    • akshayb80, interested in Radiance light simulation

    • DanielaHz, interested in Radiance light simulation

    • Apurv428, interested in IfcTester webapp

    • BalrajDhakad, interested in IfcTester webapp

    • keshavanarayan, interested in CG artist features

    • prashant226, interested in web-based UI integration in Blender

    • Royalty252, interested in Radiance light simulation

  5. B by bdamay on 27 Feb 2024 # +1 votes

    So then i'm not eligible, tough but fair... Let young fellows dive into it!

    That's said i would really like to follow, participate to discussions, and may be help with some code on the blender web app subject.

    I wonder if that is manageable without interfering too much in the Gsoc process ? I'll surely do some personal experiments sooner or later anyway...

  6. T by theoryshaw on 8 Mar 2024 # +2 votes

    Would be cool, for those applications that don't make the cut for GSoC, but are still intriguing to the OSArch community, maybe OSArch can fund their work, that is, if the applicant is still interested in pursuing. Maybe we could fund through this funding mechanism.

  7. K by kenneth on 13 Mar 2024, edited 13 Mar 2024 # +1 votes

    Hi everyone and hi @Moult ,

    I just joined this community. My name is Ken and I am a former structural designer, civil engineer, and now a new graduate developer. I came across the GSoC project and saw your guys' projects. Since I am from a similar background, I am very very very interested in some of your guys' projects!! Namely, the IfcTester web app and the web-based UI integration in Blender.

    I have tried to reach out to Moult by email or through Linkedin. But didn't succeed. Sorry for the cold email btw!! I am exploring all the related information about those two projects and trying to build up my application. I wonder if I can get a chance to talk with Moult or anyone who works on those projects about things like where we are at and what are the detailed goals. I tried to upload an IFC file to the ifctester. I know ifctester is half-built, so I guess it's normal.

    @Moult said:

    Hey all! A little late but great news, we've been accepted for GSoC 2024!

    There are 10 project ideas available here, or you can create your own: https://github.com/opencax/GSoC/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Project%3A+IfcOpenShell%22 . If you'd like to get involved the steps are here: https://opencax.github.io/gsoc_checklist.html and you can reach out at https://osarch.org/chat/

    Here's a list of people who have reached out so far. Nobody has yet written any applications, no 1-on-1 discussions, and no patches written.

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

  8. M by Moult on 25 Mar 2024 # +3 votes

    Just a little update on this. I'm thrilled to announce that so far 7 applicants have shared draft proposals and had verbal discussions with me / Vukas on a variety of projects.

    If you haven't yet shared a draft application or organised a meetup, now is the time! There is only about a week left to submit your application!

  9. M by Moult on 4 May 2024 # +15 votes

    Congratulations to all successful applicants! This year, we received 14 proposals and of those, 3 proposals were successful and awarded slots from Google. You can see all the successful proposals under the BRL-CAD umbrella here: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2024/organizations/brl-cad

    The successful proposals were:

    1. Scripts to generate light simulation input files from 3D models by chiragsingh1711

    2. IfcOpenShell: IfcTester WebApp by Kshitij Roodkee

    3. Web-based UI integration with Blender by Ziad Ibrahim

    Each of these three proposals are really exciting and will help push the capabilities of IfcOpenShell and the BlenderBIM Add-on even further. The light simulation work will make BBIM unique in the industry in its abilities to generate photorealistic and photometrically accurate luminance renders as well as illuminance studies. The IfcTester webapp will fill a gaping hole in the industry where there is no open source, up-to-date, web-based IDS authoring app. The web-based UI integration will open up new opportunities in using non-Blender UIs alongside the active Blender session, especially for spreadsheets, model coordination and issue management, and 4D/5D capabilities.

    A huge congratulations!

    To those who didn't make it, we will be discussing the possibility of running a non-Google-branded IfcOpenShell Summer Of Code mirroring the GSoC programme with our own funding being used as a stipend (at half the GSoC rate).

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