What is the (1) feature request you wished would get implemented in Bonsai (BlenderBIM) that would greatly improve your workflow.
Please only post (1) feature request per person. Please post only feature requests, not bugs.
What is the (1) feature request you wished would get implemented in Bonsai (BlenderBIM) that would greatly improve your workflow.
Please only post (1) feature request per person. Please post only feature requests, not bugs.
Yes, sheet management in Bonsai would be great https://community.osarch.org/discussion/2146/sheet-coordinates-for-multiple-drawings#latest. Also anything that removes Inkscape from my workflow.
My request would be support for left justified text. https://github.com/IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell/issues/4243
@Owura_qu was that 2 requests? ;)
Same. Document Management is key. I think Dion showed how to do this (natively, no inkscape) already in a LinkedIn post but for the life of me I can't find it (should have saved).
Why just one...I have so many
The main one is the Boolean/union tool. To me this is a major modeling too. And one we should try and implement if we can.
This thread talks about it:
https://community.osarch.org/discussion/comment/18392#Comment_18392
Now I am going to create a new account to tell you of the other feature Requests 😉
@Owura_qu was that 2 requests? ;)
I guess they are tied together. I find it laborious if not impractical to implement the naming convention outside of Bonsai.
spreadsheet! like in FreeCAD
PS this is unpopular: I love InkScape :D
Blender elements don't require IFC Classifications to be included in Drawings.
@steverugi said:
spreadsheet! like in FreeCAD
Just curious what do you do with Spreadsheet in FreeCAD? :)
Hi @paullee
@steverugi said:
spreadsheet! like in FreeCAD
Just curious what do you do with Spreadsheet in FreeCAD? :)
haven't used FreeCAD in a long time but I appreciated its spreadsheet where you could play with constraints and variables
my hope is to have a spreadsheet in Bonsai where cost items, quantities and elements can operate among each other (by assigned variable for instance), at the moment you can export to csv or similar and do your things in a different app
does it satisfy your curiosity ? :)
Thanks, indeed spreadsheet is sometime a good representation of the information rather than model itself :)
Integrated WYSIWYG view for plans with a css editor allowing for real time editing.
@steverugi said:
spreadsheet! like in FreeCAD
PS this is unpopular: I love InkScape :D
Forked workflows are a big waste of time. For me Bonsai needs to publish the final output, otherwise revising drawings is a frustrating and error inducing process.
@tim said:
@steverugi said:
spreadsheet! like in FreeCAD
PS this is unpopular: I love InkScape :D
Forked workflows are a big waste of time. For me Bonsai needs to publish the final output, otherwise revising drawings is a frustrating and error inducing process.
True
But in some workplaces being able to master more than one tool is a necessity, and sometimes a useful (and entertaining) skill
Of course eventually Bonsai is going to need a stable publishing in-house engine, the same applies to database management, coding environment, schedule management, and all current and future patches around it, possibly in an organic form that might become the real jewels of our beloved app.
I might be wrong here but I don't see the "drawing era" to last very long tbh.. cheers
I'm all for using the best tool for the job, as long as it doesn't lead to a forked workflow. When I spend time "fixing" a drawing in Inkscape and then need to make a change, I'm faced with a dilemma. I can either make the change in Bonsai and redo the fixes in Inkscape, which is the "proper" approach but doubles the work, or I can make the change directly in Inkscape, which saves time but leaves the IFC model out of sync with the drawing. This inconsistency can lead to errors and confusion down the line. That's why I believe having a stable, in-house publishing engine in Bonsai is essential for maintaining workflow integrity. As good as Inkscape might be, I don't think it belongs in an efficient IFC model-to-drawing workflow.
A Window & Door schedule / legend feature
For me it would have to do with the drawing/ documentation side of bonsai. there are many things that are possible, but require a lot of time, like setting up the CSS, adding new hatches, changing the symbols, etc. it is possible, and i have don it, but it takes a lot of work and time.
but that is not a new feature, so a new feature for me would have to be copy annotation element from one view to another view, or to have "blocks" that can save different line thickness, text and hatches. currently you can create a type annotation but it is only of one line style. i would like to create more complex block, like a simple scale that would include text, hatches and lines, and currently i need to create it in inkscape, save it as a symbol, load it, see that the scale is correct, and the bad thing is that in the view port symbols appear as empty, so i have no idea how it looks until i print it. that or add it afterward in inkscape, not ideal.
P.S
I also like inkscape :)
If ladders are easier to draw, it is good to be able to model both wall ladders and cable carrier ladders.
Can you export DWG files?
@tim said:
I'm all for using the best tool for the job, as long as it doesn't lead to a forked workflow. When I spend time "fixing" a drawing in Inkscape and then need to make a change, I'm faced with a dilemma. I can either make the change in Bonsai and redo the fixes in Inkscape, which is the "proper" approach but doubles the work, or I can make the change directly in Inkscape, which saves time but leaves the IFC model out of sync with the drawing. This inconsistency can lead to errors and confusion down the line. That's why I believe having a stable, in-house publishing engine in Bonsai is essential for maintaining workflow integrity. As good as Inkscape might be, I don't think it belongs in an efficient IFC model-to-drawing workflow.
Sure
I come from Sketchup and happily migrated to Blender almost a year ago,
SU is a superb piece of software for drafting, modeling and little IFC, with the sister app Layout combined it can easily produce sofisticated output.
It would be nice to have a similar option in Bonsai, maybe something similar, if doable, could be a solution? AFAIK Blender too lacks it, it could serve them both, but I'd guess is not easy to implement it.
a shortcut like in FreeCAD Command + Shift + P to access the selected Object in Python/IfcOpenShell
Whatever improves svg/dxf documentation reliability, stability and speed is highly appreciated to me.
@Ace said:
A Window & Door schedule / legend feature
This is not too far, since spreadsheet export already allows to create a rudimental schedule.
A feature could be to click and add csv tables to the drawing?
..or you can use InkScape.. :)))
@Ace said:
A Window & Door schedule / legend feature
I guess we're talking about a graphical schedule displaying at least the elevation (and ideally also plan+section) of each window type, without have to make a cropped elevation for each. Instead it could frame the area near origin where all types are present and present the window types in a grid on a sheet.
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