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by Moult on 12 Jun 2021, edited 12 Jun 2021#
+1 votes
It is clear that opinions are divided :) To bring this back to the current issue, I believe there are only two "contested" listings on the directory: XBim Xplorer and Meshroom. (2 out of more than a hundred!)
XBim Xplorer runs only on Windows and depends on Windows because it uses WPF. This is different to free software which runs on Windows, but could be ported. In the case of XBim Xplorer, the entire codebase is completely coupled to WPF, which is proprietary, and so the only way to port it would be effectively to rewrite from scratch, such as making it based on Qt instead. Therefore, I think with this logic, it is safe to treat it the same way we treat Revit add-ons.
As an example, Ladybug Tools historically only ran on Grasshopper and was coupled to Grasshopper (and therefore Windows / Mac), but they then went through the exercise of rewriting everything from scratch, and so they have switched lists on the wiki since then.
I don't know much about Meshroom's dependency on CUDA, so I don't have an opinion :)
EPA's Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) is used throughout the world for planning, analysis, and design related to stormwater runoff, combined and sanitary sewers, and other drainage systems.
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by thunderbolt_132 on 22 Dec 2021, edited 22 Dec 2021#
I am still having trouble navigating the community so I am not sure if this is the right place to put it, but a directory containing thermal properties of various building materials was published a few days ago. Could possibly be useful in BlenderBIM for energy analysis.
Hi @thunderbolt_132 - yeah I spotted that a few days ago, thanks for mentioning it. I wasn't quite sure where to add it so I've put it here and will be pushing on social media for other similar resources
@d3ssy Topologic is already in the software directory. It is not an IFC viewer, so it doesn't have the capability to show property sets. However, properties from IFC property sets can be loaded into Topologic.
I see some great potential in our software directory - as a searchable database. I think we need to move to the next step and make a database we (and others) can present in different way. Listing by category, by file type, by workflow, by license ... all those things you can't really do in a wiki or any kind of static website. We could even make it look good!
Sadly the FSF Free Software Directory is just like our a wiki and suffers the same problems. But I have subscribed to their discussion list and will ask them what plans they have for the future.
So, anyone here got the interest and skills to make a start on this project ... ? I'm looking at you @SigmaDimensions creator of https://learn.osarch.org/
I see some great potential in our software directory - as a searchable database. I think we need to move to the next step and make a database we (and others) can present in different way. Listing by category, by file type, by workflow, by license ... all those things you can't really do in a wiki or any kind of static website. We could even make it look good!
Let's do it @duncan . I'm up for it. We can re-shapre learn.osarch with your vision - For now, all I've done is use the software directory, and link up educational videos from youtube to each software / youtube author.
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by bitacovir on 4 Feb 2022, edited 4 Feb 2022#
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More acoustics: I-Simpa. GPL version 3 license.
I-Simpa is an open software dedicated to the modelling of sound propagation in 3D complex domains.
It is a perfect tool for experts (i.e. acousticians), for teachers and students, as well as for researchers, in their projects (room acoustics, urban acoustics, industrial spaces, acoustic courses...).
Why? Because it's silly with several groups listing the same software in different ways. If we collaborate on one directory with a standard structure anyone can use and work on the parts they need and we all get a better result.
Who want to join in this journey? @sigmadesigns I got you on board so that's one.
@bitacovir maybe I'm a bit silly, but I'd love it if I could see in peoples posts if a newly found project has been added to the directory (or even just the talk page). The last few projects you've named, are they added?