Editing AECO Workflow Examples

{{Workflow Example}}

This page shows a list of architecture, engineering, construction & operations (AECO) workflow examples that involve the use of [[FLOSS]] tools in their development process. The intention is to document successful cases of [[FLOSS]] tools being used in (AECO) projects. These cases are from public sources like FreeCAD's forum and OSArch's forum. In some examples, they are just testing cases to study a tool performance. Other cases are real workflow in a production environment and have as result a built product. If you are adapting your workflow to FLOSS tools, you can study these cases to find useful tips, methods, ideas and files.

= 2D drafting =
Many of the projects listed on this page started as 2D projects using [[QCAD]] or [[LibreCAD]]. The [[Getting_started_with_2D_CAD_drafting]] page explains more.

=Architecture 3D models created in FreeCAD=
List of 3D models of famous architectural projects, recreated using FreeCAD software. The list includes links to the files repositories.

[[Architecture_3D_models_created_in_FreeCAD]]

=Repository with several projects by Regis Nde Tene (2016-2020)=
Repository with several projects developed by a FreeCAD user (Regis Nde Tene), for OpeningDesign and Uncreatednet Studio. His workflow involves [[FLOSS]] tools like FreeCAD, Blender and Inkscape.

[https://github.com/chopinregis?tab=repositories Project's files repository]
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClhtX-E10ARpL2w5_u2ShTQ Youtube channel.]
[[File:RegisNemes2.jpg|500px|none]]

=Wikilab project by Uncreated Studio (2017)=

The Wikilab project (2017) designed by [http://www.uncreated.net/ uncreated.net architecture network] and built. You can read [https://wikilab.blog.br/ about the Wikilab] and [https://github.com/uncreatednet/wikilab-ufabc/blob/master/english.md about the Wikilab files (EN)] and then [https://github.com/uncreatednet/wikilab-ufabc download the Wikilab files]/[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Funcreatednet%2Fwikilab-ufabc translate site]. You can even [https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/wikilab-01-bab56ed7d2414e13b3eacd6c2f29ce65 View the model] in 3d. The wikilab project uses the [https://www.wikihouse.cc/ wikihouse] construction principles. Feel free to take a look at the [https://github.com/uncreatednet/wikilab-ufabc/blob/master/apresenta%C3%A7%C3%A3o/apresenta%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20online%20comunidade%20WikiHouse/wikilab.pdf PDF presentation of the wikilab] (in Portuguese).

[[File:Wikilab_drawing.jpg|500px]][[File:Wikihouse_presentation_p7.jpg|500px]]

=Design for a Staircase (2017)=
Design, documentation and construction of a staircase for a little holiday house, by a FreeCAD user (marzof). The project and photos of the final result were shown in the FreeCAD forum.

[https://github.com/marzof/fridge-staircase Project's files repository] 
[https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=24168 FreeCAD forum discussion]

[[File:Marzof staircase.jpg|500px|none]]

=Complex CurtainWall Design with FreeCAD (2019)=
Complex CurtainWall designed by FreeCAD's user sanderboer. This workflow includes the development of a FreeCAD Macro by the author. 

[https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=39218 Forum's discussion]
[https://github.com/sanderboer/FreeCAD/tree/master/sndr/scratchpad Repo with files of the 3D model and the Macro]

[[File:Curtainwall.png|500px|none]]

=Landscape and urbanism project - Park master plan (2019)=
Architecture thesis project of a park, developed by a FreeCAD user (ABeton). Design, 3D models and documentation made with FreeCAD, QCAD and GIMP. The project and photos of the final result were shown in the FreeCAD forum.

[https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=39631 Forum's discussion]

[[File:ABetonImage.jpeg|500px|none]]

=Open Source House by Studiolada (2020)=

The [[OpenSource House by Studiolada]] (2020) is a compact residential project by French architecture practice [http://www.studiolada.fr/ studiolada]

The project has been features on many architecture and design websites: [https://www.archdaily.com/876104/open-source-house-studiolada-architects archdaily], [https://www.countryliving.com/remodeling-renovation/news/g4636/open-source-house-free-plans/ countryliving], [https://www.stylepark.com/de/news/open-source-haus-von-studiolada stylepark]

A group of [[FreeCAD]] users have begun reconstructing the project as a way to drive knowledge and development in [[FreeCAD]]. Feel free to join them and learn how it's done! https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=49030

[[File:Open_Source_House_by_Studiolada_ARCH_2020-05-04.png|500px]] [[File:Open_Source_House_by_Studiolada_FEM_2020-05-20.JPG|500px]]

=The Mad Scientists Lair (2020)=

[[The Mad Scientists Lair]] is a fictional project we are just starting which can be a technology showcase for libre software solutions.

[[File:Mad_scientist_house.png|500px]] [[File:Mad_scientist_house_plan.png|500px]]

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=szzer/House (2020)=
Family house designed by a FreeCAD user (szzer) and documented in the FreeCAD official forum.

[https://github.com/szzer/House Project's files repository]
[https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=50330 FreeCAD forum discussion]

[[File:Huis in omgeving 18-09-2020 klein.PNG|500px|none]]

=140m2 Family House (2020)=
Family house designed by a FreeCAD user (bitacovir) and documented in the OSArch forum.

[https://community.osarch.org/discussion/175/small-house-design-workflow-with-open-source-software-work-in-progress Forum's discussion]
[https://github.com/bitacovir/140m2-House Files repository]

[[File:H844tqgd92gv.jpg|500px|none]]

=Residence in Atlanta, GA (2020 - currently ongoing)=
Designed by [http://openingdesign.com/ OpeningDesign] and is currently modeled in BlenderBIM.  Team communication happens [https://app.element.io/#/room/#223_Randolph_St:matrix.org here] and source files live [https://gitlab.com/openingdesign/223_randolph_st__atlanta here].
[[File:223 Randolph - schematic design.jpg|500px]]

=One Floor Family House (2020)=
Family house designed by a FreeCAD user (rmavrichev) and documented in the FreeCAD forum.

[https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=52460 Forum's discussion]
[https://github.com/rmavrichev/freecad-projects/tree/master/14.55*8.7m%201Fl.%20House Project's files repository]

[[File:Brave 05X8qEGyjv.png|500px|none]]

=Repository with Open Access Projects (2020)=
Repository with several open access projects designed by a FreeCAD user (rmavrichev), in FreeCAD format.

[https://github.com/rmavrichev/freecad-projects Repository]

[[File:Small one family house built from foam concrete.png|500px|none]]

=Building Structure (2020)=
Model of a building structure designed by a FreeCAD user (Luciano Gorosito) and documented in his blog.

[http://www.lucianogorosito.com.ar/ Luciano Gorosito's Blog]
[https://github.com/gorovt/FreeCad_Models/tree/main/01-Piloto_Estructural Project's files repository]

[[File:Brave GGlVsNrhuM.png|500px|none]]

=Lake House, concept design (2020)=
Concept model of a ”lake house” designed by a FreeCAD user (cad1234) and documented in the FreeCAD forum. The workflow includes to export the model to Blender for renders with textures.

[https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=57801 Forum's discussion]
[https://www.dropbox.com/s/xudblh4y3rc0hf6/Lake%20House.7z?dl=0 Project's Blender's file repository]

[[File:Day-inside eveeLakeHouse.jpg|500px|none]]

=Multi-generational Family House (2021)=
Model of a big house by a FreeCAD user (AndrewA) and documented in the FreeCAD forum.

[https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=55878 Forum's discussion]
[http://wotcc.org.uk/__FreeCAD/20210219Fixed.FCStd Model File]

[[File:FamilyHome.png|500px|none]]

=[[FLOSS]] workflow with Regard3D + Blender + FreeCAD (2021)=
CAD documentation of an existing house using technics of Point Cloud and BIM. The workflow is fully [[FLOSS]] using Regard3D, Blender and FreeCAD.

[https://community.osarch.org/discussion/474/floss-workflow-with-regard3d-blender-freecad Forum's discussion]
[https://community.osarch.org/discussion/comment/6582/#Comment_6582 Final FreeCAD file]

[[Regard3D+Blender+FreeCAD workflow]]

[[File:Regard3d.png|500px]]

=House modeling with FreeCAD (2021)=
Concept design of a house using FreeCAD by the user (ABeton). The project and photos of the final result were shown in the FreeCAD forum.

[https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=57707 Forum's discussion]

[[File:ABeton house.jpeg|500px|none]]

=Arquitetura Aberta (2021)=
Repository with several projects developed by Renato Cruz. All the content is under a Creative Commons License Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)

[https://github.com/Arquitetura-Aberta Project repository]

[[File:ArquiteturaAberta.png|500px|none]]

=The BIM Framework and FreeCAD (2021)=
Thread in the FreeCAD forum by F_Rosa, with a model as example about current FreeCAD status for BIM workflow.

[https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=59192 Forum discussion]
[https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=60050 Forum discussion 2]

[[File:VilaMatildeHouse.jpg|500px|none|Vila Matilde House, 1990]]

=WIGO. Modular open source construction system (2022)=
Repository with several FreeCAD parts of this concept by bitacovir.

[https://github.com/bitacovir/WIGO Project repository]

[[File:WIGO system.png|500px|]]

=Bibliotheca Alexandrina - making 2D drawings with FC (2022)=
Thread in the FreeCAD forum by F_Rosa

[https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=67233&sid=97e472a0a53c6a6617359cf2d683ccfe Forum discussion]
[[File:FL 04 R02.jpg|500px|none]]


=2 Family House (2022)=
Thread in the OSArch forum about a FLOSS workflow to design a House for two families by FreeCAD user called Albert.

The workflow involves Krita (sketching) > QCAD (Technical drawings) > FreeCAD (3D Design) > Blender (Renders) > Gimp (Post-processing).
At the end of the thread there is a FreeCAD file of the house.

[https://community.osarch.org/discussion/995/architectural-workflow-with-floss Forum discussion]

[https://community.osarch.org/uploads/editor/1v/30iamaa2qoyb.zip FreeCAD File]

[[File:2FamilyHouse.png|500px|none]]

=Small building (2022)=
Another FLOSS workflow by FreeCAD user called Albert, to design a small building: FreeCAD + QCAD + Inkscape

[https://community.osarch.org/discussion/1010/another-architectural-workflow-with-floss-by-alfred Forum discussion]

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 = 2D drafting =
 Many of the projects listed on this page started as 2D projects using [[QCAD]] or [[LibreCAD]]. The [[Getting_started_with_2D_CAD_drafting]] page explains more.
-= A Modular Toolkit for Developing OpenBIM Data Pipelines =
-You can [https://vimeo.com/479924151 see the whole presentation video] from the [[BuildingSMART International]] conference.
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-=Precast concrete building (2022)=
-Model of a precast concrete building made with FreeCAD by user guido68.
-[https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=69049&sid=2f8d40dcf01dd86354bd4076d9ca2899 Forum discussion]
-[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1D8ulbO7kkcMhsdlIIu0id4UOKj2mSiLI?usp=sharing FreeCAD file]
-[[File:Precast concrete building.png|500px|none]]
-= Seed Home v2 (2022)=
-Modular eco-home to solve the affordable housing issue anywhere in the world where light frame construction is applicable. Version 2 was built in 2022, designed by Open Source Ecology. There is a V3 under development. Files made with FreeCAD and SweetHome3D.
-[https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Seed_Home_v2 Wiki]
-[https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Seed_Home_v2_3D_CAD Wiki with CAD files]
-[[File:Seed Home v2.jpg|500px|left]]