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This page lists software published under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software Free/libre] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source Open Source] (FLOSS) software license. It lists many types of packages for many purposes and is surely not comprehensive as the reach of FLOSS is extensive and always growing. If you know of anything we're missing please [https://community.osarch.org/discussion/7/aec-free-software-directory#latest let us know on our forum] or just add it wherever you think it makes sense. Many software projects have dedicated pages on this wiki, these are all listed on the [[:Category:Software|Category:Software]] page. | This page lists software published under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software Free/libre] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source Open Source] (FLOSS) software license. It lists many types of packages for many purposes and is surely not comprehensive as the reach of FLOSS is extensive and always growing. If you know of anything we're missing please [https://community.osarch.org/discussion/7/aec-free-software-directory#latest let us know on our forum] or just add it wherever you think it makes sense. Many software projects have dedicated pages on this wiki, these are all listed on the [[:Category:Software|Category:Software]] page. | ||
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We are not the only group trying to promote free/libre software for AEC. Here are some other software lists: [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuEngineering Ubuntu software list for engineering] (needs an update), [https://www.caelinux.com/CMS3/ CAELinux] is a distribution, forum and software list. If you want to help work towards [https://community.osarch.org/discussion/1023/a-new-type-of-software-directory a new type of software directory] drop by the forum. | We are not the only group trying to promote free/libre software for AEC. Here are some other software lists: [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuEngineering Ubuntu software list for engineering] (needs an update), [https://www.caelinux.com/CMS3/ CAELinux] is a distribution, forum and software list. If you want to help work towards [https://community.osarch.org/discussion/1023/a-new-type-of-software-directory a new type of software directory] drop by the forum. | ||
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| A real time, web-based whiteboarding and markup tool. | | A real time, web-based whiteboarding and markup tool. | ||
| [https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw/blob/master/LICENSE MIT] | | [https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw/blob/master/LICENSE MIT] | ||
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Geographic Information Systems are used to interrogate GIS-level data, overlay multiple data sets, and integrate with BIM data. For more FLOSS GIS Apps visit https://www.osgeo.org/ | Geographic Information Systems are used to interrogate GIS-level data, overlay multiple data sets, and integrate with BIM data. For more FLOSS GIS Apps visit https://www.osgeo.org/ | ||
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| [https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ JOSM] | | [https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ JOSM] | ||
| JOSM is an extensible editor for OpenStreetMap (OSM) for Java 8+. It supports loading GPX tracks, background imagery, and OSM data from local sources as well as from online sources and allows to edit the OSM data (nodes, ways, and relations) and their metadata tags. | | JOSM is an extensible editor for OpenStreetMap (OSM) for Java 8+. It supports loading GPX tracks, background imagery, and OSM data from local sources as well as from online sources and allows to edit the OSM data (nodes, ways, and relations) and their metadata tags. | ||
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| [https://github.com/victorcalixto/mega-polis Mega-Polis] | | [https://github.com/victorcalixto/mega-polis Mega-Polis] | ||
− | | | + | | MEGA-POLIS is a Data-Driven Urban Design Toolkit. This is an add-on for Blender that extends Sverchok add-on. |
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| LuxCoreRender is a physically based and unbiased rendering engine. Based on state of the art algorithms, LuxCoreRender simulates the flow of light according to physical equations, thus producing realistic images of photographic quality. | | LuxCoreRender is a physically based and unbiased rendering engine. Based on state of the art algorithms, LuxCoreRender simulates the flow of light according to physical equations, thus producing realistic images of photographic quality. | ||
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| [[:Category:Blender_Add-on|Blender add-on]]. CAD like transform operations for blender 2.8+ | | [[:Category:Blender_Add-on|Blender add-on]]. CAD like transform operations for blender 2.8+ | ||
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| "A computational framework for collaboration and research in Architecture, Engineering, Fabrication, and Construction" | | "A computational framework for collaboration and research in Architecture, Engineering, Fabrication, and Construction" | ||
| [[MIT]] | | [[MIT]] | ||
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| [[Dynamo]] nodes for the FreeCAD API | | [[Dynamo]] nodes for the FreeCAD API | ||
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| A PyClone Blender asset library designed to help with architectural and interior design | | A PyClone Blender asset library designed to help with architectural and interior design | ||
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+ | | [https://brlcad.org/ BRL-CAD] | ||
+ | | BRL-CAD is a powerful open source cross-platform solid modeling system that includes interactive geometry editing, high-performance ray-tracing for rendering and geometric analysis, a system performance analysis benchmark suite, geometry libraries for application developers, and more than 30 years of active development. | ||
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+ | | [[FreeCAD]] | ||
+ | | FreeCAD is an open-source, extensible, parametric 2D and 3D modeler primarily designed for mechanical engineering but which can be used in many different fields like machining, routing, 3D printing, finite element analysis, and of course, architecture and construction. Parametric modeling allows you to modify your design by going back into your model history and changing its parameters | ||
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− | | [https://github. | + | | [https://hypar-io.github.io/Elements/Elements/WhatIsElements.html Hypar Elements] |
| Hypar Elements is a cross-platform library for creating building elements. It's meant to be used by architects, engineers, and other building professionals who want to write code that generates buildings. | | Hypar Elements is a cross-platform library for creating building elements. It's meant to be used by architects, engineers, and other building professionals who want to write code that generates buildings. | ||
| [[MIT]] | | [[MIT]] | ||
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− | | [[:Category:Blender_Add-on|Blender add-on]]. Create | + | | [[:Category:Blender_Add-on|Blender add-on]]. Create parametric and tessellated panels in Blender, for computational design. |
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| BIMserver.org is an open source development and has been a leader in the [[openBIM]] world for more than 10 years. The open source BIM community works together to create a best-of-class BIM-environment, including the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, TNO, who has been at the forefront of the development of this software for many years. | | BIMserver.org is an open source development and has been a leader in the [[openBIM]] world for more than 10 years. The open source BIM community works together to create a best-of-class BIM-environment, including the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, TNO, who has been at the forefront of the development of this software for many years. | ||
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| WebGL-based IFC model viewer with support for 3D tiles with a focus on high performance. | | WebGL-based IFC model viewer with support for 3D tiles with a focus on high performance. | ||
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| Code_Saturne is the free, open-source software developed and released by EDF to solve computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applications. It solves the Navier-Stokes equations for 2D, 2D-axisymmetric and 3D flows, steady or unsteady, laminar or turbulent, incompressible or weakly dilatable, isothermal or not, with scalars transport if required. | | Code_Saturne is the free, open-source software developed and released by EDF to solve computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applications. It solves the Navier-Stokes equations for 2D, 2D-axisymmetric and 3D flows, steady or unsteady, laminar or turbulent, incompressible or weakly dilatable, isothermal or not, with scalars transport if required. | ||
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| [[GPL-2.0]] (software) and [[LGPL-2.1]] (solver) | | [[GPL-2.0]] (software) and [[LGPL-2.1]] (solver) | ||
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| "Energy2D is an interactive multiphysics simulation program that models all three modes of heat transfer—conduction, convection, and radiation, and their coupling with particle dynamics. Energy2D runs quickly on most computers and eliminates the switches among preprocessors, solvers, and postprocessors typically needed to perform computational fluid dynamics simulations." [https://github.com/charxie/multiphysics source] | | "Energy2D is an interactive multiphysics simulation program that models all three modes of heat transfer—conduction, convection, and radiation, and their coupling with particle dynamics. Energy2D runs quickly on most computers and eliminates the switches among preprocessors, solvers, and postprocessors typically needed to perform computational fluid dynamics simulations." [https://github.com/charxie/multiphysics source] | ||
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| [https://fenicsproject.org/ FEniCS] | | [https://fenicsproject.org/ FEniCS] | ||
− | | FEniCS is a computing platform for solving partial differential equations (PDEs). FEniCS enables users to quickly translate scientific models into efficient finite element code | + | | FEniCS is a computing platform for solving partial differential equations (PDEs). FEniCS enables users to quickly translate scientific models into efficient finite element code. FEniCS runs on a multitude of platforms ranging from laptops to high-performance clusters. |
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|GemPy is a tool for generating 3D structural geological models in Python. As such, it enables you to create complex combinations of stratigraphical and structural features such as folds, faults, and unconformities. It was furthermore designed to enable probabilistic modeling to address parameter and model uncertainties. | |GemPy is a tool for generating 3D structural geological models in Python. As such, it enables you to create complex combinations of stratigraphical and structural features such as folds, faults, and unconformities. It was furthermore designed to enable probabilistic modeling to address parameter and model uncertainties. | ||
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| section-properties is aimed at structural engineering. The software provides a tool to calculate sectional properties of arbitrary (complex) cross-sections using the finite element method. Some commonly used cross-section types are pre-built in the software (i.e. I-sections, etc) to simplify the calculation on those "simpler" cross-sections. The software also has the ability to perform a cross-sectional stress analysis given loading inputs. | | section-properties is aimed at structural engineering. The software provides a tool to calculate sectional properties of arbitrary (complex) cross-sections using the finite element method. Some commonly used cross-section types are pre-built in the software (i.e. I-sections, etc) to simplify the calculation on those "simpler" cross-sections. The software also has the ability to perform a cross-sectional stress analysis given loading inputs. | ||
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+ | | [https://github.com/Krande/adapy ADA- PY] | ||
+ | | ADA - Assembly for Design & Analysis - A python library for working with structural analysis and design. Ada-py delivers an object-oriented framework for CAD/BIM/FEM modelling, interoperability and Finite Elements (FE) post-processing.. | ||
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− | ===Environmental analysis | + | ===Environmental analysis=== |
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| [[Ladybug Tools]] | | [[Ladybug Tools]] | ||
− | | Ladybug Tools is a collection of free computer applications that support environmental design and education connecting 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) interfaces to a host of validated simulation engines. Ladybug Tools can be used as a suite of Python libraries, or as a set of visual programming nodes with Blender (via Sverchok), or with proprietary software like Rhino (via Grasshopper) or Revit (via Dynamo). | + | | Ladybug Tools is a collection of free computer applications that support environmental design and education connecting 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) interfaces to a host of validated simulation engines. Ladybug Tools can be used as a suite of Python libraries, or as a set of visual programming nodes with Blender (via Sverchok), or with proprietary software like Rhino (via Grasshopper) or Revit (via Dynamo).([https://www.ladybug.tools Ladybug and more]) |
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− | | Radiance is a suite of programs for the analysis and visualization of lighting in design. Input files specify the scene geometry, materials, luminaires, time, date and sky conditions (for daylight calculations). Calculated values include spectral radiance (ie. luminance + color), irradiance (illuminance + color) and glare indices. Simulation results may be displayed as color images, numerical values and contour plots. | + | | Radiance is a suite of programs for the analysis and visualization of lighting in design. Input files specify the scene geometry, materials, luminaires, time, date and sky conditions (for daylight calculations). Calculated values include spectral radiance (ie. luminance + color), irradiance (illuminance + color) and glare indices. Simulation results may be displayed as color images, numerical values and contour plots.([https://www.radiance-online.org/about Radiance]) |
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− | | [[:Category:Blender add-on|Blender Add-on]]. VI-Suite is a node-based add-on for performing environmental analysis in blender. The add-on acts as a pre/postprocessor for the EnergyPlus and Radiance simulation engines. Stable Version (0.4) released for blender 2.7, the newer versions run for blender 2.8 and above. | + | | [[:Category:Blender add-on|Blender Add-on]]. VI-Suite is a node-based add-on for performing environmental analysis in blender. The add-on acts as a pre/postprocessor for the EnergyPlus and Radiance simulation engines. Stable Version (0.4) released for blender 2.7, the newer versions run for blender 2.8 and above ([https://github.com/rgsouthall/vi-suite07 vi-suite]). |
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− | | SIMPLE is a Building Performance Simulation tool developed with the purpose of more appropriately integrating how "people" experience and interact with the buildings they use. That is to say, it aims to perform simulation of multiple domains (e.g., visual, thermal, air quality... because people feel all these things together), and it aims to go beyond just building physics by incorporating aspects of human psychology. | + | | SIMPLE is a Building Performance Simulation tool developed with the purpose of more appropriately integrating how "people" experience and interact with the buildings they use. That is to say, it aims to perform simulation of multiple domains (e.g., visual, thermal, air quality... because people feel all these things together), and it aims to go beyond just building physics by incorporating [https://www.buildingsforpeople.org aspects of human psychology]. |
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| [https://cityenergyanalyst.com/ CEA] | | [https://cityenergyanalyst.com/ CEA] | ||
− | | The City Energy Analyst (CEA) is an urban energy simulation platform and one of the first open-source computational tools for the design of low-carbon and highly efficient neighborhoods and districts. The CEA combines knowledge of urban planning and energy systems engineering in an integrated framework. This allows to study the effects, trade-offs and synergies of urban design options, building retrofits and energy infrastructure plans. | + | | The City Energy Analyst (CEA) is an urban energy simulation platform and one of the first open-source computational tools for the design of low-carbon and highly efficient neighborhoods and districts. The CEA combines knowledge of urban planning and energy systems engineering in an integrated framework. This allows to study the effects, trade-offs and synergies of urban design options, building retrofits and energy infrastructure plans. https://github.com/architecture-building-systems/CityEnergyAnalyst |
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| EnergyPlus™ is a whole building energy simulation program that engineers, architects, and researchers use to model both energy consumption—for heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and plug and process loads—and water use in buildings. | | EnergyPlus™ is a whole building energy simulation program that engineers, architects, and researchers use to model both energy consumption—for heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and plug and process loads—and water use in buildings. | ||
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| The OpenStudio Application is a fully featured graphical interface to OpenStudio models including envelope, loads, schedules, and HVAC. The OpenStudio SketchUp Plug-in is an extension to Trimble’s popular SketchUp 3D modeling tool that allows users to quickly create geometry needed for [[EnergyPlus]] using the built-in functionality of Trimble SketchUp including existing drawing tools, integration with Google Earth, Building Maker, and Photo Match. These two tools make use of the [[OpenStudio SDK]] and are being developed and maintained by the OpenStudio Coalition. | | The OpenStudio Application is a fully featured graphical interface to OpenStudio models including envelope, loads, schedules, and HVAC. The OpenStudio SketchUp Plug-in is an extension to Trimble’s popular SketchUp 3D modeling tool that allows users to quickly create geometry needed for [[EnergyPlus]] using the built-in functionality of Trimble SketchUp including existing drawing tools, integration with Google Earth, Building Maker, and Photo Match. These two tools make use of the [[OpenStudio SDK]] and are being developed and maintained by the OpenStudio Coalition. | ||
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| Vi-Sense is a project that visualizes data of heating systems in a 3D model of the building they're installed in. Technicians or system administrators get an overview of all sensors located in a building, can take a closer look at the measured values of these sensors, and get information about data anomalies that indicate potential errors. The combination of the 3D representation of buildings and the visualization of measured values in a timeline makes it possible to perform detailed analyses of error sources such as the failure of heating or pump systems. In addition, sensor states in the building model are supported by color highlighting, which ensures a quick orientation and an intuitive overview. | | Vi-Sense is a project that visualizes data of heating systems in a 3D model of the building they're installed in. Technicians or system administrators get an overview of all sensors located in a building, can take a closer look at the measured values of these sensors, and get information about data anomalies that indicate potential errors. The combination of the 3D representation of buildings and the visualization of measured values in a timeline makes it possible to perform detailed analyses of error sources such as the failure of heating or pump systems. In addition, sensor states in the building model are supported by color highlighting, which ensures a quick orientation and an intuitive overview. | ||
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