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The Open-Source Architecture Community brings together like-minded users and developers who share a common goal: that the built environment can be designed, constructed, operated, and recycled with free software, increased transparency, and a more ethical approach.
We encourage the community to share what they're working on, use more free software in what is currently a proprietary-dominated market, and learn more about what's out there.
For community discussion, visit the OSArch Community and read about our Monthly Meetup.
This wiki is brand-new. Please expect changes. Please feel free to contribute! See How to contribute to OSArch.
AEC resource directories
We have a growing list of Free Software, help us expand it and browse for interesting solutions.
Open Data Standards allow different software packages to communicate, here's where you can read about them.
Open Data is great for testing and experimenting so we're collecting link to these resources.
There are plenty of Academic Papers, articles out there relevant to this project. Help us grow the lists.
We also have some Featured images with impressive pictures of Free Software in action.
Workflows
OpenBIM and IFC
IFC is the main data schema for BIM data
- Introduction to IFC
- IFC projects and contexts
- IFC classes
- IFC materials
- IFC spatial tree
- IFC attributes and properties
- IFC geometry representations
- IFC geolocation
- IFC classifications
- IFC syntax highlighting
MicroMVDs are subsets of the IFC data schema for specific purposes
There are articles related to Using MicroMVDs for exchange requirements. With examples for project setup, geolocation, element classes, naming, materials and COBie
Software specifics resources
(These will be relocated under pages for each software package in the future)
BlenderBIM Add-on
See all pages in the BlenderBIM Addon Category
IfcOpenShell
Best Practice Revit
See all pages in the Revit Category
Best Practice ArchiCAD
Best Practice Tekla
Best Practice FreeCAD
See all pages in the FreeCAD Category