@theoryshaw said: @yorik, @brunopostle Thank you. But what would really win the award, would be if we all worked on a project together--roundtripping the project between Freecad and Bonsai using IFC and ifcmerge to merge/track changes on a public git!
Anyone have a project they'd like us to unleash on? :)
If a multi-industry project were to start I would be interested. I am from the HVAC and plumbing industry.
I think a small to medium project would be best.
Using BB on a large project would would be somewhat laborious, and inefficient, i would think... due to the time it takes to switch between drawings, running drawings, etc.
Good evening everyone,
Congratulations for the great work documented in this forum thread. I’m new to the world of Bonsai and was wondering in general how the Output process works. Creating drawing sheets is always one of the most challenging parts of the design workflow, even in commercial software like Revit, Tekla, or Civil 3D, where sheet production can be quite delicate.
Where can I find documentation on Bonsai’s Output options?
I will just add my usual caveat to these recommendations that they are now somewhat out of date. Bonsai is still undergoing significant development, and the UI and ways of doing things have changed. This means you cannot simply follow the tutorials, and must either spend extra time figuring out the current way of doing some steps, or ask for assistance.
Unfortunately making a tutorial is a surprising amount of work, and even harder to keep up to date when so much of the application is still changing.
This is incredibly useful—thank you! I’m looking forward to putting it into practice. The output is the node where all design and modeling efforts converge, and at least in Italy, it still relies heavily on detailed construction drawings. Maybe in the future, producing just the IFC file will be enough, but until that day comes, we still have to draw!
I will just add my usual caveat to these recommendations that they are now somewhat out of date. Bonsai is still undergoing significant development, and the UI and ways of doing things have changed. This means you cannot simply follow the tutorials, and must either spend extra time figuring out the current way of doing some steps, or ask for assistance.
Unfortunately making a tutorial is a surprising amount of work, and even harder to keep up to date when so much of the application is still changing.
I completely understand! Keeping tutorials up to date in a constantly evolving ecosystem is a huge challenge. That said, even older resources provide a solid foundation for understanding the logic behind the tools. It’s up to each user to adapt to changes and seek support when needed.
I’m still learning, but in the future, I’d love to contribute to the documentation, perhaps by updating or expanding on what I’ve learned along the way.
Thanks again for all the work you do and for this insightful discussion!
I forgot to add as additional advice:
1. Read the all the previous release notes (available on these forums), and
2. Watch the release videos that IfcArchitect also does, here:
Go back as far as you can bear. When struggling with something in the tutorials, I often found the answers to how things had changed buried in those notes and videos.
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Real, of course, we're not getting any younger. ;)
FreeCAD has Native-IFC and BIM previously add-on now integrated with FC / Arch in the Ver. 1.0, good to have a real project to test and debug.
If a multi-industry project were to start I would be interested. I am from the HVAC and plumbing industry.
large or small project?
I think a small to medium project would be best.
Using BB on a large project would would be somewhat laborious, and inefficient, i would think... due to the time it takes to switch between drawings, running drawings, etc.
Good evening everyone,
Congratulations for the great work documented in this forum thread. I’m new to the world of Bonsai and was wondering in general how the Output process works. Creating drawing sheets is always one of the most challenging parts of the design workflow, even in commercial software like Revit, Tekla, or Civil 3D, where sheet production can be quite delicate.
Where can I find documentation on Bonsai’s Output options?
Thanks in advance!
Hi. Have you checked out https://www.youtube.com/@IfcArchitect
A lot of good videos on drawings there.
In the wiki tab, you can find tutorial-style help on exporting 2D documentation: https://wiki.osarch.org/index.php?title=BlenderBIM_Add-on/BlenderBIM_Add-on_exporting_2D_documentation.
I will just add my usual caveat to these recommendations that they are now somewhat out of date. Bonsai is still undergoing significant development, and the UI and ways of doing things have changed. This means you cannot simply follow the tutorials, and must either spend extra time figuring out the current way of doing some steps, or ask for assistance.
Unfortunately making a tutorial is a surprising amount of work, and even harder to keep up to date when so much of the application is still changing.
Fantastic! That’s exactly the resource I was missing—thank you so much!
This is incredibly useful—thank you! I’m looking forward to putting it into practice. The output is the node where all design and modeling efforts converge, and at least in Italy, it still relies heavily on detailed construction drawings. Maybe in the future, producing just the IFC file will be enough, but until that day comes, we still have to draw!
Fa> @sjb007 said:
I completely understand! Keeping tutorials up to date in a constantly evolving ecosystem is a huge challenge. That said, even older resources provide a solid foundation for understanding the logic behind the tools. It’s up to each user to adapt to changes and seek support when needed.
I’m still learning, but in the future, I’d love to contribute to the documentation, perhaps by updating or expanding on what I’ve learned along the way.
Thanks again for all the work you do and for this insightful discussion!
I forgot to add as additional advice:
1. Read the all the previous release notes (available on these forums), and
2. Watch the release videos that IfcArchitect also does, here:
Go back as far as you can bear. When struggling with something in the tutorials, I often found the answers to how things had changed buried in those notes and videos.