Open Collective
Open Collective

IfcOpenShell

We build free software IfcOpenShell, the BlenderBIM Add-on, and more for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry

Today's Balance
$10,445.36
Estimated Annual Budget
$16,995
1 sponsored developer
$20,000
per year

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Has IfcOpenShell software helped you or your company? Want to help us grow but lack deep pockets? Help chip in $5 every month and together it adds up!

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+ 31
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An individual making a difference

Imagine the world without IfcOpenShell. How different would it be? Be the person to make change happen with only $10 per month.

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Basic Corporate

If IfcOpenShell is a key part of your company's software library, help budget a little our way and help change the industry!

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Believe in what we do? Become an official corporate sponsor and make us grow from a spare-time gig into a sustainable foundation.

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Projects

Support the following initiatives from IfcOpenShell.

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Implementation in C++ (so available also in Python). Tasks so far identified transition curves / ...

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The current builds (IfcConvert, python module, ...) aren't compatible with Apple's M1 chip. This ...

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Top financial contributors

Individuals

1
BAUPUNKTNULL AG

$3,250 USD since Dec 2022

2
Trenton Gauthier, AIA

$1,000 USD since Dec 2020

3
Mats Norén

$1,000 USD since Dec 2020

4
Dion Moult

$850 USD since Dec 2020

5
Matthew Fuller

$750 USD since Apr 2021

6
Daniel

$700 USD since Aug 2022

7
Lukas Alberts

$555 USD since Apr 2021

8
Paul Tice

$500 USD since Jul 2022

9
Alex

$240 USD since Jul 2022

10
Leon ten Brinke

$210 USD since Jan 2022

Organizations

1
Cyril Waechter BIM Insight

$3,000 USD since Nov 2022

2
Spectar

$950 USD since Jan 2021

3
PlaniBIM SA

$800 USD since Feb 2023

4
Tietoa Finland Oy

$500 USD since Feb 2022

5
Aether Engineering

$330 USD since Sep 2022

6
OpeningDesign

$200 USD since Apr 2023

7
BIMvoice

$180 USD since Jul 2023

8
GoMage

$2 USD since Apr 2021

IfcOpenShell is all of us

Our contributors 126

Thank you for supporting IfcOpenShell.

Dion Moult

Admin

$850 USD

BAUPUNKTNULL AG

$3,250 USD

Cyril Waechte...

Corporate Sponsor

$3,000 USD

Trenton Gauth...

$1,000 USD

Mats Norén

$1,000 USD

Spectar

Just chippin' in

$950 USD

PlaniBIM SA

Corporate Sponsor

$800 USD

Matthew Fuller

Just chippin' in

$750 USD

Daniel

$700 USD

Lukas Alberts

Just chippin' in

$555 USD

a little contribution in exchange for immense d...

Budget


Transparent and open finances.

+$5.00USD
Completed
Contribution #667451

Credit from Valter Robson to IfcOpenShell

+$5.00USD
Completed
Contribution #695287
-$268.00 USD
Paid
Invoice #162760
$
Today’s balance

$10,445.36 USD

Total raised

$16,507.51 USD

Total disbursed

$6,062.15 USD

Estimated annual budget

$16,994.55 USD

About


OpenSourceBIM helps finance the development and promotion of Open Source software for BIM. Software we are helping develop include:
  • IfcOpenShell, a C++ and Python IFC developer library for developing cross-platform OpenBIM apps
  • BlenderBIM Add-on, a Blender extension to natively author IFC models
  • IfcConvert, a CLI utility to convert from IFC to glTF, XML, SVG, OBJ, DAE, and more.
  • IfcCSV, a CLI utility and library to manage IFC data using spreadsheets
  • IfcDiff, a CLI utility and library to do deep semantic comparisons of IFC models
  • IfcClash, a CLI utility and library for IFC clash detection
  • BCF, a Python developer library for the BIM Collaboration Format
  • bSDD, a Python developer library for the buildingSMART Data Dictionary API
  • ... and more than 10 other developer libraries and CLI apps
Our work has also contributed to a number of academic publications and research projects for OpenBIM analysis, including voxel analysis, drawing generation, and BMS data. Our software is also being taught at a number of academic institutions including the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, MSc-education of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Construction & Robotics tracks at RWTH Aachen University and TU Eindhoven, and the Zigurat Global Institute for Technology.

Our software also helps power others in the industry, and other free software, such as FreeCAD's BIM Workbench.

Our team