IfcOpenShell

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openbim

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We build free software IfcOpenShell, Bonsai (previously known as the BlenderBIM Add-on), and more for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry

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Estimated Annual Budget

$23,821

Today's Balance

$24,590.39

2nd sponsored developer

$50,000

per year

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Recurring contribution

Just chippin' in

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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$5 USD / month

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Corporate Sponsor

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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$100 USD / 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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$50 USD / month

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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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$10 USD / month

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Projects

Support the following initiatives from IfcOpenShell.

Project

IFC5-alpha implementation in IfcOpenShell-Python

Adapt ifcopenshell.api and ifcopenshell.file for IFC5 so that Bonsai and scripts can create IFC5 ...

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Top financial contributors

Organizations

Cyril Waechter BIM Insight

$10,700 USD since Nov 2022

BIMvoice

$6,910 USD since Jul 2023

PlaniBIM SA

$4,500 USD since Feb 2023

OpeningDesign

$3,004.98 USD since Apr 2023

Spectar

$950 USD since Jan 2021

Vyer Technologies

$700 USD since Aug 2025

Speckle

$550 USD since Nov 2025

Aether Engineering

$530 USD since Sep 2022

Tietoa Finland Oy

$500 USD since Feb 2022

AECO DEV

$360 USD since Nov 2025

Individuals

FOSS-is-the-future

$15,300 USD since Feb 2024

Randolph

$3,800 USD since Aug 2023

BAUPUNKTNULL AG

$3,250 USD since Dec 2022

1ncognito

$2,300 USD since Oct 2023

Matthew Fuller

$2,150 USD since Apr 2021

Gortemaker Algra Feenstra

$2,024 USD since Dec 2024

carlopav

$2,005 USD since Nov 2022

CORE Digital Engineering

$1,900 USD since Nov 2024

Dion Moult

$1,550 USD since Dec 2020

Mats Norén

$1,500 USD since Dec 2020

IfcOpenShell is all of us

Our contributors 309

Thank you for supporting IfcOpenShell.

Dion Moult

Admin

$1,550 USD

Thomas Krijnen

Admin

$150 USD

FOSS-is-the-f...

Corporate Sponsor

$15,300 USD

Cyril Waechte...

Corporate Sponsor

$10,700 USD

BIMvoice

Corporate Sponsor

$6,910 USD

(CLOSED - PAI...

$4,992 USD

PlaniBIM SA

Corporate Sponsor

$4,500 USD

Randolph

Corporate Sponsor

$3,800 USD

BAUPUNKTNULL AG

$3,250 USD

OpeningDesign

Basic Corporate

$3,005 USD

1ncognito

Corporate Sponsor

$2,300 USD

Matthew Fuller

Basic Corporate

$2,150 USD

Gortemaker Al...

$2,024 USD

carlopav

Basic Corporate

$2,005 USD

Budget

Transparent and open finances.

Monthly financial contribution to IfcOpenShell (Just chip...

Credit from Enzo Albuquerque to IfcOpenShell • October 2, 2026

+$5.00USD

Completed

Contribution #958495

Monthly financial contribution to IfcOpenShell (Just chip...

Credit from Mohammed alSaffar to IfcOpenShell • October 2, 2026

+$5.00USD

Completed

Contribution #958263

Development on the Bonsai Add-on, 16 Feb - 8 Mar

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
Bonsai (previously known as the 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.
IfcTester,a webapp, CLI utility, and library to create, edit, and validate IDS with IFC models
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

Dion Moult

Admin

Thomas Krijnen

Admin