Synopsis: We’re seeing an accelerating trend of users (that’s you!) across many disciplines who are able to code, collaboratively writing a growing ecosystem of free software for our industry. This ecosystem is powered by international standards of data models and relationships. We’re going to go past the current superficial adoption of IFC, and see how…
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Great to host Lindsay Kay from xeolabs in our upcoming July's monthly meetup! As the lead developer of xeokit, Lindsay will talk about this open-source web programming toolkit that has been developed for visualizing 3D BIM models in the browser and that is currently used by a number of leading BIM platforms in the AEC…
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Dion Moult will be presenting an introduction on Native IFC and open source AEC applications, like the BlenderBIM Add-on and more at CAAD Futures 2021. This will be a technical workshop, going right into the technical details of how Native IFC works, how you can start coding, how to build your own OpenBIM tools, and…
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Great to host Dimitar Pouchnikov from UHStudio in our upcoming August's monthly meetup, this Saturday on the 7th of August, to present on the use of Blender for Architectural Concept Design. In this meetup, @dimitar will talk about how he uses Blender in a professional capacity, as a highly useful program for exploring the early…
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Connect! is Speckle's conference for engineers, designers, BIM managers, hackers, and anyone interested in modern solutions, open-source, and data-driven processes for the AEC industry. Over three online days, leading startups, experts, and vendors in the space will provide insights on how to bring your workflows to the 21st century and run hands-on workshops. Open source…
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In this monthly meetup we focus on structural analysis and design with Richard Brice who will talk about BridgeLink, an open-source bridge engineer software published by the Washington State Department of Transportation. The flagship application, PGSuper for design, analysis, and load rating of precast, prestressed concrete girder bridges, will be highlighted including recent efforts to…
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Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 9am Pacific time (5pm GMT) Zoom registration link: https://uoregon.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwtf-igqjojHtZFJ5oLa-UWWdhwQxsBrBV9?_x_zm_rtaid=xjV5WCDfSOGMJI5P-NoCTQ.1635976693186.d3256f2e0e8abc43688644e05f8a5cbc&_x_zm_rhtaid=973 How can software better support how architects design buildings? Current building information modelling (BIM) generates and manages functional building elements such as walls, slabs, and roofs. However, buildings are often first conceptualized as a hierarchy of related spaces, and only after defining…
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At Speckle we host monthly meetings with our community members to get to know them better, share what we're working on and hear feedback. Save the date as soon we’re having our next one! When: November 10, 4:00 PM (UK time) Where: meet.google.com/ofn-wwzd-kvf PS. FREE stickers will be given! See you there!
Topologic Workshop Date: Friday 19 November at 16:00 GMT Zoom Registration Link: https://cardiff.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qLwlMDRZRsaOkNFGn2dFFA Description: I will be conducting an introductory 2-hour Topologic Workshop. This will introduce you to the basics of Topologic and then we will try to build together a more sophisticated workflow. Requirements: Mac, Windows or Linux Computer Blender 2.93 or newer (https://www.blender.org/)…
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Welcome to the first installment of Speckle Webinars! Whether you've only just heard of Speckle or you're a hardcore user looking to dive even deeper, we'll have something in the schedule for you. We want to empower new users, computational designers, hackers, and devs to get the most out of Speckle Systems! What is Speckle?…
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Join us mid December - we are proud to be a part of this upcoming event where Speckle Systems and IFC.JS discuss open source and agile design. What is there in common between Speckle.js and IFC.js apart they all end with .js (meaning they all written in javascript). They are open-source with a strong community…
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The Boao Forum for Asia (博鳌亚洲论坛), by 28 Asian countries and Australia, is a non-profit organisation that hosts high-level forums for leaders from government, business and academia in Asia and other continents to share their vision on the most pressing issues in this dynamic region and the world at large. BFA is modelled on the…
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