BlenderBim - Custom Window in 10mins

This video will go over how to create a custom Window as an IfcType which is similar to a family from revit.
Although this tutorial is for a window, the basic premise is the same for a sink, a bed or a door.
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Chapters:
00:00 The layout for Blenderbim
00:36 Getting started Modelling the Window
01:29 Separating frame & glass and adding thickness
02:01 Creating an opening section
02:41 Creating IfcMaterials for Frame & Glass
03:29 Drawing the 2d representation
04:47 Labeling models & Creating the Ifc4 project
05:30 Classifying the Model as an IfcWindowType
05:56 creating and adding the 2d representation
07:18 New file to test window
07:55 Load Custom Window
08:29 Create Drawing in 2d plan
09:06 Create an Elevation drawing
09:34 final elevation drawing
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Process for creating a custom IfcType

1. Model the object in Blender
2. Model the 2d representation as linework
3. Classify the 3d as the IfcObject you want
4. Join the 2d to the 3d
5. Save your IfcType

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This video used blenderbim-220925
Check the channel home page for the latest version I am using
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BlenderBim and native IFC are both incredibly powerful and opensource
This channel will be covering the basics so people can get into it,
but it's nearly magic with everything it can do and work with.

Recommended channels for architects & those interested:

Dion Moult (Main BlenderBim developer)

OSArch community channel

BIMvoice (Channel for news and insight into all things bim including Blenderbim)

UH Studio Design Academy (everything you need to know how to use Blender for design)

Erindale (everything you need to know how to Geometry nodes & Sverchok)

[DionMoult]

I have learned a lot in this tutorial! I had no idea about that trick about joining another object to get the 2D representation.

BTW windows (like doors) have a convention that the object origin should be in the bottom left of the XY plane (you have in the top left, hence why the window appeared to protrude out of the wall). Also coming soon is a window generator tool, as well as better solid modeling tools to create multiple extrusions in a single object (which would help in the tessellation artefacts of the window).

[andresrodriguez]

Thanks a lot for your video! it helps a lot for newbies!

[BIMvoice]

Very nice video, thank you very much!

[BenSmithuk]

Reckon you'd be able to cover the production and most importantly the management of a template library (i.e save as blender file for internal management to retain constraints in individual nested blender files using asset library (if possible) and have an exported ifc library for starting a project from scratch). Again, great to see!

[gomzyp]

At 5.39 i don't get this option to assign ifc class to any mesh. I have followed rest of the setup of project step properly.

[deesigner]

My window was inserted perpendicular on the wall . Do you know the possible reason for that ?Otherwise great tutorial, i was thinking how i could model 3d some Revit Families without using the built-in Revit tools.

[essejro]

Hi, it goes well until changing the 2D rep. I joined the 2D rep, which is I chose to be a trace outline, with my own 2D rep. This gives no error, but as soon as I switch to model rep and back to 2D rep it only loads the trace outline. My own 2D rep is nowhere to be found. Do you know anything about it?

[AOA_social]

Good work mate. Can you do an extension to this video including how you modify and reload a type and how you create multiple types as a workflow. if possible. :)

[HeinrichBoldt]

Is there a workflow for importing Revit Families or IFc objects to be able to use them in Blender? And …

[poppysweeting]

Hello! Does BlenderBim has Wall Curtain system?