IFC-native web-based modeler: Free and open-source

In our coverage on Blender 3D Architect, we've frequently highlighted ifc.js, a tool developed by Antonio González Viegas that introduced a method for loading and viewing IFC files through a web interface. Recently, Viegas established That Open Company, which is currently developing an open-source web-based IFC Native modeler.

Have you considered the possibility of working with IFC modeling directly in your browser? That's the innovation Viegas aims to deliver, with an anticipated launch in the summer of 2024.

Load, edit or even create new BIM & GIS data in the same environment.

Why not?#befreeagain pic.twitter.com/gkb3QK3IfG

— That Open Company (@thatopencompany) February 28, 2024

Take a look at how the modeler employs booleans to manipulate doors and windows within 3D designs.

Move a door or window and have to wait seconds to see the result?

We have to leave that behind!

It doesn't make sense.

With Clay booleans are calculated and rendered in real time.

Coming up in 2024.#befreeagain #bimsoftwaredeveloper #bimdev #IFC #openBIM #opensource pic.twitter.com/wqo0p2DMDD

— That Open Company (@thatopencompany) March 6, 2024

We'll announce the release date here on Blender 3D Architect as soon as it's confirmed.

For more information on their current IFC.js project, including a demo, visit the project's page.