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Week highlights: new releases of @gimpofficial.bsky.social, @blender3d.bsky.social, PDF4QT, libwacom, and LosslessCut See here for details: librearts.org/2025/03/week... Featured #krita artwork by Sachin Chauhan

Classification of objects is important in #AEC field. This tutorial shows how to classify #BIM objects in #FreeCAD. #oss #opensource #osarch #FCBlounge youtu.be/m8S12ncP130

Some open source projects now see as much as 97 percent of their traffic originating from AI companies' bots, dramatically increasing bandwidth costs, service instability, and burdening already stretched-thin maintainers.

See what's new this week in FreeCAD development. blog.freecad.org/2025/03/26/w... #FreeCAD #WIPWednesday

My new #FreeCAD #BIM tutorial provides overview of working with #IFC Attributes and #IFC properties in this software. Overall overview of these parameters is also provided. #oss #osarch #opensource youtu.be/qCMnau2JXt0

As you may know, FreeCAD is a powerful, open-source parametric 3D CAD software designed for creating detailed models of real-life objects, both simple and complex. Similar to LibreCAD, which focuses…

Using #GIMP 3.0 for the first time. I especially like the new outline text option and non-destructive filters.

GIMP 3.0 is out, and while you are probably already aware of all the changes in the release, there's much more to discuss: what's coming next, what's up with its funding, and whether the name will ever change librearts.org/2025/03/gimp...

Wow, #GIMP 3.0 has been released! It feels we have been waiting for this moment our whole lives :). #opensource #oss www.gimp.org/news/2025/03...

New #tutorial shows how to create space objects (such as rooms) in #FreeCAD #BIM. #opsensource #FCBlounge #oss #osarch youtu.be/dAX2hejdJwI

Week highlights: new versions of digiKam, @musescorestudio.bsky.social, and Audacity See here for details: librearts.org/2025/03/week... Featured #b3d art by Oleksandra Havrylina

This video shows how to change draw order of objects in #FreeCAD #Draft. #opensource #oss youtu.be/5bfy1K1CqVY

#FreeCADFriday and I am creating images of the new HPD F1 car that is to be released soon-ish. This image is on page 72 of the, not yet released, manual.

This BIM board on GitHub provides sneak peek into #FreeCAD #BIM development. I am especially excited about RCP - reflected ceiling plan tool. Refactored Window tool will be interesting too. #opensource #osarch #oss #cad github.com/orgs/FreeCAD...

Another tutorial in the series showing how to edit and move objects in #FreeCAD #BIM - this time it is about Walls. #opensource #FCBlounge #osarch #aec youtu.be/yFtBjAiHC8c

This short #tutorial explains how to move and edit doors and windows in #FreeCAD #BIM. #OpenSource #FCBlounge #osarch #cad #aec youtu.be/Yn_cVl1wlUc

After recent global events, I explored European alternatives to US software services. I found this page with options. While many US services lack adequate alternatives, here are those I have been using and can recommend: #Spotify #Toggl #Mapy #DeepL #LeChat european-alternatives.eu/alternatives...

My new video shows how to edit Slabs in #FreeCAD #BIM. #opensource #oss #aec #osarch

Week highlights: CMYK image mode is WIP in @gimpofficial.bsky.social, new release of LSP plugins, great changes in Inkscape, @friction.graphics, and @freecad.bsky.social. More information: librearts.org/2025/03/week... Featured #b3d artwork by Lionel Schramm

This is one of most important workflows in #FreeCAD #BIM - creating floor plan from 3D model. Learn how create such a floor plan in this tutorial: #oss #ospensource #aec #osarch

Added a little note for the birds #freecad #3dprint #3dprinting #3dprinted

Wall alignment in #FreeCAD #BIM is demonstrated in this quick tip. #opensource #oss #FCBlounge

Week recap: new releases of @tahoma2d.bsky.social, JupyterCAD, @kicad.org; first builds of Inkscape with CMYK-capable exporting are available; @freecad.bsky.social Project Association announces 2025 grant program. More info: librearts.org/2025/02/week... Featured #b3d artwork by Myan

In case you missed it: my #FreeCAD assembly tutorial was released last week. Check it out if you want to learn about the new assembly workbench! 👇👇👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMgS... #maker #CAD #mechanical #engineering

Learn all about the architectural section plane in #FreeCAD #BIM in this video. #opensource #oss #aec