Windows & Doors In BlenderBIM (Bonsai) | Working With Door & Window Modifiers To Custom Types
🔨 Are you looking to create more detailed IFC models in Bonsai (Formerly BlenderBIM), beyond the basic final look of standard window and door types?
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In today’s video, we’ll dive into the window and door tools in BlenderBIM. We’ll explore how to use built-in door and window parameters to modify the geometry of existing types and take it a step further by leveraging Blender’s power to create highly detailed custom window and door types. 🏠✨
As a BIM professional working with Revit, I’ve always balanced detail and performance in my models. In this tutorial, we’ll discover how custom elements impact our IFC models.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
Placing Doors and Windows: Learn the importance of insertion points and relative height.
Modifiers: Explore door and window modifiers to adjust generic IfcDoor and IfcWindow types.
Creating Custom Elements: Design a custom arched IfcDoorType and compare Blender materials with IfcMaterials.
Modeling Techniques: Create a door handle by extruding a profile along a path, smooth its mesh with the subdivide modifier, join multiple objects into one, and change the origin point.
Custom Placement: Place your custom door type with BlenderBIM and modify wall geometry for non-rectangular openings.
Performance Analysis: Assess the model’s performance and BlenderBIM’s handling of detailed elements.
If you're still unsure about learning BlenderBIM, check out my video on the top 5 reasons to pay attention to this fantastic open-source alternative to Revit for small-scale projects. BlenderBIM is a powerful tool for enhancing your IFC output. Start with my BlenderBIM navigation video to get familiar with the basics!
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00:00 Looking to create more detailed IFC models with BlenderBIM?
00:16 Welcome back!
00:40 What are we going to learn about doors & windows in BlenderBIM?
01:44 How to place a door and window in BlenderBIM?
02:10 Window and door elements insertion point
02:52 Create new window type
03:05 Change the window relative height
03:25 Make sure to select the host wall before you add a door or window
03:57 Create a door type and place it
04:51 The window & door modifiers in BlenderBIM
08:45 IfcMaterialConstituentSet
10:30 Blender Materials vs IfcMaterials
13:23 Arched door inspiration
13:40 We are going to work with mesh tools and geometry modifiers
13:56 Create door handle
15:00 Sizing our handle plates with mesh tools
16:33 Extrude the plates
17:05 Model the handle geometry
17:48 Convert the handle path to a curve
18:03 Create the handle profile as curve
18:16 Extrude this profile along the path
20:09 Convert the handle geometry back into a mesh
20:54 Subdivide modifier to smooth the mesh
21:31 Model the interior handle geometry
27:45 Ctrl+J to join all objects in a single handle
28:25 Change the origin of the new handle object
28:44 Model the door slab
30:58 Model the door frame
33:24 Assigning Ifc Class
37:40 Creating an arched door opening for a IfcDoor with BlenderBIM
39:45 Ctrl+B to belvel the upper edges of the door opening into an arch
42:19 Model performance conclusions & some video recommendations for those of you who want to start with BlenderBIM now
44:53 You made it!