{"id":14725,"date":"2026-01-16T17:54:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=14725"},"modified":"2026-01-16T18:07:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:07:38","slug":"which-free-software-friendly-bim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2026\/01\/16\/which-free-software-friendly-bim\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Free-Software friendly BIM?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Let&#8217;s speak about Building Information Modelling. I doubt I can get FreeCAD approved because <a href=\"https:\/\/technical.buildingsmart.org\/services\/certification\/ifc-certification-participants\/\">it is not listed in the list of &#8220;certified by BuildingSmart software&#8221;<\/a>. Which proprietary alternative <a href=\"https:\/\/technical.buildingsmart.org\/services\/certification\/ifc-certification-participants\/\">among those<\/a> is the most friendly toward free-as-in-freedom software? And what about the CMS part? 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