Written by michael.jonker the 12 Jan 10 at 01:19.

As a non- programmer this is a project I would love to get involved in from a UI and workflow design perspective. I don't fully understand how open source projects are born, but I believe that this one will give the linux OS a good foothold into the construction and design industry. The next few years will be a good entry point as the majority of the industry starts swinging from CAD to BIM.

As a non- programmer this is a project I would love to get involved in from a UI and workflow design perspective. I don't fully understand how open source projects are born, but I believe that this one will give the linux OS a good foothold into the construction and design industry. The next few years will be a good entry point as the majority of the industry starts swinging from CAD to BIM.

Written by alms66 the 12 Jan 10 at 15:38.

That is, it should be a single software package which can be used from the very first day of design to the last day of completion of the project, without the need to use any other software. This software should be what Autodesk's Revit is to Architects, StruCAD is to Engineers, Tekla's Structures is to Steel Detailers and Fabtrol is to Fabricators (those programs listed are widely considered the best in their field by many), but all rolled into one.

As far as I know, there really is no good software available today that handles an entire project from beginning to end, incorporating all disciplines (electrical, architectural, structural, etc.), and this would give Ubuntu/Linux a niche market into the business world.

Note that this is in addition to #1.

That is, it should be a single software package which can be used from the very first day of design to the last day of completion of the project, without the need to use any other software. This software should be what Autodesk's Revit is to Architects, StruCAD is to Engineers, Tekla's Structures is to Steel Detailers and Fabtrol is to Fabricators (those programs listed are widely considered the best in their field by many), but all rolled into one. As far as I know, there really is no good software available today that handles an entire project from beginning to end, incorporating all disciplines (electrical, architectural, structural, etc.), and this would give Ubuntu/Linux a niche market into the business world. Note that this is in addition to #1.

Written by jrodri14 the 11 Feb 10 at 04:32.

There's already an opensource BIM server currently being designed. (http://www.bimserver.org/). Why not simply take the best current open source 3d modelers (Blender, etc), and program interconectivity between it and BIM server. Write the libraries that would give a 3d modeler the ability to write IFC data into BIMserver, give blender some units, develop it's GUI, create jobs for programmers who can implement the technology for large firms, and create a viable alternative to expensive CAD and BIM for small time technically savvy Architects who are willing to put the time into learning linux systems. It would reduce a lot of designing and programming from scratch, and probably bring in a large part of an entire profession into the open source fold. At the end of the day, Autodesk has far more resources than whatever progammers would volunteer for a project of this complexity at the open source level. It seems that open source survives mainly because of the community of developer groups and projects, not because of one.

The problem then breaks up into two: creating interoperability between a 3d modeler and BIMserver, and creating an architectural GUI in blender, which non programing architects can use. "Simple as that".

There's already an opensource BIM server currently being designed. (http://www.bimserver.org/). Why not simply take the best current open source 3d modelers (Blender, etc), and program interconectivity between it and BIM server. Write the libraries that would give a 3d modeler the ability to write IFC data into BIMserver, give blender some units, develop it's GUI, create jobs for programmers who can implement the technology for large firms, and create a viable alternative to expensive CAD and BIM for small time technically savvy Architects who are willing to put the time into learning linux systems. It would reduce a lot of designing and programming from scratch, and probably bring in a large part of an entire profession into the open source fold. At the end of the day, Autodesk has far more resources than whatever progammers would volunteer for a project of this complexity at the open source level. It seems that open source survives mainly because of the community of developer groups and projects, not because of one. The problem then breaks up into two: creating interoperability between a 3d modeler and BIMserver, and creating an architectural GUI in blender, which non programing architects can use. "Simple as that".

Written by fernandoc1 the 3 Dec 10 at 13:07.

We can benefit from WebGL and create the first biggest 3D model library, so people can upload their art into a place where anyone can view and use their models.
Ubuntu can also benefit from this, because hosting such a thing can bring game developers to our platform.
This kind of thing can withdraw developers from Microsoft's hands and bring them to new rich possibilities.

If you have a WebGL capable browser, see this:
https://cvs.khronos.org/svn/repos/registry/trunk/public/webgl/sdk/demos/mozilla /spore/index.html

Think that this is a single sample of a whole library of 3D models and you will get my idea.

We can benefit from WebGL and create the first biggest 3D model library, so people can upload their art into a place where anyone can view and use their models. Ubuntu can also benefit from this, because hosting such a thing can bring game developers to our platform. This kind of thing can withdraw developers from Microsoft's hands and bring them to new rich possibilities. If you have a WebGL capable browser, see this: https://cvs.khronos.org/svn/repos/registry/trunk/public/webgl/sdk/demos/mozilla/spore/index.html Think that this is a single sample of a whole library of 3D models and you will get my idea.

Written by Darwin Survivor the 5 Dec 10 at 04:03.

Canonical released the "music store" available in banshee among others. If we were to merge 3d models and possibly other media (tv shows, movies, etc) and have a generic "media store" name, then we could centralize all downloadable media.

There may not be any apps right now that deal with music, movies and 3d media, but we should build the system so that there can be in the future.

Ideally we would see all sorts of media for 3d developers, web designers, game developers, musicians, artists, etc. The following (and possibly more) media types should be available:
-images (stock stuff like rainbows, waterfalls, fields, etc for wallpapers)
-clipart (possibly a sub-set of "images")
-music (already in the "music store")
-audiobooks
-tv shows
-movies
-other videos
-3d media

Canonical released the "music store" available in banshee among others. If we were to merge 3d models and possibly other media (tv shows, movies, etc) and have a generic "media store" name, then we could centralize all downloadable media. There may not be any apps right now that deal with music, movies and 3d media, but we should build the system so that there can be in the future. Ideally we would see all sorts of media for 3d developers, web designers, game developers, musicians, artists, etc. The following (and possibly more) media types should be available: -images (stock stuff like rainbows, waterfalls, fields, etc for wallpapers) -clipart (possibly a sub-set of "images") -music (already in the "music store") -audiobooks -tv shows -movies -other videos -3d media

Written by nikoloz17 the 31 Mar 10 at 20:32.

make little script so you can allow this workspaces for this display and those not, very simple... (... to say and very hard to do)

make little script so you can allow this workspaces for this display and those not, very simple... (... to say and very hard to do)

Written by XDarkness81 the 8 Apr 10 at 12:57.

In trying to understand why you wand this i create a situation here:
You have KM (keyboard mouse) at your computer bud cannot access the system menu, movie player controls and so on at your TV since you dont have your KM there. Which is kind of the situation at my place (although i have a wireless keyboard these days). Very annoying to start a movie.
I usually use the wireless KB to control totem or start a movie from the terminal with "mplayer movie.avi -display 0:1 -fs and so on and so on" (i use a bash script)

In light of this i would really like to see a totem display selection button (ie, go fullscreen on display 0, 1, 2 what ever apply's... maybe in a pulldown)

In trying to understand why you wand this i create a situation here: You have KM (keyboard mouse) at your computer bud cannot access the system menu, movie player controls and so on at your TV since you dont have your KM there. Which is kind of the situation at my place (although i have a wireless keyboard these days). Very annoying to start a movie. I usually use the wireless KB to control totem or start a movie from the terminal with "mplayer movie.avi -display 0:1 -fs and so on and so on" (i use a bash script) In light of this i would really like to see a totem display selection button (ie, go fullscreen on display 0, 1, 2 what ever apply's... maybe in a pulldown)

Written by XxRiuxXxThexXxFallenxX the 17 Dec 09 at 22:55.

How about Canonical makes there own theme for Ubuntu?

How about Canonical makes there own theme for Ubuntu?

Written by Joffrey47 the 9 Aug 08 at 09:05.

Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #12026 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

<i>Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #12026 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution.</i><br /> Thanks!