Bonsai (previously BlenderBIM Add-on) v0.8.0 has been released with over a thousand new features and fixes. Bonsai is an add-on for Blender that provides native IFC and OpenBIM authoring for architects, engineers, and construction professionals.
The highlights include:
- Rebranding to Bonsai, from the BlenderBIM Add-on
- Support for IFC4X3, infrastructure and linear construction geometry
- Upgrade to IfcOpenShell v0.8.0, with improved packaging, and experimental support for CGAL and hybrid OpenCASCADE + CGAL geometry kernels
- New experimental wall polyline tool, with improved icons for the wall tool
- New measurement tool
- Overhauled georeferencing system supporting federation of models using global coordinate systems and support for WCS
- BCF version 3 support
- New web interface for live data spreadsheets, gantt charts, cost plans, and browsing drawing sheets.
- Experimental light luminance simulation with Radiance
- New solar analysis tool based on the sun position add-on
- Blender 4.2 support
- Consolidated material and style handling
- Flexible collections and new spatial manager tool
- IDS v1.0 support in IfcTester
- Batch support in IfcPatch with a friendlier UI
- New quantitative colour legends for colour by property tool
- New Bisect mode and Freestyle mode for drawings
