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FOSS & human-made BIM & CAD tool linescad.org

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LinesCAD @linescad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Started working on packaging! We can now produce AppImages and deb packages (still fairly "dirty" for #debian standards, but that will get better over time). Next in line: Windows and BSD packages. With all that done, I guess we could do a first release, to see how that works out there!
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LinesCAD @linescad.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Goodies in this week: hide/show/isolate commands are done, and we have a brand-new properties panel that follows the same layout/contents as the viewer @thinkMoult@mastodon.social is doing for IfcOpenShell
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LinesCAD @linescad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The current state of LinesCAD, illustrated! Next thing will be the properties panel
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LinesCAD @linescad.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Worked this week on: documentation & I'm redoing most of the modules system. It now scans modules (plugins) at startup for things like file types support, menus, commands, etc. The idea is to make plugin development as hassle-free as possible. No "registering", no rules to follow, no nothing!
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LinesCAD @linescad.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New stuff in LinesCAD this week: select all/select none/select parent/select children. This permits a very cool navigation through the structure of the file. Also, close/close all commands are now working!
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LinesCAD @linescad.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Selection system almost complete, and finally super simplified: no central selection system, both the Qt tree and the Coin viewer keep track of their own selection, and sync to each other. Minimal amount of code. codeberg.org/yorikvanhavr...
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LinesCAD @linescad.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Bi-directional selection system is now complete. (Selecting in Coin is surprisingly easier than I first thought!) You can now select in the tree or in the 3D view, everything gets highlighted correctly.
A screenshot of the LinesCAD application showing an IFC model with an object selected in the 3D view and in the tree view on the side
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LinesCAD @linescad.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Almost done with selection system. I think you guys will like it. Simple and powerful. No subshape selection like FreeCAD, but built-in container selection (you can select a building, storey...) plus, I found a way to solve node stacking like we were discussing here before.
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LinesCAD @linescad.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The IFC loader is back! The same one as the proof of concept for now, it still needs proper multitasking, progress bar, optimizing, and multiple files support, that's coming next! Also did a bit more work on the default light theme. Slowly taking shape!
A screenshot of the LinesCAD window, showing the schependomlaan file loaded in the 3D view, and the model contents in the tree view. The app shows a lightgrey rather minimalist custom theme
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LinesCAD @linescad.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Weekly report: The general setup of the UI is done. A lot of (currently) hidden features: Fully themable, translatable, customizable shortcuts, and any preference change updates immediately, no restart required. Next, we attack IFC loading! codeberg.org/yorikvanhavr...
A screenshot of the LinesCAD window, still empty, but with a light theme applied
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LinesCAD @linescad.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
One more item done on the roadmap: The application now has an Edit menu where you can switch toolbars and panels on/off, and a preferences system. All very simple, but that's a feature, not a bug :) codeberg.org/yorikvanhavr...
A screen capture of the current state of the LinesCAD application, showing an empty window with a custom title bar, with a menu icon pressed and two submenus showing, File and Edit
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LinesCAD @linescad.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Highlights of this week in LinesCAD: A new main window that can draw its own title bar (to save some screen space when in fullscreen, since we can now add stuff to that titlebar), and everything neatly organized in folders. Nothing visible/triable yet, but that's coming soon!
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LinesCAD @linescad.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
On Yorik's blog: hi again! After a baby hiatus, exciting new developments 🤘 yorik.uncreated.net?blog%2F2026%...
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Hi again | Yorik's blog
Reappearing after a long time away
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LinesCAD @linescad.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Hello world! codeberg.org/yorikvanhavr... is live. More coming soon!
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LinesCAD
A human-crafted FOSS BIM/2D CAD editor
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