Re: GSOC 2019 Thread (Wrapping up)

[Suhel Mehta]

Hello everyone!
I am Suhel Mehta from India. I am a 2nd year B.Tech. student in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, India. I want to contribute to FreeCAD and GSoC is a great opportunity for me to do so. I have coded in C/C++ and Python. I want to work on "Automate reinforcement process " .
Please tell me from where I should start.

[amrit3701]

Hello everyone!
I am Suhel Mehta from India. I am a 2nd year B.Tech. student in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, India. I want to contribute to FreeCAD and GSoC is a great opportunity for me to do so. I have coded in C/C++ and Python. I want to work on "Automate reinforcement process " .
Please tell me from where I should start.

Hi Suhel,

The first step is to get familiar with rebar addon. If not, first install FreeCAD (https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Installing) and then install rebar addon (https://github.com/amrit3701/FreeCAD-Reinforcement/). Here are all the list rebars with detail (https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Arch_Module).

Then try to reinforcement in the real structure using rebar addon. Note down all the difficulties come while reinforcing and how we can remove them and share here.

Also, create a mockup of the new dialog box which ease and speed up the reinforcement process in structure element.

All these above things will add in your proposal.

Feel free to ask here anything.

[Suhel Mehta]

Hi Suhel,

The first step is to get familiar with rebar addon. If not, first install FreeCAD (https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Installing) and then install rebar addon (https://github.com/amrit3701/FreeCAD-Reinforcement/). Here are all the list rebars with detail (https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Arch_Module).

Then try to reinforcement in the real structure using rebar addon. Note down all the difficulties come while reinforcing and how we can remove them and share here.

Also, create a mockup of the new dialog box which ease and speed up the reinforcement process in structure element.

All these above things will add in your proposal.

Feel free to ask here anything.

Thank you Sir,
I have installed FreeCAD and now I am making structures with rebar addon. I am also taking advice and reviews from my civil engineering friends that use rebar addon in making structures.

[Suraj Dadral]

Hello everyone
I am Suraj from Ludhiana, India. I am pursuing B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering. Till now, I have worked on Qt, Python, PyQt, Git and FreeCAD.

Previously I have worked on GeoData workbench in FreeCAD. And my merged PR was
https://github.com/microelly2/geodata/pull/10
and forum discussions were
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=27803

I am interested to work on project "Automate reinforcement process". Presently, I am reading "Dev logs of Rebar Addon" and reading and trying to understand Rebar Addon Source Code.

I am following the guidance given above by @amrit3701 and will share the difficulties soon.

Regards

[Sudhanshu]

A warm regards to everyone.

I am Sudhanshu Dubey from India, currently pursuing B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering. I have experience of working with Python, C++ and Git.

Currently I am trying to include Felt FEM solver in FreeCAD. That discussion is here: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=33463

I would like to take the inclusion of Felt in FreeCAD as a project if anyone is ready to mentor me on that.

Among the proposed project ideas, I am interested to work on BIM Collaboration Format. Apart from guidelines given here are there anymore detailed guidelines as to from where I should get started with this?

Regards

[Suhel Mehta]

Then try to reinforcement in the real structure using rebar addon. Note down all the difficulties come while reinforcing and how we can remove them and share here.

Using rebar is easy but I think that we must add a feature like making a tab or a window which will ask user if they want to add different reabr at a same time e.g. if user is adding a straight rebar then that tab or window must also ask user to add stirrup. This will reduce user effort and we can make it to work automatically.

[pPodest]

Hi all,

I am interesed to extend the integration of the Z88 solver in FreeCAD, as I already mentioned in a previous post. Since I am completely new to FreeCAD I have looked into the code of the FEM workbench mostly since my last post.
For the project I put together a first version of the proposal (here is the link to it: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15SX ... sp=sharing). In the coming days I will still be editing it, and adding things. For example the unit tests do still have to be added to my timeline. Since this is also my first project proposal if you are missing points please tell me so that I can add/elaborate on them
Is this even the right place to post my proposal, or shall I open a new topic on it?

Best regards

[amrit3701]

Using rebar is easy but I think that we must add a feature like making a tab or a window which will ask user if they want to add different reabr at a same time e.g. if user is adding a straight rebar then that tab or window must also ask user to add stirrup. This will reduce user effort and we can make it to work automatically.

Yes, you are right.

In the current rebar addon user have to do a lot of manual work/calculations. For eg. reinforcing in the rectangular column, first, the user has to do create straight rebar in the four sides of the column and create stirrups along a length which is very time-consuming.

The main idea behind this to get all parameters first which are necessary for reinforcing in the structure element at first and when user click on the button (say 'OK') it will create all reinforcements in one process. Here important is which parameter should be present in the new dialog box. You may try different softwares and see how reinforcement is done. I am waiting for mockups.

[amrit3701]

Hello everyone
I am Suraj from Ludhiana, India. I am pursuing B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering. Till now, I have worked on Qt, Python, PyQt, Git and FreeCAD.

Previously I have worked on GeoData workbench in FreeCAD. And my merged PR was
https://github.com/microelly2/geodata/pull/10
and forum discussions were
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=27803

Contributions are always the plus point to be selected in the GSoC.

I am interested to work on project "Automate reinforcement process". Presently, I am reading "Dev logs of Rebar Addon" and reading and trying to understand Rebar Addon Source Code.

Feel free to ask here, if anything is unclear (either related to GSoC and code).

I am following the guidance given above by @amrit3701 and will share the difficulties soon.

Waiting.

[Suraj Dadral]

Contributions are always the plus point to be selected in the GSoC.

Thanks

I am following the guidance given above by @amrit3701 and will share the difficulties soon.

Waiting.

I started creating simple slab using FreeCAD and did following:
- Created rectangle using Sketcher workbench.
- Assigned padding using Part Design workbench.
- Created Straight Rebar using Rebar Addon with all values set to default except 'Amount' value set to 12.
- It creates rebars successfully. And FreeCAD file is in attatchment.

Slab.FCStd

(15.64 KiB) Downloaded 111 times

Some observations:
- Due to low space, Rebars started overlapping each other.
Solution can be: Script should auto calculate maximum Amount/Spacing based on the values of:
1. Diameter of Rebars
2. Length of edge perpendicular to selected face
3. Front Cover

- Because "Bottom cover + Diameter of Rebar" is more than height of slab, so rebars goes out of the slab.
Solution can be: Script should auto calculate maximum Bottom/Top cover based on the value of:
1. Height of selected face
2. Diameter of Rebars

Correct me if I am wrong.

Regards