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# 043: ‘This Could Get Pretty Big’, with Dion Moult
- URL: https://www.trxl.co/043/
- Published: 2021-04-27T03:53:16.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-13T12:43:03.000Z
- Description: A conversation with Dion Moult.
- Author: Evan Troxel
- Tags: BIM, AEC Community, Standards, Innovation, Dion Moult, #sqs, #Import-podcast, TRXL Podcast, #ghost-concierge-2

Special guest Dion Moult joins the podcast to talk about Open Source software, BlenderBIM, OpenBIM, the Open Source Architecture (OSArch) community, the problem of file formats and software companies that create lock-in, making informed choices about project development workflows relating to technology and software, thinking bigger about the ecosystems of our built environments, and much more.

### Links

- [Dion's blog](https://thinkmoult.com)
- [The OSArch Community](https://osarch.org) website
- [learn.osarch.org](http://learn.osarch.org) video tutorials
- [OSArch](http://twitter.com/osarchorg) on Twitter
- [BlenderBIM](https://blenderbim.org) website
- [BlenderBIM](https://twitter.com/BlenderBIM) on Twitter
- [Blender](http://blender.org) website & community
- [FreeCAD](https://www.freecadweb.org) website
- [Open-source software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source%5Fsoftware) defined (Wikipedia)
- [IfcOpenShell](http://www.ifcopenshell.org) website
- [BuildingSMART](https://www.buildingsmart.org) website
- [Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)](https://wiki.osarch.org/index.php?title=Industry%5FFoundation%5FClasses%5F%28IFC%29) wiki
- [Ladybug Tools](https://www.ladybug.tools) website (Free environmental analysis tools)
- [OPEN Foam](https://openfoam.com) website (Open source CFD analysis tools)
- Check out my other podcast too: [Archispeak](https://archispeakpodcast.com/)
- [My YouTube channel](https://YouTube.com/etroxel)

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