Arch Building

Description
The Arch Building is a special type of FreeCAD group object particularly suited for representing a whole building unit. They are mostly used to organize your model, by containing floor objects.

How to use

 * 1) Optionally, select one or more objects to be included in your new building
 * 2) Press the  button, or press the  then  keys

Options

 * Starting from FreeCAD version 0.18, the Building object is actually a BuildingPart with its IFC role property set to "Building". You can convert any BuildingPart to a Building simply by changing its IFC role.
 * After creating a building, you can add more objects to it by drag and dropping them in the Tree View or by using the [[Image:Arch Add.png|16px]] Arch Add tool
 * You can remove objects from a building by drag and dropping them out of it the Tree View or by using the [[Image:Arch Remove.png|16px]] Arch Remove tool

Properties

 * : The type of this building, to choose from a list

Scripting
The Building tool can by used in macros and from the python console by using the following function:

creates a building including the objects from the given list.

Example: