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The Arch workbench provides modern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_Information_Modeling BIM] workflow to FreeCAD, with support for features like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry_Foundation_Classes IFC] support, fully parametric architectural entities such as walls, structural elements or windows, and rich 2D document production. The Arch workbench also feature all the tools from the [[Draft Workbench]].
The Arch workbench provides modern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_Information_Modeling BIM] workflow to FreeCAD, with support for features like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry_Foundation_Classes IFC] support, fully parametric architectural entities such as walls, structural elements or windows, and rich 2D document production. The Arch workbench also feature all the tools from the [[Draft Workbench]].


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'''Note''': The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_Information_Modeling BIM] functionality of FreeCAD is now progressively split into this Arch Workbench, which holds all the base BIM tools, and the [https://github.com/yorikvanhavre/BIM_Workbench BIM Workbench addon], that you can install via menu Tools->Addon Manager, that adds a new interface layer on top of the Arch tools, with the aim to make BIM workflow in FreeCAD more intuitive and user-friendly.
'''Note''': The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_Information_Modeling BIM] functionality of FreeCAD is now progressively split into this Arch Workbench, which holds all the base BIM tools, and the [https://github.com/yorikvanhavre/BIM_Workbench BIM Workbench addon], that you can install via menu Tools->Addon Manager, that adds a new interface layer on top of the Arch tools, with the aim to make BIM workflow in FreeCAD more intuitive and user-friendly.



Revision as of 15:40, 3 May 2018

The Arch workbench provides modern BIM workflow to FreeCAD, with support for features like IFC support, fully parametric architectural entities such as walls, structural elements or windows, and rich 2D document production. The Arch workbench also feature all the tools from the Draft Workbench.

Note: The BIM functionality of FreeCAD is now progressively split into this Arch Workbench, which holds all the base BIM tools, and the BIM Workbench addon, that you can install via menu Tools->Addon Manager, that adds a new interface layer on top of the Arch tools, with the aim to make BIM workflow in FreeCAD more intuitive and user-friendly.

Tools

Template:Arch Tools

File formats

  • IFC : Industry foundation Classes
  • DAE : Collada mesh format
  • OBJ : Obj mesh format (export only)
  • JSON : JavaScript Object Notation format (export only)
  • 3DS : 3DS format (import only)

API

The Arch module can be used in python scripts and macros using the Arch Python API functions.

Tutorials

Draft Module
FEM Module