Arch Module/ro

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

These are tools for creating architectural objects.

Wall: Creates a wall from scratch or using a selected object as a base
Structural element: Creates a structural element from scratch or using a selected object as a base

Rebar tools
- Straight Rebar: Creates a Straight reinforcement bar in a selected structural element
- UShape Rebar: Creates a UShape reinforcement bar in a selected structural element
- LShape Rebar: Creates a LShape reinforcement bar in a selected structural element
- Bent Shape Rebar: Creates a Bent Shape reinforcement bar in a selected structural element
- Stirrup Rebar: Creates a Stirrup reinforcement bar in a selected structural element
- Helical Rebar: Creates a Helical reinforcement bar in a selected structural element
- Rebar: Creates a custom reinforcement bar in a selected structural element using a sketch

Floor: Creates a floor including selected objects
Building Part: Creates a building part including selected objects
Building: Creates a building including selected objects
Site: Creates a site including selected objects
Window: Creates a window using a selected object as a base
Section Plane: Adds a section plane object to the document

Axis tools
- Axis: Adds a 1-direction array of axes to the document
- Axes system: Adds an axes system composed of several axes to the document
- Grid: Adds a grid-like object to the document

Roof: Creates a sloped roof from a selected face
Space: Creates a space object in the document
Stairs: Creates a stairs object in the document

Panel tools
- Panel: Creates a panel object from a selected 2D object
- Panel Cut: Creates a 2D cut view from a panel available in version 0.17

- Panel Sheet: Creates a 2D cut sheet including panel cuts or other 2D objects available in version 0.17

- Nest: Allow to nest several flat objects inside a container shape available in version 0.17

Frame: Creates a frame object from a selected layout
Equipment: Creates an equipment or furniture object

Pipe tools available in version 0.17

- Pipe: Creates a pipe available in version 0.17

- Pipe Connector: Creates a corner or tee connection between 2 or 3 selected pipes available in version 0.17

Material tools
- Material: Creates a material and attributes it to selected objects, if any
- Multi-Material: Creates a multi-material and attributes it to selected objects, if any available in version 0.17

Schedule: Creates different types of schedules

Modification tools

These are tools for modifying architectural objects.

Cut with plane: Cut an object according to a plan.
Add component: Adds objects to a component
Remove component: Subtracts or removes objects from a component
Survey: Enters or leaves surveying mode

Utilities

These are additional tools to help you in specific tasks.

Component: Creates a non-parametric Arch component
Clone component:
Split Mesh: Splits a selected mesh into separate components
Mesh To Shape: Converts a mesh into a shape, unifying coplanar faces
Select non-solid meshes: Selects all non-solid meshes from the current selection or frm the document
Remove Shape: Turns cubic shape-based arch object fully parametric
Close Holes: Closes holes in a selected shape-based object
Merge Walls: Merge two or more walls
Check: Check if the selected objects are solids and don't contain defects
Ifc Explorer: Browse the contents of an IFC file
Toggle IFC Brep flag: Forces a selected object to be exported as an IfcFacetedBrep.
3 Views from mesh: Creates top, frontal and side views from a mesh.
Create IFC spreadsheet...:
Toggle Subcomponents: Shows or hides the subcomponents of an Arch object.