Arch Building
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Menu location |
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Arch → Building |
Workbenches |
Arch |
Default shortcut |
B U |
Introduced in version |
- |
See also |
Arch BuildingPart, Arch Site |
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.
Usage
- Optionally, select one or more objects to be included in your new building.
- Press the
Arch Building button, or press the B then U keys.
Options
- Starting from FreeCAD version 0.18, the Building object is actually a BuildingPart with its DataIFC Type property set to "Building". You can convert any BuildingPart to a Building simply by changing its IFC Type.
- After creating a building, you can add more objects to it by drag and dropping them in the Tree View or by using the
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
Arch Remove tool.
Properties
- DataBuilding Type: The type of this building, to choose from a list
Scripting
See also: Arch API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.
The Building tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following function:
Building = makeBuilding(objectslist=None, baseobj=None, name="Building")
- Creates a
Building
object fromobjectslist
, which is a list of objects, orbaseobj
, which is aShape
.
Example:
import FreeCAD, Draft, Arch
p1 = FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 0)
p2 = FreeCAD.Vector(2000, 0, 0)
baseline = Draft.makeLine(p1, p2)
baseline2 = Draft.makeLine(p1, -1*p2)
Wall1 = Arch.makeWall(baseline, length=None, width=150, height=2000)
Wall2 = Arch.makeWall(baseline2, length=None, width=150, height=1800)
FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
Building = Arch.makeBuilding([Wall1, Wall2])
Site = Arch.makeSite(Building)
FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()
- Elements: Wall, Structure, Curtain Wall, Window, Roof, Space, Stairs, Equipment, Frame, Fence, Truss, Profile, Pipe, Pipe Connector
- Reinforcements: Straight Rebar, U-Shape Rebar, L-Shape Rebar, Stirrup, Bent-Shape Rebar, Helical Rebar, Column Reinforcement, Beam Reinforcement, Slab Reinforcement, Footing Reinforcement, Custom Rebar
- Panels: Panel, Panel Cut, Panel Sheet, Nest
- Materials: Material, Multi-Material
- Organization: Building Part, Project, Site, Building, Level, External reference, Section Plane, Schedule
- Axes: Axis, Axes system, Grid
- Modification: Cut with plane, Cut with line, Add component, Remove component, Survey
- Utilities: Component, Clone component, Split Mesh, Mesh to Shape, Select non-manifold meshes, Remove Shape from Arch, Close Holes, Merge Walls, Check, Toggle IFC Brep flag, 3 Views from mesh, Create IFC spreadsheet, Toggle Subcomponents
- Additional: Preferences, Import Export Preferences (IFC, DAE, OBJ, JSON, 3DS, SHP), IfcOpenShell, IfcPlusPlus, Arch API

- Getting started
- Installation: Download, Windows, Linux, Mac, Additional components, Docker, AppImage, Ubuntu Snap
- Basics: About FreeCAD, Interface, Mouse navigation, Selection methods, Object name, Preferences, Workbenches, Document structure, Properties, Help FreeCAD, Donate
- Help: Tutorials, Video tutorials
- Workbenches: Std Base, Arch, Draft, FEM, Inspection, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Path, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Start, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework, Web
- Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub