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== 소개 ==
== 소개 ==


The [[File:Workbench_BIM.svg|24px]] [[BIM_Workbench|BIM Workbench]] provides a modern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_Information_Modeling Building Information Modelling] workflow in FreeCAD, with fully parametric objects such as walls, beams, roofs, windows, stairs, pipes, and furniture. It supports [[Arch_IFC|Industry Foundation Classes]] (IFC) files, and the production of 2D plans in combination with the [[File:Workbench_TechDraw.svg|16px]] [[TechDraw_Workbench|TechDraw Workbench]].
[[File:Workbench_BIM.svg|24px]] [[BIM_Workbench|BIM 작업대]]는 건축 요소로 작업하고 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_information_modeling BIM] 모델을 만들 수 있는[[External_workbenches/ko|외부 작업대]]입니다.
[[File:Std_AddonMgr.svg|24px]] [[Std_AddonMgr|애드온 관리자]]에서 설치할 수 있습니다.


The BIM Workbench imports tools from the [[File:Workbench_Draft.svg|16px]] [[Draft_Workbench|Draft Workbench]], as it uses its 2D objects to build 3D parametric objects. But it can also use solid shapes created with other workbenches like [[File:Workbench_Part.svg|16px]] [[Part_Workbench|Part]] and [[File:Workbench_PartDesign.svg|16px]] [[PartDesign_Workbench|PartDesign]].
The BIM Workbench is based on the built-in [[File:Workbench_Arch.svg|24px]] [[Arch_Workbench|Arch Workbench]], and both will probably be merged in the future. The BIM Workbench is a "meta workbench", intended to gather many useful tools from other workbenches in a single place, and create a workflow that is more convenient and user-friendly to both experienced BIM users and beginners. The BIM workbench also features some specific tools of its own, mostly wizards and management tools, located under the '''Management''' menu.


See [https://yorik.uncreated.net/blog/2020-010-freecad-bim-guide FreeCAD BIM migration guide] for a quick overview if you are already a user of another BIM application.
See [https://yorik.uncreated.net/blog/2020-010-freecad-bim-guide FreeCAD BIM migration guide] for a quick overview if you are already a user of another BIM application.


The developers of Draft, Arch and BIM also collaborate with the greater [https://osarch.org OSArch community], with the ultimate goal of improving building design by using entirely free software.
The developers of Draft and BIM also collaborate with the greater [https://osarch.org OSArch community], with the ultimate goal of improving building design by using entirely free software.


[[Image:BIM_workbench_presentation.png|800px]]
[[Image:BIM_workbench_presentation.png|800px]]

== Installing ==

The BIM workbench is not bundled with the default FreeCAD package, but can easily be installed via the [[Image:Std_AddonMgr.svg|24px]] [[Std_AddonMgr|Addon Manager]]. Invoke it from {{MenuCommand|Tools → Addon Manager}}. The BIM workbench code is [https://github.com/yorikvanhavre/BIM_Workbench hosted and developed on github] and can also be installed manually by copying it into FreeCAD's {{FileName|MOD}} directory.

'''Note'''

The BIM workbench is a work in progress, and will change often. Be sure to update it regularly! If you have the [https://github.com/chidimo/python-git Python-Git] module installed, the BIM workbench will automatically look for available updates at start, and display an icon in the status bar if an update is available.

The tools listed below might also not all be present if your FreeCAD version is not fully up-to-date. The BIM workbench should however work seamlessly on all FreeCAD versions, it will only drop the tools not available.


== Getting started ==
== Getting started ==
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Upon starting the BIM workbench for the first time, a welcome dialog is shown, giving a quick overview of how the workbench works, and allowing the user to start an [[BIM_ingame_tutorial|in-game tutorial]]. The welcome dialog is also available from the '''help''' menu. When the welcome screen is closed by clicking OK, the [[BIM_Setup|BIM setup dialog]] will be shown, that allows the user to quickly set some of the most common BIM-related preferences of FreeCAD without the need to browse through the full FreeCAD preferences pages.
Upon starting the BIM workbench for the first time, a welcome dialog is shown, giving a quick overview of how the workbench works, and allowing the user to start an [[BIM_ingame_tutorial|in-game tutorial]]. The welcome dialog is also available from the '''help''' menu. When the welcome screen is closed by clicking OK, the [[BIM_Setup|BIM setup dialog]] will be shown, that allows the user to quickly set some of the most common BIM-related preferences of FreeCAD without the need to browse through the full FreeCAD preferences pages.


The [[BIM_Project|BIM project setup]] tool allows you to quickly setup a BIM project by filling some basic information about your project. You can then, for example, use the different 2D drafting tools to sketch guidelines and baselines, then use the different 3D modeling tools to automatically build 3D BIM objects from them. A line, for example, can become a wall simply by selecting it and pressing the [[Arch_Wall|Wall]] button.
The [[BIM_Setup|BIM project setup]] tool allows you to quickly setup a BIM project by filling some basic information about your project. You can then, for example, use the different 2D drafting tools to sketch guidelines and baselines, then use the different 3D modeling tools to automatically build 3D BIM objects from them. A line, for example, can become a wall simply by selecting it and pressing the [[Arch_Wall|Wall]] button.


If you are used to another BIM application, check our [[BIM_application_compatibility_table|BIM application compatibility table]] to get your marks when starting with FreeCAD.
If you are used to another BIM application, check our [[BIM_application_compatibility_table|BIM application compatibility table]] to get your marks when starting with FreeCAD.
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== Tools ==
== Tools ==


The BIM workbench gather tools from several other FreeCAD workbenches, mainly [[Draft_Workbench|Draft]], [[Arch_Workbench|Arch]] and [[Part_Workbench|Part]], roughly reorganized in logical categories: '''2D drafting''', '''3D modeling''', '''annotation''' and '''modification''' tools. The '''manage''' category contains tools that are specific to the BIM workbench.
The BIM workbench gathers tools from several other FreeCAD workbenches, mainly [[Draft_Workbench|Draft]] and [[Part_Workbench|Part]], roughly reorganized in logical categories.


Additionally, if such [[External_workbenches|addons]] are installed, tools from [[Reinforcement_Workbench|Reinforcement]] (extra reinforcing bar tools), [[Fasteners_Workbench|Fasteners]] (bolts and screws), [[Flamingo_Workbench|Flamingo/Dodo]] (metal structure and piping tools) and [[Parts_Library_Workbench|Parts Library]] are automatically included in the BIM workbench.
Additionally, if such [[External_workbenches|addons]] are installed, tools from [[Reinforcement_Workbench|Reinforcement]] (extra reinforcing bar tools), [[Fasteners_Workbench|Fasteners]] (bolts and screws), [[Flamingo_Workbench|Flamingo/Dodo]] (metal structure and piping tools) and [[Parts_Library_Workbench|Parts Library]] are automatically included in the BIM workbench.
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2D objects are commonly used as drafting aids, or to draw base lines and profiles to build BIM objects on. They can also be used to draw symbols and annotations in your model. Apart from sketches, that use their own coordinate system, 2D objects will be drawn on the current [[Draft_SelectPlane|working plane]].
2D objects are commonly used as drafting aids, or to draw base lines and profiles to build BIM objects on. They can also be used to draw symbols and annotations in your model. Apart from sketches, that use their own coordinate system, 2D objects will be drawn on the current [[Draft_SelectPlane|working plane]].


* [[Image:Sketcher_NewSketch.svg‎‎|32px]] [[Sketcher_NewSketch|Sketch]]: Creates‎ a new sketch and enters sketch drawing mode. Sketches are advanced 2D objects with constraints support
* [[Image:BIM_Sketch.svg‎‎|32px]] [[BIM_Sketch|Sketch]]: Creates‎ a new sketch and enters sketch edit mode. Sketches are advanced 2D objects with constraints support.

* [[Image:Draft_Line.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Line|Line]]: Draws a line segment between 2 points
* [[Image:Draft_Wire.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Wire|Wire]]: Draws a line made of multiple line segments (polyline)
* [[Image:Draft_Line.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Line|Line]]: Creates a straight line.

* [[Image:Draft_Circle.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Circle|Circle]]: Draws a circle from center and radius
* [[Image:Draft_Arc.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Arc|Arc]]: Draws an arc segment from center, radius, start angle and end angle
* [[Image:Draft_Wire.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Wire|Polyline]]: Creates a polyline (also called wire), a sequence of several connected line segments.

* [[Image:Draft_Arc_3Points.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Arc_3Points|Arc 3Points]]: draws a circular arc segment from three points that are located in the circumference
* [[Image:Draft_Ellipse.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Ellipse|Ellipse]]: Draws an ellipse from two corner points
* [[Image:Draft_Circle.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Circle|Circle]]: Creates a circle from a center and a radius.

* [[Image:Draft_Polygon.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Polygon|Polygon]]: Draws a regular polygon from a center and a radius
* [[Image:Draft_Rectangle.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Rectangle|Rectangle]]: Draws a rectangle from 2 opposite points
* [[Image:Draft_Arc.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Arc|Arc]]: Creates a circular arc from a center, a radius, a start angle and an aperture angle.

* [[Image:Draft_BSpline.svg|32px]] [[Draft_BSpline|BSpline]]: Draws a B-Spline from a series of points
* [[Image:Draft_CubicBezCurve.svg|32px]] [[Draft_CubicBezCurve|Cubic Bezier Curve]]: draws a Bezier curve of third degree by dragging two points.
* [[Image:Draft_Arc_3Points.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Arc_3Points|Arc by 3 points]]: Creates a circular arc from three points that define its circumference.

* [[Image:Draft_BezCurve.svg|32px]] [[Draft_BezCurve|Bezier Curve]]: Draws a Bezier curve from a series of points
* [[Image:Draft_Fillet.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Fillet|Fillet]]: Creates a fillet, a rounded corner, or a chamfer, a straight edge, between two [[Draft_Line|Draft Lines]].
* [[Image:Draft_Point.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Point|Point]]: Inserts a point object

* [[Image:Draft_Ellipse.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Ellipse|Ellipse]]: Creates an ellipse from two points defining a rectangle in which the ellipse will fit.

* [[Image:Draft_Polygon.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Polygon|Polygon]]: Creates a regular polygon from a center and a radius.

* [[Image:Draft_Rectangle.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Rectangle|Rectangle]]: Creates a rectangle from two points.

* [[Image:Draft_BSpline.svg|32px]] [[Draft_BSpline|B-spline]]: Creates a B-spline curve from several points.

* [[Image:Draft_BezCurve.svg|32px]] [[Draft_BezCurve|Bézier curve]]: Creates a Bézier curve from several points.

* [[Image:Draft_CubicBezCurve.svg|32px]] [[Draft_CubicBezCurve|Cubic Bézier curve]]: Creates a Bézier curve of the third degree.

* [[Image:Draft_Point.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Point|Point]]: Creates a simple point.

=== 3D/BIM ===

3D and BIM objects are the real-world elements that will compose your BIM project.

* [[Image:BIM_Project.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Project|Project]]: Creates a project including selected objects.

* [[Image:Arch_Site.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Site|Site]]: Creates a site including selected objects.

* [[Image:Arch_Building.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Building|Building]]: Creates a building including selected objects.

* [[Image:Arch_Floor.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Floor|Level]]: Creates a floor including selected objects.

* [[Image:Arch_Space.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Space|Space]]: Creates a space object.

* [[Image:Arch_Wall.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Wall|Wall]]: Creates a wall from scratch or using a selected object as a base.

* [[Image:Arch_CurtainWall.svg|32px]] [[Arch_CurtainWall|Curtain Wall]]: Creates a curtain wall from scratch or using a selected object as a base.

* [[Image:BIM_Column.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Column|Column]]: Creates a vertical [[Arch_Structure|structural]] element at a given point, optionally using a selected object as a profile.

* [[Image:BIM_Beam.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Beam|Beam]]: Creates a horizontal [[Arch_Structure|structural]] element between two points, optionally using a selected object as a profile.

* [[Image:BIM_Slab.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Slab|Slab]]: Creates a flat [[Arch_Structure|structural]] element by extruding a selected flat object.

* [[Image:BIM_Door.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Door|Door]]: Creates a [[Arch_Window|Window]] object using door presets.

* [[Image:Arch_Window.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Window|Window]]: Creates a window from scratch or using a selected object as a base.

* [[Image:Arch_Pipe.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Pipe|Pipe]]: Creates a pipe.

* [[Image:Arch_PipeConnector.svg|32px]] [[Arch_PipeConnector|Connector]]: Creates a corner or T-connection between 2 or 3 selected pipes.

* [[Image:Arch_Stairs.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Stairs|Stairs]]: Creates a stairs object.

* [[Image:Arch_Roof.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Roof|Roof]]: Creates a sloped roof from a selected wire.

* [[Image:Arch_Panel.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Panel|Panel]]: Creates a panel object from a selected 2D object.

* [[Image:Arch_Frame.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Frame|Frame]]: Creates a frame object from a selected layout.

* [[Image:Arch_Fence.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Fence|Fence]]: Creates a fence object from a selected post and path.

* [[Image:Arch_Truss.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Truss|Truss]]: Creates a truss from a selected line or from scratch.

* [[Image:Arch_Equipment.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Equipment|Equipment]]: Creates an equipment or furniture object.

* <span id="Arch_RebarTools">Reinforcement tools:</span><!--Do not edit span id: the Arch_RebarTools pages redirect here-->

: These tools, except the first, are only available if the [[Reinforcement_Workbench|Reinforcement Workbench]] has been installed.

:* [[Image:Arch_Rebar.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Rebar|Custom Rebar]]: Creates a custom reinforcement bar in a selected structural element using a sketch.

:* [[Image:Reinforcement_StraightRebar.svg|32px]] [[Reinforcement_StraightRebar|Straight Rebar]]: Creates a straight reinforcement bar in a selected structural element.

:* [[Image:Reinforcement_UShapeRebar.svg|32px]] [[Reinforcement_UShapeRebar|U-Shape Rebar]]: Creates a U-shape reinforcement bar in a selected structural element.

:* [[Image:Reinforcement_LShapeRebar.svg|32px]] [[Reinforcement_LShapeRebar|L-Shape Rebar]]: Creates an L-shape reinforcement bar in a selected structural element.

:* [[Image:Reinforcement_StirrupRebar.svg|32px]] [[Reinforcement_StirrupRebar|Stirrup]]: Creates a stirrup reinforcement bar in a selected structural element.

:* [[Image:Reinforcement_BentShapeRebar.svg|32px]] [[Reinforcement_BentShapeRebar|Bent-Shape Rebar]]: Creates a bent-shape reinforcement bar in a selected structural element.

:* [[Image:Reinforcement_HelicalRebar.svg|32px]] [[Reinforcement_HelicalRebar|Helical Rebar]]: Creates a helical reinforcement bar in a selected structural element.

:* [[Image:Reinforcement_ColumnRebars.svg|32px]] [[Reinforcement_ColumnRebars|Column Reinforcement]]: Creates reinforcement bars in a selected column.

:* [[Image:Reinforcement_BeamRebars.svg|32px]] [[Reinforcement_BeamRebars|Beam Reinforcement]]: Creates reinforcement bars in a selected beam.

:* [[Image:Reinforcement_SlabRebars.svg|32px]] [[Reinforcement_SlabRebars|Slab Reinforcement]]: Creates reinforcement bars in a selected slab.

:* [[Image:Reinforcement_FootingRebars.svg|32px]] [[Reinforcement_FootingRebars|Footing Reinforcement]]: Creates reinforcement bars in a selected footing.

* <span id="BIM_GenericTools">Generic 3D tools:</span><!--Do not edit span id: the BIM_GenericTools pages redirect here-->

: These tools build generic 3D objects that can be turned or used into BIM components.

:* [[Image:Arch_Profile.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Profile|Profile]]: Creates a parametric 2D profile.

:* [[Image:BIM_Box.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Box|Box]]: Creates a box by specifying its dimensions graphically.

:* [[Image:Part_Builder.svg|32px]] [[Part_Builder|Shape builder...]]: Creates more complex shapes from various geometric primitives.

:* [[Image:Draft_Facebinder.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Facebinder|Facebinder]]: creates a surface object from selected faces.

:* [[Image:BIM_Library.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Library|Objects library]]: Inserts an equipment or furniture object. Requires the [[Parts_Library|Parts Library]] addon.

:* [[Image:Arch_Component.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Component|Component]]: Creates a non-parametric Arch component.

:* [[Image:Arch_Reference.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Reference|External reference]]: Links objects from another FreeCAD file into the current document.


=== Annotation ===
=== Annotation ===
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Annotations are visual help objects that can be placed inside your model. They can be used to export your model directly to a 2D format like [[Draft_DXF|DXF]], or reused when creating 2D views of your model with the [[TechDraw_Workbench|TechDraw Workbench]].
Annotations are visual help objects that can be placed inside your model. They can be used to export your model directly to a 2D format like [[Draft_DXF|DXF]], or reused when creating 2D views of your model with the [[TechDraw_Workbench|TechDraw Workbench]].


* [[Image:Draft_Text.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Text|Text]]: Draws a multi-line text annotation
* [[Image:BIM_Text.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Text|Text]]:
* [[Image:Draft_ShapeString.svg|32px]] [[Draft_ShapeString|ShapeString]]: Draws a text line as geometry
* [[Image:Draft_Dimension.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Dimension|Dimension]]: Draws a linear, angular, radial or diameter dimension
* [[Image:Draft_Label.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Label|Label]]: Places a label with an arrow pointing to a selected element
* [[Image:Arch_Axis.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Axis|Axis]]: Creates a single axis or a 1-direction array of axes to the document
* [[Image:Arch_AxisSystem.svg|32px]] [[Arch_AxisSystem|Axis System]]: Creates an axes system composed of up to 3 series of axes
* [[Image:Arch_Grid.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Grid|Grid]]: Creates a grid-like object to the document
* [[Image:Arch_SectionPlane.svg|32px]] [[Arch_SectionPlane|Section Plane]]: Adds a section plane object to the document. Section planes define 2D views such as plans, sections and elevations
* [[File:TechDraw_PageDefault.svg|32px]] [[TechDraw_PageDefault|Page]]: Creates a new [[TechDraw_Workbench|TechDraw]] page from a [[TechDraw_Templates|SVG template]]
* [[File:TechDraw_ArchView.svg|32px]] [[TechDraw_ArchView|View]]: Inserts a view of a section plane on a page


* [[Image:Draft_ShapeString.svg|32px]] [[Draft_ShapeString|Shape from text]]: Creates a compound shape that represents a text string.
=== 3D / BIM modeling ===


* [[Image:BIM_DimensionAligned.svg|32px]] [[BIM_DimensionAligned|Aligned dimension]]:
3D and BIM objects are the real-world elements that will compose your BIM project.


* [[Image:BIM_DimensionHorizontal.svg|32px]] [[BIM_DimensionHorizontal|Horizontal dimension]]:


* [[Image:BIM_DimensionVertical.svg|32px]] [[BIM_DimensionVertical|Vertical dimension]]:
'''Building structure''': These tools help you to organize your model
* [[Image:Arch_Project.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Project|Project]]: Creates a project including selected objects
* [[Image:Arch_Site.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Site|Site]]: Creates a site including selected objects
* [[Image:Arch_Building.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Building|Building]]: Creates a building including selected objects
* [[Image:Arch_BuildingPart.png|32px]] [[Arch_BuildingPart|Level]] (Building Part): Creates a building part including selected objects. Building parts are commonly used to represent levels
* [[Image:Arch_Space.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Space|Space]]: Creates a space object in the document
* [[Image:Arch_Reference.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Reference|Reference]]: Links objects from another FreeCAD file into this document


* [[Image:BIM_Leader.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Leader|Leader]]:


* [[Image:Draft_Label.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Label|Label]]: Creates a multi-line text with a 2-segment leader line and an arrow.
'''BIM tools''': These tools build BIM components


* [[Image:Arch_Wall.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Wall|Wall]]: Creates a wall from scratch or using a selected object as a base
* [[Image:Arch_Axis.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Axis|Axis]]: Adds a 1-direction array of axes.
* [[Image:Arch_CurtainWall.svg|32px]] [[Arch_CurtainWall|Curtain Wall]]: creates a curtain wall from scratch or using a selected object as a base
* [[Image:BIM_Column.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Structure|Column]]: Creates a vertical [[Arch_Structure|structural]] element at a given point, optionally using a selected object as a profile
* [[Image:BIM_Beam.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Structure|Beam]]: Creates a horizontal [[Arch_Structure|structural]] element between two points, optionally using a selected object as a profile
* [[Image:BIM_Slab.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Structure|Slab]]: Creates a flat [[Arch_Structure|structural]] element by extruding a selected flat object
* [[Image:Reinforcement_StraightRebar.svg|32px]] [[Image:Reinforcement_UShapeRebar.svg|32px]] [[Image:Reinforcement_LShapeRebar.svg|32px]] [[Image:Reinforcement_BentShapeRebar.svg|32px]] [[Image:Reinforcement_StirrupRebar.svg|32px]] [[Image:Reinforcement_ColumnRebars.svg|32px]] [[Image:Reinforcement_BeamRebars.svg|32px]] [[Image:Reinforcement_HelicalRebar.svg|32px]] [[Image:Arch_Rebar.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Rebar|Rebar]]: Creates a reinforcement bar in a selected structural element using a sketch. Requires the [[Reinforcement_Workbench|Reinforcement Workbench]]
* [[Image:Arch_Window.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Window|Window]]: Creates a window using a selected object as a base
* [[Image:BIM_Door.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Window|Door]]: Creates a [[Arch_Window|Window]] object using door presets
* [[Image:Arch_Pipe.svg|32px]] [[Image:Arch_PipeConnector.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Pipe|Pipe tools]]: Creates pipes and corner or tee connection between 2 or 3 selected pipes
* [[Image:Arch_Stairs.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Stairs|Stairs]]: Creates a stairs object in the document
* [[Image:Arch_Roof.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Roof|Roof]]: Creates a sloped roof from a selected face
* [[Image:Arch_Panel.svg|32px]] [[Image:Arch_Panel_Cut.svg|32px]] [[Image:Arch_Panel_Sheet.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Panel|Panel tools]]: Creates panel objects, and 2D cutouts from these panels
* [[Image:Arch_Frame.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Frame|Frame]]: Creates a frame object from a selected layout
* [[Image:Arch_Fence.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Fence|Fence]]: Creates a fence object from a selected post object and path
* [[Image:Arch_Truss.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Truss|Truss]]: Creates a truss from a selected line of from scratch
* [[Image:BIM_Library.png|32px]] [[BIM_Library|Library]]: Inserts an equipment or furniture object. Requires the [[Parts_Library|Parts Library]] addon
* [[Image:Arch_Component.png|32px]] [[Arch_Component|BIM Component]]: Turns any selected object into a BIM object, with complete IFC support


* [[Image:Arch_AxisSystem.svg|32px]] [[Arch_AxisSystem|Axis System]]: Adds an axis system composed of several axes.


* [[Image:Arch_Grid.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Grid|Grid]]: Adds a grid-like object.
'''Generic 3D tools''': These tools build generic 3D objects that can be turned or used into BIM components


* [[Image:Arch_Profile.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Profile|Profile]]: Creates a parametric 2D profile to be used for example in extrusions
* [[Image:Arch_SectionPlane.svg|32px]] [[Arch_SectionPlane|Section Plane]]: Adds a section plane object.
* [[Image:BIM_Box.png|32px]] [[BIM_Box|Box]]: Draws a box by specifying its dimensions graphically
* [[Image:Part_Builder.svg|32px]] [[Part_Builder|Shapebuilder]]: A tool to create more complex shapes from various parametric geometric primitives
* [[Image:Draft_Facebinder.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Facebinder|Facebinder]]: Creates a new object from selected faces on existing objects


* [[Image:Draft_Hatch.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Hatch|Hatch]]: Creates hatches on the planar faces of a selected object.
=== Modification tools ===


* [[Image:Draft_Move.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Move|Move]]: Moves object(s) from one location to another
* [[Image:BIM_TDPage.svg|32px]] [[BIM_TDPage|Page]]:
* [[Image:BIM_Copy.png|32px]] [[BIM_Copy|Copy]]: Copies object(s) from one location to another
* [[Image:Draft_Rotate.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Rotate|Rotate]]: Rotates object(s) from a start angle to an end angle
* [[Image:Draft_Clone.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Clone|Clone]]: Clones the selected objects
* [[Image:Draft_Offset.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Offset|Offset]]: Moves segments of an object about a certain distance
* [[Image:Part_Offset2D.svg|32px]] [[Part_Offset2D|2D Offset]]: Constructs a parallel wire at certain distance from original, or enlarges/shrinks a planar face ((parametric version)
* [[Image:Draft_Trimex.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Trimex|Trim/Extend (Trimex)]]: Trims or extends an object
* [[Image:Draft_Scale.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Scale|Scale]]: Scales selected object(s) around a base point
* [[Image:Draft_Stretch.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Stretch|Stretch]]: Stretches the selected objects
* [[Image:Draft_Array.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Array|Array]]: Creates a polar or rectangular array from selected objects
* [[Image:Draft_PathArray.svg|32px]] [[Draft_PathArray|Path Array]]: Creates an array of objects by placing the copies along a path
* [[Image:Draft_Mirror.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Mirror|Mirror]]: Mirrors the selected objects
* [[Image:Part_Extrude.svg|32px]] [[Part_Extrude|Extrude]]: Extrudes planar faces of an object
* [[Image:Part_Cut.svg|32px]] [[Part_Cut|Cut]]: Cuts (subtracts) one object from another
* [[Image:Part_Fuse.svg|32px]] [[Part_Fuse|Union]]: Fuses (unions) two objects
* [[Image:Part_Common.svg|32px]] [[Part_Common|Common]]: Extracts the common (intersection) part of two objects
* [[Image:Part_Compound.svg|32px]] [[Part_Compound|Compound]]: Creates a compound from the selected objects
* [[Image:Part_SimpleCopy.svg|32px]] [[Part_SimpleCopy|Simple copy]]: Creates a non-parametric copy of a selected object
* [[Image:Draft_Upgrade.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Upgrade|Upgrade]]: Joins objects into a higher-level object
* [[Image:Draft_Downgrade.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Downgrade|Downgrade]]: Explodes objects into lower-level objects
* [[Image:Draft_Shape2DView.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Shape2DView|Shape 2D View]]: Creates a 2D object which is a flattened 2D view of another 3D object
* [[Image:Draft_Draft2Sketch.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Draft2Sketch|Draft to Sketch]]: Converts a Draft object to Sketch and vice-versa
* [[Image:Arch_CutPlane.svg|32px]] [[Arch_CutPlane|Cut with plane]]: Cut an object according to a plan.
* [[Image:Arch_Add.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Add|Add component]]: Adds objects to a component
* [[Image:Arch_Remove.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Remove|Remove component]]: Subtracts or removes objects from a component


* [[Image:BIM_TDView.svg|32px]] [[BIM_TDView|View]]:
=== Management tools ===


* [[Image:BIM_Shape2DView.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Shape2DView|Shape-based view]]:
* [[Image:BIM_Setup.png|32px]] [[BIM_Setup|BIM setup]]: Configures some of the FreeCAD preferences most commonly used for BIM
* [[Image:BIM_Project.png|32px]] [[BIM_Project|Project setup]]: Allows to create some basic objects such as a [[Arch_Site|site]], a [[Arch_Building|building]] and [[Arch_Axis|axes]] by filling basic project information.
* [[Image:BIM_Views.png|32px]] [[BIM_Views|Views and levels manager]]: Manage the different views and levels of your project
* [[Image:BIM_Windows.png|32px]] [[BIM_Windows|Windows manager]]: Manage the doors and windows of your project
* [[Image:BIM_IfcElements.png|32px]] [[BIM_IfcElements|IFC elements manager]]: Manage how the different elements of your project will be exported to IFC
* [[Image:BIM_IfcProperties.svg|32px]] [[BIM_IfcProperties|IFC properties manager]]: Manage the IFC properties attached to each of your objects
* [[Image:BIM_IfcQuantities.svg|32px]] [[BIM_IfcQuantities|IFC quantities manager]]: Manage how the quantities of your objects are explicitely exported to IFC
* [[Image:BIM_Classification.png|32px]] [[BIM_Classification|Classification manager]]: Manage how objects and materials of your project relate to classifications systems such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniclass Uniclass]
* [[Image:Draft_VisGroup.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Layers|Layers manager]]: Manage the layers of your document
* [[Image:Arch_Material Group.svg|32px]] [[Arch_SetMaterial|Material]]: Manages materials or [[Arch_MultiMaterial|multimaterials]] of selected objects
* [[Image:Arch_Schedule.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Schedule|Schedule]]: Creates different types of schedules
* [[Image:BIM_Preflight.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Preflight|Preflight checks]]: Perform different checks on your model before exporting to IFC
* [[Image:Draft_AnnotationStyleEditor.svg|32px]] [[Draft_AnnotationStyleEditor|Annotation style editor]]: Manages annotation styles used by texts and dimensions


=== Snapping ===
== Tutorials and Learning ==

This menu contains the [[Draft_Snap|Draft Snap]] tools as well as the following tools:

* [[Image:BIM_SetWPTop.svg|32px]] [[BIM_SetWPTop|Working Plane Top]]:

* [[Image:BIM_SetWPFront.svg|32px]] [[BIM_SetWPFront|Working Plane Front]]:

* [[Image:BIM_SetWPSide.svg|32px]] [[BIM_SetWPSide|Working Plane Side]]:

=== Modify ===

* [[Image:Draft_Move.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Move|Move]]: Moves or copies selected objects from one point to another.

* [[Image:BIM_Copy.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Copy|Copy]]: Copies selected objects from one point to another.

* [[Image:Draft_Rotate.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Rotate|Rotate]]: Rotates or copies selected objects around a center point by a given angle.

* [[Image:BIM_Clone.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Clone|Clone]]: Clones selected objects.

* [[Image:BIM_SimpleCopy.svg|32px]] [[BIM_SimpleCopy|Create simple copy]]: Creates a non-parametric copy of a selected object. This is the same tool as [[Part_SimpleCopy|Part SimpleCopy]].

* [[Image:BIM_Compound.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Compound|Make compound]]: Creates a compound from selected objects. This is the same tool as [[Part_Compound|Part Compound]].

* [[Image:Draft_Offset.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Offset|Offset]]: Offsets each segment of a selected object over a given distance, or creates an offset copy of the selected object.

* [[Image:BIM_Offset2D.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Offset2D|2D Offset...]]: Constructs a parallel wire at a given distance from the original, or enlarges/shrinks a planar face (parametric version). This is the same tool as [[Part_Offset2D|Part Offset2D]].

* [[Image:Draft_Trimex.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Trimex|Trimex]]: Trims or extends a selected object.

* [[Image:Draft_Join.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Join|Join]]: Joins [[Draft_Line|Draft Lines]] and [[Draft_Wire|Draft Wires]] into a single wire.

* [[Image:Draft_Split.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Split|Split]]: Splits a [[Draft_Line|Draft Line]] or [[Draft_Wire|Draft Wire]] at a specified point or edge.

* [[Image:Draft_Scale.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Scale|Scale]]: Scales or copies selected objects around a base point.

* [[Image:Draft_Stretch.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Stretch|Stretch]]: Stretches objects by moving selected points.

* [[Image:Draft_Draft2Sketch.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Draft2Sketch|Draft to sketch]]: Converts Draft objects to [[Sketcher_NewSketch|Sketcher Sketches]] and vice versa.

* [[Image:Draft_Upgrade.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Upgrade|Upgrade]]: Upgrades selected objects.

* [[Image:Draft_Downgrade.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Downgrade|Downgrade]]: Downgrades selected objects.

* [[Image:Arch_Add.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Add|Add component]]: Adds objects to a component.

* [[Image:Arch_Remove.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Remove|Remove component]]: Subtracts or removes objects from a component.

* [[Image:Draft_OrthoArray.svg|32px]] [[Draft_OrthoArray|Array]]: Creates an orthogonal array from a selected object. It can optionally create a [[App_Link|Link]] array.

* [[Image:Draft_PathArray.svg|32px]] [[Draft_PathArray|Path array]]: Creates an array from a selected object by placing copies along a path.

* [[File:Draft_CircularArray.svg|32px]] [[Draft_CircularArray|Circular array]]: Creates an array from a selected object by placing copies along concentric circumferences. It can optionally create a [[App_Link|Link]] array.

* [[Image:Draft_PointArray.svg|32px]] [[Draft_PointArray|Point array]]: Creates an array from a selected object by placing copies at the points from a point compound.

* [[Image:Arch_CutPlane.svg|32px]] [[Arch_CutPlane|Cut with plane]]: Cuts an object according to a plane.

* [[Image:Draft_Mirror.svg|32px]] [[Draft_Mirror|Mirror]]: Creates mirrored copies from selected objects.

* [[Image:BIM_Extrude.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Extrude|Extrude...]]: Extrudes planar faces of an object. This is the same tool as [[Part_Extrude|Part Extrude]].

* [[Image:BIM_Cut.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Cut|Difference]]: Subtracts one object from another. This is the same tool as [[Part_Cut|Part Cut]].

* [[Image:BIM_Fuse.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Fuse|Union]]: Fuses two objects. This is the same tool as [[Part_Fuse|Part Fuse]].

* [[Image:BIM_Common.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Common|Intersection]]: Extracts the common part of two objects. This is the same tool as [[Part_Common|Part Common]].

=== Manage ===

* [[Image:BIM_Setup.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Setup|BIM Setup...]]: Configures some of the FreeCAD preferences most commonly used for BIM.

* [[Image:BIM_Views.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Views|Views manager]]: Manage the different views and levels of your project.

* [[Image:BIM_ProjectManager.svg|32px]] [[BIM_ProjectManager|Manage project...]]: Allows to create some basic objects such as a [[Arch_Site|site]], a [[Arch_Building|building]] and [[Arch_Axis|axes]] by filling basic project information.

* [[Image:BIM_Windows.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Windows|Manage doors and windows...]]: Manage the doors and windows of your project.

* [[Image:BIM_IfcElements.svg|32px]] [[BIM_IfcElements|Manage IFC elements...]]: Manage how the different elements of your project will be exported to IFC.

* [[Image:BIM_IfcQuantities.svg|32px]] [[BIM_IfcQuantities|Manage IFC quantities...]]: Manage how the quantities of your objects are explicitely exported to IFC

* [[Image:BIM_IfcProperties.svg|32px]] [[BIM_IfcProperties|Manage IFC properties...]]: Manage the IFC properties attached to each of your objects.

* [[Image:BIM_Classification.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Classification|Manage classification...]]: Manage how objects and materials of your project relate to classifications systems such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniclass Uniclass].

* [[Image:BIM_Layers.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Layers|Manage layers...]]: Manage the layers of your document.

* [[Image:BIM_Material.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Material|Material]]: Manages materials or [[Arch_MultiMaterial|multimaterials]] of selected objects

* [[Image:Arch_Schedule.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Schedule|Schedule]]: Creates different types of schedules.

* [[Image:BIM_Preflight.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Preflight|Preflight checks...]]: Perform different checks on your model before exporting to IFC.

* [[Image:Draft_AnnotationStyleEditor.svg|32px]] [[Draft_AnnotationStyleEditor|Annotation styles...]]: Allows you to define styles that affect the visual properties of annotation-like objects.

=== Utils ===

* [[Image:BIM_TogglePanels.svg|32px]] [[BIM_TogglePanels|Toggle bottom panels]]:

* [[Image:BIM_Trash.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Trash|Move to Trash]]:

* [[Image:BIM_WPView.svg|32px]] [[BIM_WPView|Working Plane View]]:

* [[Image:Draft_SelectGroup.svg|32px]] [[Draft_SelectGroup|Select group]]: Selects the contents of [[Std_Group|Std Groups]] or group-like [[Arch_Workbench|Arch]] objects.

* [[Image:Draft_Slope.svg|32px]] [[Draft Slope|Set slope]]: Slopes selected [[Draft_Line|Draft Lines]] or [[Draft_Wire|Draft Wires]] by increasing, or decreasing, the Z coordinate of all points after the first one.

* [[Image:Draft_WorkingPlaneProxy.svg|32px]] [[Draft_WorkingPlaneProxy|Create working plane proxy]]: Creates a working plane proxy to save the current [[Draft_SelectPlane|Draft working plane]].

* [[Image:Draft_AddConstruction.svg|32px]] [[Draft_AddConstruction|Add to construction group]]: Moves objects to the [[Draft_ToggleConstructionMode|Draft construction group]].

* [[Image:Arch_SplitMesh.svg|32px]] [[Arch_SplitMesh|Split Mesh]]: Splits a selected mesh into separate components.

* [[Image:Arch_MeshToShape.svg|32px]] [[Arch_MeshToShape|Mesh to Shape]]: Converts a mesh into a shape, unifying coplanar faces.

* [[Image:Arch_SelectNonSolidMeshes.svg|32px]] [[Arch_SelectNonSolidMeshes|Select non-manifold meshes]]: Selects all non-manifold meshes from the current selection or from the document.

* [[Image:Arch_RemoveShape.svg|32px]] [[Arch_RemoveShape|Remove Shape from Arch]]: Turns cubic shape-based Arch object fully parametric.

* [[Image:Arch_CloseHoles.svg|32px]] [[Arch_CloseHoles|Close holes]]: Closes holes in a selected shape-based object.

* [[Image:Arch_MergeWalls.svg|32px]] [[Arch_MergeWalls|Merge Walls]]: Merge two or more walls.

* [[Image:Arch_Check.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Check|Check]]: Check if the selected objects are solids and don't contain defects.

* [[Image:Arch_ToggleIfcBrepFlag.svg|32px]] [[Arch_ToggleIfcBrepFlag|Toggle IFC Brep flag]]: Forces a selected object to be exported as an [http://www.buildingsmart-tech.org/ifc/IFC4/final/html/schema/ifcgeometricmodelresource/lexical/ifcfacetedbrep.htm IfcFacetedBrep].

* [[Image:Arch_ToggleSubs.svg|32px]] [[Arch_ToggleSubs|Toggle subcomponents]]: Shows or hides the subcomponents of an Arch object.

* [[Image:Arch_Survey.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Survey|Survey]]: Enters or leaves surveying mode.

* [[Image:BIM_Diff.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Diff|IFC Diff]]:

* [[Image:BIM_IfcExplorer.svg|32px]] [[BIM_IfcExplorer|IFC explorer]]:

* [[Image:BIM_ImagePlane.svg|32px]] [[BIM_ImagePlane|Image plane]]:

* [[Image:BIM_Unclone.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Unclone|Unclone]]:

* [[Image:BIM_Rewire.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Rewire|Rewire]]:

* [[Image:BIM_Glue.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Glue|Glue]]:

* [[Image:BIM_Reextrude.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Reextrude|Reextrude]]:

* Panel tools:

:* [[Image:Arch_Panel.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Panel|Panel]]: Creates a panel object from a selected 2D object.

:* [[Image:Arch_Panel_Cut.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Panel_Cut|Panel Cut]]: Creates a 2D cut view from a panel.

:* [[Image:Arch_Panel_Sheet.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Panel_Sheet|Panel Sheet]]: Creates a 2D cut sheet including panel cuts or other 2D objects.

:* [[Image:Arch_Nest.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Nest|Nest]]: Allows to nest several flat objects inside a container shape.

* Structure tools:

:* [[Image:Arch_Structure.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Structure|Structure]]: Creates a structural element from scratch or using a selected object as a base.

:* [[Image:Arch_StructuralSystem.svg|32px]] [[Arch_StructuralSystem|Structural System]]:

:* [[Image:Arch_StructuresFromSelection.svg|32px]] [[Arch_StructuresFromSelection|Multiple Structures]]:

* [[Image:IFC_Diff.svg|32px]] [[IFC_Diff|IFC Diff...]]:

* [[Image:IFC_Expand.svg|32px]] [[IFC_Expand|IFC Expand]]:

* [[Image:IFC_MakeProject.svg|32px]] [[IFC_MakeProject|Make IFC project]]:

* [[Image:IFC_UpdateIOS.svg|32px]] [[IFC_UpdateIOS|IfcOpenShell update]]:

* Nudge:

:* [[BIM_Nudge_Switch|Nudge Switch]]:

:* [[BIM_Nudge_Up|Nudge Up]]:

:* [[BIM_Nudge_Down|Nudge Down]]:

:* [[BIM_Nudge_Left|Nudge Left]]:

:* [[BIM_Nudge_Right|Nudge Right]]:

:* [[BIM_Nudge_RotateLeft|Nudge Rotate Left]]:

:* [[BIM_Nudge_RotateRight|Nudge Rotate Right]]:

:* [[BIM_Nudge_Extend|Nudge Extend]]:

:* [[BIM_Nudge_Shrink|Nudge Shrink]]:

=== Status bar ===

TBD

=== Tree view context menu ===

TBD

=== 3D view context menu ===

TBD

=== Obsolete tools ===

* [[Image:Arch_3Views.svg|32px]] [[Arch_3Views|Arch 3Views]]: Creates top, front and side views from a [[Mesh_Workbench|mesh]]. Not available in {{VersionPlus|1.0}}.

* [[Image:Arch_CutLine.svg|32px]] [[Arch_CutLine|Arch CutLine]]: Cuts an object according to a line. Not available in {{VersionPlus|1.0}}. Use [[Arch_CutPlane|Arch CutPlane]] instead.

* [[Image:Arch_Project.svg|32px]] [[Arch_Project|Arch Project]]: Creates a project including selected objects. Not available in {{VersionPlus|1.0}}. Use [[BIM_Project|BIM Project]] instead.

== Preferences ==

* [[Image:Preferences-bim.svg|32px]] [[BIM_Preferences|Preferences]]: General preferences for the BIM Workbench.
* [[Fine-tuning#BIM_Workbench|Fine tuning]]: Extra parameters to fine-tune BIM behavior.

== File formats ==

* [[Arch_IFC|IFC]]: industry foundation classes
* [[Arch_DAE|DAE]]: Collada mesh format
* [[Arch_OBJ|OBJ]]: OBJ mesh format (export only)
* [[Arch_JSON|JSON]]: JavaScript Object Notation format (export only)
* [[Arch_3DS|3DS]]: 3DS format (import only)
* [[Arch_SHP|SHP]]: GIS Shapefiles (import only)

== API ==

The Arch module can be used in [[Python|Python]] scripts and [[Macros|macros]] using the [[Arch_API|Arch Python API]] functions.

== Tutorials and learning ==


* [[Migrating_to_FreeCAD_from_Revit|Migrating to FreeCAD from Revit]]
* [[Migrating_to_FreeCAD_from_Revit|Migrating to FreeCAD from Revit]]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDd21g-eSHwnAYyutuKhrPY51skaBhrVU "Quinta Monroy" video series by Regis]


== External workbenches ==


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Latest revision as of 18:37, 13 June 2024

In v1.0 the BIM, Native-IFC and Arch Workbenches have been merged into the integrated BIM Workbench.
This page has been updated for that version.
BIM 외부 작업대 아이콘


소개

The BIM Workbench provides a modern Building Information Modelling workflow in FreeCAD, with fully parametric objects such as walls, beams, roofs, windows, stairs, pipes, and furniture. It supports Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) files, and the production of 2D plans in combination with the TechDraw Workbench.

The BIM Workbench imports tools from the Draft Workbench, as it uses its 2D objects to build 3D parametric objects. But it can also use solid shapes created with other workbenches like Part and PartDesign.

See FreeCAD BIM migration guide for a quick overview if you are already a user of another BIM application.

The developers of Draft and BIM also collaborate with the greater OSArch community, with the ultimate goal of improving building design by using entirely free software.

Getting started

Upon starting the BIM workbench for the first time, a welcome dialog is shown, giving a quick overview of how the workbench works, and allowing the user to start an in-game tutorial. The welcome dialog is also available from the help menu. When the welcome screen is closed by clicking OK, the BIM setup dialog will be shown, that allows the user to quickly set some of the most common BIM-related preferences of FreeCAD without the need to browse through the full FreeCAD preferences pages.

The BIM project setup tool allows you to quickly setup a BIM project by filling some basic information about your project. You can then, for example, use the different 2D drafting tools to sketch guidelines and baselines, then use the different 3D modeling tools to automatically build 3D BIM objects from them. A line, for example, can become a wall simply by selecting it and pressing the Wall button.

If you are used to another BIM application, check our BIM application compatibility table to get your marks when starting with FreeCAD.

The in-game tutorial is an easy way to quickly get on track with the BIM workbench.

Tools

The BIM workbench gathers tools from several other FreeCAD workbenches, mainly Draft and Part, roughly reorganized in logical categories.

Additionally, if such addons are installed, tools from Reinforcement (extra reinforcing bar tools), Fasteners (bolts and screws), Flamingo/Dodo (metal structure and piping tools) and Parts Library are automatically included in the BIM workbench.

The BIM workbench also adds a series of items in the status bar of FreeCAD, and a couple of context menu items, accessible by right-clicking in the 3D view or in the tree view.

2D drafting

2D objects are commonly used as drafting aids, or to draw base lines and profiles to build BIM objects on. They can also be used to draw symbols and annotations in your model. Apart from sketches, that use their own coordinate system, 2D objects will be drawn on the current working plane.

  • Sketch: Creates‎ a new sketch and enters sketch edit mode. Sketches are advanced 2D objects with constraints support.
  • Line: Creates a straight line.
  • Polyline: Creates a polyline (also called wire), a sequence of several connected line segments.
  • Circle: Creates a circle from a center and a radius.
  • Arc: Creates a circular arc from a center, a radius, a start angle and an aperture angle.
  • Arc by 3 points: Creates a circular arc from three points that define its circumference.
  • Fillet: Creates a fillet, a rounded corner, or a chamfer, a straight edge, between two Draft Lines.
  • Ellipse: Creates an ellipse from two points defining a rectangle in which the ellipse will fit.
  • Polygon: Creates a regular polygon from a center and a radius.
  • Rectangle: Creates a rectangle from two points.
  • B-spline: Creates a B-spline curve from several points.
  • Point: Creates a simple point.

3D/BIM

3D and BIM objects are the real-world elements that will compose your BIM project.

  • Project: Creates a project including selected objects.
  • Site: Creates a site including selected objects.
  • Building: Creates a building including selected objects.
  • Level: Creates a floor including selected objects.
  • Space: Creates a space object.
  • Wall: Creates a wall from scratch or using a selected object as a base.
  • Curtain Wall: Creates a curtain wall from scratch or using a selected object as a base.
  • Column: Creates a vertical structural element at a given point, optionally using a selected object as a profile.
  • Beam: Creates a horizontal structural element between two points, optionally using a selected object as a profile.
  • Slab: Creates a flat structural element by extruding a selected flat object.
  • Door: Creates a Window object using door presets.
  • Window: Creates a window from scratch or using a selected object as a base.
  • Pipe: Creates a pipe.
  • Connector: Creates a corner or T-connection between 2 or 3 selected pipes.
  • Stairs: Creates a stairs object.
  • Roof: Creates a sloped roof from a selected wire.
  • Panel: Creates a panel object from a selected 2D object.
  • Frame: Creates a frame object from a selected layout.
  • Fence: Creates a fence object from a selected post and path.
  • Truss: Creates a truss from a selected line or from scratch.
  • Equipment: Creates an equipment or furniture object.
  • Reinforcement tools:
These tools, except the first, are only available if the Reinforcement Workbench has been installed.
  • Custom Rebar: Creates a custom reinforcement bar in a selected structural element using a sketch.
  • Straight Rebar: Creates a straight reinforcement bar in a selected structural element.
  • U-Shape Rebar: Creates a U-shape reinforcement bar in a selected structural element.
  • L-Shape Rebar: Creates an L-shape reinforcement bar in a selected structural element.
  • Stirrup: Creates a stirrup reinforcement bar in a selected structural element.
  • Bent-Shape Rebar: Creates a bent-shape reinforcement bar in a selected structural element.
  • Helical Rebar: Creates a helical reinforcement bar in a selected structural element.
  • Generic 3D tools:
These tools build generic 3D objects that can be turned or used into BIM components.
  • Profile: Creates a parametric 2D profile.
  • Box: Creates a box by specifying its dimensions graphically.
  • Shape builder...: Creates more complex shapes from various geometric primitives.
  • Facebinder: creates a surface object from selected faces.
  • Component: Creates a non-parametric Arch component.

Annotation

Annotations are visual help objects that can be placed inside your model. They can be used to export your model directly to a 2D format like DXF, or reused when creating 2D views of your model with the TechDraw Workbench.

  • Label: Creates a multi-line text with a 2-segment leader line and an arrow.
  • Axis: Adds a 1-direction array of axes.
  • Axis System: Adds an axis system composed of several axes.
  • Grid: Adds a grid-like object.
  • Hatch: Creates hatches on the planar faces of a selected object.

Snapping

This menu contains the Draft Snap tools as well as the following tools:

Modify

  • Move: Moves or copies selected objects from one point to another.
  • Copy: Copies selected objects from one point to another.
  • Rotate: Rotates or copies selected objects around a center point by a given angle.
  • Clone: Clones selected objects.
  • Offset: Offsets each segment of a selected object over a given distance, or creates an offset copy of the selected object.
  • 2D Offset...: Constructs a parallel wire at a given distance from the original, or enlarges/shrinks a planar face (parametric version). This is the same tool as Part Offset2D.
  • Trimex: Trims or extends a selected object.
  • Scale: Scales or copies selected objects around a base point.
  • Stretch: Stretches objects by moving selected points.
  • Upgrade: Upgrades selected objects.
  • Array: Creates an orthogonal array from a selected object. It can optionally create a Link array.
  • Path array: Creates an array from a selected object by placing copies along a path.
  • Circular array: Creates an array from a selected object by placing copies along concentric circumferences. It can optionally create a Link array.
  • Point array: Creates an array from a selected object by placing copies at the points from a point compound.
  • Mirror: Creates mirrored copies from selected objects.

Manage

  • BIM Setup...: Configures some of the FreeCAD preferences most commonly used for BIM.
  • Views manager: Manage the different views and levels of your project.
  • Schedule: Creates different types of schedules.
  • Annotation styles...: Allows you to define styles that affect the visual properties of annotation-like objects.

Utils

  • Split Mesh: Splits a selected mesh into separate components.
  • Mesh to Shape: Converts a mesh into a shape, unifying coplanar faces.
  • Close holes: Closes holes in a selected shape-based object.
  • Check: Check if the selected objects are solids and don't contain defects.
  • Survey: Enters or leaves surveying mode.
  • Panel tools:
  • Panel: Creates a panel object from a selected 2D object.
  • Panel Cut: Creates a 2D cut view from a panel.
  • Panel Sheet: Creates a 2D cut sheet including panel cuts or other 2D objects.
  • Nest: Allows to nest several flat objects inside a container shape.
  • Structure tools:
  • Structure: Creates a structural element from scratch or using a selected object as a base.
  • Nudge:

Status bar

TBD

Tree view context menu

TBD

3D view context menu

TBD

Obsolete tools

  • Arch 3Views: Creates top, front and side views from a mesh. Not available in version 1.0 and above.
  • Arch Project: Creates a project including selected objects. Not available in version 1.0 and above. Use BIM Project instead.

Preferences

  • Preferences: General preferences for the BIM Workbench.
  • Fine tuning: Extra parameters to fine-tune BIM behavior.

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)
  • SHP: GIS Shapefiles (import only)

API

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

Tutorials and learning