Arch Building
Arch Building |
Menu location |
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Arch → Building |
Workbenches |
Arch |
Default shortcut |
B U |
Introduced in version |
- |
See also |
Arch Floor, 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.
How to use
- 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 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 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
The Building tool can by used in macros and from the python console by using the following function:
makeBuilding ([objectslist])
creates a building including the objects from the given list.
Example:
import Arch
Arch.makeBuilding()