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=== Set FreeCAD up ===
=== Set FreeCAD up ===


FreeCAD has a large preferences system with many options to set, located under menu '''Edit->Preferences'''. Each additional workbench can add more preferences pages, which makes it even more complex. The BIM workbench provides a [[BIM Setup|simplified setup screen]], which allows to quickly set some of the most useful preferences for BIM work. The BIM preferences screen is located under menu '''Manage -> BIM Setup''' (you can also click the corresponding button on the Manage toolbar):
FreeCAD has a large preferences system with many options to set, located under menu '''Edit->Preferences'''. Each additional workbench can add more preferences pages, which makes it very complex.

The BIM workbench provides a [[BIM Setup|simplified setup screen]], which allows to quickly set some of the most useful preferences for BIM work. The BIM preferences screen is located under menu '''Manage -> BIM Setup''' (you can also click the corresponding button on the Manage toolbar):


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Tutorial steps

This is the in-game tutorial of the BIM workbench. It includes a series of steps to be completed by the user. Each step is terminated by an instance of the [Template:BIMTutorialAction



Welcome to the BIM workbench!

This tutorial will walk you through the different functionalities of the BIM workbench and help you to get on tracks by modeling a very simple project. It should take around one hour to complete entirely.

You can interrupt it anytime and resume it later, by selecting menu Help -> Welcome screen, and clicking the BIM Tutorial item again.

Tutorial steps

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Set FreeCAD up

FreeCAD has a large preferences system with many options to set, located under menu Edit->Preferences. Each additional workbench can add more preferences pages, which makes it very complex.

The BIM workbench provides a simplified setup screen, which allows to quickly set some of the most useful preferences for BIM work. The BIM preferences screen is located under menu Manage -> BIM Setup (you can also click the corresponding button on the Manage toolbar):

Open the simplified BIM preferences screen now, and set the different options to your liking.

Tutorial steps

The user must now open the preferences screen
Open the BIM setup screen