Select the right template, then set the unit in menu Options -> Project Preferences -> Working units. Changing the unit doesn't affect the model. Select the right template (Metric or Imperial), then modify the unit aspect in menu Manage -> Project.

The unit you prefer to work with can be set in in menu Edit -> Preferences -> General -> Units. IFC, DXF (2D only), DWG (2D only), ACIS/SAT (Using CadExchanger or InventoLoader addon), STEP Files created with a newer version will not. Files created with any older version will open. However, some complex objects created with a more recent version might not be editable anymore when opened in older versions. Any FreeCAD file, created will any version, will open in any other version, newer or older. Openable by FreeCAD and Blender (using a plugin). TODO: Add other BIM apps: Allplan, Tekla, Vectorworks, BricsCAD, what else?įree for anyone to use, no registration necessaryįree to use for students upon registration, registration and fee needed for other users This page gives a general overview of how the different tools and concepts found in other mainstream BIM applications compare to FreeCAD, specifically its BIM Workbench. See WikiPages to learn about editing the wiki pages, and go to Help FreeCAD to learn about other ways in which you can contribute. See Category:Command Reference for all commands. Browse Category:UnfinishedDocu to see more incomplete pages like this one. GuiCommand model explains how commands should be documented. Please help and contribute documentation.

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