Arch Profile
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| Menu location |
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| Arch → Profile |
| Workbenches |
| Arch |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| 0.19 |
| See also |
| None |
Description
The Profile tool builds a parametric 2D profile object. This object can then be used as a base in different other tools that perform extrusions, such as Arch Frame, Arch CurtainWall or Part Extrude.
See the list of available presets.
The profile tool is also integrated to the Arch Structure tool, all preset profiles are also available there.
Usage
- Press the
Arch Profile button - Select a preset in the tool task panel
- Click a point in the 3D view to place the profile
Properties
Data
- DataHeight: The overall height of the profile
- DataWidth: The overall width of the profile
- DataDiameter: The diameter of the profile (circular profiles only)
- DataThickness: The thickness of the tube wall (circular and rectangular hollow profiles only)
- DataWeb Thickness: The thickness of the profile web (H and I profiles only)
- DataFlange Thickness: The thickness of the profile flange (H and I profiles only)
Adding custom profiles
An additional CSV file can be created by the user, containing custom profile definitions. It must be named profiles.csv, and placed in
$FREECAD_USER_DIR/Arch/
The $FREECAD_USER_DIR can be obtained from the Python console:
FreeCAD.getUserAppDataDir()
The contents of your custom profiles.csv file must be modeled upon the same rules as the profiles.csv in the source code.
The CSV file must contain one line per available profile, formatted as follows:
- For C profiles: Category, Name, Class, Diameter, Thickness
- For H and U profiles: Category, Name, Class, Width, Height, Web thickness, Flange thickness
- For R profiles: Category, Name, Class, Width, Height
- For RH profiles: Category, Name, Class, Width, Height, Thickness
All measures must be in millimeters. Possible profile classes are:
- C: Circular tube
- H: H- or I-profile
- R: Rectangular
- RH: Rectangular hollow
- U: U-profile
Additional profile types can be created, but a corresponding class must first be defined in ArchProfile.py.
Scripting
The Profile tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following function:
profile = makeProfile(profile_list)
Where profile_list contains the different elements of a list in the CSV file.
Example:
import Arch
Arch.makeProfile([0,'REC','REC100x100','R',100,100])
Where the first element of the list is an order number that is not used yet.
Arch
- Elements: Wall, Structure, Roof, Window, Door, Stairs, Space, Frame, Equipment; Pipe, Pipe Connector; Schedule
- Reinforcements: Rebar; Straight Rebar, UShape Rebar, LShape Rebar, Bent Shape Rebar, Stirrup Rebar, Helical Rebar
- Panels: Panel, Panel Cut, Panel Sheet, Nest
- Materials: Material, Multi-Material
- Organization: Site, Reference, Building, Floor, Building Part, Section Plane
- Axes: Axis, Axes system, Grid
- Modification: Cut with plane, Add component, Remove component, Survey
- Utilities: Component, Clone component, Split Mesh, Mesh To Shape, Select non-solid meshes, Remove Shape, Close Holes, Merge Walls, Check, Ifc Explorer, Toggle IFC Brep flag, 3 Views from mesh, Create IFC spreadsheet, Toggle Subcomponents
- Additional: Preferences, Import Export Preferences (IFC, DAE, OBJ, JSON, 3DS), IfcOpenShell, IfcPlusPlus; Arch API
User documentation
- 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
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- Deprecated or unmaintained workbenches: Complete, Drawing, Robot
- Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub
