Arch Check

Merge Walls

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Arch

Arch Check
Menu location
Arch → Utilities → Check
Workbenches
Arch
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Arch CloseHoles

Description

This tool checks the current document or the selected objects for non-solid Part or Arch objects, that might give problems, since most operations of the Arch module require solid objects.

Usage

1. Press the Check button, or Arch → Utilities → Check in the top menu.

Scripting

See also: Arch API and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

This tool can be used in macros and from the Python console by using the following function:

list_bad = check(objectslist, includehidden=False)

• Checks if the given objects in objectslist contain only solids.
• If includehidden is True it will include all hidden objects, otherwise it will omit them from the search.
• Returns list_bad, a list with the objects that are not derived from a Part::Feature, or components that are not closed, not valid, don't contain solids, or that contain faces that are not part of any solid. This is used to detect Arch or Draft wires and profiles that aren't solids.
  • Each element in list_bad is another list [object, message], where object is the detected non-solid, and message indicates the reason why it was included in this list.

Example:

import FreeCAD, Draft, Arch

p1 = FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 0)
p2 = FreeCAD.Vector(2000, 0, 0)
baseline = Draft.makeLine(p1, p2)
Wall1 = Arch.makeWall(baseline, length=None, width=150, height=2000)
FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()

Wall2 = Arch.makeWall(None, length=2000, width=200, height=1000)
FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.recompute()

Circle = Draft.makeCircle(450)
Wire = Draft.makeWire([FreeCAD.Vector(1000, 0, 0), FreeCAD.Vector(1500, 1000, 0), FreeCAD.Vector(2500, -1000, 0)])

list_bad = Arch.check([Wall1, Wall2, Circle, Wire], includehidden=True)
print(list_bad)

Merge Walls

Ifc Explorer

Arch

Arch

• Elements: Wall, Structure, Curtain Wall, Window, Roof, Space, Stairs, Equipment, Frame, Fence, Truss, Profile, Pipe, Pipe Connector
• Reinforcements: Straight Rebar, U-Shape Rebar, L-Shape Rebar, Stirrup, Bent-Shape Rebar, Helical Rebar, Column Reinforcement, Beam Reinforcement, Slab Reinforcement, Footing Reinforcement, Custom Rebar
• Panels: Panel, Panel Cut, Panel Sheet, Nest
• Materials: Material, Multi-Material
• Organization: Building Part, Project, Site, Building, Level, External reference, Section Plane, Schedule
• Axes: Axis, Axes system, Grid

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• Modification: Cut with plane, Add component, Remove component, Survey

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• Utilities: Component, Clone component, Split Mesh, Mesh to Shape, Select non-manifold meshes, Remove Shape from Arch, Close Holes, Merge Walls, Check, Toggle IFC Brep flag, 3 Views from mesh, Create IFC spreadsheet, Toggle Subcomponents
• Additional: Preferences, Import Export Preferences (IFC, DAE, OBJ, JSON, 3DS, SHP), IfcOpenShell, IfcPlusPlus, Arch API

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