yorik wrote:...I'm starting a new testfile here, which now uses the units system: ...

I'll give it a try in all my ifc capable apps too.

@Yorik, FreeCAD 0.14, Libs: 0.14R3563 (Git) If I would like to open an ifc using the gui I need to comment the following line in importIFC.py (Line 90) #SKIP.extend(["IfcAnnotation"]) Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 1, in <module> File "/home/.../sna...

... Here is a link that might help...its a quick run through on integrating SVN and git... Thanks Jim :) Find R42 of IFCPlusPlus for Linux on https://github.com/berndhahnebach/IfcPlusPlus Changes: - It is based on R42 of Fabian Gerold which fixes the halfspace bug - parking-halfspace.ifc from http:...

ArchWB has similar feature as well: http://www.forum.freecadweb.org/viewtop ... f=9&t=5659

Yeah, thanks rockn. That is the one I was looking for. May be these both will help myself too.

coil spring and helix
helical pipe macro
Newbie question - spiral staris reloaded

There have allready been threads about modelling helical stairs in FreeCAD. Just spend 30 minutes but I can't find them anymore May be someone is better than myself in finding forum threads. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stairs#Spi ... cal_stairs

Bernd

Hi Patrick welcome to FreeCAD community. I'm structural engineer too. Since most users and the main developer of ArchWB are Architects any strengthening on our part is appreciated :). We've been discussing BIM workflow a few times allready.The following might be interesting for you http://forum.free...

jriegel wrote: ... perfectly useless. If you want do anything remotely useful with the 3D data (I mean besides looking at it) ...

totally agree with that one.

Thank you Werner.
That thread helped myself too understanding the manipulation of a pure shape and a part::feature. viewtopic.php?f=22&t=6416

I would consider Adobe 3D as dead in the water. ... I can't agree with that one, unfortunately. I don't like it either, but I use it frequently. In building industry lots of Architekts and Engineers don't know how to work with a CAD System. The CAD work is donw by draftsmens. Lot's of them does'nt ...