FreeCAD Native IFC : save as type for BREP families
Hello,
Does anyone know how to manage types in FreeCAD Native IFC?
I can drag and drop a FreeCAD object into an IFC, which is really interesting, as when I open the IFC inside Bonsai, it is a Brep.
But I would like to store the object in types, so that I can use this IFC as a library to another file in Bonsai. Now it is saved under unsorted.
My goal is to test a family FreecAD>Bonsai workflow as discussed here
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Hi,
it seems to me from the FreeCAD project tree screenshot that you are suing FreeCAD 1.0, which does not work with IfcTypes. IfcType was introduced only recently and is currently only available in the development branch. FreeCAD weekly builds can be downloaded here: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-Bundle/releases/tag/weekly-builds
Tom
Types!.... let the fun begin!
FreeCAD <--> Bonsai collaboration is always one area that should be explored, espeially when Native Ifc in FreeCAD is implemented.
Having said that, the parametric modelling capability seems to be a strength not inherent in Ifc, right ?
@semhustej yes I was on 1.0! Thanks!
@paullee sure, but it is the same in Revit or other families software, you don't store the parametric object directly inside the project / assembly, you import types of it. I want to test a similar workflow.
Also the test is worth it just to get breps in my Bonsai IFC file.
BRep seems to be one area the FreeCAD has the edge? In an earlier discussion about IfcRationalBSplineSurfaceWithKnots, I try to export my model of Corb's Ronchamp to Ifc.
https://community.osarch.org/discussion/comment/15845/#Comment_15845
Yorik has implemented Type support in FreeCAD, I would like to understand how Type works and would like to see a workflow with this feature.