BIM Clone
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| Menu location |
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| Modify → Clone |
| Workbenches |
| BIM |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| Draft Clone |
Description
The BIM Clone tool is a shortcut to the standard Draft Clone tool, but launches a Draft Move command just after cloning, thus allowing you to clone and place the cloned object somewhere else in the model in one go.
A clone is an object that has its geometry linked to the original object, thus it's dependent on the physical shape of the original. This is a one-way dependency: the clone is tied to the original's shape. But the rest of the clone's properties (e.g. placement) are independent and can be modified.
Properties
A cloned BIM object is of the same type as the original object. The vast majority of BIM objects are derived from Arch Component, thus a clone shares the common properties and behaviors of all Arch Components.
When creating such a clone, most properties will not be copied over to the clone, except for the following ones, which are copied as a one-off and after creation are independent from the original object:
- DataDescription
- DataIfcType
- DataMaterial
- DataSubvolume
- DataTag
- And the view properties that define the appearance of the object.
Properties that define the shape of the original BIM object are linked to it and are effectively read-only for the clone. E.g. the DataLength of a wall.
Data
Component
- DataClone Of (
Link): this property is specific to clones of BIM objects, and it will point to the original object. See the Arch Components property documentation for more detail.
BIM
- 2D drafting: Sketch, Line, Polyline, Circle, Arc, Arc From 3 Points, Fillet, Ellipse, Polygon, Rectangle, B-Spline, Bézier Curve, Cubic Bézier Curve, Point
- 3D/BIM: Project, Site, Building, Level, Space, Wall, Curtain Wall, Column, Beam, Slab, Door, Window, Pipe, Connector, Stairs, Roof, Panel, Frame, Fence, Truss, Equipment
- Reinforcement Tools: Custom Rebar, Straight Rebar, U-Shape Rebar, L-Shape Rebar, Stirrup, Bent-Shape Rebar, Helical Rebar, Column Reinforcement, Beam Reinforcement, Slab Reinforcement, Footing Reinforcement
- Generic 3D Tools: Profile, Box, Shape Builder, Facebinder, Objects Library, Component, External Reference
- Annotation: Text, Shape From Text, Aligned Dimension, Horizontal Dimension, Vertical Dimension, Leader, Label, Hatch, Axis, Axis System, Grid, Section Plane, New Page, New View
- Create 2D Views: 2D Drawing, Section View, Section Cut
- Snapping: Snap Lock, Snap Endpoint, Snap Midpoint, Snap Center, Snap Angle, Snap Intersection, Snap Perpendicular, Snap Extension, Snap Parallel, Snap Special, Snap Near, Snap Ortho, Snap Grid, Snap Working Plane, Snap Dimensions, Toggle Grid, Working Plane Front, Working Plane Top, Working Plane Side, Working Plane
- Modify: Move, Copy, Rotate, Clone, Create Simple Copy, Create Compound, Offset, 2D Offset, Trimex, Join, Split, Scale, Stretch, Draft to Sketch, Upgrade, Downgrade, Add Component, Remove Component, Array, Path Array, Polar Array, Point Array, Cut With Plane, Mirror, Extrude, Difference, Union, Intersection
- Manage: BIM Setup, Views Manager, Setup Project, Manage Doors and Windows, Manage IFC Elements, Manage IFC Quantities, Manage IFC Properties, Manage Classification, Manage Layers, Material, Schedule, Preflight Checks, Annotation Styles
- Utils: Toggle Bottom Panels, Move to Trash, Working Plane View, Select Group, Set Slope, Working Plane Proxy, Add to Construction Group, Split Mesh, Mesh to Shape, Select Non-Manifold Meshes, Remove Shape From BIM, Close Holes, Merge Walls, Check, Toggle IFC B-Rep Flag, Toggle Subcomponents, Survey, IFC Diff, IFC Explorer, New IFC Spreadsheet, Image Plane, Unclone, Rewire, Glue, Re-Extrude
- Panel Tools: Panel, Panel Cut, Panel Sheet, Nest
- Structure Tools: Structure, Structural System, Multiple Structures
- IFC Tools: IFC Diff, IFC Expand, Create IFC Project, IfcOpenShell Update
- Nudge: Nudge Switch, Nudge Up, Nudge Down, Nudge Left, Nudge Right, Nudge Rotate Left, Nudge Rotate Right, Nudge Extend, Nudge Shrink
- Additional: Preferences, Fine tuning, Import Export Preferences, IFC, DAE, OBJ, JSON, 3DS, SHP
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
- Workbenches: Std Base, Assembly, BIM, CAM, Draft, FEM, Inspection, Material, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework
- Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub