Arch Fence

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Truss

BIM

THIS COMMAND IS PART OF THE INTEGRATED BIM WORKBENCH IN V1.0
This page has been updated for that version.

Menu location
Arch Fence
3D/BIM → Fence
Workbenches
BIM
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.19
See also
None

Description

The Arch Fence is an object that builds a fence by repeating a single fence post and section along a given path.

Usage

Creating from scratch

Use a workbench of your choice to create a single fence post and a single section.
Create the path the fence should follow using the Sketcher Workbench or Draft Workbench.
Switch back to the BIM Workbench.
Select the section, post and path in exactly that order.
Press the Fence button

Options

For now the tool assumes the following

The Path is drawn on the XY-Plane
Section and Post are drawn at the origin so that they stand upright in front view

Properties

Data

DataPath: The path the fence should follow
DataPost: A single fence post to repeat
DataSection: A single section to repeat
DataNumber Of Posts: The total number of posts used to build the fence. This is calculated automatically.
DataNumber Of Sections: The total number of sections used to build the fence. This is calculated automatically.

View

ViewUse Original Colors: When set to true the fence will use the colors from the original section and post. Otherwise the ShapeColor of the fence will be used to colorize the fence.

Notes

Arch Fence was introduced in FC v0.19 by user furti.
Forum thread discussing Arch Fence functionality

Scripting

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

Fence = buildFence(section, post, path)

Example:

import FreeCAD
import Part
import Arch

parts = []

parts.append(Part.makeBox(2000, 50, 30, FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 1000 - 30)))
parts.append(Part.makeBox(2000, 50, 30))
parts.append(Part.makeBox(20, 20, 1000 - 60, FreeCAD.Vector(0, 15, 30)))
parts.append(Part.makeBox(20, 20, 1000 - 60, FreeCAD.Vector(1980, 15, 30)))

for i in range(8):
    parts.append(Part.makeBox(20, 20, 1000 - 60, FreeCAD.Vector((2000 / 9 * (i + 1)) - 10, 15, 30)))

Part.show(Part.makeCompound(parts), "Fence_section")
fence_section = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Fence_section

sketch = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Sketcher::SketchObject", "Path")
sketch.Placement = FreeCAD.Placement(FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 0), FreeCAD.Rotation(0, 0, 0, 1))
sketch.addGeometry(Part.LineSegment(FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 0), FreeCAD.Vector(20000, 0, 0)), False)
sketch.addGeometry(Part.LineSegment(FreeCAD.Vector(20000, 0, 0), FreeCAD.Vector(20000, 20000, 0)), False)

post = Part.makeBox(100, 100, 1000, FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 0))
Part.show(post, "Post")
post = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Post

Fence = Arch.buildFence(fence_section, post, sketch)