FreeCAD Arch Workbench: Designing Buildings using BIM

We have learned/used several CAD programs over the years and done a few designs with those tools.
Sadly, they were all ***Closed Source***. 🤦‍♂️
For the [**Braga `@home`** SunRoom](https://github.com/dwyl/home/issues/14#issuecomment-504559126) we did the _concept_ sketch in **SketchUp**:


While this is useful for giving people an _idea_ of what we want, it's basically only a _suggestion_ from an architectural/engineering & ***build*** perspective. What we need is a _detailed_ design that we can give to a foreman and work off.

https://wiki.freecadweb.org/Arch_tutorial

[](https://youtu.be/8mxB6-2Ec3U0)

FreeCAD - Arch Workbench - Getting a Result, Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mxB6-2Ec3U

# Todo

+ [ ] Learn how the Arch Workbench works.
+ [ ] Attempt to design a basic rectangular building from scratch
+ [ ] Consider ordering a book on the subject:

This book looks decent but it's unclear to me if it's for the _latest_ FreeCAD: https://www.amazon.com/-/pt/dp/B08F6TF74N

Available from Amazon ES: https://www.amazon.es/-/pt/dp/B08F6TF74N/

I expect this will take around **`T4h`** to learn. I _wish_ I had that time in a single block but I don't so I'm going to have to chip away at this over the next couple of weeks while juggling my other work. ⏳