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BIM for students
A free Calq account gives a student the whole BIM modeller in the browser: model a building, draw its plans, sections and sheets to scale and export IFC, on any laptop.
- Available
- Free account
What a student gets for free
The free account may be used for any work, and learning is part of that. It is the same account for everyone: there is no separate student licence, no proof of enrolment and no end date.
- The whole modeller: walls, floors, roofs, stairs, rooms, structure and furniture as BIM elements
- Plans, sections, elevations, 3D views and schedules from the one model
- Sheets to scale with their title blocks, and PDF sheet sets
- IFC, DXF, COBie and gbXML export
- Cloud save (the limits are on calq.live/pricing)
Learn it lesson by lesson
Learn Calq is a public course at calq.live/learn that takes a building from A to Z, one lesson at a time.
The drawings follow the standards a practice works to: one scale per view, ISO 7200 title blocks and ISO 19650 file names. The IFC file opens in other BIM software.
Any laptop
Calq runs in the browser on Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS, so it works on the laptop you already have, with nothing to install.
Where it stops
A model on the free account is seen by anyone who has its link, and its sheets, PDF sets and videos carry a small "Made with Calq" mark. Private models and unmarked sheets are on Professional.
Calq AI is on the paid plans; calq.live/pricing says what a free account gets. Working live with other people on your model is on the paid plans too; joining a model you are invited to is free.
Accredited universities get a discount on paid plans: write to [email protected].
Questions
Is Calq free for students?
Yes. The free account covers learning, personal projects and paid work, with the whole modeller, every view and every export. No card is asked for.
Do I need a student email or proof that I study?
No. The free account is the same for everyone.
Can I use Calq for paid work while I study?
Yes. The free account may be used for paid work too. A model made on it is seen by anyone with its link and its sheets carry the "Made with Calq" mark; Professional keeps models private and sheets clean.