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From a drawing to a BIM model
Bring a PDF drawing, a DWG or DXF, or an image of a plan into Calq and build editable walls, doors, windows and rooms from it.
- Beta
Beta: it works, and it is still being proven on real projects. Check what it makes.
What it does
A PDF drawing is read from its own vector lines, layers and text: Calq finds the drawings on each sheet, measures each one's scale from its own figures, settles the plan on its grid and builds walls, openings and rooms. What the document says beside the geometry (sheets, notes, types, what is missing) is kept with the model.
A DWG or DXF comes in as native elements or as a drafting view. An image of a plan is read in the views: you see what was found over the image, choose which groups to build and which types to use, and nothing lands in the model until you press Create.
What you give it
- A PDF with vector drawings
- A DWG or a DXF
- An image of a plan or a hand sketch in lines
Where it stops
This workflow is Beta. A scanned PDF has no vector lines to read: it goes to the image reader instead. What Calq cannot type it builds as measured and says so. Check the result against the drawing; reading a PDF or an image needs a paid plan, DWG and DXF import is free.
Questions
Can Calq turn a floor plan into an editable BIM model?
Yes, from a vector PDF, a DWG or DXF, or an image. It is Beta, and you check and correct what it builds.
Does Calq read DWG files?
Yes, in the browser, on the free account.