+# Kindred Create
-### Your own 3D Parametric Modeler
+**An engineering-focused parametric 3D CAD platform built on FreeCAD 1.0+**
-[Website](https://www.freecad.org) •
-[Documentation](https://wiki.freecad.org) •
-[Forum](https://forum.freecad.org/) •
-[Bug tracker](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/issues) •
-[Git repository](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD) •
-[Blog](https://blog.freecad.org)
+[Website](https://www.kindred-systems.com/create) •
+[FreeCAD Documentation](https://wiki.freecad.org) •
+[FreeCAD Forum](https://forum.freecad.org/)
+> **MVP Release** - Kindred Create is currently in active development. Features and interfaces may change.
-[](https://github.com/freecad/freecad/releases/latest) [](https://crowdin.com/project/freecad)
+---
-
+## Overview
-Overview
---------
+Kindred Create is a fork of FreeCAD 1.0+ that integrates custom workbenches and tooling for professional engineering workflows. It combines the power of FreeCAD's parametric modeling with purpose-built extensions for part design, assembly management, and parts database integration.
-* **Freedom to build what you want** FreeCAD is an open-source parametric 3D
-modeler made primarily to design real-life objects of any size.
-Parametric modeling allows you to easily modify your design by going back into
-your model history to change its parameters.
+**Key additions over base FreeCAD:**
-* **Create 3D from 2D and back** FreeCAD lets you sketch geometry-constrained
- 2D shapes and use them as a base to build other objects.
- It contains many components to adjust dimensions or extract design details from
- 3D models to create high quality production-ready drawings.
+- **ztools Workbench** - Unified interface consolidating part design, assembly, and drawing tools with custom engineering features
+- **Silo Integration** - Parts database system for tracking, versioning, and managing CAD files across teams
+- **Catppuccin Mocha Theme** - Dark theme optimized for extended work sessions
-* **Designed for your needs** FreeCAD is designed to fit a wide range of uses
-including product design, mechanical engineering and architecture,
-whether you are a hobbyist, programmer, experienced CAD user, student or teacher.
+Kindred Create is maintained by [Kindred Systems LLC](https://www.kindred-systems.com).
-* **Cross platform** FreeCAD runs on Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.
+---
-* **Underlying technology**
- * **OpenCASCADE** A powerful geometry kernel, the most important component of FreeCAD
- * **Coin3D library** Open Inventor-compliant 3D scene representation model
- * **Python** FreeCAD offers a broad Python API
- * **Qt** Graphical user interface built with Qt
+## Features
+### ztools Workbench
-Installing
-----------
+The ztools workbench provides a unified interface that consolidates functionality from multiple FreeCAD workbenches while adding custom engineering-oriented tools.
-Precompiled packages for stable releases are available for Windows, macOS and Linux on the
-[latest releases page](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases/latest).
+#### Consolidated Toolbars (17 total)
-On most Linux distributions, FreeCAD is also directly installable from the
-software center application.
+ztools exposes commands from PartDesign, Sketcher, Assembly, and Spreadsheet workbenches through a single unified interface:
-For weekly development releases visit the [releases page](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases/).
+- **Structure & Sketcher Tools** - Body/Sketch creation, editing, mapping, validation
+- **PartDesign Datums** - Planes, lines, points, coordinate systems, binders, clones
+- **Additive Features** - Pad, revolution, loft, pipe, helix, and primitives
+- **Subtractive Features** - Pocket, hole, groove, loft, pipe, helix, and primitives
+- **Transformations** - Mirror, linear pattern, polar pattern, multi-transform
+- **Dress-Up Features** - Fillet, chamfer, draft, thickness
+- **Boolean Operations** - Union, intersection, difference
+- **Assembly Tools** - Create assembly, insert link, insert new part
+- **Assembly Joints** - 13 joint types (fixed, revolute, cylindrical, slider, ball, distance, parallel, perpendicular, angle, rack-pinion, screw, gears, belt)
+- **Assembly Management** - Toggle grounded, solve, create view, create BOM, export
+- **Spreadsheet Tools** - Create, import, export, aliases, merge/split cells
-Other options are described on the [wiki Download page](https://wiki.freecad.org/Download).
+#### Custom Datum Tools
-Compiling
----------
+ztools includes a custom datum creation system with 16 creation modes, using a purpose-built attachment system that stores geometry references for reliable parametric updates.
-FreeCAD requires several dependencies to correctly compile for development and
-production builds. The following pages contain updated build instructions for
-their respective platforms:
+**Datum Planes (7 modes):**
+- Offset from Face - Distance offset perpendicular to a face
+- Offset from Plane - Distance offset from an existing datum plane
+- Midplane - Plane equidistant between two parallel faces
+- 3 Points - Plane defined by three vertices
+- Normal to Edge - Plane perpendicular to an edge at a specified parameter
+- Angled - Plane rotated about an edge by a specified angle
+- Tangent to Cylinder - Plane tangent to a cylindrical surface
+
+**Datum Axes (4 modes):**
+- 2 Points - Axis through two vertices
+- From Edge - Axis aligned with a linear edge
+- Cylinder Center - Axis at the center of a cylindrical face
+- Plane Intersection - Axis at the intersection of two planes
+
+**Datum Points (5 modes):**
+- At Vertex - Point at a selected vertex
+- XYZ Coordinates - Point at absolute coordinates
+- On Edge - Point at a parameter along an edge
+- Face Center - Point at the centroid of a face
+- Circle Center - Point at the center of a circular edge
+
+#### Custom Pattern Tools
+
+- **Rotated Linear Pattern** - Linear pattern with incremental rotation per instance
+- **Assembly Linear Pattern** - Pattern assembly components linearly with spacing control
+- **Assembly Polar Pattern** - Pattern assembly components around a rotation axis
+
+#### Enhanced Pocket
+
+SOLIDWORKS-style "Flip Side to Cut" feature that removes material outside the sketch profile instead of inside, using boolean operations internally.
+
+#### Spreadsheet Formatting Tools
+
+Dark-theme compatible formatting commands for spreadsheets:
+- Bold, italic, underline toggles
+- Left, center, right alignment
+- Background and text color pickers
+- Quick alias creation from cell labels
+
+### Silo Parts Database
+
+Silo is a parts database system designed for managing CAD files, part numbers, and revision history across engineering teams.
+
+**Architecture:**
+- **Server Daemon** - Go-based REST API server
+- **PostgreSQL** - Relational data storage for part metadata, relationships, and revision history
+- **MinIO** - S3-compatible object storage for CAD file versioning
+- **FreeCAD Workbench** - Integrated commands for check-in, check-out, and synchronization
+
+**Core Capabilities:**
+- Configurable part numbering schemas defined in YAML
+- Full revision history with status tracking (draft, review, released, obsolete)
+- Bill of materials management with relationship types and quantities
+- Project-based organization and tagging
+- CSV import/export for bulk operations
+- Web interface for browsing and searching parts
+
+**FreeCAD Integration:**
+- Open, save, and commit files directly to Silo
+- Pull latest revisions and push changes
+- View item metadata and revision history
+
+Silo documentation is available in the `mods/silo/` directory.
+
+### Catppuccin Mocha Theme
+
+A comprehensive dark theme using the [Catppuccin Mocha](https://github.com/catppuccin/catppuccin) color palette, applied across:
+
+- Main window, toolbars, and menus
+- 3D viewport backgrounds and selection colors
+- Sketch editor colors for edges, vertices, and constraints
+- Python console and code editor syntax highlighting
+- Spreadsheet backgrounds and text
+- Property editor and tree view
+- All dialog and widget styling
+
+The theme is automatically applied when using Kindred Create.
+
+---
+
+## Installing
+
+### Prebuilt Binaries
+
+Prebuilt packages for Linux are available on the [releases page](https://github.com/anthropics/create-0070/releases).
+
+### Building from Source
+
+Kindred Create uses the same build system as FreeCAD. Build instructions for each platform:
- [Linux](https://wiki.freecad.org/Compile_on_Linux)
- [Windows](https://wiki.freecad.org/Compile_on_Windows)
- [macOS](https://wiki.freecad.org/Compile_on_MacOS)
-- [MinGW](https://wiki.freecad.org/Compile_on_MinGW)
-
-
-Reporting Issues
----------
-
-To report an issue please:
-
-- Consider posting to the [Forum](https://forum.freecad.org), [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/w2cTKGzccC) channel, or [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeCAD) to verify the issue;
-- Search the existing [issues](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/issues) for potential duplicates;
-- Use the most updated stable or [development versions](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases/) of FreeCAD;
-- Post version info from `Help > About FreeCAD > Copy to clipboard`;
-- Restart FreeCAD in safe mode `Help > Restart in safe mode` and try to reproduce the issue again. If the issue is resolved it can be fixed by deleting the FreeCAD config files.
-- Start recording a macro `Macro > Macro recording...` and repeat all steps. Stop recording after the issue occurs and upload the saved macro or copy the macro code in the issue;
-- Post a Step-By-Step explanation on how to recreate the issue;
-- Upload an example file (FCStd as ZIP file) to demonstrate the problem;
-
-For more details see:
-
-- [Bug Tracker](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/issues)
-- [Reporting Issues and Requesting Features](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/issues/new/choose)
-- [Contributing](https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
-- [Help Forum](https://forum.freecad.org/viewforum.php?f=3)
-
-> [!NOTE]
-The [FPA](https://fpa.freecad.org) offers developers the opportunity
-to apply for a grant to work on projects of their choosing. Check
-[jobs and funding](https://blog.freecad.org/jobs/) to know more.
-
-
-Usage & Getting Help
---------------------
-
-The FreeCAD wiki contains documentation on
-general FreeCAD usage, Python scripting, and development.
-View these pages for more information:
-
-- [Getting started](https://wiki.freecad.org/Getting_started)
-- [Features list](https://wiki.freecad.org/Feature_list)
-- [Frequent questions](https://wiki.freecad.org/FAQ/en)
-- [Workbenches](https://wiki.freecad.org/Workbenches)
-- [Scripting](https://wiki.freecad.org/Power_users_hub)
-- [Developers Handbook](https://freecad.github.io/DevelopersHandbook/)
-
-The [FreeCAD forum](https://forum.freecad.org) is a great place
-to find help and solve specific problems when learning to use FreeCAD.
---
-This project receives generous infrastructure support from
-
- 
- and KiCad Services Corp.
-