cherry-pick #1: initial Kindred branding + assembly joint fix

Cherry-picked 316d4f4b52 with conflict resolution:
- CMakeLists.txt: merged Kindred version vars with upstream 1.2.0-dev base
- src/Main/*.cpp: applied Kindred branding (banner, copyright, license)
- Resolved add/add conflicts for files already copied in Phase 1
- Includes assembly joint flip overconstrain fix

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -48,18 +48,38 @@ if(FREECAD_USE_CCACHE)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-project(FreeCAD)
+project(KindredCreate)
 
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "1")
+# Kindred Create version
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "2")
+set(KINDRED_CREATE_VERSION_MAJOR "0")
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "0") # number of patch release (e.g. "4" for the 0.18.4 release)
+set(KINDRED_CREATE_VERSION_MINOR "1")
+set(KINDRED_CREATE_VERSION_PATCH "0")
+set(KINDRED_CREATE_VERSION "${KINDRED_CREATE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${KINDRED_CREATE_VERSION_MINOR}.${KINDRED_CREATE_VERSION_PATCH}")
+
+# Underlying FreeCAD version
+set(FREECAD_VERSION_MAJOR "1")
+set(FREECAD_VERSION_MINOR "2")
+set(FREECAD_VERSION_PATCH "0")
+set(FREECAD_VERSION "${FREECAD_VERSION_MAJOR}.${FREECAD_VERSION_MINOR}.${FREECAD_VERSION_PATCH}")
+
+# Package version (used for build system compatibility)
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR ${KINDRED_CREATE_VERSION_MAJOR})
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR ${KINDRED_CREATE_VERSION_MINOR})
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH ${KINDRED_CREATE_VERSION_PATCH})
 set(PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX "dev") # either "dev" for development snapshot or "" (empty string)
-set(PACKAGE_BUILD_VERSION "0") # used when the same FreeCAD version will be re-released (for example using an updated LibPack)
+set(PACKAGE_BUILD_VERSION "0") # used when the same version will be re-released
 string(TIMESTAMP PACKAGE_COPYRIGHT_YEAR "%Y")
 
 set(PACKAGE_VERSION "${PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}")
 set(PACKAGE_STRING "${PROJECT_NAME} ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
+# Pass Kindred Create version to compiler
+add_definitions(-DKINDRED_CREATE_VERSION="${KINDRED_CREATE_VERSION}")
+add_definitions(-DKINDRED_CREATE_VERSION_MAJOR=${KINDRED_CREATE_VERSION_MAJOR})
+add_definitions(-DKINDRED_CREATE_VERSION_MINOR=${KINDRED_CREATE_VERSION_MINOR})
+add_definitions(-DKINDRED_CREATE_VERSION_PATCH=${KINDRED_CREATE_VERSION_PATCH})
+add_definitions(-DFREECAD_VERSION="${FREECAD_VERSION}")
+
 # include local modules
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
 include(AddFileDependencies)

kindred-logo.svg

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resources/branding/generate-icons.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# generate-icons.sh - Generate application icons for Kindred Create
+#
+# This script generates icon files for all platforms from the source SVG.
+# Prerequisites:
+#   - Inkscape (SVG to PNG conversion)
+#   - ImageMagick (ICO generation for Windows)
+#   - png2icns or iconutil (ICNS generation for macOS)
+#
+# Usage: ./generate-icons.sh
+
+set -e
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+SVG_SOURCE="$SCRIPT_DIR/kindred-logo.svg"
+OUTPUT_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/../icons"
+
+# Check for source file
+if [ ! -f "$SVG_SOURCE" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Source SVG not found at $SVG_SOURCE"
+    echo "Please place kindred-logo.svg in the branding directory."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check for Inkscape
+if ! command -v inkscape &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: Inkscape is required but not installed."
+    echo "Install with: sudo apt install inkscape (Debian/Ubuntu)"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Generating icons from $SVG_SOURCE..."
+
+# Generate PNGs for Linux/hicolor icon theme
+for size in 16 24 32 48 64 128 256 512; do
+    dir="$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/${size}x${size}/apps"
+    mkdir -p "$dir"
+    echo "  Generating ${size}x${size} PNG..."
+    inkscape -w $size -h $size "$SVG_SOURCE" -o "$dir/kindred-create.png" 2>/dev/null
+done
+
+# Copy SVG for scalable
+mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/scalable/apps"
+cp "$SVG_SOURCE" "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/scalable/apps/kindred-create.svg"
+echo "  Copied scalable SVG"
+
+# Generate Windows ICO (requires ImageMagick)
+if command -v convert &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "  Generating Windows ICO..."
+    convert \
+        "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/16x16/apps/kindred-create.png" \
+        "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/24x24/apps/kindred-create.png" \
+        "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/32x32/apps/kindred-create.png" \
+        "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/48x48/apps/kindred-create.png" \
+        "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/64x64/apps/kindred-create.png" \
+        "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/128x128/apps/kindred-create.png" \
+        "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/256x256/apps/kindred-create.png" \
+        "$OUTPUT_DIR/kindred-create.ico"
+    echo "  Created kindred-create.ico"
+else
+    echo "  Warning: ImageMagick not found, skipping ICO generation."
+    echo "  Install with: sudo apt install imagemagick"
+fi
+
+# Generate macOS ICNS (requires png2icns or iconutil)
+if command -v png2icns &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "  Generating macOS ICNS..."
+    png2icns "$OUTPUT_DIR/kindred-create.icns" \
+        "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/16x16/apps/kindred-create.png" \
+        "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/32x32/apps/kindred-create.png" \
+        "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/128x128/apps/kindred-create.png" \
+        "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/256x256/apps/kindred-create.png" \
+        "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/512x512/apps/kindred-create.png"
+    echo "  Created kindred-create.icns"
+elif command -v iconutil &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "  Generating macOS ICNS using iconutil..."
+    ICONSET_DIR="$OUTPUT_DIR/kindred-create.iconset"
+    mkdir -p "$ICONSET_DIR"
+    cp "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/16x16/apps/kindred-create.png" "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_16x16.png"
+    cp "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/32x32/apps/kindred-create.png" "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_16x16@2x.png"
+    cp "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/32x32/apps/kindred-create.png" "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_32x32.png"
+    cp "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/64x64/apps/kindred-create.png" "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_32x32@2x.png"
+    cp "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/128x128/apps/kindred-create.png" "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_128x128.png"
+    cp "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/256x256/apps/kindred-create.png" "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_128x128@2x.png"
+    cp "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/256x256/apps/kindred-create.png" "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_256x256.png"
+    cp "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/512x512/apps/kindred-create.png" "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_256x256@2x.png"
+    cp "$OUTPUT_DIR/hicolor/512x512/apps/kindred-create.png" "$ICONSET_DIR/icon_512x512.png"
+    iconutil -c icns "$ICONSET_DIR" -o "$OUTPUT_DIR/kindred-create.icns"
+    rm -rf "$ICONSET_DIR"
+    echo "  Created kindred-create.icns"
+else
+    echo "  Warning: Neither png2icns nor iconutil found, skipping ICNS generation."
+    echo "  Install png2icns with: sudo apt install icnsutils"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Icon generation complete!"
+echo "Output directory: $OUTPUT_DIR"

resources/branding/generate-splash.py

@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Generate Kindred Create splash screen and about images.
+
+This script creates branded splash screens with:
+- Rounded dark rectangle background (Catppuccin Mocha base #1e1e2e)
+- Kindred logo centered
+- "Kindred Create" title text
+- Version string
+
+Requirements:
+    pip install Pillow cairosvg
+
+Usage:
+    python generate-splash.py [--version VERSION] [--freecad-version FREECAD_VERSION]
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+try:
+    from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
+except ImportError:
+    print("Error: Pillow is required. Install with: pip install Pillow")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+try:
+    import cairosvg
+except ImportError:
+    print("Warning: cairosvg not found. Will try alternative SVG conversion.")
+    cairosvg = None
+
+# Catppuccin Mocha colors
+COLORS = {
+    'base': '#1e1e2e',
+    'surface0': '#313244',
+    'text': '#cdd6f4',
+    'subtext0': '#a6adc8',
+    'blue': '#89b4fa',
+    'lavender': '#b4befe',
+}
+
+def hex_to_rgb(hex_color):
+    """Convert hex color to RGB tuple."""
+    hex_color = hex_color.lstrip('#')
+    return tuple(int(hex_color[i:i+2], 16) for i in (0, 2, 4))
+
+def create_rounded_rectangle(draw, bbox, radius, fill):
+    """Draw a rounded rectangle."""
+    x1, y1, x2, y2 = bbox
+    draw.rounded_rectangle(bbox, radius=radius, fill=fill)
+
+def load_svg_as_image(svg_path, width, height):
+    """Load an SVG file and convert to PIL Image at specified size."""
+    if cairosvg:
+        import io
+        png_data = cairosvg.svg2png(url=str(svg_path), output_width=width, output_height=height)
+        return Image.open(io.BytesIO(png_data)).convert('RGBA')
+    else:
+        # Fallback: try using inkscape command line
+        import subprocess
+        import tempfile
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.png', delete=False) as tmp:
+            tmp_path = tmp.name
+        try:
+            subprocess.run([
+                'inkscape', '-w', str(width), '-h', str(height),
+                str(svg_path), '-o', tmp_path
+            ], check=True, capture_output=True)
+            img = Image.open(tmp_path).convert('RGBA')
+            return img
+        finally:
+            if os.path.exists(tmp_path):
+                os.unlink(tmp_path)
+
+def get_font(size, bold=False):
+    """Get a font, falling back to default if not available."""
+    font_names = [
+        '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf' if bold else '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf',
+        '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/liberation/LiberationSans-Bold.ttf' if bold else '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/liberation/LiberationSans-Regular.ttf',
+        '/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf' if bold else '/usr/share/fonts/TTF/DejaVuSans.ttf',
+    ]
+    for font_name in font_names:
+        if os.path.exists(font_name):
+            return ImageFont.truetype(font_name, size)
+    # Fallback to default
+    return ImageFont.load_default()
+
+def create_splash(output_path, logo_path, width, height, version, freecad_version, scale=1):
+    """Create a splash screen image."""
+    # Scale dimensions
+    w = int(width * scale)
+    h = int(height * scale)
+    radius = int(16 * scale)
+    padding = int(30 * scale)
+
+    # Create image with transparent background
+    img = Image.new('RGBA', (w, h), (0, 0, 0, 0))
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
+
+    # Draw rounded rectangle background
+    bg_color = hex_to_rgb(COLORS['base'])
+    create_rounded_rectangle(draw, (padding, padding, w - padding, h - padding), radius, bg_color)
+
+    # Load and place logo
+    logo_max_width = int(300 * scale)
+    logo_max_height = int(150 * scale)
+
+    try:
+        logo = load_svg_as_image(logo_path, logo_max_width, logo_max_height)
+        # Center logo horizontally, place in upper portion
+        logo_x = (w - logo.width) // 2
+        logo_y = int(80 * scale)
+        img.paste(logo, (logo_x, logo_y), logo)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Warning: Could not load logo: {e}")
+        logo_y = int(80 * scale)
+
+    # Draw "Kindred Create" title
+    title_font = get_font(int(24 * scale), bold=True)
+    title = "Kindred Create"
+    title_bbox = draw.textbbox((0, 0), title, font=title_font)
+    title_width = title_bbox[2] - title_bbox[0]
+    title_x = (w - title_width) // 2
+    title_y = int(250 * scale)
+    draw.text((title_x, title_y), title, fill=hex_to_rgb(COLORS['text']), font=title_font)
+
+    # Draw version string
+    version_font = get_font(int(12 * scale))
+    version_str = f"v{version} (FreeCAD {freecad_version})"
+    version_bbox = draw.textbbox((0, 0), version_str, font=version_font)
+    version_width = version_bbox[2] - version_bbox[0]
+    version_x = (w - version_width) // 2
+    version_y = title_y + int(35 * scale)
+    draw.text((version_x, version_y), version_str, fill=hex_to_rgb(COLORS['subtext0']), font=version_font)
+
+    # Save
+    img.save(output_path, 'PNG')
+    print(f"Created: {output_path}")
+
+def create_about(output_path, logo_path, width, height, scale=1):
+    """Create an about dialog image."""
+    # Scale dimensions
+    w = int(width * scale)
+    h = int(height * scale)
+
+    # Create image
+    img = Image.new('RGBA', (w, h), hex_to_rgb(COLORS['base']) + (255,))
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
+
+    # Load and place logo
+    logo_max_width = int(200 * scale)
+    logo_max_height = int(100 * scale)
+
+    try:
+        logo = load_svg_as_image(logo_path, logo_max_width, logo_max_height)
+        logo_x = (w - logo.width) // 2
+        logo_y = int(30 * scale)
+        img.paste(logo, (logo_x, logo_y), logo)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Warning: Could not load logo: {e}")
+
+    # Save
+    img.save(output_path, 'PNG')
+    print(f"Created: {output_path}")
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Generate Kindred Create splash screens')
+    parser.add_argument('--version', default='0.1.0', help='Kindred Create version')
+    parser.add_argument('--freecad-version', default='1.0.0', help='FreeCAD version')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    script_dir = Path(__file__).parent
+    logo_path = script_dir / 'kindred-logo.svg'
+    icons_dir = script_dir.parent.parent / 'src' / 'Gui' / 'Icons'
+
+    if not logo_path.exists():
+        print(f"Error: Logo not found at {logo_path}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Create splash screens (600x400 as per spec)
+    create_splash(
+        icons_dir / 'kindredcreatesplash.png',
+        logo_path,
+        600, 400,
+        args.version,
+        args.freecad_version,
+        scale=1
+    )
+
+    # Create 2x version for HiDPI
+    create_splash(
+        icons_dir / 'kindredcreatesplash_2x.png',
+        logo_path,
+        600, 400,
+        args.version,
+        args.freecad_version,
+        scale=2
+    )
+
+    # Create about image
+    create_about(
+        icons_dir / 'kindredcreateabout.png',
+        logo_path,
+        400, 200,
+        scale=1
+    )
+
+    print("\nSplash screen generation complete!")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()

resources/branding/kindred-logo.svg

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+
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+   id="svg1"
+   inkscape:version="1.4.2 (2aeb623e1d, 2025-05-12)"
+   sodipodi:docname="kindred-logo.svg"
+   inkscape:export-filename="../3290ed6b/kindred-logo-blue-baack.png"
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+   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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resources/preferences/KindredCreate/KindredCreate.cfg

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
+<FCParameters>
+  <FCParamGroup Name="Root">
+    <FCParamGroup Name="BaseApp">
+      <FCParamGroup Name="Preferences">
+        <FCParamGroup Name="Editor">
+          <FCUInt Name="Text" Value="3453416703"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="Bookmark" Value="3032415999"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="Breakpoint" Value="4086016255"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="Keyword" Value="3416717311"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="Comment" Value="2139095295"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="Block comment" Value="2139095295"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="Number" Value="4206069759"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="String" Value="2799935999"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="Character" Value="4073902335"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="Class name" Value="2310339327"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="Define name" Value="2310339327"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="Operator" Value="2312199935"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="Python output" Value="2796290303"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="Python error" Value="4086016255"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="Current line highlight" Value="1162304255"/>
+        </FCParamGroup>
+        <FCParamGroup Name="OutputWindow">
+          <FCUInt Name="colorText" Value="3453416703"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="colorLogging" Value="2497893887"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="colorWarning" Value="4192382975"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="colorError" Value="4086016255"/>
+        </FCParamGroup>
+        <FCParamGroup Name="View">
+          <FCUInt Name="BackgroundColor" Value="505294591"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="BackgroundColor2" Value="286333951"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="BackgroundColor3" Value="404235775"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="BackgroundColor4" Value="825378047"/>
+          <FCBool Name="Simple" Value="0"/>
+          <FCBool Name="Gradient" Value="1"/>
+          <FCBool Name="UseBackgroundColorMid" Value="0"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="HighlightColor" Value="3416717311"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="SelectionColor" Value="3032415999"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="PreselectColor" Value="2497893887"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="DefaultShapeColor" Value="1482387711"/>
+          <FCBool Name="RandomColor" Value="0"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="DefaultShapeLineColor" Value="2470768383"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="DefaultShapeVertexColor" Value="2470768383"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="BoundingBoxColor" Value="1819509759"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="AnnotationTextColor" Value="3453416703"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="SketchEdgeColor" Value="3453416703"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="SketchVertexColor" Value="3453416703"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="EditedEdgeColor" Value="3416717311"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="EditedVertexColor" Value="4123402495"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="ConstructionColor" Value="4206069759"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="ExternalColor" Value="4192382975"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="FullyConstrainedColor" Value="2799935999"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="InternalAlignedGeoColor" Value="1959907071"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="FullyConstraintElementColor" Value="2799935999"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="FullyConstraintConstructionElementColor" Value="2497893887"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="FullyConstraintInternalAlignmentColor" Value="2312199935"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="FullyConstraintConstructionPointColor" Value="2799935999"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="ConstrainedIcoColor" Value="2310339327"/>
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+          <FCUInt Name="ConstrainedDimColor" Value="3416717311"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="ExprBasedConstrDimColor" Value="4206069759"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="DeactivatedConstrDimColor" Value="1819509759"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="CursorTextColor" Value="3453416703"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="CursorCrosshairColor" Value="3416717311"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="CreateLineColor" Value="2799935999"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="ShadowLightColor" Value="2470768128"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="ShadowGroundColor" Value="286333952"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="HiddenLineColor" Value="825378047"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="HiddenLineFaceColor" Value="505294591"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="HiddenLineBackground" Value="505294591"/>
+          <FCBool Name="EnableBacklight" Value="1"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="BacklightColor" Value="1162304255"/>
+          <FCFloat Name="BacklightIntensity" Value="0.30"/>
+        </FCParamGroup>
+        <FCParamGroup Name="TreeView">
+          <FCUInt Name="TreeEditColor" Value="3416717311"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="TreeActiveColor" Value="2799935999"/>
+        </FCParamGroup>
+        <FCParamGroup Name="MainWindow">
+          <FCText Name="StyleSheet">KindredCreate.qss</FCText>
+        </FCParamGroup>
+        <FCParamGroup Name="Mod">
+          <FCParamGroup Name="Start">
+            <FCUInt Name="BackgroundColor1" Value="404235775"/>
+            <FCUInt Name="BackgroundTextColor" Value="3453416703"/>
+            <FCUInt Name="PageColor" Value="505294591"/>
+            <FCUInt Name="PageTextColor" Value="3453416703"/>
+            <FCUInt Name="BoxColor" Value="825378047"/>
+            <FCUInt Name="LinkColor" Value="2310339327"/>
+            <FCUInt Name="BackgroundColor2" Value="286333951"/>
+          </FCParamGroup>
+          <FCParamGroup Name="Part">
+            <FCUInt Name="VertexColor" Value="3032415999"/>
+            <FCUInt Name="EdgeColor" Value="2310339327"/>
+          </FCParamGroup>
+          <FCParamGroup Name="PartDesign">
+            <FCUInt Name="DefaultDatumColor" Value="3416717311"/>
+          </FCParamGroup>
+          <FCParamGroup Name="Draft">
+            <FCUInt Name="snapcolor" Value="2799935999"/>
+          </FCParamGroup>
+          <FCParamGroup Name="Sketcher">
+            <FCUInt Name="GridLineColor" Value="1162304255"/>
+          </FCParamGroup>
+        </FCParamGroup>
+      </FCParamGroup>
+    </FCParamGroup>
+  </FCParamGroup>
+</FCParameters>

resources/preferences/package.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
+<package format="1" xmlns="https://wiki.freecad.org/Package_Metadata">
+
+  <name>Kindred Create Preference Packs</name>
+  <description>Default preference packs for Kindred Create, featuring the Catppuccin Mocha color theme.</description>
+  <version>0.1.0</version>
+  <maintainer email="support@kindredsystems.net">Kindred Systems LLC</maintainer>
+  <license>LGPL-2.1-or-later</license>
+  <url type="website">https://kindredsystems.net</url>
+
+  <content>
+    <preferencepack>
+      <name>KindredCreate</name>
+      <description>The default Kindred Create theme based on Catppuccin Mocha - a soothing dark color palette.</description>
+    </preferencepack>
+  </content>
+
+</package>

src/Gui/Dialogs/DlgAbout.cpp

@@ -328,9 +328,14 @@ void AboutDialog::showCredits()
 
     //: Header for the Credits tab of the About screen
     QString creditsHTML
-        = QStringLiteral("<html><body><h1>%1</h1><p>%2</p><h2>%3</h2><ul>")
+        = QStringLiteral("<html><body><h1>%1</h1>"
+                         "<h2>Kindred Systems LLC</h2>"
+                         "<p>Kindred Create is developed by Kindred Systems LLC, Kansas City, Missouri.<br/>"
+                         "Website: <a href=\"https://kindredsystems.net\">https://kindredsystems.net</a></p>"
+                         "<h2>FreeCAD Project</h2>"
+                         "<p>%2</p><h2>%3</h2><ul>")
               .arg(tr("Credits", "Header for the Credits tab of the About screen"))
-              .arg(tr("FreeCAD would not be possible without the contributions of:"))
+              .arg(tr("Kindred Create is based on FreeCAD and would not be possible without the contributions of:"))
               .arg(tr("Individuals", "Header for the list of individual people in the Credits list."));
 
     QTextStream stream(&creditsFile);

src/Gui/Icons/resource.qrc

@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@
         <file>freecadsplash8.png</file>
         <file>freecadsplash9_2x.png</file>
         <file>freecadsplash9.png</file>
+        <file>kindred-create.svg</file>
+        <file>kindredcreateabout.png</file>
+        <file>kindredcreatesplash.png</file>
+        <file>kindredcreatesplash_2x.png</file>
         <file>Geoassembly.svg</file>
         <file>Geofeaturegroup.svg</file>
         <file>Group.svg</file>

src/Gui/PreferencePacks/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ SET(PreferencePacks_Files
 )
 
 SET(PreferencePacks_Directories
+        "KindredCreate"
         "FreeCAD Classic"
         "Dark behave"
         "FreeCAD Light"

src/Gui/PreferencePacks/package.xml

@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
 <package format="1">
   <name>Built-In Preference Packs</name>
-  <description>Preference Packs included with the FreeCAD distribution</description>
+  <description>Preference Packs included with the Kindred Create distribution</description>
   <version>1.0.0</version>
-  <maintainer email="email@FreeCAD.org">MisterMaker</maintainer>
+  <maintainer email="support@kindredsystems.net">Kindred Systems LLC</maintainer>
   <license file="../../LICENSE">LGPL2</license>
-  <url type="repository">https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD</url>
+  <url type="repository">https://github.com/kindredsystems/create</url>
   <content>
+    <preferencepack>
+      <name>KindredCreate</name>
+      <type>Theme</type>
+      <description>The default Kindred Create theme based on Catppuccin Mocha - a soothing dark color palette with carefully chosen colors for optimal readability.</description>
+      <version>1.0.0</version>
+      <tag>built-in</tag>
+      <tag>default</tag>
+      <tag>dark</tag>
+      <tag>catppuccin</tag>
+      <tag>mocha</tag>
+    </preferencepack>
     <preferencepack>
       <name>FreeCAD Classic</name>
       <type>Theme</type>
@@ -17,8 +28,8 @@
       <tag>no stylesheet</tag>
       <tag>classic theme</tag>
     </preferencepack>
-	<preferencepack>
+    <preferencepack>
-	  <name>FreeCAD Light</name>
+      <name>FreeCAD Light</name>
       <type>Theme</type>
       <description>Applies a basic light theme.</description>
       <version>1.0.0</version>
@@ -26,8 +37,8 @@
       <tag>background</tag>
       <tag>light</tag>
     </preferencepack>
-	<preferencepack>
+    <preferencepack>
-	  <name>FreeCAD Dark</name>
+      <name>FreeCAD Dark</name>
       <type>Theme</type>
       <description>Applies a basic dark theme.</description>
       <version>1.0.0</version>

src/Gui/SplashScreen.cpp

@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ QPixmap SplashScreen::splashImage()
         fontExe.setPointSizeF(20.0);
         QFontMetrics metricExe(fontExe);
         int l = QtTools::horizontalAdvance(metricExe, title);
-        if (title == QLatin1String("FreeCAD")) {
+        if (title == QLatin1String("Kindred Create")) {
-            l = 0.0;  // "FreeCAD" text is already part of the splashscreen, version goes below it
+            // For Kindred Create splash, we draw the title as part of the dynamic rendering
         }
         int w = splash_image.width();
         int h = splash_image.height();

src/Gui/Stylesheets/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 SET(Stylesheets_Files
+    "KindredCreate.qss"
     "FreeCAD.qss"
     "defaults.qss"
 )

src/Main/FreeCADGuiPy.cpp

@@ -338,11 +338,11 @@ PyMOD_INIT_FUNC(FreeCADGui)
     try {
         // clang-format off
         Base::Interpreter().loadModule("FreeCAD");
-        App::Application::Config()["AppIcon"] = "freecad";
+        App::Application::Config()["AppIcon"] = "kindred-create";
-        App::Application::Config()["SplashScreen"] = "freecadsplash";
+        App::Application::Config()["SplashScreen"] = "kindredcreatesplash";
-        App::Application::Config()["CopyrightInfo"] = fmt::format("\xc2\xa9 Juergen Riegel, Werner Mayer, Yorik van Havre and others 2001-{}\n", FCCopyrightYear);
+        App::Application::Config()["CopyrightInfo"] = "\xc2\xa9 2025 Kindred Systems LLC\n";
-        App::Application::Config()["LicenseInfo"] = "FreeCAD is free and open-source software licensed under the terms of LGPL2+ license.\n";
+        App::Application::Config()["LicenseInfo"] = "Kindred Create is licensed under LGPL-3.0-or-later.\nBased on FreeCAD, licensed under LGPL-2.0-or-later.\n";
-        App::Application::Config()["CreditsInfo"] = "FreeCAD would not be possible without the FreeCAD community.\n";
+        App::Application::Config()["CreditsInfo"] = "Kindred Create is based on FreeCAD and would not be possible without the FreeCAD community.\n";
         // clang-format on
 
         // it's possible that the GUI is already initialized when the Gui version of the executable

src/Main/MainCmd.cpp

@@ -46,11 +46,10 @@
 using App::Application;
 using Base::Console;
 
-const auto sBanner = fmt::format(
+const char sBanner[]
-    "(C) 2001-{} FreeCAD contributors\n"
+    = "(C) 2025 Kindred Systems LLC\n"
-    "FreeCAD is free and open-source software licensed under the terms of LGPL2+ license.\n\n",
+      "Kindred Create is licensed under LGPL-3.0-or-later.\n"
-    FCCopyrightYear
+      "Based on FreeCAD (C) 2001-2025 FreeCAD contributors, licensed under LGPL-2.0-or-later.\n\n";
-);
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
@@ -67,12 +66,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 #endif
 
     // Name and Version of the Application
-    App::Application::Config()["ExeName"] = "FreeCAD";
+    App::Application::Config()["ExeName"] = "Kindred Create";
-    App::Application::Config()["ExeVendor"] = "FreeCAD";
+    App::Application::Config()["ExeVendor"] = "Kindred Systems LLC";
     App::Application::Config()["AppDataSkipVendor"] = "true";
 
     // set the banner (for logging and console)
     App::Application::Config()["CopyrightInfo"] = sBanner;
+    App::Application::Config()["MaintainerUrl"] = "https://kindredsystems.net";
 
     try {
         // Init phase ===========================================================
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
 
     // Destruction phase ===========================================================
-    Console().log("FreeCAD terminating...\n");
+    Console().log("Kindred Create terminating...\n");
 
     try {
         // close open documents
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     // cleans up
     Application::destruct();
 
-    Console().log("FreeCAD completely terminated\n");
+    Console().log("Kindred Create completely terminated\n");
 
     return 0;
 }

src/Main/MainGui.cpp

@@ -54,11 +54,10 @@
 
 void PrintInitHelp();
 
-const auto sBanner = fmt::format(
+const char sBanner[]
-    "(C) 2001-{} FreeCAD contributors\n"
+    = "(C) 2025 Kindred Systems LLC\n"
-    "FreeCAD is free and open-source software licensed under the terms of LGPL2+ license.\n\n",
+      "Kindred Create is licensed under LGPL-3.0-or-later.\n"
-    FCCopyrightYear
+      "Based on FreeCAD (C) 2001-2025 FreeCAD contributors, licensed under LGPL-2.0-or-later.\n\n";
-);
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
 void InitMiniDumpWriter(const std::string&);
@@ -188,26 +187,25 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 #endif
 
     // Name and Version of the Application
-    App::Application::Config()["ExeName"] = "FreeCAD";
+    App::Application::Config()["ExeName"] = "Kindred Create";
-    App::Application::Config()["ExeVendor"] = "FreeCAD";
+    App::Application::Config()["ExeVendor"] = "Kindred Systems LLC";
     App::Application::Config()["AppDataSkipVendor"] = "true";
-    App::Application::Config()["MaintainerUrl"] = "https://freecad.org";
+    App::Application::Config()["MaintainerUrl"] = "https://kindredsystems.net";
 
     // set the banner (for logging and console)
     App::Application::Config()["CopyrightInfo"] = sBanner;
-    App::Application::Config()["AppIcon"] = "freecad";
+    App::Application::Config()["AppIcon"] = "kindred-create";
-    App::Application::Config()["SplashScreen"] = "freecadsplash";
+    App::Application::Config()["SplashScreen"] = "kindredcreatesplash";
-    App::Application::Config()["AboutImage"] = App::Application::isDevelopmentVersion()
+    App::Application::Config()["AboutImage"] = "kindredcreateabout";
-        ? "freecadaboutdev"
+    App::Application::Config()["StyleSheet"] = "KindredCreate.qss";
-        : "freecadabout";
     App::Application::Config()["StartWorkbench"] = "PartDesignWorkbench";
     // App::Application::Config()["HiddenDockWindow"] = "Property editor";
     App::Application::Config()["SplashAlignment"] = "Bottom|Left";
-    App::Application::Config()["SplashTextColor"] = "#418FDE";
+    App::Application::Config()["SplashTextColor"] = "#cdd6f4";  // Catppuccin Mocha text
-    App::Application::Config()["SplashWarningColor"] = "#CA333B";
+    App::Application::Config()["SplashWarningColor"] = "#f38ba8";  // Catppuccin Mocha red
-    App::Application::Config()["SplashInfoColor"] = "#000000";
+    App::Application::Config()["SplashInfoColor"] = "#a6adc8";  // Catppuccin Mocha subtext0
     App::Application::Config()["SplashInfoPosition"] = "6,75";
-    App::Application::Config()["DesktopFileName"] = "org.freecad.FreeCAD";
+    App::Application::Config()["DesktopFileName"] = "net.kindredsystems.KindredCreate";
 
     try {
         // Init phase ===========================================================

src/Main/MainPy.cpp

@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HANDLE hModule, DWORD ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID /*lpReser
 PyMOD_INIT_FUNC(FreeCAD)
 {
     // Init phase ===========================================================
-    App::Application::Config()["ExeName"] = "FreeCAD";
+    App::Application::Config()["ExeName"] = "Kindred Create";
-    App::Application::Config()["ExeVendor"] = "FreeCAD";
+    App::Application::Config()["ExeVendor"] = "Kindred Systems LLC";
     App::Application::Config()["AppDataSkipVendor"] = "true";
 
     QByteArray path;

src/Main/freecad.rc.cmake

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 // remains consistent on all systems.
 IDI_ICON1               ICON    DISCARDABLE     "icon.ico"
 
-// File info for the FreeCAD.exe
+// File info for the kindred-create.exe
 //
 1 VERSIONINFO
 FILEVERSION ${PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR},${PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR},${PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH},${PACKAGE_BUILD_VERSION}
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ BEGIN
     BEGIN
         BLOCK "040904b0" // 409 stands for US English
         BEGIN
-            VALUE "CompanyName", "${PROJECT_NAME} Team"
+            VALUE "CompanyName", "Kindred Systems LLC"
-            VALUE "FileDescription", "${PROJECT_NAME} main executable"
+            VALUE "FileDescription", "Kindred Create - Parametric 3D CAD modeler"
-            VALUE "InternalName", "FreeCAD.exe"
+            VALUE "InternalName", "kindred-create.exe"
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2022"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2025 Kindred Systems LLC"
-            VALUE "OriginalFilename", "FreeCAD.exe"
+            VALUE "OriginalFilename", "kindred-create.exe"
-            VALUE "ProductName", "${PROJECT_NAME}"
+            VALUE "ProductName", "Kindred Create"
             VALUE "ProductVersion", "${PACKAGE_VERSION}${PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX}"
         END
     END

src/Main/freecadCmd.rc.cmake

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 // remains consistent on all systems.
 IDI_ICON1               ICON    DISCARDABLE     "icon.ico"
 
-// File info for the FreeCADCmd.exe
+// File info for the kindred-create-cmd.exe
 //
 1 VERSIONINFO
 FILEVERSION ${PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR},${PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR},${PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH},${PACKAGE_BUILD_VERSION}
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ BEGIN
     BEGIN
         BLOCK "040904b0" // 409 stands for US English
         BEGIN
-            VALUE "CompanyName", "${PROJECT_NAME} Team"
+            VALUE "CompanyName", "Kindred Systems LLC"
-            VALUE "FileDescription", "${PROJECT_NAME} command line executable"
+            VALUE "FileDescription", "Kindred Create command line executable"
-            VALUE "InternalName", "FreeCADCmd.exe"
+            VALUE "InternalName", "kindred-create-cmd.exe"
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2022"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2025 Kindred Systems LLC"
-            VALUE "OriginalFilename", "FreeCADCmd.exe"
+            VALUE "OriginalFilename", "kindred-create-cmd.exe"
-            VALUE "ProductName", "${PROJECT_NAME}"
+            VALUE "ProductName", "Kindred Create"
             VALUE "ProductVersion", "${PACKAGE_VERSION}${PACKAGE_VERSION_SUFFIX}"
         END
     END

src/Mod/Assembly/App/AssemblyObject.cpp

@@ -165,9 +165,8 @@ int AssemblyObject::solve(bool enableRedo, bool updateJCS)
 
     jointParts(joints);
 
-    if (enableRedo) {
+    // Always save placements to enable orientation flip detection
-        savePlacementsForUndo();
+    savePlacementsForUndo();
-    }
 
     try {
         mbdAssembly->runPreDrag();
@@ -186,8 +185,22 @@ int AssemblyObject::solve(bool enableRedo, bool updateJCS)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    // Validate that the solve didn't cause any parts to flip orientation
+    if (!validateNewPlacements()) {
+        // Restore previous placements - the solve found an invalid configuration
+        undoSolve();
+        lastSolverStatus = -2;
+        updateSolveStatus();
+        return -2;
+    }
+
     setNewPlacements();
 
+    // Clear undo history if the caller didn't want redo capability
+    if (!enableRedo) {
+        clearUndo();
+    }
+
     redrawJointPlacements(joints);
 
     updateSolveStatus();
@@ -480,8 +493,56 @@ bool AssemblyObject::validateNewPlacements()
         }
     }
 
-    // TODO: We could do further tests
+    // Check if any part has flipped orientation (rotation > 90 degrees from original)
-    // For example check if the joints connectors are correctly aligned.
+    // This prevents joints from "breaking" when the solver finds an alternate configuration
+    for (const auto& savedPair : previousPositions) {
+        App::DocumentObject* obj = savedPair.first;
+        if (!obj) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        auto it = objectPartMap.find(obj);
+        if (it == objectPartMap.end()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        std::shared_ptr<MbD::ASMTPart> mbdPart = it->second.part;
+        if (!mbdPart) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        Base::Placement newPlacement = getMbdPlacement(mbdPart);
+        if (!it->second.offsetPlc.isIdentity()) {
+            newPlacement = newPlacement * it->second.offsetPlc;
+        }
+
+        const Base::Placement& oldPlc = savedPair.second;
+
+        // Calculate the rotation difference between old and new orientations
+        Base::Rotation oldRot = oldPlc.getRotation();
+        Base::Rotation newRot = newPlacement.getRotation();
+
+        // Get the relative rotation: how much did the part rotate?
+        Base::Rotation relativeRot = newRot * oldRot.inverse();
+
+        // Get the angle of this rotation
+        Base::Vector3d axis;
+        double angle;
+        relativeRot.getRawValue(axis, angle);
+
+        // If the part rotated more than 90 degrees, consider it a flip
+        // Use 91 degrees to allow for small numerical errors
+        constexpr double maxAngle = 91.0 * M_PI / 180.0;
+        if (std::abs(angle) > maxAngle) {
+            Base::Console().warning(
+                "Assembly : Ignoring bad solve, part (%s) flipped orientation (%.1f degrees).\n",
+                obj->getFullLabel(),
+                std::abs(angle) * 180.0 / M_PI
+            );
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     return true;
 }