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FreeCAD is a general purpose feature-based, parametric 3D modeler for
CAD, MCAD, CAx, CAE and PLM, aimed directly at mechanical engineering
and product design but also fits a wider range of uses in engineering,
such as architecture or other engineering specialties. It is 100% Open
Source (LGPL2+ license) and extremely modular, allowing for very
advanced extension and customization.
Overview
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FreeCAD is based on OpenCASCADE, a powerful geometry kernel, features an
Open Inventor-compliant 3D scene representation model provided by the
Coin 3D library, and a broad Python API. The interface is built with Qt.
FreeCAD runs exactly the same way on Windows, Mac OSX, BSD and Linux
platforms.
* **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 and changing its parameters.
* **Create 3D from 2D & back** FreeCAD allows you to 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.
* **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, a programmer, an experienced CAD user,
a student or a teacher, you will feel right at home with FreeCAD.
* **Cross platform** FreeCAD runs on Windows, Mac and Linux
* **Underlying technology**
* **Based on OpenCASCADE** A powerful geometry kernel
* **Coin3D library** Open Inventor-compliant 3D scene representation model
* **Python** FreeCAD offers a broad Python API
* **Qt** Graphical User Interface built with Qt
Installing