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Contributing

Kindred Create is maintained at git.kindred-systems.com/kindred/create. Contributions are submitted as pull requests against the main branch.

Getting started

git clone --recursive ssh://git@git.kindred-systems.com:2222/kindred/create.git
cd create
pixi run configure
pixi run build
pixi run freecad

See Building from Source for the full development setup.

Branch and PR workflow

  1. Create a feature branch from main:
    git checkout -b feat/my-feature main
    
  2. Make your changes, commit with conventional commit messages (see below).
  3. Push and open a pull request against main.
  4. CI builds and tests run automatically on all PRs.

Commit messages

Use Conventional Commits:

Prefix Purpose
feat: New feature
fix: Bug fix
chore: Maintenance, dependencies
docs: Documentation only
art: Icons, theme, visual assets

Scope is optional but encouraged:

  • feat(datums): add datum point creation mode
  • fix(gui): correct menu icon size on Wayland
  • chore: update silo submodule

Reporting issues

Report issues at the issue tracker. When reporting:

  1. Note whether the issue involves Kindred Create additions (Silo, Gears, Datums, theme) or base FreeCAD
  2. Include version info from Help > About FreeCAD > Copy to clipboard
  3. Provide reproduction steps and attach example files (FCStd as ZIP) if applicable

For base FreeCAD issues, also check the FreeCAD issue tracker.