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- as discussed here: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=50466&start=10#p433327 this PR is the first step for new Pad features. It implements 3 features requested by users: 1. an option to measure the pad length along its direction if there is a custom direction 2. when there are two lengths, the reverse feature should be active 3. the pad dialog shows now always the used pad direction, no matter if it is a custom one or the sketch's normal - Furthermore there are some code improvements (avoid rounding and blocking signals) - Also adapt TestPad.py because its test used the case two lengths + reversed but this was not possible before this PR - the reverse option was not take into account for two lengths in FeatureSketchBased.cpp) Now it is and therefore the test must be updated: In the test the second sketch has the normal vector 0, -1, 0. As the reverse option is set the pad direction is 0, 1, 0. So in y direction is the length (1mm) and in -y direction is length2 (2mm). This gives together with the other pad of volume 1, a total volume of 4. - fix UI issue: either reversed or midplane As noticed by @chennes, when the pad uses symmetric, reversed is not sensible and vice versa. This commit fixes the missing Gui side for the case midplane is checked and the App side. - the PR also fix two typos
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Overview
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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.
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Create 3D from 2D and back FreeCAD lets 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.
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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.
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Cross platform FreeCAD runs on Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems.
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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
Installing
Precompiled (installable) packages are available for Windows and macOS on the Releases page.
On most Linux distributions, FreeCAD is directly installable from the software center application.
Other options are described at the wiki Download page.
Build Status 
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Compiling
Compiling FreeCAD requires installation of several libraries and their development files such as OCCT (Open Cascade), Coin and Qt, listed in the pages below. Once this is done, FreeCAD can be compiled with CMake. On Windows, these libraries are bundled and offered by the FreeCAD team in a convenient package. On Linux, they are usually found in your distribution's repositories, and on macOS and other platforms, you will usually have to compile them yourself.
The pages below contain up-to-date build instructions:
Reporting Issues
To report an issue please:
- First post to forum to verify the issue;
- Link forum thread to bug tracker ticket and vice-a-versa;
- Use the most updated stable or development versions of FreeCAD;
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Help > About FreeCAD > Copy to clipboard; - Post a Step-By-Step explanation on how to recreate the issue;
- Upload an example file to demonstrate problem.
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Usage & Getting help
The FreeCAD wiki contains documentation on general FreeCAD usage, Python scripting, and development. These pages might help you get started:
The FreeCAD forum is also a great place to find help and solve specific problems you might encounter when learning to use FreeCAD.