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Path: Refactor `Extensions` Gui code into independent module. Move the `Extensions` Gui code to independent module so access to other operations will be easier. Path: Add `Extensions` feature to Adaptive operation Path: Isolate Adaptive GUI elements in preparation of Adaptive unit tests Path: Implement `PathLog` debug module Path: Implement `translate()` for multi-language message support Path: Fix `StockType`check bug Path: Relocate `getCutRegionWires()` to `FeatureExtensions` module Path: Add `Extensions` property checks on document restored Path: Improve `Extend Outline` feature implementation Path: Initialize a waterline type extension Path: Add enable/disable extensions feature. It is quite possible that many complex faces exist that have large quantities of both simple and complex edges. For this reason, a manual push button to enable Extensions is useful so the users machine is not bogged down with extra or unnecessary computing time. Extensions are not necessary at all times. This commit also includes an edge count threshold that will disable the Extensions feature temporarily upon initial loading of the Task Panel. The manual enable button will do just that. Path: Add enable extensions warning label Path: Shorten enable/disable Extensions button message Path: Remove run-time added Task Panel elements - this QButton and QLabel were moved to UI panel directly. Path: Add include/ignore Edges button Path: Improve extension preview rendering Path: Fixes for `useOutline` modification and updates Path: Add internal feature to cache calculated extensions for reuse Path: Add `SetupProperties()` function and connect to GUI command Path: Add `Avoid Face` extension to ignore base face. This feature allows for some simple access to the exterior of a selected face without clearing the face itself. This will allow for an exterior clearing operation in a simple manner. Path: Fix bug restricting extensions on internal closed-wires
Your own 3D parametric modeler
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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;
- Post version info from eg.
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.
For more detail see:
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.
This project receives generous infrastructure support from
and KiCad Services Corp.