Tutorials
Part Design – Your First Sketch
In FreeCAD, as many other CAD systems, we use Sketches to draw out features of a 3D shape. When the feature is defined we use a 3d tool like Pad […]
Create a FreeCAD Workbench – Command Class
The Command Class is intended to be setup and called by the InitGui.py of your workbench make sure you have created this class first. The “Command” Class When called the […]
Part Design – Tasks Tab
The Tasks Tab is key part in your journey to understanding FreeCAD. The Tasks Tab lists “Next Step” style tasks that are context sensitive to what you have currently selected […]
Part Design – Body ( Active Body )
What is a Body and How is it used in FreeCAD? The “Body” in FreeCAD is a type of container. Ideally it is contained within a Part but as of […]
Part Design – Extrude ( Pad)
Part Design Uses the term Pad in place of Extrude. The Pad function can be executed from one of three places in the Interface From the Main Menu. With the […]
Settings – Changing Unit of Measure
How to change the Unit of Measure in FreeCAD ? NOTE: These intructions where written using the FreeCAD Daily Build version: 0.19 FreeCAD has it’s general preferences in the “Preferences” […]
Your First Part Design Object
Concept of Part Design Workbench The idea behind the “Part Design Workbench” is to create a single contiguous part. More specifically a single object. The object may have many “features” […]
Create a FreeCAD Workbench – InitGui.py
This class gets run when your workbench gets loaded. It defines which commands your workbench contains, it’s toolbar and all the names. Class Level Variables There are three class level […]
Getting Started
Obtaining the software FreeCAD is available in many forms. The most reliable place to get the current release is starting at FreeCADWeb.org The download page prominently displays the current release. […]