FreeCAD

FreeCAD [How-to] is a lean, fast tour of FreeCAD’s major workbenches and design philosophy. The reader will get a hands-on introduction to several modeling techniques and learn how Python makes macro automation and design possible. (Limited-time offer)

Table of Contents

• Getting and installing FreeCAD (Must know)
• Understanding the FreeCAD interface (Must know)
• CSG modeling in the Part workbench (Must know)
• Recording and editing a macro (Should know)
• Modeling a simple part with the Draft workbench (Must know)
• Rotating and extruding to create parts (Should know)
• Creating 3D solids with Python (Become an expert)
• Creating a custom dialog to automate a task (Become an expert)
• Modeling with constraints (Must know)
• Using external constraints (Should know)
• Adding or modifying constraints with Python (Become an expert)
• Creating a drawing of a part (Should know)
• Exporting DXF files for other applications (Should know)
• Importing data (Should know)

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