FreeCAD
FreeCAD
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Free CAD software |
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Basic data
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Maintainer | Jürgen Riegel, Werner Mayer, Yorik van Havre |
Publishing year | 2002 |
Current version |
0.18.4 ( October 26, 2019 ) |
operating system | Linux , Microsoft Windows , Unix , macOS |
programming language | C ++ , Python |
category | CAD program |
License | LGPLv 2+ |
German speaking | Yes |
freecadweb.org |
FreeCAD is a 3D - CAD - Software that the source code and program as free software is available.
Range of functions
General
The construction process offers the creation of three-dimensional objects; for this FreeCAD uses the Open CASCADE Technology . Objects are described with changeable parameters.
With an interpreter based on the Python programming language (version 3.6), commands can be automated and combined.
Most of the functions of the software are implemented using plug-ins . There are modules for creating objects from 2D geometry or for simulating robot movements.
2D drawings are generated from the 3D model by projection .
File formats
Files can be exported and imported in DXF , SVG , STEP , IGES and IFC formats .
The DWG format is not supported by FreeCAD.
gallery
Finite element method on the model of a bottle opener
Model of a servo from Bosch Rexroth
history
- Installation files for different versions are available on the Sourceforge page.
version | Release day | information | |
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0.0.1 | Oct 29, 2002 | Initial upload | |
0.11 | May 3, 2011 | ||
0.12 | Nov 20, 2011 | ||
0.13 | Jan. 29, 2013 | ||
0.14 | July 1, 2014 | Switch to LGPLv2 + | |
0.15 | Apr 8, 2015 | Oculus Rift support | |
0.16 | Apr 18, 2016 | many improvements in all modules | |
0.17 | Apr 6, 2018 | New work area for technical drawing (TechDraw), complete revision of the PartDesign work area, many work areas expanded (Arch, Draft, Part, Path, Sketcher ( B-Splines ), ...), add-on manager | |
0.18 | March 14, 2019 | extensive expansion of the Arch Workbench module | |
0.19 | 2020 | ||
Legend:
Older version; no longer supported
Older version; still supported
Current version
Current preliminary version
Future version
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See also
literature
- Daniel Falck, Brad Collette: FreeCAD [How-to]. Solid Modeling with the Power of Python . Packt Publishing, Birmingham 2012, ISBN 978-1-84951-886-4 (English).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Contributors. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Release 0.18.4 . October 26, 2019 (accessed October 26, 2019).
- ↑ FreeCAD. In: sourceforge.net. Slashdot Media, accessed December 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Release_notes_011. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Release_notes_012. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Release_notes_013. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Release notes 0.14. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from July 30, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Release notes 0.15. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Release notes 0.16. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Release_notes_0.17. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Release Notes 0.18. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Release Notes 0.19. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .