FreeCAD

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FreeCAD

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Screenshot of version 0.14
Free CAD software
Basic data

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

  • Model of a rolling bearing

  • Model of a basket

  • Model of a loudspeaker

  • Finite element method on the model of a bottle opener

  • 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
Older version; no longer supported: 0.0.1 Oct 29, 2002 Initial upload
Older version; no longer supported: 0.11 May 3, 2011
Older version; no longer supported: 0.12 Nov 20, 2011
Older version; no longer supported: 0.13 Jan. 29, 2013
Older version; no longer supported: 0.14 July 1, 2014 Switch to LGPLv2 +
Older version; no longer supported: 0.15 Apr 8, 2015 Oculus Rift support
Older version; still supported: 0.16 Apr 18, 2016 many improvements in all modules
Older version; still supported: 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
Current version: 0.18 March 14, 2019 extensive expansion of the Arch Workbench module
Future version: 0.19 2020
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Older version; no longer supported
Older version; still supported
Current version
Current preliminary version
Future version

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

Commons : FreeCAD  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Contributors. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Release 0.18.4 . October 26, 2019 (accessed October 26, 2019).
  3. ↑ FreeCAD. In: sourceforge.net. Slashdot Media, accessed December 16, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Release_notes_011. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Release_notes_012. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Release_notes_013. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Release notes 0.14. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from July 30, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ Release notes 0.15. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Release notes 0.16. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Release_notes_0.17. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Release Notes 0.18. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Release Notes 0.19. In: FreeCAD Documentation. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .