Also it has many integrated tools to work with 3D and 2D designs, you can review models, import many file formats and convert some meshes like STL to a solid.įreeCAD has some bugs and some of the functionality is not very intuitive. Since I am a contributor of other free and open software like KiCad, it's great to have a 3D design tool like FreeCAD. It is for free and there is a great community that can give support to you, with a lot of tutorials in Youtube. I use KiCadStepUp tool to import a KiCad PCB easily and be able to see the entire design with it's electronic part, which includes every electronic component. It reads and writes to many open file formats such as STEP, IGES, STL, SVG, DXF, OBJ, IFC, DAE and many others, making it possible to seamlessly integrate it into your workflow.įreeCAD includes a modern Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools, experimental CFD, BIM, Geodata workbenches, a Path (CNC) workbench, a robot simulation module that allows you to study robot movements and many more, and a rich collection of plugins and macros installable directly from within the application.Comments: I usually work with non-very complicated designs and I am used to created them from the typical 2D sketches, but I can highlight some features I like and the ones that helped me more: it is possible to import an STL file (a mesh) and convert it to a solid, which you can work with later (very useful if you want to modify any design found on the Internet) there are many plugins that help to improve FreeCAD, i.e. it is a multiplatfom (Windows, Mac and Linux), highly customizable using the Python language. It contains many components to adjust dimensions or extract design details from 3D models to create high quality production-ready drawings. It is designed to fit a wide range of uses including product design, mechanical engineering, architecture and 3D printing.įreeCAD allows you to sketch geometry constrained 2D shapes and use them as a base to build other objects. Parametric modeling allows you to easily modify your design by going back into your model history and changing its parameters. FreeCAD is an open-source parametric 3D modeler made primarily to design real-life objects of any size.
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