WARNING: FreeCAD has moved!FreeCAD code and release files are now hosted on github atOnly older files and code are available here.FreeCAD is a general purpose feature-based, parametric 3D modeler for CAD, MCAD, CAx, CAE and PLM, aimed directly at mechanical engineering and product design but also fits a wider range of uses in engineering, such as architecture or other engineering specialties. It is 100% Open Source and extremely modular, allowing for very advanced extension and customization.FreeCAD is based on OpenCasCade, a powerful geometry kernel, features an Open Inventor-compliant 3D scene representation model provided by the Coin 3D library, and a broad Python API. The interface is built with Qt. FreeCAD runs exactly the same way on Windows, Mac OSX and Linux platforms. Features. Rock-solid OpenCasCade-based geometry kernel, allowing complex 3D operations on complex shape types, and supports natively concepts like brep, nurbs, booleans operations or fillets. Full parametric model allowing any type of parameter-driven custom objects, that can even be fully programmed in python.

FreeCAD is a basic 3D CAD with advanced motion simulation capabilities. It is suitable for anyone interested in learning 3D CAD and motion simulation for free before using more sophisticated packages. Educators, students, and new engineers will find it ideal for the teaching and learning of geometry, kinematics, dynamics, vibrations, mechanisms, linkages, cams, machine design, and physics.

Complete access from python built-in interpreter, macros or external scripts to almost any part of FreeCAD, being geometry creation and transformation, the 2D or 3D representation of that geometry (scenegraph) or even the FreeCAD interface. FreeCad has potential good features but somehow is not intuitive to use. It is time for a clean sheet startover in regards to user features. This is a computer program! There is too much guess work for the user. 'Errors' occur with no explanation. There are too many Navigation Styles requiring changing from one to another to utilize every feature.

Simple processes are missing such as multiple duplications in a radial pattern in the Sketcher. Maybe I'm just spoiled after using Inventor for 15-20 years. Use engineering terminology in the helps. People who continue to download and rate FreeCAD here: please look below in the project summary, FREECAD MOVED FROM SOURCEFORGE MORE THAN 2 YEARS AGO!!!!! FreeCAD v0.17 was released in April 2018 and v0.18 is in active development. Please go to the official FreeCAD website which has an up-to-date download link: freecadweb dot orgTo those who complain about the unstable nature of FreeCAD: this is not the experience of most FreeCAD users. Did you actually download the latest version?To those who complain about the FreeCAD interface: granted it has a lot of room for improvements, and devs work on it.

But they are all.volunteers. who contribute.in their own free time., please remember that. Plus, anyone who's used parametric CAD software will tell you that without a minimum of training you won't be able to do much of anything.Stop wasting your time here, go to freecadweb.org where all is happening, and register to the FreeCAD forum where people will be happy to help you.

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  FreeCAD.0.16.6704.oc449d7-WIN-x86_installer.exe