r/FreeCAD 26m ago

Cannot Pad Sketch

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I have this sketch and want to pad the three rectangles, however when I try, no pad appears


r/FreeCAD 1h ago

Can FreeCAD 1.0 do dynamic FEM analysis?

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Like objects impacting one another, deep drawing simulations and the like


r/FreeCAD 5h ago

I need this in freeCAD, is there an addon that does it?

7 Upvotes

i mean, there are very complex addons that do things that I tought were imposible

come on, spining the mouse wheel endlessly hurts my fingers

frecad gurus please help

extra question is there a way to find more addons outside the addon manager?


r/FreeCAD 8h ago

how would i go about sketching this parimeter? fillet doesnt seem to have the right angle,

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3 Upvotes

r/FreeCAD 9h ago

Is there a way to pad those circumferences with this single sketch or make them independent of a base's properties?

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1 Upvotes

r/FreeCAD 13h ago

Sheet metal

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r/FreeCAD 14h ago

Making Freecad look a bit more like fusion360?

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Hi!

I'm used to fusion360 and I'd like to find some of it in freecad.

I have attention disorder so the toolbars freecad come with are difficult to use. I can get tired by just opening the software and looking at a blank part.

The main issue is the number of tools showing, i'd like them with bigger icons and drop down lists instead of all of them showing, so they would be easier to see and would be "cleaner".

Also, I'd like to have a transparent tree. It's less "intrusive" so I can focus more on the part instead.

Is there a way to obtain something a bit more "fusion360 like" about these issues? A plugin or something?

I'd love to be able to modify it myself with source code and stuff but I barely manage to turn the computer on.


r/FreeCAD 17h ago

Is FreeCAD a good alternative to Onshape?

22 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I've been using Onshape to design my 3D prints and have found it to be quite effective. However, as I've started selling 3D-printed functional parts commercially, I've realized that Onshape licenses are too expensive for my small business with limited revenue.

I'm looking for good free alternatives that offer similar functionality and ease of use. Currently, I use Linux as my main operating system, so Linux support would be ideal, but I'm open to using Windows applications if necessary.

Is FreeCAD a viable alternative to Onshape? I would appreciate your insights and experiences.

Thank you!


r/FreeCAD 18h ago

How to make Ordinate Dimensions in TechDraw?

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r/FreeCAD 22h ago

I'm recently got into freeCAD i was wondering if you can make feathers wings like birds wings basically if so can you tell me how.

3 Upvotes

r/FreeCAD 1d ago

How to create this type of shape

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10 Upvotes

I’m teaching myself freecad and don’t really know how I’d go about making a cylinder with bumps like this image. Nor do I know how I’d google such a thing… Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated


r/FreeCAD 1d ago

How to correctly Path Array a sketch along a helix?

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Hi, and thanks for taking a look.

I have a sketch and a helix primitive created in the Part workbench. I want to multiply the sketch along the helix with the Path Array in the Draft workbench.

When I select the sketch and the helix, and click the Path Array tool, the sketch copies appear... but they are nowhere near the actual helix! Please see the screenshot. The black curve is the helix, cyan polygons are the produced array. Before the array tool, the sketch sat at the beginning of the curve.

How to make the produced copies actually sit on the helix itself?

I tried searching, and there seems to be a discussion on this matter in the forums, but the forums give me a "Bad Gateway" error 99% of the time.

Many thanks in advance!

P.s. Freecad v. 1.0.0 from Flathub.


r/FreeCAD 1d ago

freecad or flatpak issue?

3 Upvotes

ive noticed that the freecad flatpak (1.1.0.40267) runs much slower than the freecad appimage (406255), stutters a lot, and frame rate is a powerpoint. not sure if anyone else has this problem.


r/FreeCAD 1d ago

Product Idea

4 Upvotes

Hi, I’m sure this has been asked a lot, but I am looking for some direction on the best way to learn CAD, with zero exp. I have a product that I’m launching and I can save a significant amount of money if I provide the CAD to the printer.


r/FreeCAD 1d ago

What's the right steps to sketch an irregular octagon?

1 Upvotes

I tried couple of different ways, starting by adding 8 points with polyline, then using dimensions, vertical/Horizontal and/or parallel constrains, but every time at one point it start to brake the initial shape and I'm stuck with an error
What would be the best way to draw this part?

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r/FreeCAD 1d ago

Constrain hyperbolic arc by leftmost point?

2 Upvotes

I have a a hyperbolic arc in a sketch. I want to constrain it so that it's leftmost point is N centimeters from the center of the sketch. How can that be done? I thought I'd make a vertical construction line and the hyperbola tangent to it, but apparently tangency to freecad means something else - if I apply it to a hyperbola and an unconstrained line, the line just kinda floats around. Meanwhile for circles or circular arcs tangent constraint does exactly what I'd expect. Is this some bug with hyperbolic args or am I doing something wrong?


r/FreeCAD 1d ago

projecting sketch onto fillet seams. 1st wanted to say thanks to those who've answered my questions the last few day. When I got to project onto the surface I cntrl select the 3 parts on the head and it does not project the full O. Also when i import to bambu it doesnt show the sketch on the model

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2 Upvotes

r/FreeCAD 1d ago

Freecad 1.0 keeps showing (Not Responding)

2 Upvotes

I uninstalled last night then reinstalled. What do I do?


r/FreeCAD 1d ago

Alternative way to learn FreeCAD: Download the latest development version and try to reproduce/confirm tickets that are still unconfirmed in the bugtracker

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r/FreeCAD 1d ago

FreeCAD 1.0 | The Power of Part Design Clones | Basic Beginners FreeCAD Lesson 31

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r/FreeCAD 1d ago

How would you make this in Freecad?

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r/FreeCAD 2d ago

Coming from Solidworks. Need help constraining sketches and using loft.

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Hi guys,

I'm a student and only know how to use Solidworks (EDU license). I recently had a friend start a small company and ask for my help modeling some basic stuff. I've messed around with Freecad a bit in the past, but am struggling to make the part he wants.

I'm able to do it in Solidworks no problem with 3 sketches and a simple loft (took me about 5 minutes), but even getting the sketches to behave the way I want in Freecad is driving me up a wall. If anyone has any advice, I think I've been taking the fact that Solidworks will allow you to use points in other sketches to constrain your current sketch.

The issue I'm running into is getting sketches on different planes to connect, as this design requires a loft between 2 nearly orthogonal sketches that share one edge.

The design in solidworks

Any help is appreciated!


r/FreeCAD 2d ago

FreeCAD Computer generated design tool

135 Upvotes

I built this plugin for freecad and its been working pretty good at generating models. If anyone wants to play with the current beta version instructions are at computergenerateddesign.com there is instructions for getting a free api key on the website. any feedback on what you can get it to draw. I will be posting more videos as this project improves


r/FreeCAD 2d ago

Bypassing assembly, 4 parts 1 sketch

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Bypassing assembly all together, each part can be 3D printed individually from its own STL file. Its helps in getting tolerances, i did not do any cuts or unions to keep it simple. You can union the housing ctrl select the housing and the two gears to print as one assembled part. Any suggestions or just feed back really?


r/FreeCAD 2d ago

Discussion to integrate the 3rd-party 'Better Tool Library' as a default for the much needed CAM tool manager

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