This article introduces an example of modeling a sheet metal structure using FreeCAD. Assuming a CAD creation request from a sheet metal processing company, I built the model from the perspective of ...

I am an application engineer, now retired, and formerly worked with a CNC machine supplier as well as a CAD/CAM developer. Working for the Robert E. Morris Co., I was responsible for educating ...

If you’ve been interested in FreeCAD but haven’t known where to start, here’s a wonderful video tutorial for FreeCAD 1.1 by [Deltahedra] aimed squarely at how to model a 3D part from scratch while ...

This tutorial explains how to export your model and/or assembly from FreeCAD (or any CAD program generating a STEP file) to a useful web page. This only use free software and does not depend on ...

CAD programs let you design everything from tiny pieces of electronic equipment to large buildings, dams, 3D designs, and more. Naturally, CAD programs are expensive as most professionals use them to ...

There’s a new open-source 3D CAD tool on the loose: Dune 3D. This new tool was developed by Lukas K of carrotindustries, and attempts to rectify some of the deficiencies in current open-source 3D CAD ...

Good things come to those who wait. And for 3D modelling professionals using open-source software, the wait for FreeCAD 1.0 has been a long one – over 22 years in the making! A major milestone all ...

3D printing requires for a 3D model to be sent to a slicer, before being sent to the 3D printer. There are sites such as Thingiverse where a variety of such models ...

If you’ve tried FreeCAD, you know that it has a daunting number of workbenches and options. [MangoJelly] has a large number of video tutorials on FreeCAD, and the latest one, below, covers working ...

Continue from the Multi-join assembly we created in previous tutorial. Suppose we want to change the sub-assembly with another part. The screencast below shows how to do it. Now, to replace the ...