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This is the official account of the FreeCAD project. FreeCAD is a free and open source multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.

Web: https://freecad.org
Source code: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD

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2024-07-03 00:16:58

New grants approved: further toponaming work, better API documentation
The FreeCAD Project Association has just approved several more grants:
Bradley McLean will continue his work on the TNP migration. He will develop new code to address portions of SubShapeBinder and Sketcher that vary from both the code base at the time of the original TNP branch and from the current LinkStage3 branch. When n
https://blog.freecad.org/2024/07/02/new-grants-approved-toponaming-api-docs/
#Announcement

2024-07-02 11:09:20

A call to arms! With the UI freeze beginning for version 1.0 we are looking to ramp up #translation activity. All the strings are uploaded to the crowdin project and it's ready for you to make translation suggestions. #FreeCAD #languages
https://crowdin.com/project/freecad
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2024-06-21 11:27:43

New Post, FreeCAD user Blue Horizon has been using FreeCAD for Hydrostatic and stability analysis of boat hull designs. https://blog.freecad.org/2024/06/21/forged-in-freecad-boat-hull-hydrostatic-and-stability-analysis/

2024-06-14 13:24:36

Hey! It's #FreeCADFriday What are you working on this weekend? #fc3d

2024-06-11 11:03:26

Latest blog has just been posted, looking at different options to help answer the "How Do I Get Started in FreeCAD?" question! Do you have a favourite response or resource? https://blog.freecad.org/2024/06/11/tutorial-approaching-the-how-do-i-get-started-in-freecad-question/

2024-06-05 10:15:30

Feature Freeze for 1.0! Yes that's right, we are now in feature freeze for version one! More details here https://blog.freecad.org/2024/06/04/feature-freeze-for-freecad-1-0-is-now-on/

2024-05-27 10:19:52

Check out this new post looking at the amazing #Rocketry related contributions of Dave Carter. Dave is the creator and developer of the Rocketry workbench, but also is working on materials editors, materials database, texturing and more in FreeCAD. https://blog.freecad.org/2024/05/27/meet-dave-carter-rocketry-workbench-and-materials-editor-contributor/

2024-05-15 19:55:51

Upcoming feature freeze and UI freeze for FreeCAD 1.0
During the planned online developers meeting today, we agreed on the following plan towards FreeCAD 1.0.
The development branch will enter feature freeze on June 3, at the PR merge meeting. Here is what it means to contributors:
Are you working on patches that add new features or improvements? Are you shooting for inclusion of y
https://blog.freecad.org/2024/05/15/upcoming-feature-freeze-and-ui-freeze-for-freecad-1-0/
#Roadmap

2024-05-02 15:06:27

Fantastic news that FreeCAD has been allocated two slots in the Google Summer of Code program for 2024. The work packages are focussed on implementation of semi-analytical finite element in FreeCAD and command line preferences manipulation. More details here in this forum post. https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?p=756812#p756812
#GSOC