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FreeCAD @freecad.org · 55m

More bugfixes in #FreeCAD this week. 25 blockers left before a 1.1 Release.
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WIP Wednesday, 15 October 2025

This week in FreeCAD development: Sketcher: PaddleStroke fixed 5 issues including a release blocker where creating a B-Spline would result in an error message. matthiasdanner fixed the Angle …

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FreeCAD @freecad.org · 2d

Check out the latest blog post on how to get started using the TechDraw workbench in #FreeCAD to create technical drawings.

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#CAD #OpenSource #Engineering #TechnicalDrawing

Tutorial: Getting Started with TechDraw

Sometimes we might need to share a 3D design in the form of a 2D technical drawing. FreeCAD has an entire workbench, TechDraw, with a collection of tools to help you do this. To explore TechDraw we…

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Peter Lyons @peterlyons.com · 5d

For #FreeCAD Friday here's a little catalog post of my ~225 custom designs I have modeled in FreeCAD and 3D printed. #3dprinting

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Catalog of Custom 3D Prints | Peter Lyons

Staff Engineer, Back End

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FreeCAD @freecad.org · 5d

In case you've missed it: check out what happened this week in #FreeCAD

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WIP Wednesday, 8 October 2025

This week in FreeCAD development: Sketcher: PaddleStroke fixed two regressions, including one where Symmetry didn’t work on arcs with constrained centers. Assembly: PaddleStroke fixed 5 issues and …

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Anool @anool.bsky.social · 10d

MASH aka Maker's Asylum System of Hacking Live #CAD session

Learn hands-on!
Take the @freecad.org Challenge!
Design something useful - phone stand, pen holder & show it off live!

17th Oct, 7:30 to 9:00 pm (IST India)
Get access to our LMS & CAD Course

Register here:
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FreeCAD @freecad.org · 12d

The next round of FPA grants for improving #FreeCAD were announced.

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Q3 2025 grants announced

The FPA members have voted on grant proposals based on feedback from the Technical Grant Review Committee. Here are the confirmed grants: Jo Hinchliffe (concretedog) will write FreeCAD tutorials de…

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Dave's Rocket Shop 🇨🇦 @davesrocketshop.bsky.social · 14d

How about OpenRocket exports? #FreeCAD #RocketWorkbench

Side by side visuals of a rocket in the FreeCAD Rocket Workbench and the exported version in OpenRocket

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FreeCAD @freecad.org · 14d

Many bugfixes this week in #FreeCAD

blog.freecad.org/2025/10/01/w...

WIP Wednesday, 1 October 2025

This week in FreeCAD development: Sketcher: PaddleStroke fixed one release blocker, two regressions, and a few more bugs. theo-vt fixed a crash in the Scale tool; it should now better handle…

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Erika Heidi @erikaheidi.bsky.social · 17d

Yet another miniature kitchen appliance 😋

this weekend I designed a little sandwich grill 🥪🥰 switched to @freecad.org for this one since it was a print-in-place model requiring more precision!

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miniature sandwich grill 🥪😋 my latest project designed on #freecad ! #3dprinting #miniaturefood

YouTube video by Erika Heidi

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FreeCAD @freecad.org · 16d

In the show episode, Jo speaks at length about using #FreeCAD and other #opensource tools and how they feel that it’s important to allow others to follow along using the exact open tools as the project creator.

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Joe Hinchliffe at OSHWA Show and Tell

Last week, our very own regular blog contributor Jo Hinchliffe, AKA Concretedog, was spotted on the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) monthly ‘show and tell’ livestream. If you don’t know, t…

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NessoAsks @nessoasks.bsky.social · 19d

Mark organizes the car things - with the power of CAD and 3D printing.

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#Maker #Automotive #FreeCAD

Console Storage

YouTube video by NessoAsks

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FreeCAD @freecad.org · 19d

Cool project! With the upcoming 1.1 version the overhauled transform tool is more powerful for adjusting the position and aligning objects to other elements wiki.freecad.org/Std_Transfor...

Making sure you're not a bot!

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Toish @toi.sh · 19d

#freecad ‘s tech draw WB is actually insanely cool. Pushing the frontier for how much I can annoy coworkers with 3D printed treasures/junk f.toi.sh/cardholder.pdf

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FreeCAD @freecad.org · 19d

Forged in #FreeCAD: XYZ Micro Manipulator for Sub Micron Motion Control

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Forged in FreeCAD: XYZ Micro Manipulator for Sub Micron Motion Control

It's a wonderful thing when you see a very cool opensource hardware project and then a further delight when you see that the toolchain to build the device is also completely open. Using FreeCAD, Ki…

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Oct2pus @jade.moe · 20d

Modular #3DPrinted plier rack made in #FreeCAD!

full write up here: jade.moe/@oct2pus/115...

To be published later on printables

#3DPrint #3DPrinting #CAD

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Molvorin @molvorin.bsky.social · 20d

Back into #elitedangerous, after a few years off and recently got the 3 units of @thrustmaster.bsky.social T16000 joysticks to increase the immersion (one to take apart and look inside).
Today i have been messing with an other thing that I am new at: #freecad and 3D design! Making a solid LEDcover

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FreeCAD @freecad.org · 20d

It's #FreeCADFriday! Happy weekend to everyone when we get there. In the mean time, show us what are you working on in #FreeCAD!

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FreeCAD @freecad.org · 21d

A lot of bugfixes this week in #FreeCAD - check out the blog post and test the latest Weekly. #WIPWednesday

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WIP Wednesday, 24 September 2025

This week in FreeCAD development: Sketcher: theo-vt fixed a blocker where FreeCAD would crash when trimming arcs and lines. He also fixed another bug where splitting an edge would work incorr…

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techzappy.bsky.social @techzappy.bsky.social · 27d

These window lock latches are not manufactured anymore, but one is missing.

Not made with FreeCAD, because I get too many confusing error messages, but I'm proud nonetheless.

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FreeCAD @freecad.org · 27d

It's #FreeCADFriday! Do show us your #MadeWithFreeCAD projects, and happy weekend everyone!

#FreeCAD #CAD #CAM #BIM

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FreeCAD @freecad.org · 28d

We are in feature freeze for the next version of FreeCAD.
Help us iron out the latest bugs for a faster 1.1 release.
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#FreeCAD

WIP Wednesday, 17 September 2025

The main development branch of FreeCAD entered the hard feature freeze on Monday, so we are now pretty much in bugfix mode until the release of v1.1. There is no schedule for the release other than…

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FreeCAD @freecad.org · Sep 16

Getting started with FEM in FreeCAD.
FEM is a workbench used to simulate various physical phenomena with the finite element method.
Get to know the basics of simulating your designs and analyze results like stresses and strains.

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#FreeCAD #FEM #FEA #OpenSource

Getting started with FEM

FEM is a highly specialized workbench used to simulate various physical phenomena with the finite element method. The workbench is very actively developed, and thus it’s recommended to always use t…

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Tomas Polak @tomaspolak.bsky.social · Sep 14

A short article from #Fedora magazine talks about available tools for architects on #Linux. Of course both #Bonsai and #FreeCAD #BIM are mentioned alongside #Blender, #QCAD and other #OpenSource tools.

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Fedora for Architects: Open Source Tools for Architectural Design - Fedora Magazine

Explore how Fedora empowers architects with open source tools for professional design, modeling, visualization, and documentation.

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FreeCAD @freecad.org · Sep 13

Forged in FreeCAD (and @kicad.org): Community Bike Sound System Solutions!

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#FreeCAD #Maker

Forged in FreeCAD (and KiCad): Community Bike Sound System Solutions!

It feels fitting to write a KiCad related story this week as KiCon Europe is currently underway in Bochum Germany. We send best wishes to our KiCad friends and colleagues and hope they are having a…

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FreeCAD @freecad.org · Sep 11

Many bugfixes and new improvements this week in FreeCAD.
You can now clarify your selection under the cursor to select obstructed elements with a right click!

#WIPWednesday #FreeCAD #OpenSource

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WIP Wednesday, 10 September 2025

This week in FreeCAD development: Sketcher: theo-vt fixes four bugs, including one release blocker, two crashers, and one regression (the Scale tool would crash or cause excessive constraints…

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