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This #tutorial shows how to import survey points to #FreeCAD and create terrain from them. The Road workbench is used for this task.

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#FCBLounge #OpenSource
Create Terrain from Imported Survey Points in FreeCAD | Road Workbench
YouTube video by FCB Lounge
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November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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alexmak.net
There is an extended version of it
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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freecad.org
Development news of this week in FreeCAD

blog.freecad.org/2025/11/19/w...
WIP Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Quick disclaimer: maintainers have created a branch for the upcoming v1.1 release and started reviewing and merging patches for v1.2. They have also been backporting some of the fixes to the v1.1 b…
blog.freecad.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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#BonsaiBIM 0.8.4 has been released! Among the most important new features are support for #Blender 5.0, IfcTester for creating #IDS specifications and testing files against them and #RocksDB support for handling of large #IFC files.

Read release notes here: community.osarch.org/discussion/c...
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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This video provides a basic overview of IFC Model Checker by OpenSource.Construction: youtu.be/OGtn1aVhWJg

It enables simple check of basic characteristics of an #IFC file, so you can get an idea about the quality of the file.

#OpenSource #SPBprodcution
Overview of IFC Model Checker by OpenSource.Construction
YouTube video by SPB Production
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November 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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#Blender 5.0 has been released! This is one hour official overview of the new release.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wEq...

#OpenSource
What's New in Blender 5.0! Official Overview
YouTube video by Blender
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November 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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raykoworld.com
Built something useful for once. A FreeCAD design I did on the left, and the finished thing on the right. Freshly out of the oven. Simple, but super effective for organization (which I needed). Glad to confirm I can sometimes do useful things :D Pretty happy with my results.
A side by side picture. On the left, a 3D model I made in FreeCAD of a drawer set, on the right, the real thing built in raw MDF wood. It has 6 shallow drawers, and it's very boxy, almost cubic, with 3D printed handles on the drawers in red color. It also has 4 wheels on the bottom to roll it around. Inspired by those metallic tool boxes you find in mechanics workshops.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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This #tutorial explains how to import geodetic points from a terrain survey to #FreeCAD. The Road Workbench is used for this task.

#OpenSource #FCBLounge

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Import Geodetic Points to FreeCAD | Road Workbench
YouTube video by FCB Lounge
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November 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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#FreeCAD is mentioned in this Design Engineering magazine article as a possible alternative to #Solidworks and #Inventor.

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DES - November 2025
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November 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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freecad.org
A lot of fixes reduced the number to 5 blocker issues before the 1.1 release. We hope to ship a release candidate soon
blog.freecad.org/2025/11/12/w...

You can get the latest weekly here: github.com/FreeCAD/Free...

#WIPWednesday #FreeCAD #OpenSource #CAD
WIP Wednesday, 12 November 2025
This week in FreeCAD development: Sketcher: Rexbas fixed a crash by removing unused UI icons (PR#25162). tetektoza fixed a bug that resulted in deleting hidden elements (PR#25010). PaddleStroke fix…
blog.freecad.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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freecad.org
It’s a given that the FreeCAD community is awesome and make amazing things. Every now and again though a project really stops us in our tracks. None more so than this, the SL-24, an open source record lathe.

blog.freecad.org/2025/11/11/f...

#FreeCAD #OpenSource #Maker #MadeWithFreeCAD
Forged in FreeCAD: SL-24, An Open Source Record Lathe
It’s a given that the FreeCAD community is awesome and make amazing things. Every now and again though a project really stops us in our tracks. None more so than this, the SL-24, an open source rec…
blog.freecad.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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This #tutorial shows all UI possibilities of setting up panels in #FreeCAD, such as Tasks, Properties, Model Tree or Report View.

youtu.be/qIOJjBqALLw

#OpenSource #FCBLounge
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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freecad.org
In case you need a refresher: Check out the shape appearance properties from the material system introduced in #FreeCAD 1.0!

blog.freecad.org/2025/11/09/e...

#Material #CAD #Coin #OpenSource #Appearance #Color
Explainer: Appearance Properties in FreeCAD
FreeCAD 1.0 introduced a new, refactored material system, which includes updated appearance properties of FreeCAD objects. What was previously one property ‘Shape color’ is now six new properties i…
blog.freecad.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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freecad.org
Did you know you could pass the SolidWorks Pro Certification CSWP with #FreeCAD ?

Check out the video or read it on hackaday.com/2025/11/05/s...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEfN...

#CAD #OpenSource #Design
Can FreeCAD pass the SOLIDWORKS Pro Certification CSWP ? (Full Tutorial & Parametric Method)
YouTube video by Deltahedra
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November 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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freecad.org
Again more bugfixes in #FreeCAD
We plan on releasing the first 1.1 RC later this week. There are still some open blocker issues though.

blog.freecad.org/2025/11/05/w...

#WIPWednesday #FreeCAD #opensource
WIP Wednesday, 5 November 2025
This week in FreeCAD development: Sketcher: AjinkyaDahale fixed a regression where trimming would break polygons (PR#25054). PaddleStroke fixed a bug where Offset would not select an open loop corr…
blog.freecad.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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This #FreeCAD #tutorial follows the last one, where we learned how to create a Tech Draw page template. This one explains how to create text fields which can be auto populated with data from the file, such as scale or author name.

#OpenSource #FCBLounge

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Create Autofill Text Field on a FreeCAD Tech Draw Template
YouTube video by FCB Lounge
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November 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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freecad.org
Check out a complete #FreeCAD model and #CAM tutorial for a real project using the upcoming 1.1 version!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nBC...

#CNC #PartDesign #Maker #OpenSource
FreeCAD 1.1 - Tutorial CNC/CAM - Masterclass - Complete Project (3D Model, Setup, Path & G-code)
YouTube video by Deltahedra
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November 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Reposted by Tomas Polak
sovereign.tech
Help shape Europe’s Digital Commons — Open position for EDIC Director (F/M/X)

Last week, the European Commission announced the creation of the EDIC Digital Commons, a new initiative to support open, interoperable digital commons and strengthen digital sovereignty for 450 million Europeans. 1/3
Open Position Digital Commons EDIC Director (f/m/x) above European Union flags
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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freecad.org
What's new in #FreeCAD - more bugfixes and 13 blocking issues left before a 1.1 release.

blog.freecad.org/2025/10/29/w...

#WIPWednesday #FOSS #OpenSource
WIP Wednesday, 29 October 2025
This week in FreeCAD development: BIM:  Roy_043 fixed several minor issues (PR#24805, PR#24847, PR#24846, PR#24806). tetektoza fixed beam rotation when the Base property is cleared (PR#24831).…
blog.freecad.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Comparison of Google search interest in #CAD solutions: #FreeCAD, #Onsahpe and #Fusion360.

Fusion 360 is a clear winner. Onshape's recent rise is interesting.
October 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Comparison of google search interest for #FreeCAD, #Inventor and #CATIA over the past five years.

FreeCAD started as last and is at the front today. CATIA and Inventor stable interest over this time.

#CAD
October 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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This #FreeCAD #tutorial explains how to create Tech Draw page template from scratch in #Inkscape. Part of the tutorial covers creation of editable text fields: youtu.be/YOOdC1RYkhc

#FCBLounge #OpenSource
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October 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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#FreeCAD enables users to set up units through unit system. This #tutorial explains how these unit systems work.

#OpenSource #FCbLounge

youtu.be/5QAMDaVFdm4
Unit Systems in FreeCAD Explained
YouTube video by FCB Lounge
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October 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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librearts.bsky.social
Week highlights: new releases of GIMP and RapidRAW; a quick first look at the AgX tonemapper in darktable; new features in Ardour

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Weekly recap — 12 October 2025
New releases of GIMP and RapidRAW, new features in darktable and Ardour
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October 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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This is an extensive #tutorial collection by Jan Čeh, which contains video tutorials from multiple creators. It covers most #FreeCAD workbenches and lot of topics. It is supremely organized so it's easy to find the topic you are interested in.

www.craftsmanspace.com/freecad-tuto...
October 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM