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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Engineers and designers use computer-aided design (CAD) software to create, analyze, model, and modify 2D and 3D designs that may be used in a range of systems and products, such as structures, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Assembly3 workbench is yet another attempt to bring assembly capability to FreeCAD. There is the original unfinished Assembly workbench in FreeCAD source tree, and Assembly2, which is an inspiration ...

Open source hardware for scientific equipment needs to provide source files and enough documentation to allow the study, replication and modification of the design. In addition, parametric modeling is ...

This tutorial shows some of the features offered by Assembly3 to work with complex assemblies. The sample assembly used in this tutorial is not that complex by itself, but by following the steps ...