Day 1 Workshop: Freecad¶
Freedom to build what you want FreeCAD is an open-source parametric 3D modeler made primarily to design real-life objects of any size. Parametric modeling allows you to easily modify your design by going back into your model history and changing its parameters.
quick presentation of the part design and mesh design workshop
For this presentation, we'll be looking at the PART DESIGN, SKETCHER and MESH workshops.
SKETCHER¶
| Tool | Name | Description |
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Line by 2 points | Draws a line segment from 2 points |
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Arc | Draws an arc segment from center, radius, start angle and end angle |
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Circle | Draws a circle from center and radius |
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B-Spline | Draw bspline |
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Polyline | Draws a line made of multiple line segments. Several drawing modes available |
PART DESIGN¶
| Tool | Name | Description |
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Pad | Extrudes a solid object from a selected sketch |
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Revolution | Creates a solid by revolving a sketch around an axis |
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Adaptative smoothing | Smooth a profile from several sketches |
MESH¶
| Tool | Name | Description |
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Mech from PartShape | tessellate the shape |
SOME PICTURES¶
photos of the workshop¶
