Translations:OpenSCAD AddOpenSCADElement/7/en

Initial set up from within FreeCAD

 * OpenSCAD needs to be installed on your computer before FreeCAD will have this functionality
 * install OpenSCAD in the appropriate manner for your operating system. See the OpenSCAD web site for more information
 * FreeCAD needs to be told where to find the OpenSCAD executable
 * Switch to the OpenSCAD Workbench Menu -> View Workbench -> OpenSCAD
 * Open the preferences dialog Menu -> Edit -> Preferences
 * Click on "OpenSCAD" on the left plane
 * Click on the button labled "..." in General Settings -> General OpenSCAD Settings -> OpenSCAD executable to browser the directory or enter the path (e.g. Ubuntu based Linux distributions /usr/bin/openscad) directly into the line input right to the button
 * close and restart FreeCAD, a new OpenSCAD icon will appear on the tool bar, and in the OpenSCAD menu, in the FreeCAD OpenSCAD workbench
 * It is also possible to add another optional Parameter which controls the maximum sides of a polygon before it is considered a circle (fn).